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"In the infinite moment before all Time began, the Goddess arose from Chaos
and gave birth to Herself...before anything else had been born...not even Herself. And
when She had separated the Skies from the Waters and had danced upon them, the Goddess in
Her ecstasy created everything that is. her movements made the wind, and the Element Air
was born and did breathe."

A candle is lit in the East

"And the Goddess named Herself: Arianrhod-Cardea-Astarte. And sparks were struck
from Her dancing fee so that She shone forth as the Sun, and the stars were caught in Her
hair, and comets raced about Her, and Element Fire was born"

A candle is lit in the South

"And the Goddess named Herself: Sunna-Vest-Pele. About her feet swirled the waters in
tidal wave and river and streaming tide, and Element Water did flow"

A candle is lit in the West

"And she named Herself: Binah-Mari Morgaine-Lakshmi. And She sought to rest Her feet
from their dance, and She brought forth the Earth so that the shores were Her footstool,
the fertile lands her womb, the mountains Her full breasts, and Her streaming hair the
growing things."

A candle is lit in the North

"And the Goddess named Herself: Cerridwen-Dememter-the Corn Mother. She saw that
which was and is and will be, born of Her sacred dance and cosmic delight and infinite
joy. She laughed: and the Goddess created Woman in her own image...to be the Priestess of
the Great Mother. The Goddess spoke to Her daughters, saying, "I am the Moon to light
your path and to speak to your rhythms. I am the Sun who gives you warmth in which to
stretch and grow. I am the Wind to blow at your call and the sparkling Air that offers
joy. I give to all my priestesses three aspects taht are Mine: I am Artemis, the Maiden of
the Animals, the Virgin of the Hunt. I am Isis, the Great Mtoher. I am Ngame, the Ancient
One who winds the shroud. And I shall be called a million names. Call unto me, daughters,
and know that I am Nemesis."

The Goddess is alive, magic is afoot, the Goddess is alive, magic is afoot.



My heart, my soul....

Elysium \ih-LIH-zee-uhm; ih-LIH-zhee-uhm; \, noun:
1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the seat of future happiness;
Paradise.
2. Hence, any place or condition of ideal bliss or complete
happiness.

They could be shelved in one of the bookstore sections
assigned to travel, biography, history or the personal
essay, which is why cookbook fans often spend less time at
the stove than stretched out on the sofa, turning the pages
and letting their imaginations wander to that happiest of
places, the culinary Elysium where all food is perfectly
prepared and all settings are romantic, where no bill
arrives and no one gains weight.
--William Grimes, "Cooking," [1]New York Times, December 7,
1997

Elysium can be found somewhere on the southern Pacific
coast of Oaxaca, about as far from the United States as you
can get and still be in Mexico.
--Keith Kachtick, "Donde Esta Paradise?" [2]Esquire,
January 1, 1999

Elysium comes from Latin Elysium, from Greek Elysion, short
for Elysion pedion, "Elysian fields," the ancient Greek
heaven. The name of the famous avenue in Paris, the
Champs-Élysées, means "Elysian Fields."