New Year’s Eve 2023 2024 Dragonfly

New Year’s Eve 

Circle Dragonfly  2023/2024

 

Gather

 

Herbs in 4 bowls placed in the quarters

(North/Frankincense for Protection and self-control. East/Thyme for good luck. South/Sunflower for bringing in wishes. West/Skullcap for harmony)

-Fire pit, Fire wood

-Fire starters and lighters

-Chairs

-Pens and notebook with printouts

 

Welcome

 

Thank you everyone for joining as we set free 2023, and welcome the New Year with loving intentions. I invite you to either gaze into the aura of the fire OR close your eyes as we ground ourselves.

 

Grounding

 

Breathing through our noses, take a 4 second deep breathe in. 1...2...3...4...

Breathe out with a sigh. Another deep breath in for 4 seconds, and out for 6. 1...2...3...4...5...6... Keep breathing as you envision and listen. Feel the warmth of the fires glow on your skin. Let it guide your attention down your body as we breathe. Feel the warmth on your face, letting the fire’s energy cleanse the stress away from your eyes and head. Soften your gaze as you watch the dancing flames and focus on the glow, just outside of the flames. Relax your neck and shoulders, letting the warmth ease any tension in your body. Imagine the warmth sweeps down your arms to your fingertips. You may reach out to warm your hands if you’d like. The heat cleanses and restores power to our hands of creation. The warmth cascades down your spine, easing down your body with gentle relaxation. Let it pass through or let it linger anywhere that needs extra attention and love. As it passes through the base of our spines, let it connect us to the Earth, traveling down through our feet and into the ground. Let it take any lingering negative energy that you may have picked up during the day, and anything that does not serve you anymore. You are protected. You are safe. You are powerful. You are loved. You are connected. Take a moment to feel these affirmations. Open your eyes whenever you’re ready. I would like everyone to reflect on the year. Write down 1-3 memories or blessings that brought you joy or happiness for in 2023.

 

We will move around the group sharing whatever we feel comfortable sharing, starting in the North. After you share, take a moment to feel deep gratitude and thanks for these blessings.

 

In order to create new energy in the coming year, we must release what has held us back from our goals and growth in the past. Take this time to reflect on what you would like the Universe to take the lead in removing from your life or help to break through to move forward. The fears that hold you back, the struggles and cycles you are repeating, the limiting beliefs you have, anything that burdens you. Let it go into the fire. Write these down on the small slip of paper and fold it away from you. We will all throw it in the flame together once everyone is finished.

 

Now everyone may gently place their paper into the flames. Please read along with me, the slip of paper that is labeled “All together” with the intention of fully letting go of these blockages into the flame.

 

(All together)

I release these worries to the Universe to be lovingly changed into solutions and

blessings in the New Year. Thank you, Universe for releasing me of any burdens that I carry, so that I may step into the New Year with a clear mind, body and spirit; and to make space for all my new blessings to be welcomed into my life. So, Mote it be.

As we watch the burdens we no longer carry, be transformed, we invite the balance of energies needed to create a loving and powerful year.

 

In the North, we add frankincense for its protective qualities and self-control to keep us focused on our paths for 2024.

 

In the East, Thyme is added for good luck to be infused into whatever we choose this coming year.

 

The Sunflower in the South, brings in our wishes and power to keep us going strong.

 

The Skullcap in the West brings harmony and peace among us and our families.

 

We honor the elements that kept us grounded, breathing, warm, and hydrated throughout the year with these offerings to the Universe for the highest good.

Blessed be.

 

Begin to welcome the new blessings that 2024 holds for us all, by writing down any wishes, goals, intentions, or drawings of what you may need. Create a little vision board of doodles if you would like. Add positive energy through your pencil, knowing you can have whatever you desire as long as you believe you deserve it.

 

Keep this paper around where you can see it throughout 2024. You may choose to share your goals or decide to keep building on this list for our planning session coming up in January. You may use your pencil as a wand and envision sending the energy created tonight, out to the Universe. Imagine a beam of light coming from both ends of the pencil and entering the Earth below, and the atmosphere above. The Universe collects your intentions and the powerful beam swiftly sends it to the life Source where it shall grow like a flower, blooming throughout 2024. Thank you, Universal energy and elements that surround each of us every day, for your blessings through love always. Our work is done. So, Mote it be.

Yule Sabbat 2004 CO1

CircleOfOne, Yule, 12/31/04

CircleOfOne has come to the conclusion that if we’re to thrive where we’ve been planted then we should begin paying closer attention to our own environment.  So we’ve begun looking at how the seasons and holidays actually affect our lives here in Florida.  Rather than consulting books and articles that have been written by strangers in strange lands, we’ve decided to look closer to home to develop traditions and customs for our area.  

Yule and Winter are generally a time of great hardship and severe weather for many people.  But for us here in Florida this is a time of abundance.  The weather is cool and crisp and allows us to play out doors without the bugs.  Florida crops grow best during these winter months.  Flowers still bloom around us.  This is the best season for many of us to become active and get things done that we don’t do during the hot months.

So I searched through many Yule Time and Christmas traditions to find something that signified the abundance of our season.  It was a little tough, but I finally managed to find something.  So tonight we’re going to pay tribute to the much misunderstood and often maligned Fruit Cake.  What better symbol of abundance than a Fruit Cake just filled with everything under the sun?  

