Flowers should be laid on the altar, placed around the circle and
strewn on the ground. The cauldron can be filled with spring
water and flowers, and buds and blossoms may be worn as well. A
small potted plant should be placed on the altar.
Arrange the altar, light the candles and incense, and cast the
circle.
Invoke the Goddess and God in whatever words please you.
Stand before the altar and gaze upon the plant as you say:
"O Great Goddess, you have freed
yourself from the icy prison of winter. Now is the greening, when
the fragrance of flowers drifts on the breeze. This is the
beginning. Life renews itself by Your magick, Earth Goddess. The
God stretches and rises, eager in His youth, and bursting with
the promise of summer."
Touch the plant. Connect with its energies and, through it, all
nature. Travel inside its leaves and stems through your
visualization - from the center of your consciousness out through
your arm and fingers and into the plant itself. Explore its inner
nature; sense the miraculous processes of life at work within it.
After a time, still touching the plant, say:
"I walk the earth in friendship, not in
dominance. Mother Goddess and Father God, instill within me
through this plant a warmth for all living things. Teach me to
revere the Earth and all its treasures. May I never forget."
Meditate upon the changing of the seasons. Feel the rousing of
energies around you in the Earth.
Works of magick, if necessary, may follow.
Celebrate the Simple Feast.
The circle is released.