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"Dancing The Goddess Home" Ritual

Ritual created by M. Macha NightMare and Abby Willowroot ©1999



Dancing the Goddess Home Chant

by Abby Willowroot ©1999

We are Dancing in joy
Moving our hearts and moving our bodies
Dancing the Goddess Home
The Night is long the day is short
Our spirits are full

Great Goddess is near, Her voice we hear
In the wind and sea and earth
Her fires burn bright with sacred light
As we Dance the Goddess Home

We are Dancing around the world
Moving our hearts and moving our bodies
Dancing the Goddess Home
The Night is long the day is short
Our spirits are full

Our art is a part of the legacy
We offer to tomorrow in your names
We fashion image in your honor
Celebrating your return

We are Dancing beneath the Moon
Moving our hearts and moving our bodies
Dancing the Goddess Home
The Night is long the day is short
Our spirits are full

Dancing the Goddess Home…
Dancing the Goddess Home…..
Dancing .... Dancing....
Dancing the Goddess Home

Fire of the Goddess
Burns away fear…igniting the spirit
Fire of the Goddess fills the hearth
Bringing warmth and dancing flames

Candle glow and grow
your flame is rising
weaving timeless light
memory of the ancestors
leaps from the flame
memory of the ancestors
leaps from the flame



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The Ritual

( assemble all participants in a circle and greet them with the following Welcome)

1.)

Merry Meet

The "Dancing the Goddess Home Rituals" are being performed around the world by groups and Solitary Pagans to unite us as a community, and as a Sacred People. This will help us all to enter the New Millennium with a strong sense of unity, while honoring and celebrating each other's diversity.
By "Dancing the Goddess Home" we are performing a spell of empowerment and reclamation.

The images created for the Goddess 2000 Project are an important part of the magic we are working together. This is not an ending of the Goddess 2000 Project, it is just a beginning of something quite wonderful. The Project has many plans for the next few years, and hope you all will choose to be a part of them. Together we are raising enormous amounts of energy for the expansion of Goddess awareness. Each and every one of us is changing the world by joining in this powerful affirmation of Goddess Culture.

(as Welcome is being read, "Smudge" (cleanse) the area with sage or incense to clear out any old energy and set the stage for clear communication and healing ritual, also smudge the energy fields of ritual participants.)


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2.)

Blessing

(by Merlin Stone ©1999)

(To be read by priestess or other presenter, read slowly and clearly)

Blessings on your life and all you do! As we enter the year, not
just 2000 but 10,000,perhaps even 30,000, let us always include all of our
past (sadly, perhaps purposely forgotten). These were the times of our
ancestors' special reverence of female energies.

Include this vast time span in all you think and do in the coming
years. The further we look back, the further we can see ahead. As we gain
increasingly greater strength and perception from acknowledging those
years, we can lead ever more fulfilling lives, as well as share this
strength and perception with the people of tomorrow. It is a legacy we
pass along from generation to generation, from teacher to student, friend
to friend, lover to lover.

If there are such things as past and future, then right now we are
the ones who can gather the fruits of yesterday and feed them to the people
of the future. (Don't forget to take a big bite for yourself). Let's
continue to explore knowledge of the Global Goddess and how female energies
affect the world, so that each of us may help to create a more perceptive
and compassionate future.


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3.)

Meditation ~YOU ARE THE GODDESS

(by Hallie Austen Iglehart ©1999)

(to ground, center and connect us )( read or memorized and presented by another voice or priestess)
(Note to presenters; Ellipses (. . . . ) after instructions indicate a pause. Words in parentheses ( ) are instructions to the speaker.) ( to be spoken slowly and calmly, pausing where indicated)


YOU ARE THE GODDESS

Goddess spirituality recognizes that all life is one great web, that we are each a cell in the Great Body of Being. An essential part of healing ourselves and our planet is re-membering this wisdom-truth. We are not discovering something new: we are simply revealing what already is. When we forget that we are sacred, we loose our birthright to peace, passion and joy. When we forget that all life is sacred, we lose our connection with the planetary life force and act in ways that damage that life force. We become lost in a netherworld that is a faint shadow of our true nature.

