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Dea, Rites and Mysteries of the Goddess
By: Olivia Robertson

3.EveningRiteoftheFiveElements

Invocation:GoldeneyedGoddessSarasvati,thouwhoartcrownedwiththecrescentmoon,whobeareth
the sweettoned vina, who art born aloft by the manyeyed peacock, bestowupon us thy gloriousartat
twilight.Asthesunsinkstorest,bringusthegloriesofpoetryandartandmusic,thatourbodiesmaybe
unitedwithoursoulsandsowemayrememberourjourneysinthelandofwakingdreams.

OracleoftheGoddessSarasvatithroughHerPriestess

ItisthroughthelanguageofartandthroughtheholyknowledgeofsymbolsthattheDeitiessharetheir
glories with their children. The beauty of music brings the harmony of the interweaving spheres of
creation:poetrydrawsthesoultonobleendeavour:andpaintingandsculpturebreathesforththedivine
essencewithinallthings.ForallthatisrealintheGreaterisspelledforththroughsymbolsinthelesser.
Sogoldspeaksofthesun,andsilverofthemoon:andsuntellsofLoveandmoonofTruth.Youdowell
to invoke my aid when day blends with the shades of night. For in the twilight two worlds join in
harmony,andyoubringyourdailyexistenceintunewithyourtrueeternalbeing.Soinyourmornings
work create forms of beauty: in the evening animate these forms through the divine imagination. Open
your eyes in the daytime. But in the evening close your eyes and see myriad visions of beauty. In the
daytime listen with your ears: in the evening sit in silence and you will hear the music of my lyre that
flows like a transparent river from star to star and from the throats of nightingales and in the rustle of
reedswhereglidemyswansthroughpoolsoflotusflowers.

Onthealtar,lettherebeasmallbell,waterinavessel,incenseor3incensesticks,astoneandaphialofoil.Two
candlesandtheincensearelighted.

Devotee:MaytheGoddessesblessusthiseveningthroughtheFiveElements.Weofferthishymntothe
GoddessRatriofNight:

TheNightcomesnearandlooksabout,
TheGoddesswithhermanyeyes,
Shehasputonhergloriesall.
Immortal,shehasfilledthespace,
Bothfarandwide,bothlowandhigh
ForThouartsheinwhoseapproach,
Weseektodayforrest,likebirds,
Whointhebranchesseektheirnest.
Thevillageshavesoughtforrest
Andallthatwalksandallthatflies.
Blackdarknesscomes,yetbrightwithstars,
Itcomestous,withbrillianthues.
Goddess,Icalltheewiththishymn.
Acceptitgraciously,ONight.

Devoteeplaceshandsonstoneonthealtar.

Devotee:Thysnowyheights,andthyforests,OEarth,shallbekindtous.Thebrown,theblack,thered,
themulticoloured,thefirmEarthblessus,thatwehavesettledupon.Intothymiddlesetus,OhEarth,
into the nourishing strength that has grown from thy body. The Earth is the Mother and we are the
childrenoftheEarth.Thefragrance,OEarth,thathasrisenfromthee,whichtheplanetsandthewaters
holdwiththatmakeusfragrant.Earth,holdussafethisnight.

Devoteedipsfingerintowaterandplacessomeinacircleonthebrow.

Devotee:Waterweworship,thewatersinthetree,thewatersinthestream,thewatersintherain.In
the pure stream, the woman bathes, in the pure stream, Ninlil walks along the bank of the stream
Nunbirdu.Thebrighteyed,thelord,thebrighteyed,Enlil,thebrighteyedsawher.

Maywetooseewiththeeyeoftruevision,thiseveningandinourdreams.

Devoteeinhalesthescentofincense.

Devotee:Isis,themighty,whotookactionforherbrother,whosoughthimwithouttiring,Whoroved
through Egypt as the wailing kite without rest until she found him, Who provided shade with her
feathersandcreatedwindwithherwings:Endowusalsowiththystrengthinflight,mayourmindssoar
withthineinheaven,asoursoulsleaveourbodiesthisnight.

Devoteeholdshandsoverthetwocandles.
Devotee:OGoddess,moresubtlethanthefibreofthelotus,curledthreeandahalftimesroundThyself.
..thouwhodothuncoilthyselfandraiseththyhead,anddothentertheroyalroad,riseth,piercingthe
mysticcentres,untilthoudothreachthehighplace,revealthyselfgentlyuntothysuppliants,comenot
fiercely, with thy fire. Shine on us, O Devi, thy fire. Beautiful Kundalini, Shining Devi, come in thy
goodwillandatourneed.Asthesunsinkstorest,mayyouariseinus.

Devoteeanointsheadandheartwithoil.

Devotee:HolyDemeter,thouwhodidsttakethechildDemophooninthyfragrantbosomwiththydivine
hands,thou,richcrownedDemeter,whoanointedhimwithAmbrosia,foodoftheGods,sothathegrew
like some immortal being: bless us with this food of the Immortals, so that we like Demophoon may
knowthatweareeternalbeings.MayoursoulsawakeninyourdarknessoftheMysteries.

Devoteeringsabell,andissilent,experiencingcommunionwiththeGoddess.
Whenthesilenceisatanend,Devoteesendsforthhealingtoothers.

Devotee:Ratri,QueenofNight,evenasthoudostcastthyshadow,thoudostbeckonthysisterUshasof
theDawntoreturn.Wegivethankstotheeforthisrite,forhealingfortheholyelements.DarkGoddess,
benevolent sister of the Day, when thou drawest near men and women may rest, birds seek their nests
andcattleliedown.HolyQueenofNight,weacceptthyblessing.WeaccepttheGraceofSarasvatiandof
theGoddesseswhobestowtheFiveElementsofEternalLife.

EndofRite.
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VendidadfromSumeriannarrative,Kramerssummary.HymntoOsiris,XVIIIfromHomericHymns.Source
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VitalElements,TheOccasionalRites,LawrenceDurdinRobertson.
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