Samhain
Gather 7:00 – 7:30
Purify circle with sage and salt water.
Cast the Circle:
Spoken by Priestess
We call to you now,
Ancient One,
From the time before the Beginning,
From the place before time,
Eternal.
We call to you, Dark Moon.
Mighty One,
By all your names
Spoken and unspoken.
Rhea, Mother of Time.
Macha, Lady of Power,
Baba Yaga of the forests,
Kali, Dark Mother,
Hecate of the Crossroads,
Queen of Magick.
Mighty Goddesses and Crones,
Bless us, bless us, bless us.
Mighty Ones.
We thank you.
Invocation of the Elements
Spoken by Priestess
Spirit Crones with their power to Dream
To whose Cauldron we must return
Who will guide is as we are re-born
All: Welcome!
The Air Crones with the power to cut and name,
Blowing breezes to carry departed souls
Shrieking winds to scare the enemies
Soft gusts that carry new life,
All: Welcome Air
The Fire Crones with their cauldrons of transformation
Whose fire burns away what is old and unnessecary
Whose flame transforms us into something new
All: Welcome Fire
The Water Crones with their powers of divination
Through whose still ponds we can see our future
In whose ripples we can see all of time
Whose cauldron hold the water of life
All: Welcome Water
The Earth Crones with their knowledge of Nature’s ways
Fertile ground from whence all comes and to which all must return
Black soil which is the strong back of our Mother, carrying us
All: Welcome Earth
The Circle is cast
Raise Power - The Goddess Hecate
(Start quietly, then build, beating the drum and floor)
Hecate, Hecate, Hecate, Hecate!
Goddess of the marsh and heathland.
Goddess of the sacred Crossroad.
Crone Goddess of wisdom,
Bringer of death, scavenger of souls,
Queen of the Night, mistress of the shades,
Lady of the Underworld,
We call on you…
(Now howling, beating the ground, banging drums and wailing, bring up the
Goddess from the land of the dead.)
Sweet Mystery,
Dark knowledge,
Hidden wisdom, bringer of chaos and madness,
We seek to enter you world
To know you,
We bring libations, we bring offerings.
Show us your darkened face,
You blood wise mystery,
Lead us into the shadows,
Into the darkest night.
(Drumming will continue while we listen to the voice of Hecate
Invocation to the Goddess
Spoken by any who desire
O Goddess, we are Your Priestesses
Some of us have dedicated ourselves to You forever,
Some are still learning Your ways,
But in our minds, we all hold images of You
Our lips speak Your names
Our eyes behold You in every living thing
Our hearts are filled with love of You
Our arms embrace You in our sisters
Our loins delight in Your sacred pleasures
Our feet walk forever in Your ways
We gather in this magick circle to welcome and honour You
And to call back Your ever-returning light
Candle Lighting Ceremony – Honouring the Ancestors
Light the black candle
Hecate, you hold our loved ones in your hands. You nurture them until it is time for them to be reborn. Tonight, Grandmother, the veil is thin and all those who have gone before us, and are still with you, are close.
Let them be with us Goddess, and take pleasure from the warmth of our fire, the spice of our drink and the goodness of our food. Let them linger with us tonight, and if they have messages to impart, open our minds and hearts so that we may hear.
(Moment of silence)
Burning Away the Unwanted
(Priestess passes around the parchment)
We call upon the spirit world
To aid us now in banishment
Let all unwanted matters
Be dissolved away.
(Write on your parchment all things that are unwanted in your life. It can be global or personal. Each woman goes to the center and drops her parchment in the cauldron saying out loud what she wishes to banish. When all are done, Raven will light them and stir them.)
All say:
Goddess of darkest night
Send our troubles to flight
Burn them in your sacred fires
And replace them with your hearts’ desires!
(continue to chant this and raise the power. When the fire has died down…)
All say:
In the darksome cave of sleep
Flowing, floating down and deep
O wise on, I move through you
Your imagery will ever wend
Dreaming to the dreamer send
Surrender, I now to you.
Sharing Wisdom and Stories
The talking bowl will be passed and anyone who has something to share will have time to do so.
Affirming the Mysteries
Spoken by the Priestess
Behold the all wise Goddess
As She resides in the Underworld
Great is the miracle of truths She has learned
For She has separated from Her Mother
And confronted Her immortal Self
And She has created life and form
And with Her simple love
She has dissolved all undesired pain
And with Her will come the Spring
Soon She will be reunited with the Mother
And we will welcome Her with joy…
So mote it be!
All: So mote it be!
Priestess: Blessed be.
All: Blessed be.
Ground and center, open the circle, share food and socialize.
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