"Earth, divine Goddess, Mother Nature who generates all things and brings
forth anew the sun which you have given to the nations; Guardian of sky and
sea and of all gods and powers....through your power all nature falls
silent and then sinks in sleep.
And again you bring back the light and
chase away night and yet again you cover us most securely with your shades.
You do contain chaos infinite, yea and winds and showers and storms; you
send them out when you will and cause the seas to roar; you chase away the
sun and rouse the storm.
Again when you will you send forth the joyous day
and give the nourishment of life with your eternal surety; and when the
soul departs to you we return.
You are indeed duly called Great Mother of
the Gods; you conquer by your divine name. You are the source of strength
of nations and of gods, without you nothing can be brought to perfection or
be born; you are Great Queen of the Gods. Goddess!
I adore thee as divine;
I call upon your name; be pleased the grant that which I ask of you, so
shall I give thanks to thee, Goddess, with due faith. Hear, I beseech you,
and be favorable to my prayer.
Whatsoever herb your power does produce,
give, I pray, with goodwill to all nations to save them and grant me this
my medicine.
Come to me with your powers, and howsoever I may use them, may
they have good success to whosoever I may give them. Whatever you grant,
may it prosper.
To you all things return. Those who rightly receive these
herbs from me, please make them whole. Goddess, I beseech you, I pray as a
suppliant that by your majesty you grant this to me. Now I make
intercession to you all your powers and herbs and to your majesty, you whom
Earth parent of all has produced and given as a medicine of health to all
nations and has put majesty upon you, I pray you, the greatest help to the
human race. This I pray and beseech from you, be present here with your
virtues, for She who created you has Herself promised that I may gather you
into the goodwill of him on whom the art of medicine was bestowed, and
grant for health's sake good medicine by grace of your powers.
I pray grant me through your virtues that whatsoever is wrought by me through you may in all it's powers have good and speedy effect and good success and that I may always be permitted with the favor of your majesty to gather you into my hands and to glean your fruits. So shall I give thanks to you in the name of the majesty which
ordained your birth.'
(Modernized version of a 12th century herbalist spell. Original translation
from 'Early English Magic and
Medicine', by Dr. Charles Singer. Proceedings of the British Academy, Vol.
IV )
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