The Age Of The Daughter

This is a partial text which only relates to The Age Of The Daughter and therefore starts from an incomplete conversation. The setting is that Aradia is talking to her people about her prophesy of the future. She was born in Italy in 1313.

 Aradia answered: “The infant is the Child of Mother Earth.  She shall be known as that which is reason and wisdom.  She shall come to the world and deliver all people of all nations from the rule of kings, and of authorities.  In this Age of the Daughter, great changes shall occur such as the world has never known.  This shall be a time of renewal.”

            Her disciples asked her:  “When shall this occur?”

            She told them:  “The dawning of the Age will be signaled by the Will of the Daughter.  Her words will be heard among the words of men.  Then women shall walk in the ways of men, and the law shall know no difference.  When this occurs the Age has begun.  And my prophet shall then restore my teachings, making ready the dawn of the Age for she who will come.  And in the year of this prophet’s birth there shall be a sign for which all witches may rejoice.  For this year shall be the rebirth of the Old Religion.”

            Aradia spoke further:  “Yet before this time there shall be death among our people.  The time is near when my followers shall be taken before the courts.  And they shall persecute you.  But the Age of the Son shall draw to an end, giving way to the Age of the Daughter.

            One of the disciples asked Aradia to speak again of the coming Age.

            Aradia told them:  “The Age of the Daughter is the final Age to dawn upon earth.  The first Age was that of the Mother, when all people worshiped the Great Goddess.  The second Age was that of the Father and the third Age is the Son.  Under the Mother there arose all goddesses and their cults.  With the Age of the Father arose the gods which came to then dominate the female cults.  It was then that the warrior cults began to rule the world.  The dawning of the Son brought love and compassion to the world.  From this Age arose the Christ spirit, but men clung to their stern Father God.  Now when the Age of the Daughter shall come, then shall reason be restored and the world shall be in balance.  To herald the coming of the Daughter, and to keep it remembered upon the earth, every two hundred years there shall arise a prophet.  This prophet shall be a great teacher, and shall give life to the Old Religion.  When the Age of the Daughter draws near, there shall be an awakening in the awareness of women, and their will shall be asserted.  Laws will then change and women shall walk in the ways of men.  And there shall be a time when the last of the laws which persecute and suppress us shall be removed.  In that year all of Stregeria shall rejoice.  When the Age of the Daughter begins to replace that of the Son, then shall my prophet appear.  And many shall call this one the Silent Prophet.  At this time there shall come many changes.  Changes shall occur in the earth which the people of that time have never seen before.  And there will be great renewal and upheaval.  When the Age of the Daughter replaces that of the Son, than shall she appear who is to establish reason.  And she will be thirty-six at this time.  And she will come in Power, for the Silent Prophet will have established the way.  As this Age progresses, great trial and tribulation shall befall the people of all nations.  And out of the ashes shall arise the new world of reason.  People shall no longer be ruled by governments.  Nor shall one people oppress another.  There shall be no rulers, but only teachers and counselors.  No one shall possess power over another, nor shall anyone restrict or control any other person.  The earth shall be of one people and they will all live under the emanating rays of love, peace and reason.”