Dating back to the Romans, fruitcake was once a relatively modest affair of pomegranate seeds and barley.  Over the years, they’ve been created with every form of fruit, spice and alcohol known to man.  Fruit Cakes have a reputation of lasting for quite a long time.  They have perseverance.  

Now it’s been a popular belief that there exists only one original Fruit Cake that is simply passed on person to person each year.  This is not true; in fact over 800 million Fruit Cakes are created each and every year to be enjoyed around the world.  Sadly, the very first original Fruit Cake was lost many, many years ago.  It is said that there was actually a fourth Wise Man who journeyed to Jesus’ birth.  Unfortunately, it was discovered that he carried the Fruit Cake and he was accosted by angry townsfolk who threw him into a cave and rolled a huge boulder into the entrance.  It’s been said that it was that original Fruit Cake that sustained him for the remaining years of his life.

 

Introductions

(Begin by introducing yourself and encourage others to do the same)

 

Altar Devotions

(Light all the candles on the Altar)

By the powers of the Ancient Ones, 

In the names of all who have gone before; 

We remember thee, we honor thee.

 

Purify the Area

(Use the incense on the altar. Walk counter-clockwise around the outside.)

 

 

Cast Circle

Three times round, this Circle’s bound, With a zest for life and just enough spice to keep things interesting

Three times round, this Circle’s bound, With the fruits of our labors and the spirit of our friendships

Three times round, this Circle’s bound, With the common wholesomeness of our everyday hopes and dreams

Fashioned by the ingredients of our existence, we create this Sacred Space.  Where night and day, birth and death, joy and sorrow, all meet as one.  So Mote it Be

 

Call Quarters

North - I call forth the Elements of the North.  

In the dark of night you bring with you winter's chill to invigorate our bodies and encourage us to move and enjoy all that life has to offer.  We call to you to join us as we celebrate your season.  Hail & Welcome!!

East - I call forth the Elements of the East.  

In the soft glow of dawn you bring with you the breezes of springtime to refresh our spirits as you persuade us to follow our dreams.  We call to you to join us as we celebrate this YuleTide season.  Hail & Welcome!!

 

Call Quarters

South - I call forth the Elements of the South.

In the brilliant light of day you bring with you summers heat to cause us to take pause, regenerate our energies, and ignite our passions.  We call to you to join us as we celebrate this YuleTide season.  Hail & Welcome!!

 

Call Quarters

West - I call forth the Elements of the West.

In the shadows of dusk you bring with you the rains of fall to nurture the lands that sustain us and wash clean the environment around us.  We call you to join us as we celebrate this YuleTide season.  Hail & Welcome!!

 

Anoint

(Use oil to anoint the group - walk the inside of the circle to anoint and welcome each person in whatever fashion feels comfortable)

 

Unite energies

(Bring everyone into focus and unite the energies for the evening)

Name the Working

(Create the Fruit Cake)

  

Invocation

Great God, we invite You to join our Solstice Celebration.  Leave Your wintry tasks and come to play with us this festive night.  As Sage, Father, and Newborn Sun we call to You.  We rejoice as we feel the touch of Your grace, and the breath of Your dancing fire, as the days once more grow longer.  Be with us tonight, Blessed Be.

 

Great Goddess, we invite You to join our Solstice Celebration.  Venture out from beneath Your wintry cloak and come to play with us this festive night.  As Maiden, Mother and Crone we call to You.  Lady, renew our hope as we feel the touch of Your grace; warm our souls with Your embrace.  Be with us tonight, Blessed Be.

 

Sacred Space

(While in sacred space – ask if anyone needs/wants anything special.  Ask if anyone has any questions, concerns, or comments. Take care of the wish box) 

 

Raise Power

(Raise Power any way you wish, use something that will include the whole group.  Try something new or different if you like.)

 

 

Great Rite

Male:          Let it be known that no man is greater than a woman

Female: Nor is a woman greater than a man.

Together: For what one lacks, the other can provide and what one needs, the other can supply.

Male: As the Athame is to the male

Female: The Chalice is to the female

Together: And as they are joined they become one in truth.  For there is no greater Magick in the entire world than that of Love

Cakes and Ale

Female:    Great Goddess, Thank you, for the Blessings this drink provides. May we never thirst.

Male:    Great God, Thank you, for the Blessings this food provides.  May we never hunger.

Together:    You are the Vine,    We are your branches,    For without You,     We can do nothing. 

 

Release Quarters

North, South, East and West.  Together we’ve mixed the ingredients for the coming year.  We thank you all for joining in our celebration.  Go if you must, stay if you will.  Know that you are always welcome here.  Blessed Be!

Open Circle

The timer has rung. The Fruit Cake is done.  Time to turn off the oven and bid goodnight to our Coven.  May this circle be open, but unbroken.  Merry we meet, Merry we part and merry may we meet again.

