Avenues of perception!
By grandma white witch wcndol@aol.com

           The Crone wears a black robe with multitude of black ribbons.
           She carries a pair of silver scissors, a heavy staff which she
           uses for support as she walk, 3 times around the circle.  She has a
           black Vail which she pulls over her head upon calling the
           Goddess down.  The cookies are moon shaped as the waning
           moon is the Crone's.  The Maiden and the Mother help set the
           circle.

           WE STAND WITHIN A UNIVERSE 0F OUR OWN MAKING.  A CONE OF POWER
           GENERATED BY OUR WILL AND INTENT, IN PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT
           TRUST.  I DO CONJURE THAT THIS BE A CIRCLE OF LEARNING, FOR
           TONIGHT COMES THE CRONE. BLESSED LADY WHO HAS BORN WITNESS
           TO ALL THAT HAS BEEN AND YET CAN SEE UNTIL ALL THAT WILL BE.
           WE CALL THE MIGHTY ONES TO ATTEND, THAT THEY MAY KNOW OUR WILL
           INGNESS TO JOIN IN THE SPIRAL DANCE OF LIFE.  AS I HAVE WILLED
           IT, SO MOTE IT BE.

           Each quarter is called and SET by those previously chosen .

           PSTS:
           LORD, YOU ARE SORELY MISSED, THE SHADOW OF YOUR PRESENCE REMAINS
           THE SCENT OF YOUR MANHOOD LINGERS IN ALL THE MANY PLACES WHERE
           WE RENDEZVOUS.  I REMEMBER THE STRENGTH OF YOUR ARMS AS YOU HELD
           ME TO YOUR VIRILE CHEST.  I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR RETURN.  THE
           CANDLE ON THE ALTER IS LIT IN REMEMBRANCE OF YOU.

           LADY, CRONE, TEACHER, GRANDMOTHER, HEALER; YOU WHO CUT ALL ..... THREADS  WITHOUT REGARD FOR FAME OR FORTUNE, FOR TO YOU ALL LIVING.....        THINGS  ARE EQUAL. THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR HAS AGAIN TURNED. THOUGH .....         WE CHERISH THE MAIDEN AND THE MOTHER, TONIGHT WE CALL TO YOU.
           IT IS THE TIME OF THE WANING 'j400N, THE TIME OF THE CRONE.  COME
           TO US THIS BLESSED NIGHT..FILL OUR SPIRITS WITH THE GIFTS YOU
           OFFER OF WISDOM, MEDICINES AND MAGIC.  COME, LADY, COME.
           BLESSED BE.
           The Crone walks slowly around the circle, touching each convener,
           looking into their faces.  She wears a black veil, and leans
           frequently on her staff.

           WELCOME MY CHILDREN.  I HEAR YOU QUESTIONING AMONG YOURSELVES,
  WHY DID SHE TOUCH EACH OF US?  WHY TO CALL THE ROLL.  THIS CI         HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A CLASSROOM THIS NIGHT.  AS ANY GOOD TEACHER  I MUST BE SURE THAT EACH OF YOU ARE IN ATTENDANCE.  YOUR FULL  ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.  BUT SADLY, WHAT I TEACH AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN, MAY BE A MATTER OF PERCEPTIONS.

 YOU ARE ALL MOLDED BY YOUR ENVIRONMENT.  YOU LEARN COMFORT          LOVE ON YOUR MOTHER'S LAP, TRUST AND COURAGE ON YOUR FATHER          SHOULDER AND COMPROMISE AND COMPETITION AMONG YOUR SIBLINGS AND  PEERS.  AS CHILDREN YOU LOOK AT EACH NEW DAY WITH WONDER AS AN  ADVENTURE TO BE ENJOYED AND E:KPERIENCED.  SOMETIMES THIS ADVENTURE  BECAME DANGEROUS, AND YOU WERE FRIGHTENED OR HURT, OR RESCUED BY YOUR PARENTS.  BUT YOU BUILT A PORTION OF A WALL TO SEPARATE YOU FROM AGAIN EXPERIENCING THIS PAIN.
 WHAT WALL YOU ASK?  WHY THE WALLS ALONG YOUR AVENUES OF PERCEPTIONS.  WITH EACH PASSING DAY THEY BECOME THICKENED, AND THE ROAD BECOMES NARROWED.
 AS A FETUS IN THE WARMTH OF YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB YOU LISTEN TO THE
 SOOTHING BEAT F HER HEART AND THIS SOUND BECOMES A COMFORT           
 AND REWARD, EVEN THROUGH THE YEARS OF YOUR CHILDHOOD.  YOU CONTINUE  TO SEEK REWARD DURING YOUR LIFETIME, AND ACCORDING TO CULTURE OR ENVIRONMENT, THIS REWARD COULD BECOME: ACCEPTANCE BY YOUR  PEERS, APPROVAL BY YOUR TEACHERS, LOVE FROM YOUR PARENTS, AND EXTENDED FAMILY, EVEN BLESSINGS FROM YOUR DEITY.  IN WESTERN  SOCIETY, YOU PURCHASE THE RIGHT PRODUCTS, WEAR THE RIGHT CLOTHES AND YOU GAIN THESE REWARDS, AND SO THE POSSESSION OF MONEY BECOMES IN ITSELF, REWARD.  AND SO ANOTHER PORTION OF THE WALL IS BUILT.
 AS YOU MATURE, YOU ARE TAUGHT THE CUSTOMS AND TABOOS OF YOUR
 CULTURE.  IN SCHOOL, FOR INSTANCE, YOU LEARN THAT THERE ARE MANY
 ACCEPTED WAYS TO LOOK AT THINGS, AND SOME THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. EVEN THOUGH THE UNACCEPTABLE MAY BE MORE LOGICAL.  YOU SEEK THE APPROVAL OF YOUR PEERS, SO YOU "GO WITH THE FLOW", SO TO SPEAK
 FEAR IS A WONDERFUL TEACHING TOOL AND A SURE WAY TO ENSURE
 COMPLIANCE.  YOU RECEIVE PRAISE: AND RECOGNITION FOR YOUR SUCCESSES, AND REJECTION FOR YOUR FAILURES FROM THOSE WHO MOLD YOUR PERCEPTIONS.  THIS BEGINS AT A VERY EARLY AGE AND CONTINUES THROUGH OUT YOUR ENTIRE LIVES.  YOU FEEL BETRAYED, ANGRY AND MAYBE A LITTLE ENVY FOR THOSE OF YOUR PEERS WHO CHEAT TO SUCCEED, AND TEMPTED, THEN RIGHTEOUS IF THEY GET CAUGHT.  AND SO ANOTHER PART OF THE WALL IS BUILT.
 YOU ARE TAUGHT THAT YOU MUST ('LEAN YOUR PLATE, BECAUSE CHILDREN
 ARE STARVING IN MANY PLACES IN THIS WORLD, BUT NO ONE EVER
 PACKAGES UP THAT FOOD AND SENDS IT TO THEM.  YOU ARE TAUGHT THAT
 IF YOU ARE BAD, SANTA WON'T BRING YOU PRESENTS, BUT THEN YOU
 LEARN. THERE IS NO SANTA.  YOU ARE TAUGHT YOU MUST BE RESPECTFUL
 OF ADULTS, BUT SO MANY ARE UNDESERVING.  YOU ARE TAUGHT THAT GOD
 WILL SEND YOU TO HELL IF YOU PLAY WITH YOURSELVES, BUT IT FEELS

