Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts.com
COMPUSERVE ON-LINE FULL MOON RITUAL MAY 1993 *********** New Age+ Forum 04-May-93 20:17 HP | MBS, will you call the Guardians of the South? Many Blue Sparks: Spirits of Fire who live in the summer sun... | and winter fires, Guardians of the south.... | that warm this our home... we ask you to | watch this circle and join our celebration. HP | So mote it be! Otterkin| So mote it be! HP | Guardians of the watchtowers of the West... | Setting Sun, Home of Bear, Waters of the Abyss... | I do Summon you Here to this Rite... | Serpent power, flowing power, I call to you... | Come, attend this our Circle as we gather to do... | the Lady's Will! | So mote it be! Otterkin| So mote it be! HP | I pick up the old hollowed rock that lays | upon the altar... | in it was water collected from sacred streams. | Holding the Water to the West, I offer it up... | Creature of Water, be thou purified and cleansed to do | the Lady's Will. | Picking up Salt I offer it to the North for Blessings. | Creature of Earth, be thou purified and cleansed to do | the Lady's Will. | Mixing the Salt and water together, I stride the | circle in a clockwise manner, | splashing salted water around the Circle. | By the Creatures of Water and Earth do I cleanse | and purify this Circle! | and I place the salted water back on the altar. | Picking up the incense, I offer it to the East | Spirit of East and Air, be thou purified and cleansed | to do the Lady's Will! Babs | Persephone from the East receives your offering. | Xaipe!!! HP | Then, holding the Censor to the South... | Spirit of Fire, be thou purified and cleansed to do | the Lady's Will! | And I add the incense to the fire, | and walk the circle... | wafting the sweet smoke. Creatures of Air and Fire... | Cleanse and purify this Circle | that we might Do the Lady's Will! | And I place the censor back on the altar. | So mote it be! Otterkin| So mote it be! HP | Then, I take up the Staff... HP | In my Hands is the Staff of the Gods | Fire flowing from it's Tip. | From North to East to South 2151 | I Cast the Circle round the Earth | returning to the North. | At Circle's Center, | I plant the Rod Deep in the Earth. | Like a Pillar, the Staff reaches up from the | Center of the Circle. | Turning, I bow to my Lady. Otterkin| We are in the Space between the worlds, | In a place that is not a place, | In a time that is not a time, | In a space that is not a Space. | Welcome, and Blessed Be! HP | Blessed Be! HP | Oh Lady, on this most Sacred Night, | As your Face waxes Full and Bright, | I bid thee grant my Heart's Delight. | Oh Mother, Lover, Crone as One, | Gracious Goddess, Queen of All, | I call to you to Come, | Join us here as we sound the Bell, | Your Ritual has begun. | Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna | Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna | Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna Selene | Horned One, Lover, Sun and Son, | Leaper in the Corn | Join me in my Moonlit Rite, | Weave with this Spell tonight! | God of Wood and God of Field, | Dancing by my Light, | Come you now, an' as you Will, | Share with Us Delight! | God of Forest, God of Life | Come I call you here tonight. | Lover dead by Winter's hand, | Join with Me to Bless the Land! | send 6 Yours! Pan | Tonight is the Night of the Full Moon, | and tomorrow is Beltaine by the Old reckoning. | The time of Beltaine (Lady's Day) is the time | of celebrating the coming fertility of the Earth | In days past there were many ways to celebrate. | A bonfire was lit, and people would dance around | and leap over it for luck in the coming year | usualy with a specific endeavor in mind such | as finding one's true love, fertility in marriage, | or safety in traveling. Cattle were driven | through it's ashes to ensure good milk yield. | It was also a time when the High Priest and | High Priestess would share in the Great Rite, Blessing | the fields and flocks with the Power raised to ensure | fertility and bounty. Couples drifted from the Circle | to make love in the fields to add to and share in | the Blessings. | This year we are doubly blessed. We have a Full 2152 | Moon coinciding with Beltaine, so it will be | extra strong for "fertilizing" the coming | year and our work here tonight. Selene | Speaking of work, my beloved Lord, | I am eager to begin. | Tonight we raise the Cone of Power in a | different way, so please gather round. | Upon the altar there are ribbons, | Colors of all kinds, | White for gifts of the Spirit | Pink for love or romance, | Green for healing power, | Blue for for truth and wisdom, | Red the Blessings of the Fertile Field, | Gold for wealth, | Silver for security... | Choose the ribbon right for you, | the colors all run true. | All the colors in between, | shades and hues of each are seen. | Tonight's a night of Magic True | And magic follows Form. | In your Hand, catch one end and | the let other reach for | the Staff of the Gods. | The Magic draws the Ribbons, and | They fasten themselves upon the Staff. | And brightly flutter there, | Dancing in Her Light, | Wrapped around the God's Pole, Pan | Hear the sound of drumbeat slow, Selene | Straight and Hard in the Night. Pan | The Heartbeat of the Land. Selene | nd Pan | Hear the sound of drumbeat slow, Selene | [B Pan | The Heartbeat of the Land. | Dance around the Maypole fair, | Weave your ribbons bright and tight, | Wrap the Staff of God. | Wrap your ribbons bright and tight, | Weave your Heart's delight. | Drumbeat sounds louder still, | as faster it becomes, | Joyous cries from throats do leap, | Hearken to the Sound. | Faster still the beat does sound, | The Circle spins around and round, | Wrap the God's Pole with your Dreams, Babs | ) ) ) ) ) ) O ( ( ( ( ( ( Pan | That Fertile be your Life. | Wrap the Pole up nice and tight, | Sealing your desire. | Wrap the pole up nice and tight, | The Ribbons now are short. 