New Year Fruit Cake

1 Cp Golden Raisins (Prosperity)

1 Cp Currants (Growth)

½ Cp Dried Cranberries (Hope)

½ Cp Dried Blueberries (Protection)

½ Cp Dried Cherries (Independence)

½ Cp Dried Apricots (Love)

1 Tsp Orange Zest (Good Fortune)

¼ Cp Crystallized Ginger (Power)

1 Cp Quality Brandy (Friendship)

1 Cp Sugar (Love)

1¼ Sticks Butter (Nurturing)

1 Cp Apple Juice (Healing)

1 Tsp Cloves (Peace)

¼ Tsp Allspice (Courage)

1 Tsp Cinnamon (Luck)

1 Tsp Ground Ginger (Strength)

1 ¾ Cups Flour (Life)

1 ½ Tsp Salt (Preservation)

1 Tsp Baking Soda (Cleansing)

1 Tsp Baking Powder (Development)

2 Eggs (Rebirth)

½ Cup Toasted Pecan Pieces (Abundance)

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 325 degrees

Grease a large glass baking pan

In a medium pot, zest the lemon & lime, then squeeze the juice into a one-cup measure. Add just enough apple juice to complete the one cup needed for the cake. In the same pot combine dried fruits, candied ginger and rum, sugar, butter, juice and spices. Bring mixture to a soft boil stirring often, reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to cool for about an hour.

In a mixing bowl combine dry ingredients and then add half of the fruit mixture. Bring batter together with a large wooden spoon and then stir in eggs one at a time until completely integrated. Add remaining fruit mixture and combine well, then fold in nuts. Spoon batter into the baking pan and allow batter to sit for 15 minutes before baking.

Bake for 1 hour, check for doneness by inserting toothpick into the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, it's done. If not, bake another 10 minutes, and check again.

Remove cake from oven and place on cooling rack or trivet. Baste or spritz top with brandy or rum and allow cooling completely. When cake is completely cooled, seal tightly and set aside. Every 2 to 3 days, feel the cake and if dry, spritz with brandy or rum. The cake's flavor will enhance considerably over the next two weeks.

I am! Esbat 2008 CO1

December 26, 2023 (Cold Moon)

I am! Full Moon 2008

Tampa CUUPS

CircleOfOne Coven & Rowan Tree Grove

(Cookies for Altar, 3 Bottles Wine, 2 Gallon Apple Juice, Bouquet White Flowers, 

4 Boxes Vanilla Wafers, 200 Itty Bitty White Cups) 

Anoint/Welcome

(All members; gauntlet inside the door with four elements to greet & welcome)

CHANT:   

Air moves us, Fire transforms us

Water shapes us, Earth heals us

And the balance of the wheel goes round and round

And the balance of the wheel goes round

Purify/Besom

(Once everyone has settled cleanse the Circle with Besom)

Unite energies/Grounding

(Members gather around altar, arms outstretched, left hand down, right hand up)

CHANT:   

I am one with the Universal Life Energy

It is flowing through my body now, I can feel it

Salt & Water

(HPS purify and prepare salt & water)

Cast Circle/Drawing

(HP walk circle once with sword, Members join and walk circle 2nd time with chant.  Everyone splits off and move to their quarters when done)

CHANT:   

We are a Circle, within a Circle

With no beginning, and never ending (x3)

Call Elements

CHANT:

I call thee forth that our ritual be witnessed,

Our work be aided and our circle be protected.

Water & Incense Circle

(walks Circle to bless with Water & Incense)

Call Quarters

(Members move to the Center to surround Altar, arms raised)

CHANT:

Hear me, and heed me o ancient and mighty ones,

Look now upon us and guide us in our rite.

Invocation/Drawing Down

(HP & HPS stand together, surround by other members.  Place Goddess Circlet on HPS, place God Horns on HP)

GODDESS CHANT:

We all come from the Goddess

And to her we shall return

Like a drop of rain

Flowing to the ocean

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali- Inanna!

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali- Inanna!

GOD CHANT:

We all come from the Sun God

And to him we shall return

Like a spark of flame

Rising to the Summerlands

Pan, Poseidon, Dionysus, Cernunnos, Mithras, Loki, Apollo

Pan, Poseidon, Dionysus, Cernunnos, Mithras, Loki, Apollo

HPS:    In the mists of time I was called Brigid, Demeter, Hera, Cerridwen, and by many other names.  I am the quickening of the seed in Springtime and the peace of the quiet wood in Winter.  By the powers of the steadfast Earth, the darkness of death and the white light of birth, I charge thee; strive always for the growth of your eternal soul.  Challenge your mind, act always for the betterment of your brothers and sisters.  For you are my children.  You are strong and wise and full of the powers of life.  It is yours to use them in my service.  Go forth in the light of my love, turning to me without fear when darkness threatens to overcome you.  Know in your heart of hearts that we are together in blood and spirit ‘til the last star darkens in the sky and winter comes to the universe.

HP:  In an earlier age I was called Herne, Osiris, Zeus, Cernunos and by many other names.  I am the strength of the rock at your back; I am the Hunter and the Sacred Prey.  By the powers of the running stag, by the darkest depth of night and the lingering tendrils of dreams, I charge thee; follow your heart and your instinct, wherever they take you.  Take joy in the powers of your bodies.  Learn to take your strength from the foolish things you have wrought as well as the good you have done. For you are dear to me my children and I am with you always.  I am the Lord of Death, and when you have come to the end of your life on this world I will be there to offer you peace and rest.  I am the Spirit of the wild things, and you too are wild in your souls and we are forever intertwined.

Name the Working

(Taking back power, re-affirming things that may have been lost, I am!!)

Perform the Work

Raise Power

(Actually this chant will be used to calm the energies)

CHANT:   

I will be gentle with myself; I will love myself

I am a child of the universe; I am re-born every moment

Cakes & Ale

CHANT:

 Air I am! Fire I am!

Water, Earth and spirit I am!

