ab:oldcall.txt                                                 14jan90



                       Ancient Call

May be used as a circle chant, or declaimed (generally by HP)
generally either before the Great God Cernunnos Invocation,
or before the Witches' Rune.

HP raises his arms wide and says:

HP:     "Eko, Eko, Azarak       (these three verses sometimes dropped)
       Eko, Eko, Zamilak
       Eko, Eko, Cernunnos,
       Eko, Eko, Aradia

       Eko, Eko, Azarak
       Eko, Eko, Zamilak
       Eko, Eko, Cernunnos,
       Eko, Eko, Aradia

       Eko, Eko, Azarak
       Eko, Eko, Zamilak
       Eko, Eko, Cernunnos,
       Eko, Eko, Aradia

       Bagabi laca bachabe
       Lamac cahi achababe
       Karelyos !
       Lmaca lamac bachalyos
       Cabahagi sabalyos
       Baryolas !
       Lagoz atha cabyolas
       Samahac atha famyolas
       Hurrahya !

HPS and coven repeat "Hurrahya !"
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-Lots of published sources for this one, in several variants
-Michael Harrison's "The Roots of Witchcraft" attempts to explain it.
-Other published sources include:
       -"The Grimoire of Lady Sheba"
       -Janet and Stewart Farrar's "Eight Sabbats for Witches"