Whatever thing should be asked from the spirit of Aradia, that should be granted unto those who merited her favour.
And thus must they invoke her:
Thus do I seek Aradia! Aradia! Aradia! I At midnight, at midnight I go into a field, and with me I bear water, wine, and salt, I bear water, wine, and salt, and my talisman--my talisman, my talisman, and a red small bag which I ever hold in my hand con dentro, con dentro, sale, with salt in it, in it. With the water and wine I bless myself, I bless myself with devotion to implore a favour from Aradia, Aradia
Sconjurazione di Aradia
Aradia, Aradia mia! Tu che siei figlia del piu peggiore Che si trova nell Inferno,
Che dal Paradiso fu discacciata,
E con una sorella, te ha creata,
Ma tua madre pentita del suo fallo, A voluto di fare di te uno spirito, Un spirito benigno, E non maligno!
Aradia! Aradia! Tanto ti prego
Per l'amore che por ti ha tua madre, E a l'amor tuo che tanto l'ami, Ti prego di farmi la grazia, La grazia che io ti chiedo Se questa grazia mi farei, Tre cose mi farai vedere, Serpe strisciare, Lucciola volare, E rana cantare Se questa grazia non mi farai, Desidero tu non possa avere, Avere pił pace e ne bene, E che da lontano tu debba scomodarti. E a me raccomodarti, Che ti obri... che tu possa torrnar
Presto al tuo destino.
The Invocation to Aradia
Aradia! my Aradia! Thou who art daughter unto him who was Most evil of all spirits, who of old Once reigned in hell when driven away from heaven, Who by his sister did thy sire become, But as thy mother did repent her fault, And wished to mate thee to a spirit who Should be benevolent, And not malevolent!
Aradia, Aradia! I implore Thee by the love which she did bear for thee! And by the love which I too feel for thee! I pray thee grant the grace which I require! And if this grace be granted, may there be One of three signs distinctly clear to me: The hiss of a serpent, The light of a firefly, The sound of a frog! But if you do refuse this favour, then May you in future know no peace not- joy, And be obliged to seek me from afar, Until you come to grant me my desire, In haste, and then thou may'st return again Unto thy destiny. Therewith, Amen!
Scource: Aradia Gospel of the Witches by: Charles G. Leland |