I am Aradia Daughter of the sea And daughter of the wind Daughter of the Sun And daughter of the Moon Daughter of dawn And daughter of sunset Daughter of night And daughter of mountains And I have sung the song of the sea And I have listened to the sighing of the wind I have heard the hidden secrets of the Sun And I have drunk the tears of the Moon And the sorrow of the sunset I have lain 'neath the darkest dark of night And I have beheld the might of mountains For I am stronger than the sea And freer than the wind I am brighter than Sun And more changing than the Moon I am the hope of the dawn And the peace of the sunset I am more mysterious than night And older than the mountains Older than time itself For I am she who was Who is And who will be For I am Aradia. --written by Vivianne Crowley, 1968.
This marvelous piece of ritual poetry can be found in Vivianne Crowley's wonderful book, Wicca, The Old Religion in the New Age, 1989, p. 174. The above brief passage is quoted as a sample of Dr. Crowley's writing as a Wiccan high priestess. Anyone studying the Old Religion is encouraged to purchase her book.