Charge of the God

Listen to the words of the God, who is son, brother, lover, and consort of the Lady: I am the fleet deer in the forest, I am the beach which receives the waves, I am the sun which warms the earth. I am the Lord of the Spiral Dance of life, death and rebirth, the gentle reaper, the winter stag and the spring fawn. I am the death that must be so Life may continue, for behold Life is immortal because the living must die.

I am the shadow in the bright day; I am the never-ending veil of night where the Star Goddess dances. I am the strength that protects, that limits; I am the power to say No and No further. I am the things that cannot be spoken, and I am the laughter at the edge of Death. All things are of me, for I am of the Goddess, opposite, yet not opposing. I bring forth from the womb that is a tomb, for I am the seed which fertilizes. I am abundant life, for I am the grain that grows and I am death, the harvest in the fall. And I am rebirth after darkness, for I am the seed that springs forth anew.

I am fertility, the spreader of life, and I am the lord of Death, which adds value to life. I am the Guardian of the gate between life and death. I am the king of the underworld, where no living being may venture, but I am also the king of rebirth, turning the tomb into a womb.

Blow me a kiss when the sky is dark and I will smile, but no kiss returns; for my kiss is the final one for mortal flesh. I bring love and strength, peace and passion, hope and joy, for I am the gentle lover in the night.

Phaedra's Notes:

Another fairly generic Charge, pieced together from two or three different ones. I happen to like most of it, but I may replace it in my repertoire eventually because it just doesn't scream 'Lucifer' at me. I also have trouble reconciling some of the opposing nature that is given to the God in this, I just can't wrap my brain around it.

I have been using this particular Charge of the God since circa 1993-ish because I like the way it flows and the imagery it invokes. Pre-1993 I didn't work with the God, only the Goddess. It may capitalize too many words for my taste, but then again my personal preference on that matter changes constantly. The one thing I don't like about this Charge is that it makes the God seem a little stand-offish and sinister. My God isn't either of those things... although He can be a bit of a pain in the butt to deal with sometimes. However, I'm sure I'm a much larger pain to Him!

The main reason I like it is because of the line: 'turning a tomb into a womb' because it reminds me of Inari. That may sound strange, but I feel it's important that my invocation of the God also helps me to connect with my Goddess. I feel that Her Charge should also help me to keep the divine masculine in mind as well. You will find that I adopted that line into the Charge of the God that I wrote for my own personal use.