INVOCATION

Towards the One
The Goddess of Love, Harmony and Beauty
The Only Being
United with all the illuminated souls
Who form the embodiment of the Mother,
The Spirit of Guidance.
                Amin

SAUM

Praise be to Thee, Most Great Goddess,
Omnipotent, Omnipresent, All-pervading,
The Only Being.
Take us in Thy Maternal Arms,
Raise us amidst the bounty of the earth.
Thy Beauty do we worship,
To Thee do we give willing surrender.
Most Merciful and Compassionate Goddess,
The Idealized Mother of the whole humanity,
Thee only do we worship and towards Thee alone we aspire.
Open our hearts towards Thy Beauty,
Illuminate our souls with Divine Light,
O Thou, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty!
All-powerful Creator, Sustainer,
Judge and Forgiver of our shortcomings,
Goddess of the East and of the West,
Of the worlds above and below,
And of the seen and unseen beings,
Pour upon us Thy Love and Thy Light,
Give sustenance to our bodies, hearts and souls.
Use us for the purpose that Thy Wisdom chooseth,
And guide us on the path of Thine Own Goodness.
Draw us closer to Thee every moment of our life,
Until in us be reflected
Thy Grace, Thy Glory, Thy Wisdom, Thy Joy, and Thy Peace.
                Amin

SALAT

Most gracious Lady,
Maiden, Crone and Mother of Humanity,
We greet thee with great rejoicing!
Thou art the fertile earth and the deep waters,
The sun, the moon and the starry heavens,
The One in all.
Thy life is in all forms, thy love in all beings:
In a loving parent, in a kind friend, in an innocent child.
In a helpful animal, in a healing plant.
Allow us to recognize thee in all thy holy names and forms:
As Tara, as Sarasvati, as Kali, as Kuan Yin.
Let us know thee as Gaia, as Isis, as Inanna, as Hecate, as Artemis, as Mary.
[Let us know thee as Yemaya, as Rainbow Serpent, as Pele, as Sedna, as Our Mother Corn, as Ix Chel;]
And in many other names and forms, known and unknown to the world.
We adore thy past;
Thy presence deeply enlightens our being;
And we look for Thy blessing in the future.

O Persephone, Queen, lost and returned daughter of the Great Mother,
Thou whose heart constantly reachest outward!
Thou returnest to life with a message:
That as life ends in death, so death gives birth to life,
As the flower is the outcome of the seed
And the seed is in the heart of the flower.*
Let the star of the divine light shining in thy heart
Be reflected in the hearts of thy devotees.
May the Message of Joy reach far and wide,
Illuminating, and making the whole of humanity
As one single being in the vastness of the Goddess.
                Amin

*"As the flower ..." Murshid, A Meditation Theme for Each Day, May 10.

PIR

Inspirer of my mind, consoler of my heart, healer of my spirit,
Thy presence lifteth me from earth to heaven,
Thy words flow as the sacred river,
Thy thought riseth as a divine spring,
Thy tender feelings waken sympathy in my heart.
Beloved Teacher, thy very being is forgiveness.
The clouds of doubt and fear are scattered by thy piercing glance;
All ignorance vanishes in thy illuminating presence;
A new hope is born in my heart by breathing thy peaceful atmosphere.
O inspiring Guide through Life’s puzzling ways,
In thee I feel abundance of blessing.
                Amin

NABI

A torch in the darkness,
A staff during my weakness,
A rock in the weariness of life,
Thou, my Teacher, makest earth a paradise.
Thy thought giveth me unearthly joy,
Thy light illuminateth my life’s path,
Thy words inspire me with divine wisdom.
I follow in thy footsteps, which lead me to the eternal goal.
Comforter of the broken-hearted,
Support of those in need,
Friend of the lovers of truth,
Blessed Teacher, thou art the Embodiment of the Goddess.
                Amin

RASUL

Warner of coming dangers,
Wakener of the world from sleep,
Bearer of the Message of Life,
Thou art our Mother.
The sun at the dawn of creation,
The light of the whole universe,
Embodiment of the Goddess.
Thou the Life Eternal, we seek refuge in thy loving enfoldment.
Spirit of Guidance, source of all beauty and Creator of harmony,
Love, Lover, and Beloved Lady
Thou art our divine ideal.
                Amin

NAYAZ

Beloved Lady, Almighty Goddess,
Through the rays of heavens,
Through the waves and the wind
Through the All-pervading Life on earth
Restore and revivify me, and, I pray,
Heal my body, heart and soul.
                Amin

NAZAR

O Thou, the Sustainer
Of our bodies, hearts, and souls,
Bless all that we receive
In thankfulness.
                Amin

PRAYER FOR THE UNIVERSEL

O Thou, who art the Maker, Molder and Mother of the universe,
Build with thine own hands the Universel,
Our Temple for thy divine Message
of Love, Harmony, and Beauty.
                Amin

KHATUM

O Thou, Who art the Perfection of Love, Harmony, and Beauty,
the Lady of Heaven and Earth,
Open our hearts, that we may hear Thy Voice,
Which constantly cometh from within.
Disclose to us Thy Divine Light,
Which is hidden in our souls,
That we may know and understand Life better.
Most Merciful and Compassionate Goddess,
Give us Thy great Goodness;
Teach us Thy loving Forgiveness;
Raise us above the distinctions and differences which divide us.
Send us the Peace of Thy Divine Spirit,
And unite us all in Thy Complete Being.
                Amin