This meditation is designed to help you re-member that You are the Goddess Whoever She is to you. It will help you to experience your Sacred Self so that this awareness can become one with the cells of your body-being.

First, please close your eyes. Take some deep breaths, releasing any physical, mental or emotional tension that might prevent you from being totally here right now. . . . . . . . . Inhale through your nostrils. . . . . . . . and exhale through your mouth. . . . . . Feel the muscles of your body relax and drop down toward the Earth. Inhale. . . . . . . and exhale, this time allowing a sound to be released with your exhalation. . . . .Inhale. . . . and exhale. . . . (Continue if needed)

Now allow your breathing to settle into your belly. . . . . . . Imagine that there is a long cord, a root, extending down from your tailbone, the base of your spine, down toward the Earth. . . . . . . . Feel this root reaching down through the surface you are on, down into the Earth. You draw up Earth energy through your legs, up your spine, into your belly, your neck, chest and head. . . . . . Drawing up the life force, feel it radiate throughout your body as you maintain your connection with Mother Earth.

Feel what the essence of the Goddess is to you. . . . . . . Is She Strength? Compassion? Wisdom? What other qualities does She have?. . . . . . . Now allow an inner image that best expresses these qualities to emerge in you. It may have a human form, it may be an animal or other form or it may be the Earth Herself. . . . . . Notice the colors you see. Are they Light?. . . Dark?. . . . . . What are the textures of the Goddess?. . . . . Are there any sounds or smells associated with Her?. . . . . What energy or feeling surrounds Her?. . . . .

Allow the energy to take the form of light. . . . What color is this light energy?. . . . . Feel it coming from the Goddess towards you. . . . . . Let this energy from the Goddess surround your beautiful physical body. . . . . . Feel it entering your belly and radiate out in concentrics into your legs. . . . .your pelvis. . . . . . your chest. . . . . your throat. . . . .your shoulders...your arms and hands. . . . . . your calves. . . . your feet. . . . your head. . . . . Feel it radiating out from your center, filling your body. . . . . .

Now see and feel your Goddess form entering into your form so that Her energy totally merges with yours. . . . . Feel Her being filling every cell of your being. . . . . Take a deep breath, felling yourself as the Goddess breathing. . . . Recognize your heartbeat of the Goddess. . . . . . your breath as Her breath. . . . Feel and know that the cells of your body are the cells of the Goddess's body. . . . . . Remain for a while in this awareness . . . . . How does your body feel?. . . . Your emotional self?. . . . . Your consciousness?. . . . . (Allow a little time for this experience to settle in: around 30 seconds or more) . . . . .

Now imagine yourself having this quality of experience in your daily life. . . . . . How would that feel?. . . . How might you be different?. . . . . See, feel and know that you have this experience in your everyday life. . . . Know that this is who you truly are. . . . precious. . . . sacred. . . . part of the rich web of life that we call Planet Earth. . . . . .

Bring your awareness back to your breathing in your belly. . . . Now allow a sound to emerge from your deepest Being. . . . . a sound that celebrates who you are. . . . If your body wants to move in any particular way, allow that to happen. . . . (Music could come in here; drums , flute, didgeridoo, etc.)

Allow time for the sound to build and naturally fade. You can help it along by sounding yourself.) . . . . Open your eyes and look around you. . . . See the other people around you as manifestations of the Goddess. . . . Look into their eyes, remaining grounded and centered in yourself. . . . . You can take the hands of the people near you. . . . Now look beyond your group and recognize the Goddess as She is manifested in the rest of the world. . . . Take a deep breath and, on the exhale, send out that energy as a sound radiating out into the rest of the world, so that all beings recognize their Goddess selves. . . . Now, touch the Earth and give thanks to Her for your life. . . . And when you are ready, stand and say three times, out loud, each time more strongly,
"The Goddess is alive!". . . . "The Goddess is alive!". . . . "The Goddess is alive!"


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4.)

