in.the.cool.of.the.evening...gather..
 neath..adow.circling.an.old.oak.tree..
 at.the.times.appointed....by.the.seasons....
 of.the.earth.and.the.phases.of.the.moon..
 in.the.ood.a.woman..
 equal.with.the.others.and.respected.for.her.worth..
 one.of.the.many.ll.the.witches..
 the.healers.and.the.teachers.of.the.wisdom.of.the.earth..
 and.the.people.grew.through.the.knowledge.she.gave.them..
 .heal.their.bodies...make.their.spirits.whole..
 can't.ya.hear.them.chanting.cantations..
 calling.forth.the.wise.ones...dance.and.song....
 .....isis..astarte..diana..hecate..demeter..kali....inanna.....
 there.were.those..power.through.domination..
 and.they..the.worship.of.a.dead.man.on.a.cross..
 they.sought.control.of.mon.people.
 by.demanding..the.church.of.rome..
 and.the.pope.declared.quisition.
 it.was.war.against.the.women..whose.powers.they.feared..
 in.this.holocaust.against.the.nature.people.
 nine.million.european.women.died..
 and.the.tale.ld.of.those.who.by.the.hundreds..
 gether..chose.their..the.sea..
 while.chanting.the.praises.of.the.mother.goddess..
 a.refusal.of.betrayal..women.were..ee..
 .....isis..astarte..diana..hecate..demeter..kali....inanna.....
 now.the.earth.is.a.witch.and.ill.burn.her..
 stripping.her.down.with.mining.and.the.poisons.of.their.wars..
 .us.the.earth.is.a.healer..a.teacher..a.mother..
 a.weaver.of.a.web.of.light.that..all.alive..
 she..the..see.through.the.chaos..
 she..the.courage..it.is.our..survive.