GODDESS LITURGY
THERE IS STILL POWER IN THE ANCIENT NAMES
There is Still Power in the Ancient Names
from Names by Clay Gilbert, adapted by Pythia & Xia
Celebrant: text
People: These words, remembered, wake
Her.
There is still power in the ancient names
Forgotten, She does not die,
but sleeps, whispering in Her dreams.
These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names
surrounded by concrete
In the midst of an
urban jungle
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names-
Isis, Astarte, Diana-
As we call, chant, and
pray
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names
No grove beneath our
feet,
only the rough skin of
gravel and concrete
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names
Every breeze whispers
Her name.
Every moonbeam holds
Her spirit.
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names
as we sound them forth
Hecate, Demeter, Kali-
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in
the ancient names
No longer forgotten.
She sleeps by the roadside
Surrounded by
technology.
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
There is still power
in the ancient names.
These words,
remembered, wake Her.
"
Ishtar, Cerredwin, Hecate, Inanna, Isis, Artemis,
Sophia, Athena, Coatilicue, Aphrodite,
Mielikki, Astarte, Gaia, Saraswati, Kali, Pele, Paso Wee, Demeter, Parvati, Hear, Akewa, Diana,
Nidaba, Chicomecoatl, Lilith, Shekhina, Morgana, Maya, Izanami, Shakti |