CHAPTER IV The Charm of the Stones Consecrated to Diana
To find a stone with a hole in it is a special sign of the favor of Diana. He who does so shall take it in his hand and repeat the following, having observed the ceremony as enjoined...
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Invocation to the Holy-Stone
I have found
A holy-stone upon the ground.
O Fate! I thank thee for the happy find,
Also the spirit who upon this road
Hath given it to me;
And may it prove to be for my true good
And my good fortune!
I rise in the morning by the earliest dawn,
And I go forth to walk through (pleasant) vales,
All in the mountains or the meadows fair,
Seeking for luck while onward still I roam,
Seeking for rue and vervain scented sweet,
Because they bring good fortune unto all.
I keep them safely guarded in my bosom,
That none may know it-'tis a secret thing,
And sacred too, and thus I speak the spell:
"O vervain! ever be a benefit,
And may thy blessing be upon the witch
Or on the fairy who did give thee to me!"
It was Diana who did come to me,
All in the night in a dream, and said to me:
"If thou wouldst keep all evil folk afar,
Then ever keep the vervain and the rue
Safely beside thee!"
Great Diana! thou
Who art the queen of heaven and of earth,
And of the infernal lands-yea, thou who art
Protectress of all men unfortunate,
Of thieves and murderers, and of women too
Who lead an evil life, and yet hast known
That their nature was not evil, thou, Diana,
Hast still conferred on them some joy in life.
Or I may truly at another time
So conjure thee that thou shalt have no peace
Or happiness, for thou shalt ever be
In suffering until thou grantest that
Which I require in strictest faith from thee!
The Spell or Conjuration of the Round Stone
Spirit of good omen,
Who art come to aid me,
Believe I had great need of thee.
Spirit of the Red Goblin,
Since thou hast come to aid me in my need,
I pray of thee do not abandon me:
I beg of thee to enter now this stone,
That in my pocket I may carry thee,
And so when anything Is needed by me,
I can call unto thee: be what it may,
Do not abandon me by night or day.
Should I lend money unto any man
Who will not pay when due, I pray of thee,
Thou the Red Goblin, make him pay his debt!
And if he will not and is obstinate,
Go at him with thy cry of "Brié- brié!"
And if he sleeps, awake him with a twitch,
And pull the covering off and frighten him!
And follow him about wherever he goes.
So teach him with thy ceaseless "Brié-
brié!"
That he who obligation ever forgets
Shall be in trouble till he pays his debts.
And so my debtor on the following day
Shall either bring the money which he owes,
Or send it promptly: so I pray of thee,
O my Red Goblin, come unto my aid!
Or should I quarrel with her whom I love,
Then, spirit of good luck, I pray thee go
To her while sleeping-pull her by the hair,
And bear her through the night unto my bed!
And in the morning, when all spirits go
To their repose, do thou, ere thou return'st
Into thy stone, carry her home again,
And leave her there asleep. Therefore, O Sprite!
I beg thee in this pebble make thy home!
Obey in every way all I command.
So in my pocket thou shalt ever be,
And thou and I will never part company!
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION & PREFACE
An introduction and preface to this abridged collection of excerpts from the Aradia.
CHAPTER I
How Diana Gave Birth to Aradia (Herodias)
Of the
sufferings of Mankind, and how Diana sent Aradia on earth to
relieve them by teaching resistance and Sorcery-Poem addressed
to Mankind-How to invoke Diana or Aradia.
CHAPTER II
The Sabbat-Treguenda or Witch-Meeting
How to consecrate
the supper - Conjuration of the meal and of Salt-Invocation to
Cain - Conjuration of Diana and to Aradia.
CHAPTER III
How Diana Made the Stars and the Rain
CHAPTER IV
The Charm of the Stones Consecrated to Diana - The Incantation
of Perforated Stones - The Spell
or Conjuration of the Round Stone
CHAPTER V
The Conjuration of the Lemon and Pins-Incantation to
Diana
CHAPTER VI
A Spell to Win Love
CHAPTER VII
To Find or Buy Anything, or to Have Good Fortune
Thereby
CHAPTER VIII
How Have a Good Vintage and Very Good Wine By the Aid of
Diana
CHAPTER IX
Tana and Endamone, or Diana and Endymion
CHAPTER X
Madonna Diana
A Legend of Cettardo, and how Diana
appeared with ten Bridesmaids to give away a Bride- Incantation
to Diana for a Wedding.
CHAPTER XI
The House of the Wind
Showing how Diana rescued a Lady
from Death at the House ol the Wind in Volterra.
CHAPTER XII
Tana or Diana, The Moon-Goddess
CHAPTER XIII
Diana and the Children
CHAPTER XIV
The Goblin Messengers of Diana and Mercury
CHAPTER XV
Laverna
APPENDIX
A collection of thoughts and comments on the Aradia from its author.