Thank Spirit

(Thank Spirit and release the God & Goddess)

Release Elements & Quarters

Open/Close Circle

CLOSING CHANT:

May the circle be open but unbroken

May the Love of the Goddess be ever in your heart

Merry meet, and merry part,

And merry meet again

May the circle be open but unbroken

May the Love of the Spirit be ever in your heart

Merry meet, and merry part,

And merry meet again

May the circle be open but unbroken

May the Love of the SunGod be ever in your heart

Merry meet, and merry part,

And merry meet again

Feast

Go Mbeannaigh

          (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

          (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl

          (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)

Yule Celebration 2018 CO1

 Winter Solstice December 21, 2023

Yule Celebration 2018

Tonight we gather to turn the page. Soon the year will be over, and a new year will begin. Don’t focus on leaving things behind, but rather on accepting change and moving forward. Every story has a beginning and an ending; and we are all merely turning the page to begin a new chapter.

Alter Devotions (HPS)

May the time be close at hand when all may live in harmony

A peaceful world of kindred hearts, united as a family

In your heart, may there be peace

In your home, may there be happiness

In the world, may there be love, So Mote it Be

Smudge &  Anoint

Welcome to all who come to keep the Old Ways. Tonight we’re here to celebrate the Season, to look back on all the wonderful moments we’ve enjoyed this past year. May the light of the Sun find its way into our hearts.

History

Ancient people saw the flow of time as circular, not linear, and the Changing Seasons were understood as a Great Wheel, or Wheel of the Year. The beautiful wreaths that decorate our doors and windows are a symbol of the New Year and its turning. The Winter Solstice is the longest night of the year. The wheel of the year has turned once more and the nights have grown longer and colder. Now the darkness begins to retreat and light begins its return once again. As the wheel continues to turn, the Sun returns to us once more. In ancient times the return of the light was never taken for granted. And people never forgot how their very lives depended on its return. Homes were decorated with evergreens and candles so that the new light would find welcome and beauty in the New Year. 

Cast Circle (HPS)

Three times round this Circle’s bound. From the North and the East to the South and the West then back to the North again.  

The first is a Circle of Protection, as we ask our Father Nature to cast a protective eye upon all who dwell within these walls.

The second is a Circle of Hope, as we understand that all who pass through these doors will find hope in themselves and in their futures.

The third is a Circle of Love, as we know that our Mother Earth shines the light of Her love upon all who gather here beneath this roof.

Three times round this Circle’s bound.  North, South, East and West from edge to edge this Circle is cast. So Mote It Be.

 

Invocation

(HPS) I am The Crone, the Old One who rules the time of Winter. Do you know my names? Hecate, Cerridwen, Spider Grandmother. I am midwife of life and death, the Changer, she who stands at the crossroads. I am the storyteller. This night I have brought the guardians of each direction to tell the story of the Sun God, a story of Life, Death, and Rebirth!

Call The Quarters

NORTH: I am the North, the place of midnight, ruled by the Element of Earth.  I am the place of the ancestors and ancient wisdom, of all that has walked the Wheel through millennia and knows the way.  I rule the time of Winter. 

(HPS) The time of Darkness is now upon us; a time of cold and scarcity when the northern-most Earth leans farthest from the Sun.  The Sun gives brief light and little warmth.  The life that was lies shattered and still, retreated like refugees in the migration of herds, the flight of the flocks.  The trees stand stripped and naked in their poverty, imprisoned in ice, bowed and broken by storms.  In suffering and hardship you learn what is essential. Your wealth is taken, your weakness exposed, your dreams perish. Even the God, too, dies!  So Mote it Be.

Remember that you are EARTH – Ground, Give, Build, and Heal

EAST: I am the East the place of the dawn, ruled by the element of Air. I am the breath of life, of speech and song. I watch over all the winged ones. I am the season of Spring, the season of birth and new creation surging forth.

(HPS) Can you remember the Spring? Life surges forth in buds and sprouts. The trees dress their branches in new leaves as the sap rises to rouse them from sleep. The birds return from the realms of the South to raise their children. New life comes forth and multiplies. The Earth warms and leans towards the Sun as she greens and blossoms. Each day the young Sun rises in the East and each day grows stronger. Each day the time of light lasts longer. Did you think it would last forever? The Wheel turns!  Hail and Blessed Be.

Remember that you are AIR – Observe, Breath, Focus, and Decide

SOUTH: I am the South, the place of mid-day, ruled by the element of Fire. I am the passion and laughter of life; keeper of Earth's fertility, Guardian of all that walks and crawls on the Earth.  I hold the gift of fertile Earth from whence your crops come forth.  I am the blessing of children, the keeper of truth and innocence.  I am the season of Summer.

 

(HPS) Can you remember the Summer? The fruit sets upon the vines and the branches of the trees. The herds fatten on the thick grass of the upper pastures. Young animals scamper and play under the watchful eyes of the older animals. The young birds learn to fly. Your own children take shade under the glorious leaf canopy of the trees. The Earth leans nearest the Sun, radiant in her beauty. The Sun, strong and hot, is at the peak of His power. And the light exceeds the darkness. Did you think it would last forever? The Wheel turns!  Hail and Blessed Be.