2153 | Bind them when you reach the Base | And listen for His Call! | (hear the sound of far off hunting horns) Selene | (Lighting fire) | Tonight we charge by Fire Bright. | and Jump the Beltaine Fire. | Fire Spirit, Fire Spirit, Dancing in the Night, | Fire Spirit, Fire Spirit, Come and join our Rite! Pan | Come My Lady, and Jump the Fire with me! | (joining hands we jump the fire) | (let all who wish, visualize the fire | and jump along with us. Selene | Are you going to ask them to share their | wishes? Pan | Will you share your wishes with us here tonight? Selene | Silver and pink ribbons for me... H.P. | I wish for Contentment in the coming year! | (jumping the fire) Selene | The child that I would like to adopt should be born in | the coming year! Griffin | A wish to see the Community of the Old Religions | banding together as never before, | putting aside differences in Perfect | Love and Perfect Trust (Jumping the fire...) Many Blue Sparks: A green ribbon for me... Pan | Blessed Be! Many Blue Sparks: healing of mind and body to become the highest | I can... jumping the fire. Pan | So mote it be! Babs | Goddess & God bring me blue - letting go | & red - passion. (Jump) Selene | Blessed BE! Selene | Blessed Be! Pan | Then we continue... Pan | Lay your hands upon my Staff, feel the power within, | Take of It I will to you, Life and Heart and Soul, | Take the Power within yourself, | Centered and Empowered, | Plant it deep within your Heart, feel Desire filled. | Deeper works the Magic still, | The Greatest Rite is nigh, | Open now the Circle cast, | and slip you out by ones and twos, | into the woods, both Fair and dark, | and feel Me all about. | The Oldest Magic fills the Air, | Desire fills the loins, | Lovemaking, the Ancient Magick | brings life to Heart's desire, | And fertilizes the Earth. | (visualize you and a loved one | going out into the woods) | Blessed are the hearth and Field, | upon your love does lay. | Make your loving long and deep, 2154 | share your loving sweet. | Come back to Circle when you are done, | This Night's the Night of Love, | Come back to Circle when you are done, | While our Mother is Above. | Milady, will you help me erect the Oldest Altar? Selene | Willingly and with Love, My Lord. Pan | (in the center of the circle a mist does rise) | And I carry you within, | hidden from eyes of the World... | and only the sounds of Lovemaking fill the air. | Around the Circle, the Coveners each make their way | to the fields, with their loved ones and make love, | each in their own way, to share the joy of Love, Lust | and the regeneration of Life itself. | Drink the Wine that is the fruit of my loins... | And eat the bread that is the grain of my body... | That I will live in you and you will live in me. Selene | Now this Rite is drawn to close, | The Fire is dying down, | The pole is wrapped for the coming Year, | And Magic fills your life. | Thank you Horned One, young and Strong, | For being here tonight, | Thank you horned One, Dark and Fierce, | For Dancing in Her Light. HP | Goddess Fair and Goddess Bright, | Within you lies the Seed, | Goddess Fair and Goddess Bright, | We thank you for your Rite. H.P. | Moving to the West.... | Keepers of the Watchtowers of the West, I thank you | for attending this our Lady's Rite, | and as you depart to your Watery realm, I ask | that there always be Peace, | peace between you and the Children of the Lady! | So mote it be! Otterkin| So mote it b! H.P. | Now South please. | MBS, please thank the south for us? Many Blue Sparks: Keepers of the Tower of the East, thank you | for attending our Lady's rite | and as you return to Spheres of Fire, I ask that | you bring us Light, | Light for the Children of the Lady! Otterkin| So mote it be! H.P. | So mote it be! | Babs, Wilt thou thank the Guardian of the East? Babs | Hail wise Persephone. Thank you for your gracious | attendance. Bless our dreams. Xaipe!!! H.P. | Blessed Be! Otterkin| Blessed Be! Griffin | Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North, | Lords of the Earth, | we thank you for your presence. Stay if you will, 2155 | part if you must... | and if depart you will, | then we bid you Hail and Farewell... | So mote it be! Otterkin| So mote it be! H.P. | So mote it be! HP | With my athame I walk to the north, | the point is at the ground, I walk the | Circle round and round, from North to West | to South then East, the Circle sinks into the | ground. I turn to face my Lady Fair, across | the sacred Ground. | The Circle is Open, but never broken. | Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet again! Shadow Hawk: Blessed be all! Otterkin| Blessed be! ID | Blessed be!! Many Blue Sparks: Blessed be! Griffin | Blessed Be! 2156