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A
Mabon Ritual
By Crone Use an
altar cloth of fall colors: orange, rust, gold, brown. You should wear these
colors yourself. Add a crown of grape vines, decorated with colorful ribbons.
Fall fruits and vegetables can be arranged on the altar. Have a chalice of wine
and a large potted plant available. Grounding
and centering:
My
thanks for the harvest, the second this year. And
thanks for the quietude I’m finding here. Cast
the Circle with athame, wand, or sturdy twig: I consecrate this sacred space Inviting
spirits to this place. Invoking
spirits of the directions:
I invoke the
elementals and thank them for what they have brought into my life. East,
spirit of air, thank you for the knowledge I have acquired in schools and in
life. Be with me now. South,
spirit of fire, thank you for my accomplishments and my creative endeavors. Be
with me now. West,
spirit of water, thank you for emotional balance and fruitful relationships. Be
with me now. North,
spirit of earth, thank you for the stability of my home and for my prosperity.
Be with me now. Invoking
the deities:
The
Goddess speaks to us ~ and she says... I
am the Earth, the divine goddess, Mother Nature. I
generate all things and bring forth ever anew the sun which I have given to the
nations; I
am Guardian of sky and sea and of all Gods and powers;
through my influence all nature is hushed and sinks to sleep...
Again,
when it pleases me, I send forth the glad daylight, and nurture life with my
eternal surety; And when the spirit of man passes, to me it returns. Indeed
I am rightly named Great Mother of the Gods; Victory
is in my divine name. I
am the source of the strength of peoples and of gods;
without me nothing can either be born or made perfect; I
am mighty, Queen of the Gods. You
shall adore me as divine, and invoke my name;
And
I shall vouchsafe to grant that which you ask of me. I
am Earth, the universal parent. I
have borne and given life to all peoples. My
presence now is of the most benefit to humankind. I am present here with my virtues, for the peace and good
will of all. (Goddess
Prayer from The
White Goddess,
Robert Graves. Prayer
found in Latin in a twelfth century English herbal. Adapted for this ritual). The
god speaks to us and he says... I
am the face in the leaves, I
am the laughter in the forest, I
am the king in the wood. And
I am the blade of grass that
thrusts through the stone-cold clay at
the death of winter. I
am before and I am after, I
am always until the end. I
am the face in the forest, I am the laughter in the leaves. (Mike Harding, A Little Book of The Green Man). Pronouncement:
Between
the worlds and between the seasons I
stand in silence and in gentle balance. Magickal
Working:
Speak these words aloud, or only in your heart: In
the silence I seek to rebalance myself. In
the silence I shed all cares and stresses. In
the silence I know that all is well with me and with my world. In
the silence I am at peace. I
know I am guided by powerful spirits. I
know my deities are with me every day. I
know that in my darkest hour my guides are merely behind the clouds. I
know that if I only open up to them, they are there. Stand
and open your arms to the heavens. Stand in silence, taking in all the love and
power that the Universe has to give you. Take it in and know that all is well.
Remain in silence for as long as you wish. Celebration:If you are working outside, pour some wine from your chalice on a tree as a libation. If inside, pour it on the plant. I
have taken joy in the harvest. I
have taken joy in my life. I
return to the Earth a token of all that She has given me. Blessed
be. Dismissing
the directions and the deities:
My
Lady, my thanks to you tonight for
sharing this time at the edge of light. My
thanks for your guidance now I give
and
my thanks for teaching me how to live. May I always live peaceably and always love. My
Lord, my thanks to you tonight for
sharing this time at the edge of night. My
thanks for your guidance now I give and
my thanks for teaching me how to live. May I always live peaceably and always love. Spirit
of the North, Powers
of Earth, I thank you For
joining my circle, I
bid you well as you depart. May there be peace between us.
Spirit
of the West, Powers
of Water, I thank you For
joining my circle, I
bid you well as you depart. May there be peace between us. Spirit
of the South, Powers
of Fire, I thank you For
joining my circle, I
bid you well as you depart. May there be peace between us. Spirit
of the East, Powers
of Air, I thank you For
joining my circle, I
bid you well as you depart. May there be peace between us.
Hearken
Circle; I am free. I
shall lie down my burden; and let it be Ground this energy; return it for me I
release now the power. Blessed Be
©
September 2010 Darkhairedcrone
First published in The Controversial Cauldron - the group newsletter of Email Witches Crone is an active member of the UU (CUUP’s) and has been a member of Email Witches since 2004
Best wishes and Blessed Be
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