Remember that you are FIRE – Burn, Tame, Adapt, and Ignite

WEST: I am the West, place of dusk, ruled by the Element of Water. I am the guardian of life's water, from the oceans' depths to the waters of the womb that rocked you before your birth. I am the sweet rain satisfying the thirsty Earth, and keeper of all that swims and lives in water. I am the place of all that lies below the surface, of intuition and dreams. I am the season of Fall and I rule the time of Harvest. 

(HPS) Can you remember the time of Fall? Do you remember the backbreaking labor of harvesting the grains and fruits and vegetables; the vines and trees heavy with their bounty?  Now the young animals take their places beside the elders and begin the great migrations to the realms of the South and the pastures of the lowlands. The trees transform from deep green into glorious gold, orange, and red, their true colors shine forth before they drop their finery, leaf by leaf, to the ground. Your own children must be dressed against the evening chill and you labor to make ready for the coming darkness. The Earth stands apart from the Sun who grows cooler, and the light begins to die. Did you think it would last forever? The Wheel turns!  Hail and Blessed Be.

Remember that you are WATER – Cry, Cleanse, Flow, Let Go

Workings

Silence...cold...stillness...deep...dormant...rest...waiting

Winter has always been a time to gather with family or friends, of returning to the hearth and home. It’s also a time of turning inward; a time of quiet reflection while the earth around us sleeps. This is when we reflect on the year past, when we stop to gather strength and make plans for the year ahead.

(HPS) Stillness and thought of death come more readily to us in winter and remind us that each season is part of an ongoing cycle of birth, growth, fruition, and death.  The annuals that die in winter provide the mulch and compost for the spring seedlings. The cold of winter provides the dormancy for seeds and bulbs so that they may burst forth in spring. The harshness of winter prepares us for the burst of creativity, freedom, and light of spring and summer. The crisp, clear, cold, nights reveal a sky filled with the stars of the galaxies that connect us with our origins and the origins of all that is.  The bare branches of trees, stripped to the essentials, remind us to reflect on what is essential in our lives. 

Winter brings the still time for us to consider what is meaningful and what is not. To ask ourselves what choices have I made, what have I done to bring light into someone else’s life? What inheritance have I received from life, what legacy will I leave? To take the time in winter's quiet to ponder these deeper, inner questions pays honor to this season and to the eternal rhythms of the Earth.  The people in darkness have seen a great light and though this light is yet small, it grows stronger as it grows in each of us. As the wheel turns, the light returns.

(HPS) The Winter Solstice promises new dreams, new hopes and new light. Our lives are not measured by the things we possess…or the power we wield...but by the light we leave in someone else’s life.  The simple things that we do…like a welcoming smile, the selfless things…like lending a hand to someone else in need…the sacrificing things…like babysitting when what you really want is quiet.  These are all examples of the light we can shine in our own lives.  As we light our candles in recognition of the light returning to the New Year…we invite others to talk about what they would like to do in the coming year to bring a little of our own light to others.

Cakes & Ale

(HPS) May this food & drink bring light and life to those who enjoy them. May their hope be strong through all the days of the coming year.  All that we do is in service and in honor to you.  May we never hunger, May we never thirst.  So Mote It Be! 

Release Circle

(HPS) May the spirit of Yule remain with us all through the coming year, may our obstacles vanish and our seeds take root and flourish as we are all blessed with compassion.  May those who guide us with their light, protect us in the dark and walk beside us on the roads traveled, this Circle is open but unbroken, merry meet, merry part and merry meet again.

Go Mbeannaigh

          (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

          (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl

          (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)

Windy Circle 2004 CO1

Windy Circle - May 2004 

Altar Devotions

Purify the Area

Calling Quarters

Bores, Notes, Eurasia, Zephyrs - Winds of North, South, East, West; Gather close at my request. Join us all upon this night and lend your energies to our rite. Winds shall merge and intertwine, Your essential energies will combine!

BOEARS, Spirit of Earth, Midnight and Winter - we call for Healing: Surround us within your earthen cloak of knowledge.

NOTUS, Spirit of Fire, Midday and Summer – bring to us your fiery wisdom of strength to fill our need, & empower our enlightenment.

EURUS, Spirit of Air, Sunrise and Spring - we call for pure innocence to guide us to what healing must be.

ZEPHYRUS, Spirit of Water, Sunset and Autumn - we call for resolution so then we will know healing.

At the Northern Point:  I join you all to heal all within in

Casting the Circle

The Four winds form our Circle, We weave our spell into your tapestry tonight, North, South, East, West, your tale shall tell, As above, so below, Remove all that would could cause us woe, As within, so without, At peace we'll be, there is no doubt.  Three times round this Circles cast

 

Anoint & Unite energies

Invocation

Gracious Goddess of the night, woman of the Moon, and Mother of all that is, I ask for your assistance and presence for our rite. 

Gracious Goddess of the day, Woman of the Sun, and Mother of all that is, I ask for your assistance and presence for our rite.

Name the Working 

The windmills will be empowered by being "blown upon" with the energy we raise. Once cleansed they will be ready to absorb any negativity that we may come in contact with: "as it is now & as it may be in the future."  In this way they will protect us from negativity & allow us to heal at will. As we breath in we are going to bring in energy from the winds of all four quarters as we breath out we will expel all the worries that hold us back from all we need to be. Fill it with the power for our purpose, the power to cleanse ourselves. Prepare the windmills for the task we have described.

Raising Energy

Breathe, listen to the sound of the breath of your circle mates. Become synchronized together, become one together. Breathe in as one breathe out as one.  

