Invocation of the Land

Hail to you, mother of life,

Beautiful maiden and wise lady,

Bountiful in your wonder,

As the birch tree in spring.

You give forth with one hand

And take away with the next,

Birthing and weaving the web of life,

Far is your reach, wide your arm

You cover all the earth where we may go,

And more beyond our ken.

Lady of the marshes

And the river valleys,

Mother of cows and grain:

We honor the mountains, your bones,

We honor the rivers, your veins,

We honor the sea, your tears

We honor the sky, your dreaming

We honor the grass, your hair

We honor the trees, your arms and legs.

We honor the animals, your children and our kin.

We honor you and all you are.

Teach us the ancient ways

That we may know and love you better.

Hail the Vast-Bosomed One!