Casting the Circle

(Faery circle casting, beginning in North and proceeding clockwise, (deosil/sunwise)

"By the Earth that is Her mighty body, by the Air that is Her sweet breath,
by the Fire of Her bright and eternal spirit, and by the Waters of Her living womb,
the circle is cast. The ritual has begun."

(While saying words, trace a circle, using a tool (sword, knife, wand, feather, flower, bone, whatever seems best to you; feathers are good for people who dislike having blades in ritual).
(Optional: inscribe an invoking pentagram in the air with your tool, beginning at the lower left and going up to the top center point; at end of pentacle where your inscription completes the pentagram, trace a clockwise circle connecting the points.]

(Begin at the North, saying,)

"By the Earth that is Her mighty body,"

(proceeding to the East, saying,)
"By the Air that is Her sweet breath,"

(proceed to the South, saying,)
"By the Fire of Her bright and eternal spirit,"

(proceed to the West, saying,)
"By the Waters of Her living womb."

(Be sure to trace the circle all the way back to your starting point in the North.)
[Optional: To center of circle, point your tool over your head, [do pentagram inscription], saying,}


"By all that is above," ( point it below, saying, ) "and by all that is below" . . . .

(Conclude by saying,)
"The circle is cast. The ritual has begun."


Alternative Casting

Walk the perimeter of the circle (clockwise) gently waving incense (for air) and saying
By the power of air the circle is blessed (repeat, all the way around the circle)

Walk the perimeter of the circle (clockwise) carrying a candle (for fire) and saying
By the power of fire the circle is blessed (repeat)

Walk the perimeter of the circle (clockwise) sprinkling water from a bowl onto the ground, (for water) and saying
By the power of water the circle is blessed (repeat)

Walk the perimeter of the circle (clockwise) sprinkling salt from a bowl (for earth) and saying
By the power of earth the circle is blessed. (repeat)


(Conclude by saying,)
"The circle is cast. The ritual has begun."

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5.)

Calling the Quarters

(Priest/ess calls the four quarters, lighting the candles at each quarter as it is invoked)

Quarters Invocation

(by Lunaea Weatherstone ©1999)

("priest/ess" or "celebrant" lifts a symbol of air in ritual offering: this could be a: a sword/blade, feather, wind instrument, or incense, etc. and speaks)

Goddess, grant us blessings from the east.
We invoke the powers of air, inspiration and clarity.
We offer our truth, our voice, our vision.
Wind and hawk wing, cloud and owl song,
powers and gifts of air, be with us now.
Blessed be.

(priest/ess" or "celebrant moves to south, lifts a symbol of fire in ritual offering: this could be a: wand, lit candle or thurible flame, lamp or lantern, etc.)

Goddess, grant us blessings from the south.
We invoke the powers of fire, transformation and will.
We offer our energy, our creativity, our passion.
Lightning and temple fire, sunbeam and hearth flame,
powers and gifts of fire, be with us now.
Blessed be.

(priest/ess" or "celebrant moves to west, lifts a symbol of water in ritual offering: this could be a: chalice, cauldron, shell, etc.)
Goddess, grant us blessings from the west.
We invoke the powers of water, cleansing and healing.
We offer our beauty, our connection, our love.
Moon tides and whale song, grail and vessel of birth,
powers and gifts of water, be with us now.
Blessed be.

(priest/ess" or "celebrant moves to north, lifts a symbol of earth in ritual offering: this could be a stone, crystal, apple, grain, etc.)
Goddess, grant us blessings from the north.
We invoke the powers of earth, stability and deepening.
We offer our trust, our commitment, our awareness.
Cave and mountaintop, badger dream and wolf cry,
powers and gifts of earth, be with us now.
Blessed be.
 
 
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6.)

Invoking the Goddess

(invoke Goddess with three pieces, progressing from third person to second person to first person, using 3 different speakers).
 
(spoken strongly and slowly by first voice)

PRAISESONG FOR HER

(by Patricia Monaghan ©1999)

She is a tree in a circle of stones.
She is a crossroad at noon.
She is a breeze in the red mountain ash.
She is a hill on a night without stars.
She is a tear of the sun.
She is the moon on the ripening grass.
She is a hawk in the circling sky.
She is the eye of a hound.
She is a deer by the river of glass.
She is a berry of red mountain ash.
She is the seed of bright grasses.
She is a stone in the river of glass.
She is the sigh as time passes.

