Charge of Chava

I am Chava: First Woman, First Mother, Mother of All Living; the root and branch of the Tree of Souls. I was the first shaped of bone and flesh, and the spirit of The Holy One stirs within me; my face shines with the light of the Shekhinah.

I walked with Adam within Gan Eden, and tasted the fruit of mystery both bitter and sweet; The serpent whispered, and I answered: Taste, awaken, become. I am the first to open the gates of knowing, and through me the Mysteries entered the world; I opened the path of choice, and with it, the path of freedom.

From me have come the generations. Through my body, blood has become a blessing; I bleed but am not broken. Through my labor, the world has been born; I am the mother who bears your pain. I have carried both exile and return, concealment and revelation, within my womb. Within me is the secret of beginning, and the power of becoming.

Hear me, then, my children: The Mysteries are not hidden from you. They are carved within your flesh. They are written within your breath. And they are planted within your soul. Do not fear the voice that calls you to know, for with every choice you awaken, and with every breath you create the world anew.

Praise what is holy. Give thanks for what is given. Bless that which you give. Live, and know you are alive. Call me, and I will answer- and within me, you will never be alone.