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A Yule Ritual
By Crone
Use
a white altar cloth, with boughs of holly and pine. Add a goddess figure on the
right and a god on the left, and any other adornments you favor. Use as many
unlit green candles of any size as comfort and safety dictate, with matches
nearby. Begin the ritual in near darkness, grounding and centering with these
words: The
darkness is upon me On
this, the shortest day. The
darkness is upon me Yet
I know it will not stay. Alone
in the darkness I
cast my fears away. The
darkness is upon me Yet
I know it will not stay. Cast
the Circle with bough of holly or pine, or use your wand or athame. Without
the dark there can be no light. I
honor the dark on this longest night. Face
each direction or move to the altar for that direction. Come spirits of East, of chill
wind and air Come
spirits of South, bright spirits of fire Come
spirits of West, of frozen ice chill Come
spirits of North, in the Earth now asleep At
your main altar invoke the deities. Empowering
goddess of dark and light, I
ask that you be here tonight. Nurturing
goddess of light and dark I ask that you instill a spark.
Consort
god of warmth and cold Be
with me as in days of old. Powerful
god of cold and warm Please keep my Circle from all harm. Goddess
and god here tonight Guide my path from dark to light. Now
to me my path is clear I
am within my Circle here, Between
the worlds and without fear. Beyond
the bounds of day and night, Beyond
the bounds of dark and light, Where
sorrow and joy, death and birth Meet
as one, beyond the Earth. Magickal
Working:
The
night is dark, the sun is gone, On shortest day
and longest night (Scott Cunningham) Move
around your Circle or your altar, lighting candles slowly and deliberately. As
you stand before each candle, think of an event, experience, issue from the past
year that has brought darkness into your life. Release that darkness by lighting
the candle with these words: Through
warmth and light Comes
the force of power. This light comes to me In
my darkest hour. Go
from candle to candle repeating the lighting, the thoughts, and the words. Pause
now in your brightly lit space, enjoying the light and warmth of the candles.
Know that this light is around you and also within you. Know that you can call
forth this light to empower yourself in any darkness that may befall you. When
you are ready, proceed with these words: Bright
are the sun, the stars and the moon. I
know that the light will return to me soon. Cold,
dark and fear have been driven away By
the joy, warmth and light that I feel now today. So
mote it be. Leave
the candles burning until after you have opened the Circle. Lady
and Lord, my thanks to you. I
will help this magick in all that I do. Grateful
for your presence bright I
dismiss you now into the night. Air
and water, earth and fire Thanks
that you answered my desire. Wind,
coal, rock and rain You
may be on your way again. Blessings
and thanks to all who were here. Though you are gone, may you stay very near. The
Circle is open but unbroken. The
peace of the goddess goes with me. The
strength of the god goes with me. I
am empowered with light as I go forth from this place. So mote it be and blessed be.”
© December 2009 Darkhairedcrone First published in the December issue of 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
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