THE CALL TO HECATE Come, the Moon's path opens before thee- From thy secret realm dark as midnight seas Approach the crossroads of wolves, they wild minions Thou that runs with the fierce, run now with us- Drive our foes into the dense impassable forests- Come like a fire blazing as high as if the firmament Were kindled by the wind's great power They will be calmed by the calling of thy name! Guide of the underworld- of the ancient wisdom Black as night, red as blood Wise as time, ever lasting... Hecate! Who are the souls mirror and the keeper of the keys Enter there upon the chamber where infidels Bear aloft their weapons of war Strike there with thine eye which penetrates all darkness And release those who profane the blessed night! Come, calm all fears of those who are thy children. In the silvered silence of the moon In the cries of all passion In the howls of the wild Hecate grant us thy presence! Come, may the darkness dance with the light! CHANT: "As the darkness now draws near See the cycle of the year As the light now goes within Let the Hallows dance begin-"