Mother of Light, and the Gods,
Mother of Music, awake,
Silence and speech are at odds;
Silence and speech are at odds;
Heaven and Hell are at stake.
By the Rose and the Cross-I conjure;
By the Rose and the Cross-I conjure;
I constrain by the Snake and the Sword;
I am he that is sworn to endure,
I am he that is sworn to endure,
Bring us the word of the Lord.
By the brood of the Bysses of Brightening,
By the brood of the Bysses of Brightening,
Whose God was my sire;
By the Lord of the Flame and Lightning,
By the Lord of the Flame and Lightning,
The King of the Spirits of Fire;
By the Lord of the Waves and the Waters,
By the Lord of the Waves and the Waters,
The King of the hosts of the Sea,
The fairest of all was mother to me.
By the Lord of the Winds and the Breezes,
The fairest of all was mother to me.
By the Lord of the Winds and the Breezes,
The king of the Spirits of Air,
In whose bosom the infinite ease,
In whose bosom the infinite ease,
Is that cradled me there,
By the Lord of the Fields and the Mountains,
By the Lord of the Fields and the Mountains,
The King of the Spirits of Earth,
That nurtured my life at his fountains,
That nurtured my life at his fountains,
From the hour of my birth.
By the Wand and the Cup, I conjure;
By the Wand and the Cup, I conjure;
By the Dagger and Disk I constrain;
I am he that is sworn to endure;
I am he that is sworn to endure;
Make thy music again;
I am Lord of the Star and the Seal;
I am Lord of the Star and the Seal;
I am Lord of the Snake and the Sword;
Reveal us the riddle, reveal,
Reveal us the riddle, reveal,
Bring us the word of the Lord.
As the flame of the sun,
As the flame of the sun,
As the roar of the sea,
As the storm of the air,
For a bane, for a snare,
For a lure, for a light,
For a lure, for a light,
For a kiss, for a rod,
For a scourge, for a sword,
Bring us thy burden of bliss
Bring us thy burden of bliss
Bring us the word of the Lord.
(Aleister Crowley)