Preparation
Cleans yourself and clean ritual area. Erect an altar including: cauldron, 4 point candles [green, yellow, red, and blue], a red, green, white, and a purple candle, salt, water, athame, wand and small sticks for each person.
Attunement
Blade and Nonnie lead the Grove in Trance Drumming...
Sharky says:
Imagine your are flying straight up,
Arms spread in front of you.
Keep flying towards our Great Father, the Sun.
You keep flying and flying until you are right next to him.
You feel his warmth and a sphere of protection and lover around you.
You thank him for his protection and love and start flying back to Earth.
As you fly back, you realize life would not be possible without him
and that is what this holiday is about,
our Great Father, the Sun.
When you land back on Earth,
you may open your eyes
and we may begin our ritual in honor to him.
Sharky lights white candle to begin.
Asperging
Russell exorcises salt and water by placing tip of athame in each and visualizing all harmful contaminants being swallowed by the atmosphere saying:
I do exorcise thee, spirit of salt, making thee pure.
I do exorcise thee, spirit of water, making thee pure.
Russell then takes 3 athame tips of salt and mixes into the water, then sprikles the altar and all participants.
Casting the Circle
Nonnie takes wand and walks clockwise around circle saying:
I conjure thee, O Circle of power,
to let no evil or harm penetrate it's boundries
and to let only goodness and and love
emminate within.
I hereby consecrate this circle.
Invoking the Great Father
Russell lights the red candle saying:
O mighty God,
Father of the Sky.
We ask your blessing and protection in this rite.
Send your rays of energy down upon us
so we may pay homage to you
on this Lammas Day.
Blessed Be!
Invoking the Great Mother
Nonnie lights green candle saying:
Oh loving Goddess,
Great Mother of the Earth.
We ask your love and presence in this rite.
Send your beams of life and join us
on this Lammas Day.
Blessed Be!
Invoking of the Great Spirit
Summoner lights purple candle saying:
O mighty, Akasha,
Great Spirit of the Universe.
We ask your power and presence in this rite.
Fill our circle with your omnipresent force
on this Lammas Day.
Blessed Be!
Calling the Quarters
All participants face direction of Element being called. Caller lights appropriate candle.
Luna:
I call upon you, Element of Earth,
spiritualized by the green wolf of midnight.
Join us in this rite.
Feather:
I call upon you, Element of Air,
spiritualized by the yellow eagle of dawn.
Join us in the rite.
Blade:
I call upon you, Element of Fire,
spiritualized by the red snake of noon.
Join us in this rite.
Dan:
I call upon you, Element of Water,
spiritualized by the blue dolphin of dusk.
Join us in this rite.
Raising Power
Dan begins to drum and chant and the participants join in:
Each participant holds stick of wood in projective hand. Charge the stick with love and appreciation for the Sun. Toss the stick into the flaming cauldron saying whatever you desire to say to our Great Father in the Sky. Dan begins to drum and chant and the participants join in:
This is the wake of Lugh, the Sun-King.
He gives his life on this Lammas Day.
This is the wake of Lugh, the Sun-King.
He steps into the dark and guides the way.
Russell takes the bread and the wine in turn and blesses them and passes them to the right saying:
We give thanks for this bread,
A gift of the Sun and the Earth.
May you never hunger.
We give thanks for the wine,
A gift of the Sun and the Earth.
May you never thirst.
Farewell to the Quarters
Luna: O Element of Earth,
Thank you for your time and power.
Go in Peace.
Feather: O Element of Air,
Thank you for your time and power.
Go in Peace.
Blade: O Element of Fire,
Thank you for your time and power.
Go in Peace.
Dan: O Element of Water,
Thank you for your time and power.
Go in Peace.
Fairwell to the Great Spirit
Sharky: Oh Great Spirit of the Universe,
Akasha, Forger of the Elements,
Bless this time and place and who we are,
enveloped within your omnipresent force.
Go in Peace
Farewell to the Great Mother
Nonnie:
O Great Mother,
Goddess spiritualized by the Moon.
We thank you for your love, life, and presence.
May there be everlasting love between us.
Go in peace and loving tranquility.
Farewell to the Great Father
Russell:
O Great Father,
God spiritualized by the Sun.
We thank you for your blessings, protection, life-giving energies.
May there be everlasting love between us.
Go in peace and loving tranquility.
Opening the Circle
Nonnie walks with the wand countercockwise around the circle saying:
May this circle be disapated into the atmosphere.
It's energies aiding our planet in any way they can.
Blessed Be!