A Charge of the Dark Goddess
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>    Wisdom and empowerment are the gifts of the Dark Goddess of
>    Transformation.
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>    She is known to us as Kali, Hecate, Cerridwen, Lilith, Persephone,
>    Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga, Inanna, Tiamat, and by a
>    million, million other names:
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>    Hear me child, and know Me for who I am. I have been with you since
>    you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me at the
>    final dusk.
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>    I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to
>    dream.
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>    I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the
>    day is done, My children find their blessed rest in my embrace.
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>    I am the womb from which all things are born.
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>    I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me and bare
>    their breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole.
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>    I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, the
>    Teacher of Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring my children home
>    to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the
>    heartless. Swallow your fear and come to me, and you will discover
>    true beauty, strength, and courage.
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>    I am the fury which rips the flesh from injustice.
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>    I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of
>    power. Open yourself to my embrace and overcome.
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>    I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm.
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>    I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself merge together
>    in a rainbow of union.
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>    I am the velvet depths of the night sky, the swirling mists of
>    midnight, shrouded in mystery.
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>    I am the chrysalis in which you will face that which terrifies you and
>    from which you will blossom forth, vibrant and renewed. Seek me at the
>    crossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon my
>    face, there is no return.
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>    I am the fire that kisses the shackles away.
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>    I am the cauldron in which all opposites grow to know each other in
>    Truth.
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>    I am the web which connects all things.
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>    I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrior who rights all wrongs in
>    their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the arrogant humble. I
>    raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfranchised. I am Justice
>    tempered with Mercy. Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of
>    you, and I am within you. Seek me within and without, and you will be
>    strong. Know me. Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to
>    Balance, Illumination, and Wholeness. Take my Love with you everywhere
>    and find the Power within to be who you wish.
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>    by Tiger Eye
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