Listen to the words of the Dark God, who was of old called Iakchos,
Donn, Anubis, Hades, Setesh, and by many other names:
I am the shadow in the bright day; I am the reminder of mortality at the height of living. I am the neverending veil of Night where the -Star Goddess dances. I am the death that must be so that Life maycontinue, for behold, Life is immortal because the living must die.
I am the strength that protects, that limits; I am the power that says No, and No further, and That Is Enough. I am the things that cannot be spoken of, and I am the laughter at the edge of Death.
Come with me into the warm enfolding dark; feel my caresses in the hands, in the mouth, in the body of one you love, and be transformed.
Gather in the moonless night and speak in unknown tongues; the Dark Mother and I will listen. Sing to us and cry out, and the Power will be yours to wield.
Blow me a kiss when the sky is dark, and I will smile, but no kiss returns; for my kiss is the final one for all mortal flesh.