Unto Pan!


                             ~ Shade Oroboros


IO PAN!  PAN!  PAN!

Beast-god, wild one, savage and lustful,
Protector of children, graceful dancer
Ancient One always becoming new
Your name means All, you are everywhere.

Your horns pierce heaven,
Your hooves trample earth.
The song of your pipes sets my heart on fire,
The wind of your breath in my hair thrills me.

At the core of all things is an open Eye,
Life’s urgent force and the fever of love.
Thunder and lightning, whirlwind and flood,
Changing on land and turning in tides.

Your blood pours from volcanoes,
Your seed falls in the rain.
The lights of the Moon and Sun are your eyes,
Your drum-beat the rhythm of dancing.

You are the serpent in the egg,
The primal strength of stone.
You are the green unfolding of life
And mystery of death in the starlight undying.

You lurk in the darkness of deep caverns,
Leap shouting over mountain peaks.
You speak in the silence of the trees,
You are the laughter of all the gods.

Pan, great Pan,
Source and Soul,
Burn in my blood
And dance in my heart-beat.

With joy awaken me each dawn
And whisper secrets in my dreams.
Lifegiver, liberator, mysterious smile:
Inspire me, grant me your truth.

IO PAN!