Cakes & Ale  

Thanking the Divine

Gracious Goddess of this night's wind, woman of the Moon & controller of tides, Mother of all that is, thank you for your assistance and presence during our rite. Stay if you will, go if you must, Hail and Farewell.

Gracious God of the day, man of the Sun, and Father of all that is, thank you for your assistance and presence during out rite. Stay if you will, go if you must, Hail and Farewell.

Release the Circle

Four winds formed our Circle at our request, North, South, East, West, You lent your energy above and below, to keep us safe and free from woe, your presence assured within and without.  Healing we'll have, there is no doubt.  Stay if you will, go if you must, Hail and Farewell. This Circle is open, but unbroken, Merry Meet, Merry Part, until we Merry meet again.

Feast

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Go Mbeannaigh    (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Beannaichte Be    (Gaelic, Scotland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

   (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl     (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)

Seja Abençoado     (Portuguese, Portugal - Blessed Be)

Appreciation Esbat 2018 CO1

 November 27, 2023 (Beaver Moon)

Full Moon Esbat 2018

Altar Devotions (HPS)

By the power of the Ancient Ones, in the names of those who have gone before.  We remember you, we honor you. So Mote it Be.

Smudge/Anoint

We call upon the masculine and feminine waters, drawn from a forest mountain stream.  We use it to bless, cleanse and anoint us for this Circle. As the water from the pool represents the female and the water from the falls represents the male, the two joined together represent the God and Goddess flowing as one. So Mote it Be.

Call Quarters

EAST:  We remember fondly the springtime of our youngest years; a brief moment of new beginnings and constantly unfolding mysteries. As each new day begins, so we will continue a new journey each morning as we awake.  Tonight we honor and thank the Spirits of the East for their presence in our lives. Enter our circle and be blessed

SOUTH:  The Summer of our lives flew past us all too quickly; the years of growth and prosperity. In the intense brightness of that Noon Hour, it was certainly our time to dance, to celebrate and love. Those precious years taught us to enjoy the full value of life.  Tonight we honor and thank the Spirits of the South for their presence in our lives. Enter our circle and be blessed

WEST:  For many of us our lives linger a while in Autumn, the years of harvest and family. These are the twilight days of our lives, sometimes bittersweet.  We spend our days surrounded by family and friends.  Tonight we honor and thank the Spirits of the West for their presence in our lives. Enter our circle and be blessed

NORTH:   All too soon, we look towards the winter season of our lives; it’s a time to rest and reflect to gather strength knowing the sun will always rise again. In the darkness of the Midnight Hour, it will not be a time to be afraid. So we each will choose to walk forward into our lives without fear. Tonight we honor and thank the Spirits of the North for their presence in our lives. Enter our circle and be blessed

Cast Circle (HPS)

Three times round this Circle’s bound. From the North and the East to the South and the West then back to the North again.  

The first is a Circle of Protection - as we ask our Gods to cast a protective eye upon all who dwell within these walls.

The second is a Circle of Hope - as we understand that all who pass through these doors will find hope in themselves and in their futures.

The third is a Circle of Love - as we know that our Goddess shines the light of Her love upon all who gather here beneath this roof.

Three times round this Circle’s bound.  North, East, South, and West from edge to edge this Circle is cast. So Mote It Be.

Invocation (HPS)

With the utmost respect we request the assistance of the Great Spirit. You have stood beside us since we were children and each day we’ve treasured your presence in our lives.  Tonight we request your help – please watch over our friends, protect our families from any who would do them harm.  Assist us with your incredible healing energies.  Let the things that happen tonight be only for the greater good of all.  So Mote it Be.

Thank you – for each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything Thy goodness sends.  We thank you!

Raise Power (HPS)

I wish you enough - happiness to keep you sweet, trials to keep you strong, sorrow to keep you human, hope to keep you happy, failure to keep you humble, success to keep you eager, friends to give you comfort, wealth to meet your needs and determination to make each day amazing.

I love you, and bless you with enough.

Cakes and Ale (HPS)

All that we do is in service and in honor to the God and Goddess.  May we never hunger - May we never thirst.  So Mote It Be! 

Thank Spirit (HPS)

With malice towards no-one, and harm to none.  If the Goddess so desires it let our Magick be done.  As always, we thank you great Spirit, we are honored by your presence in our lives.  We know that you walk beside us each day, continue to guide our hearts, our tongues, our spirits.  In your honor, So Mote it Be

Release Quarters

NORTH:  Tonight we respect and bless the energies of the North We thank you for your presence in our lives; reminding us to take a moment to find the inner sanctuary where the seeds of life and inspiration still await us.  We bid you well as you depart, may you always Blessed Be.

WEST:  Tonight we honor and bless the energies of the West. We thank you for your presence in our lives, reminding us of family and friends.  We shall continue to bask in their love and companionship throughout our lives.  We bid you well as you depart, may you always Blessed Be.

SOUTH:  Tonight we revere and bless the energies of the South.  We thank you for your presence in our lives, reminding us of the prosperity within our friends, family and foes. We bid you well as you depart, may you always Blessed Be.

EAST:  Tonight we admire and bless the energies of the East. We thank you for your presence in our lives; reminding us that everyday provides a new thought or idea with our lives.  We bid you well as you depart, may you always Blessed Be.

Open Circle (HPS)

May those who guide us with their light, protect us in the dark and walk beside us on the roads traveled - this Circle is open but unbroken, merry meet, merry part and may we merry meet again!

