Prayer to Ariadne to Find One’s Way Out of Difficulty

Gloried Ariadne, pure one, ancient one,

whose feet trod the ground of old and storied Crete,

mistress of the labyrinth, mistress of the serpent:

to every riddle there is an answer,

to every puzzle a solution, to every trap

a sweet release. Ariadne, you know the ways

of the tangled wood, you know of complexities,

and intricacies; where others see knots and snarls

you see the patterns of the world. Ariadne,

gracious one, I am confused, I fear to move,

I cannot find my way. I pray to you, goddess,

open my eyes to the path before me, guide me

on my journey, grant me steady footing, reveal

to me my missteps, bring me to a resolution.