{"id":1559,"date":"2014-11-10T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2014-10-23T15:48:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T19:48:25","slug":"maenad-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2014\/11\/maenad-prophecy.html","title":{"rendered":"Maenad Prophecy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When kings wage unjust war,<br \/>\nWhen poison fills the skies,<br \/>\nWhen the rich prey on the poor,<br \/>\nWhen hope for justice dies<\/p>\n<p>When a spell lies o\u2019er the land,<br \/>\nOf malice and of lies,<br \/>\nThen a wild and fearless band<br \/>\nOf women shall arise<\/p>\n<p>Crazy saints, yoginis,<br \/>\nPeering through the gloom,<br \/>\nMaenads and dakinis<br \/>\nWitches grab your brooms!<\/p>\n<p>Sweep away the stench<br \/>\nSweep away the sneers!<br \/>\nSweep away the clench<br \/>\nOf hunger and of fears<\/p>\n<p>Dance to feel the passion<br \/>\nDance to wake the wild,<br \/>\nTo honor deep compassion,<br \/>\nFor the forest and the child,<\/p>\n<p>Dance to keep the Arctic cool,<br \/>\nTo keep the jungle green,<br \/>\nDance for every holy fool,<br \/>\nFor every wound unseen.<\/p>\n<p>Dance for justice, dance for peace<br \/>\nDance for life to thrive,<br \/>\nMay beauty, health and joy increase<br \/>\nFor every being alive<\/p>\n<p>Dance in love, dance in wrath,<br \/>\nFor chains to fall apart,<br \/>\nDance to choose a better path,<br \/>\nDance for strength of heart,<\/p>\n<p>All across the nation,<br \/>\nBankers quail and glower,<br \/>\nCracked is the foundation<br \/>\nOf the bastions of power<\/p>\n<p>Strong walls crumble,<br \/>\nKings face their final hour,<br \/>\nAn angry earth shall rumble,<br \/>\nDown shall fall the Tower.<\/p>\n<p>And through its stones shall weave the roots<br \/>\nOf a living tree<br \/>\nThat offers us its shining fruits<br \/>\nOf truth and liberty<\/p>\n<p>Fruit to fill each empty hand<br \/>\nWith sweet gifts of the earth<br \/>\nDance to heal this bleeding land&#8211;<br \/>\nA new world comes to birth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Starhawk<br \/>\nExcerpted from <em>Maenad Prophecy<\/em><br \/>\n* ***<br \/>\nDonna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequeenofmyself.com\"><em>The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em>.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\">Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. 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