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7.)

(spoken strongly and with a magical quality by second voice)

INVOCATION

(by Judith Laura ©1999)

On the wings of wonder we see
the spiral arms of our galaxy,
and you, Goddess, are there.
On the wings of wonder we sense
the spiral within us,
and you, Goddess, are there.
In the smallest of particles, you shine.
In waves of light, you flow.
In the dying of the darkest hole,
you bear the spark of new life.
Goddess of change,
Goddess of transition,
Goddess of renewal,
open our minds to your wisdom
and our hearts to your love.
On the wings of wonder
be with us here now.

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8.)
(spoken with strong flowing sound by third voice)

I AM ALL OF THIS

(by Valorie Dove ©1999)

Where all flows around me
Where all flows through me
Where eyes can hear, where ears can see
This is where I live, forever.
I am the bark of the tree
Drinking the rain as I fall from the Sky
I am the Pine Cone on the Forest Floor
Releasing my seed when I rage through the Land.
I am Water and Fire
I am All of This
I am GAIA.
I am Sky and Earth, Above and Below
I am shimmering leaves and stems
Touching bees with lips of honey and dew
Kissing ears with my breath and eyes with my colors.
I am Earth and Air
I Am All of This
I am GAIA.
I am Light and the Love
In the beat of every heart
I am the bond of everything
I am Goddess and My Consort
I am all that is Veiled,and all that is Seen.
I Am All of This.
This is Where I Live Forever
I Am GAIA.

(all chant the name Gaia, repeat, repeat)
GAIA.

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9.)

 
Great Goddess Chant-Dance

(by Selena Fox ©1999)
(Instructions)The Great Goddess, or All-Mother, is the Divine Force in the
Universe in female form. She is most commonly known as Mother Nature. She
creates and is creation. She is immanent and transcendent. She is
everything and nothing. She gives and takes away life. She has within
Her, female and male, night and day, the seasons, the elements, all of
Nature. She is the primordial force and eternal circle.
I call this a chantdance because it incorporates words and movement. This
chant-dance is useful for both solo and group workings and can be used in a
variety of ways. It can help prepare for a period of deep, quiet
meditation. It also can be used just prior to more active spiritual work
such as healing. It can accompany other invocations or can stand on its
own as an invocation/evocation itself. It is excellent for balancing and
strengthening the aura and it aids in heightening spiritual awareness. Do
this chant-dance in a private, quiet place. For solo work, stand facing a
sacred place, such as an altar, or one of the compass points, such as
North. For group rituals, all should stand in a circle facing Center.

Close your eyes, take several deep breaths to center yourself, and then
begin slowly chanting out loud:

(Chant Dance)

The Goddess is Above Me.
The Goddess is Below Me.
The Goddess is Before Me.
The Goddess is Behind Me.
The Goddess is Around Me.
The Goddess is Within Me. (repeat)
The Goddess is Within Me.
The Goddess is Around Me

(instructions) (Repeat this several times so that you memorize it. Then add the accompanying movements and continue repeating it. Your eyes can be open or shut depending on what works best for you.)
In saying

The Goddess is Above Me. (raise your arms high above your head & feel energy coming down from the Sky)
The Goddess is Below Me. (point your arms to the ground and sense energy rising from the Earth.)
The Goddess is Before Me. (point your arms to the ground and sense energy rising
from the Earth).

The Goddess is Behind Me. (extend your arms in back of you and sense energy flowing into you as you do this.)
The Goddess is Around Me. (move your arms freely around you and sense the energy spiraling around you from all directions)
The Goddess is Within Me. (hold your hands to your Heart and sense the energy from all directions centering deep within your being) (repeat)
The Goddess is Within Me. (sense your oneness with the Goddess, and as you say…)
The Goddess is Around Me. (move your arms around you freely again and feel yourself being a radiant source of Goddess energy.)