Go Mbeannaigh

          (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

          (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl

          (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)

Samhain Sabbat 2018 CO1

 Samhain - Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Samhain Sabbat 2018 

Statement of Intent

Tonight we celebrate Samhain.  For many in the Pagan Community this is considered the end of the year and the beginning of a new one.  It’s a time when the veil between the worlds is thin and communication with those who have crossed over is easiest. It’s also a time when we celebrate those who have had a positive impact on our lives. Tonight we’ll reminisce about those who have passed on, we’ll honor our ancestors long gone from this life, and we’ll remember those still here who continue to bless our lives every day. 

Altar Blessing (HP)

It's the blood of the Ancients that runs through our veins. As these forms pass, the circle of life remains

Cast Circle (HPS)

Three times round this Circle’s bound. From the North and the East to the South and the West then back to the North again. 

 

Tonight our Circle is cast by the silence of Bats wings, the flicker of Candle flame and Spider web dreams.

Three times round this Circle’s bound.  North, South, East and West from edge to edge this Circle is cast. As above, so below; So Mote It Be.

Call Quarters

NORTH: From the North, close to Earth, black cats glide into our Circle.

Be our guardian, be our guide, on this night stand by our side. Blessed Be.

EAST: From the East, in the air, witches fly into our Circle.  Be our guardian, be our guide, on this night stand by our side. Blessed Be. 

SOUTH:  From the South with glowing faces, Jack o' Lanterns light the way into our Circle.  Be our guardian, be our guide, on this night stand by our side. Blessed Be.

WEST:  From the West, through the watery veil, ghosts float into our Circle.  Be our guardian, be our guide, on this night stand by our side. Blessed Be.

Invocation

(HPS) Great Mother, Goddess of life, death, and rebirth, Loving Mother; we ask that you join us this night. We ask that you continue to bless the lives of those we love who walk this Earth with us. Welcome in peace.  Blessed be!

(HP) Great Father, God of the hunt, the chase, God of the Underworld, Loving Father; we ask that you join us this night.  We ask that you continue to bless the lives of those we love who walk this Earth with us. Welcome in peace.  Blessed be!

(HPS) Mother, Father, brother, sister, friend, we meet to acknowledge those who have touched our lives in many positive ways and we’re better people for having known them. Though some are gone from this earthly realm they will live on forever in the wild flowers growing in the meadows, on the whispers of the wind, in the warmth of the sun on our faces, in the gentle spring rains and magnificent thunderstorms.  As long as their memories are alive in our hearts and in our minds, they will be with us always as they walk hand in hand with the Ancient Ones.

Working (HP)

Ancestors, family, parents, brother and sisters, aunts and uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers, we thank you. Thank you for joining us this Samhain night, and for helping to shape us into who we are. We honor you for that gift and thank you once more.

Cakes and Ale

(HPS) Great Mother, bless this grain that it may always keep love in our hearts. Tonight we share this grain as a gift for those who came before us, and thank you for being part of our family.

(HP) Great Father, bless this drink that it may keep laughter in our hearts and remembrance in our minds. Tonight we drink in honor of family and of the bonds of kinship. We share this drink in the name of our ancestors.

All that we do is in service and in honor to the God and Goddess.  May we never hunger - May we never thirst.  So Mote It Be! 

Thank Spirit (HP)

With malice towards no-one, and harm to none.  If Spirit so desires it let our Magick be done.  Tonight we thank the Goddess of the Moon and the God of the Sun for blessing our lives.  We ask that you walk beside us each day, guide our hearts, our tongues, our spirit.  In your honor, So Mote it Be. 

  

Open Circle (HPS)

As I open this circle, we give thanks to the Ancient Ones for providing the foundation for our existence. We’re most gracious for those loved ones who have blessed us with their presence. And we ask that you continue to watch over us in our everyday lives. As the energy of this circle has served us well, I now return it to the elements from whence it came. I release the quarters with our blessings. May those who guide us with their light, protect us in the dark and walk beside us on the roads traveled - this Circle is open but unbroken, merry meet, merry part and may we merry meet again!

Go Mbeannaigh

          (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

          (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl

          (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)

Ancestor Esbat 2017 CO1

 October 28, 2023 (Hunter’s Moon)

October Esbat 2017

Merry Meet and Blessed Be.  Tonight, we will be enlisting the help of the Ancient Ones from some of our own faiths to come together working in harmony.  October is known to be one time of the year when the veil between the worlds is thinnest.  It’s a time when messages are often sent to departed loved ones, but it can also be a time when messages are received.  Tonight we’ll be working on our own psychic connections and receiving messages from beyond.

Smudge & Anoint

Altar Devotion

Sara Kali, Mother, woman, sister, queen, this altar is dedicated to you.  I am honored by your presence each day of my life.  Tonight I request your help – please watch over my Kumpania, protect my familia from any who would do them harm.  By the powers of the Ancient ones, in the names of those who have gone before, we honor you, we remember you.  So mote it be.

Circle Cast

Three times round, this Circle’s bound, cast of love and protection to keep all inside safe from harm and free of all negativity.  Make this a place of safety so that the power of the Moon in all Her beauty and glory can be here to lend Her Magick.  This Circle is drawn from the elemental energies to surround this sacred space.  From earth the things that manifest.  From air, the things imagined.  From fire the things that motivate.  From water the things empowered.  In a space that has no place, in a moment that has no time.  Welcome Ancient Ones and see this place as sealed - So mote it be.

