{"id":25,"date":"2016-10-25T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T22:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mooncrowned.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2018-02-21T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T12:27:12","slug":"to_diana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"Dedication To Diana"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Diana
Diana the Huntress by Guillaume Seignac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lovely Goddess of the bow!
\nLovely Goddess of the arrows!
\nOf all hounds and of all hunting
\nThou who wakest in starry heaven
\nWhen the sun is sunk in slumber
\nThou with moon upon thy forehead,
\nWho the chase by night preferrest
\nUnto hunting in the daylight,
\nWith thy nymphs unto the music
\nOf the horn–thyself the huntress,
\nAnd most powerful: I pray thee
\nThink, although but for an instant,
\nUpon us who pray unto thee!<\/p>\n

From\u00a0<\/em>Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches\u00a0<\/a>by Charles G. Leland<\/em><\/p>\n

Queen of the stars, all-wise Diana, hail!
\nDeck’d with a graceful robe and shining veil;
\nCome, blessed Goddess, prudent, starry, bright,
\nCome moony-lamp with chaste and splendid light,
\nShine on these sacred rites with prosp’rous rays,
\nAnd pleas’d accept thy suppliant’s mystic praise.<\/p>\n

From The Hymns of Orpheus<\/a> translated by Thomas Taylor<\/em><\/p>\n

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Twilight is over, and the moon of night
\nDraws to its zenith, as beyond the stream
\nDance the wild witches, fair as a dream
\nIn a garden, naked in Diana\u2019s sight,
\nFlaming Censer on the sweet altar, light
\nGleams on the waters, drifting vapours teem,
\nLaughter and swaying white shoulders gleam.
\nOh joy and wonder at their lovely sight!<\/p>\n

From Witchcraft Today<\/span> by Gerald B. Gardner<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lovely Goddess of the bow! Lovely Goddess of the arrows! Of all hounds and of all hunting Thou who wakest in starry heaven When the sun is sunk in slumber Thou with moon upon thy forehead, Who the chase by night preferrest Unto hunting in the daylight, With thy nymphs unto the music Of the horn–thyself the huntress, And most powerful: I pray thee Think, although but for an instant, Upon us who pray unto thee! From\u00a0Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches\u00a0by Charles G. Leland Queen of the stars, all-wise Diana, hail! Deck’d with a graceful robe and shining veil; Come, blessed Goddess, prudent, starry, bright, Come moony-lamp with chaste and splendid light, Shine on these sacred rites with prosp’rous rays, And pleas’d accept thy suppliant’s mystic praise. From The Hymns of Orpheus translated by Thomas Taylor Twilight is over, and the moon of night Draws to its zenith, as beyond the stream Dance the wild witches, fair as a dream In a garden, naked in Diana\u2019s sight, Flaming Censer on the sweet altar, light Gleams on the waters, drifting vapours teem, Laughter and swaying white shoulders gleam. Oh joy and wonder at their lovely sight! From Witchcraft Today by Gerald B. Gardner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/witch.mooncrowned.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}