(Continue to repeat the chant and let the movements become a dance. Allow this chant-dance to move you into an ecstatic state of consciousness. Then, when you sense it is time to end the chant-dance, do so by speaking a final affirmation:
The Goddess is One with Me.
(Follow this with a few moments of quiet meditation. Then take several deep breaths. Before moving on)
 
 
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10.)
(spoken with intensity as the voice of the Goddess)

I Am Being Wakened

(by Masika Szilagyi translated by her daughter Z. Budapest ©1999)

Ten thousand years I been sleeping
And now I am being wakened.
My heavy eyelashes are the woods;
They are beckoning.
My heart, the clouds are surprised
Because they are calling me, calling me.
My entire body is bedecked
With thousands of flowers.
Many breasts of mine,
The mountains joyfully rearing their tips,
They are calling, they are calling!
I want to embrace all the sad and the lost.
All wrongs my hands shall doom to death.
I am the defender of every woman
As I am the defender of my holy self.
Earthmother I am, the Only One,
Everything sprang from me;
I carry the seed of all creation;
I am the bestower of life alone.
Oh, oh, oh, I am awake!
Oh, I am answering the call . . . . .
 
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11.)

Spiral Dance

(See spiral dance instructions on separate sheet.) (the dance will raise a cone of power that we will use to dedicate the Goddess artwork with after the Spiral dance)
(Chanting as you dance )


We are Dancing around the world …
Moving our hearts and moving our bodies
Dancing the Goddess Home….
This night……

(repeat this over and over for the entire spiral dance) (it has an easy rhythm to it, so just go with what it feels like)
(the energy raised will be used to dedicate the Goddess and Greenman art)


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12.)

Dedication of Goddess Art

(place our hands directly on the artwork to consecrate it.)( Lift artwork into the air, if it is small enough, if not, keep your hands upon it)
(spoken strongly and with purpose)

We are the hands of the Goddess
And to Her we offer these...
Images made sacred
by the spirit in our hearts

Oh Great Goddess
We dedicate this art to you
offering it to tomorrow, in your names
We fashioned these image in your honor
Celebrating your return

We make these images for Peace
We make these images for Hope
We make these images for Healing
We make these images for Generations to come

(each person who has artwork to dedicate says)
Through my hands She lives. I dedicate this image to the Goddess and Her children

(all say)
So Mote it be!

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13.)

(This is a powerful magic working piece)(spoken strongly and clearly)

Happy Safe Millennium"

(by Marion Weinstein ©1999)

The One Power which is Goddess and God
Works for us and through us
In all time and all space
As we (women) are each Goddess Incarnate
Perfectly aligned with the God
As we (men) are all Her consort, God Incarnate
Perfectly aligned with the Goddess
So we each create in our own lives
All of that which we need and want
So we help others create
Their own joyous lives
Their own needs fulfilled
So we now help our planet Earth
And all the beings on it
Move forward in safety and joy
Into the
Happy safe Millennium
Happy safe Millennium
By the infinity of solution
We now create
A world of peace and love
A world of health and protection
A world of plenty
We release all suffering
We release all hunger
We release all want
We release all injustice
We release all ignorance
We release all war
And replace it all with enough happiness, prosperity, peace, safety, joy,
karmic justice and health to go around -
Nothing and no one can harm us or hurt us,
Or negatively affect us
As we create our own best world

According to free will
And for the good of all
We create the most
Happy safe Millennium
Happy safe Millennium and beyond

And so mote it be!

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<14.)

Blessing and Sharing of Sacred beverage and food.

(Cakes & Beverage will be stashed under North altar. White grape juice is a good choice, since not everyone may be able to sip alcohol.)
(Priestess/priest says, so all can hear, or use your own blessings)


Oh Great Goddess
who Blesses us with these fruits of the vine and field…
we are your grateful children.
Thank You (Offering first to (the Earth) Ma. Pour a bit onto the ground, and also a bit of food onto the ground)

(These will be passed around the circle 3 times.)
(First round of partaking of Cakes & Beverage is done in silence.
Second, as each person takes a drink and/or a bite, s/he speaks what s/he is thankful for.
Third round, the Blessed Be blessing is spoken by priestess or a person designated to say it)
[After everyone has partaken of C&B, a priest/ess recites) "Blessed Be," (by Myria do Egypto

(Priestess or other voice- spoken strong and clear, with compassion in the voice. This IS the voice of the Goddess you are speaking) (If the circle is larger, move about the circle repeating this several times.)