Call Quarters

EAST    Guardians of the East, Powers of Air; you who are thought and the wind upon my face - Winged eagle of the skies who is the morning breeze and the wrath of storms; we invite your presence this night.  Enter our Circle, Blessed be. 

  

SOUTH    Guardians of the South, Powers of Fire, you who are passion and the hearth - Great Snake who lives within the coals of the home fires as well as wild fires, we invite your presence this night.  Enter our Circle, Blessed be.   

WEST    Guardians of the West, Powers of Water, you who are emotions and pure love - Gentle Dolphin of the waves who is the morning dew, and the torrential rains, we invite your presence this night.  Enter our Circle, Blessed be.

NORTH    Guardians of the North, Powers of Earth, you who are the stabilizer and nurturer - Powerful Buffalo who paws the ground and stands solid as the mountains, we invite your presence this night.  Enter our Circle, Blessed be.

Unite energies - Charge of Goddess

In the mists of time I was called Aset, Urd, Verdandi, Skuld, Urania, White Buffalo Woman, Sara Kali, and by many other names.  I am the quickening of the seed in Springtime, the glory of ripe fields in Summer, and the peace of the quiet woods as the snow calms the Earth in Winter.  I am the lilt of the maidens' melody in the morning, the patient hand of the Mother and the deep river of the mysteries taught by moonlight.  I give you, my children, the gifts of song rising from the heart, the joy of autumn sunset, the cool touch of the renewing waters, and the compelling call of the drum in the dance.  To you I give the joy of creation and the companion of beauty to light your days.  

 

By the powers of the steadfast Earth and the wheeling stars I charge thee; by the darkness of death and the white light of birth I charge thee; and by the terrible strength of your human spirits, I charge thee:  Strive always for the growth of your eternal soul, never intentionally diminish your strength, your compassion, your ties to the earth or your knowledge. Challenge your mind, never accept complacently that which has been the standard merely for the reason that it is the standard by which the majority judges.  Act always for the betterment of your brothers and sisters.  To strengthen them is to forge the true chain of humanity, and a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.  

 

You are my children, my brothers and sisters and my companions.  You are known in great part by the company you keep, and you are strong and wise and full of the powers of life.  It is yours to use them in my service, and I also, am known by the company I keep.  Go forth in joy and the light of my love, turning to me without fear when the darkness threatens to overcome you, and turning also to me to share your triumphs and your achievements, and know in your heart of hearts that we are together in blood and spirit ‘til the last star darkens in the sky and winter comes to the universe.

Invocation

With the utmost respect I request the assistance of the Chivani of the Roma.  Sara Kali, the Mother, woman, sister, queen, the Phuri Dae, the source of all Romany blood. You are a Seeress of incredible talent, protector and prophet of your Familia.  Let the things I say tonight be only for the greater good of all. Blessed Be

Name the Working

Perform the Work

With malice towards no-one, and harm to none.  If the Goddess so desires it let our Magick be done. So Mote it Be.

Raise Power

Wish Box

Sacred Space

Cakes and Ale

By the grace and power of all divinity, we bless these cakes. May all who eat them never feel the emptiness of hunger. We also bless this juice. May all who drink it never feel the coarseness of thirst. So mote it be.

 

Thank Spirit

Sara Kali, mother, sister, and queen - When I humbly called, you responded, honoring us with your presence and wisdom.  As you now depart, please accept our highest gratitude for your aid in this Magickal rite. I now bid you farewell, but knowing You will always be near I will never say goodbye. Thank you for the secrets shared this night.  I now wish you good journey - Latcho Drom, Safe Journey.

Release Quarters

NORTH    Beneath our feet is the Earth, soil dark and fertile; the womb in which life begins and will later die, then return anew. We thank you, earthly guardians for your presence here tonight.  We bid you well as you depart, may there be peace between us. Hail and farewell.

WEST    From the west, the mist rolls in bringing rain and fog; the life-giving water without which we would cease to be. We thank you, earthly guardians for your presence here tonight.  We bid you well as you depart, may there be peace between us. Hail and farewell.

SOUTH    From the South the sun rises high in the summer sky, and lights our way even into the night. Today the sun casts three rays, the light of fire upon the land, the sea, and the heavens. We thank you, earthly guardians for your presence here tonight.  We bid you well as you depart, may there be peace between us. Hail and farewell.

EAST    From the east comes the wind, cool and clear.  It brings new seeds to the garden, bees to the pollen, and birds to the trees. We thank you, earthly guardians for your presence here tonight. We bid you well as you depart, may there be peace between us. Hail and farewell.

Open Circle

 

As I open this circle, I give thanks to the Ancient Ones for being here with us on this night. I am most gracious for all of your help and guidance. As you leave us now, I ask that you continue to watch over us in our everyday lives. As the energy of this circle has served us well, I now return it to the elements from whence it came. May those who guide us with their light, protect us in the dark and walk beside us on the roads traveled - this Circle is open but unbroken, merry meet, merry part and may we merry meet again!

Go Mbeannaigh

          (Gaelic, Ireland - Blessed Be)

Sonqongi Apukuna Wak'aychasunkiku

          (Quechua, Peru - May the Heart of the Mountain bless you)

Xut Kala Xetl

          (Tlingit, Alaska - Blessed Be)