Wiccan Weaving

04 Feb 2007: Dawn and Dusk

Once, long ago, when the world was new, and the Goddess held the Earth close as a suckling child, the whole of the world was shrouded in darkness by Her embrace, as She is the Queen of All Night.

And the God said, "My Lady, this is not right. Nothing will grow in the darkness. Give the world to me, that I might bring it light and warmth."

And She, who is All Wisdom, looked and saw that His words were true, and She gave the Earth over to His care. The embrace of Him, God of the Sun, brought light and warmth, and all manner of green things sprang up from the ground, covering the lands in verdant splendor. The forests teemed with life, and the skies filled with the rush of wings.

But all began to wilt soon after under the relentless heat of the blazing sun.

And the Goddess said, "My Lord, this is not right. In Your embrace, all will perish. Come, hold the world with Me, that We may give it both Our gifts."

And He, who is All Thought, saw the Truth of Her words, and opened wide his arms, as did She. And They embraced Each Other, the Earth held between them. And so that no part of the world would be hidden from Their gaze, they set the planet to spinning in Their embrace.

And that is why night flows into day, flows into night.

And it why the sky is painted in beautiful colors at dawn and at dusk, which marks the place where the Goddess and the God, in joy and love, meet in Their embrace.



This story is of my creation, crafted as a story to tell my daughter when she was very small.