 SO GOOD.  YOU ARE TAUGHT THAT VIOLENCE SOLVES NO PROBLEMS, BUT       THE MEDIA SHOWS THAT HE WHO CARRIES THE BIGGEST GUN, WINS.  HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT STRONGER AND BIGGER IS    BETTER. YOU ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK UPON THE WORLD WITH EDUCATED EYES.  BUT MANY, OH NOT AMONG YOU MY CHILDREN, WHO WILL SEEK ONLY THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH WILL REINFORCE WHAT THEY ALREADY BELIEVE.  THERE IS A WONDERFUL SONG  IN SOUTH PACIFIC WHICH SAYS--YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY, CAREFULLY TAUGHT. THUS THE WALLS BECOME THICKER, AND THE AVENUE NARROWS.
 IT REACHES THE POINT WHERE MANY OF MY CHILDREN CANNOT SEE TO THE
 RIGHT OR THE LEFT, AND THROUGH FEAR AND IGNORANCE THEY MAKE NO
 EFFORT TO WIDEN THE PATH.
 BUT YOU MY CHILDREN, BY OPENING YOURSELVES TO THE TEACHINGS OF
 THE CRONE, HAVE BUILT WINDOWS IN YOUR WALLS, THAT YOU MAY SEE
 BEYOND . BUT YOU MUST DO MORE. BREAK THOSE WINDOWS, THAT YOU MAY
 LEAN OUT AND SEE WHAT WONDERFUL THINGS I HAVE FOR YOU.  DO NOT
 FEAR TO INJURE YOURSELVES, FOR THESE WINDOWS ARE NOTHING MORE
 THAN SPUN SUGAR WITH NO MORE SUBSTANCE THAN A HOLLYWOOD PROP,
 WHICH WILL SHATTER INTO NOTHINGNESS.  SHOULD YOU THEN EXAMINE
 THE WALLS CAREFULLY, YOU WILL NOTE THAT THEY TOO ARE ILLUSION,
 AND WITH EVERY HOUR SPENT IN MY PRESENCE, MORE OF THE WALL WILL
 CRUMBLE. IMAGINE YOU ARE ON A TRAIN, WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY THROUGH THE WINDOW.  THIS IS ONLY A SMALL PIECE OF THE WONDERS I OFFER. YOU CANNOT KNOW BUT ONLY IMAGINE. FOOLISH CHILDREN!  CLIMB
THE STAIRS TO THE OBSERVATION CAR ON YOUR TRAIN WHERE PAST
  PRESENT AND FUTURE ARE ONE.  THERE ARE NO BOUNDARIES TO MY  DOMINION.
  I COMMEND YOU SMASH THOSE WINDOWS, CRUSH THOSE WALLS, CLIMB THE
 STAIRS TO ENLARGE YOUR AWARENESS.  EMBRACE THE CRONE, AND WE ARE ONE.  
BLESSED BE.
         Each covener is then given a gold ceramic star as a token that
          they have attended the "class" and passed.
          MAIDEN, MOTHER AND CRONE SHALL CONDUCT THE GREAT RITE AND
          PASS THE CAKES AND WINE.

          The Crone is dismissed and the God candle is extinguished.
          BLESSED BE.
     The coveners chosen for quarters will dismiss their elements.

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