BLESSED BE

(by Myria Egito ©1999)

Oh ,Blessed Be you all,
Who felt My touch,
And heard My call !
Blessed Be the ones,
Chanting My return,
In the times to come

I hear again all My Names,
I see My Ways and all My Faces,
Being Holy again !
I find Myself in all forms of Arts,
In paintings, in songs and poems,
Gifts of pure joy to My heart !

Your faithful love has overcome,
Men-made countries and colors,
Once more, My People as One!
And a New Dawn of light and gold
Will come !
The Rainbow is there :
Your Belt of Love around the World !
 

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15.)

Devokation Blessing

(spoken strongly with joy. There is magic in this)

A Blessing

(by Judith Laura ©1999)

Ancient One, thank you for being with us.
May the cycle be complete.
May ancient wisdom inform the newest science.
May the light of new knowledge illumine the spirit.
May waning flow into waxing.
May the old become new
(repeat)
(raise a shout of joy from all)


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16.)

Dismiss the Quarters and Open Circle

(Quarters can be dismissed, or circle can be dissolved by
our Faery "quick unzip" [counterclockwises / widdershins] of,)


"By the Earth that is Her mighty body,
by the Waters of Her living womb,
by the Fire of Her bright and eternal spirit,
and by the Air that is Her sweet breath,
the circle is open but unbroken.
May the magic of the Goddess be ever in our hearts.
Merry Meet and Merry Part and Merry Meet Again…… Blessed be."

(People unclasp hands and move out of circle shape)

Laughter, socializing, music, dancing, and sharing of
Wisdom Words, and general Pagan Merryment!!!


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~Goddess 2000 Project Chant~

We are the hands of the Goddess
And to Her we offer these...
Images made sacred
by the spirit in our hearts

We are people of the Goddess
in Her honor we celebrate...
Joining together in community
Pagan peoples of the Earth

We are the hands of the Goddess
And to Her we offer these...
Images made sacred
by the spirit in our hearts

We honor Her in Asia,
We honor Her in Africa,
We honor Her in Europe,
We honor Her in Australia,
We honor Her in Scandinavia.
We honor Her in South America
We honor Her in North America

We honor Her in New Zealand
We honor Her in the Islands
We honor Her in the Baltic
We honor Her in All Lands

We are the Pagans
of the Goddess 2000...
Growing in numbers
Every day

We are the hands of the Goddess
And to Her we offer these...
Images made sacred
by the spirit in our hearts

©1998 Abby Willowroot, Goddess 2000 Project.


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~ Goddess 2000 Project ~
Sponsored by

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Spiral Goddess Grove ~ The Witches' Web ~ Circle Sanctuary ~
The Witches' Voice ~ COG ~ Sacred Source, JBL ~ Ancient Ways

The ~Goddess 2000 Project~ is coordinator for a Grass-roots Pagan Community effort. Our function is solely to facilitate communication between local Pagans, celebrations, and community events marking the coming millenia and new decade. We aid in this process by providing contact lists, information relating to organization, artistic ideas and rituals, and by provoiding a central point of contact for shared ideas and a clearing house of relevant information.
We bear no liability for the actions of individuals, or for celebrations or events scheduled within the Pagan community, or any injuries or harm resulting from same. Coordinators, contact persons and participants agree to hold the Goddess 2000 Project, and its Sponsors blameless for harm or injury which may occur as a result of their participation in this project.
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Copyright 1998-1999 AW, G2000 Project, M. Macha NightMare, and individual authors ~ All Rights Reserved.
This ritual is for the use of Goddess 2000 Project "Dancing the Goddess Home Ritual Celebrations" It may not be used for anything else without express written permission from authors and G2000 Project.