| Lemur | Date: Sunday, 2011-09-04, 12:34 PM | Message # 1 |
 She Who Must Be Obeyed
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| The Burning Times
In the cool of the evening they used to gather
'Neath the stars in the meadow, circled near an old oak tree
At the times appointed, by the seasons of the earth
And the phases of the moon
In the center stood a woman,
Equal with the others and respected for her worth
One of the many we call the witches
The healers and the teachers of the wisdom of the Earth
And the people grew through the knowledge she gave them
Herbs to heal their bodies, spells to make their spirits whole
Hear them chanting healing incantations
Calling on the Wise Ones, celebrating in dance and song
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
There were those who came to power through domination
And they were bonded in their worship of a dead man on a cross
They sought control of the common people
By demanding allegiance to the church of Rome
And the pope declared an inquisition
It was a war against the women whose power they feared
In this holocaust against the nature people
Nine million European women died
And the tale is told of those who by the hundreds
Holding together chose their death in the sea
While chanting the praises of the Mother Goddess
A refusal of betrayal, women were dying to be free
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Now the Earth is a witch and the men still burn Her
Stripping Her down with mining and the poison of their wars
Still to us the Earth is a healer, a teacher, a mother,
The Weaver of a Web of Life that keeps us all alive
She gives us the vision to see through the chaos
She gives us the courage, it is our will to survive
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Innana
Lyrics by: Charlie Murphy
Tune: original
Recorded on: "Eye of the Storm," Jennifer Berezan; "Carry Me Home," Todd Alan; "Music Celebrating the Goddess," Triple Crescent; "Faerie Goddess," Elaine Silver
Two versions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6tOzKpXGoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_g-5FEKLU
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein
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| Lemur | Date: Sunday, 2011-09-04, 1:08 PM | Message # 2 |
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She Who Must Be Obeyed
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| Spirits by Starhawk and Reclaiming from the Let it begin album
Spirit of the Water, soothe away my anger,
For I am soon to leave here in great fear and pain.
Surround me with thy beauty, if it please thee,
That I may lose my fear of the flame.
Spirit of the Fire hear me when I cry,
For I am soon to die, and leave a daughter to mourn.
Let me burn brightly, if it please thee,
That she might see my flame and be warned.
Spirit of the Air, lift my ashes, quietly,
So high above that gathering, then let them fall again.
And this shall be a sign, if it please thee,
That I shall be returning, on the north wind.
Spirit of the Earth, I give my body to thee,
Oh, let my bones, scattered, be among the growing things.
And let the forest grow, if it please thee,
O'er this place of death and suffering.
Support their work and get their cds here:
http://www.reclaimingquarterly.org/music/music1.html#letbegin
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein
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