Teen Rite-of-Passage
Tampa CUUPS, 6/20/09
Purify the Area
(Light incense, walk counter-clockwise saying three times)
Dark and evil of this world be gone but not
forgotten; light and love please be here tonight to witness this rite.
Anoint & Smudge
How do you enter this circle?
Response: In perfect Love, and perfect Trust
If no
response: Do you enter this Circle
in perfect Love, and perfect Trust?
Cast Circle
(Light incense, walk clockwise saying three times)
HPS: Lay lines of this world and sky; hear our call to this rite.
I beseech you; cast your lines all about us as a web of protection from any
that would do us harm this night as we work our Magick rite.
Call Quarters
EAST - Hail to the Eastern
Pillar of light that always shines from the Eastern Gates. Come to
us and bring in your light from which the sun rises and the winds blow. Stand
with us, and bear witness to this rite. Be here on this night as a
friend and helper to us all. Enter our Circle and Be Blessed.
SOUTH - Hail to the Southern
Pillar of light that always shines from the Southern Gates. Come to us and
bring your light from which is the birth place of all fire. Stand with us, and
bear witness to this rite. Be here on this night as a friend and
helper to us all. Enter our Circle and Be Blessed.
WEST - Hail to the Western
Pillar of light that always shines from the Western Gates. Come to us and bring
your light from which is the place where both the moon and the waters rest.
Stand with us, and bear witness to this rite. Be here on this night
as a friend and helper to us all. Enter our Circle and Be
Blessed.
NORTH - Hail to the Northern
Pillar of light that always shines from the Northern Gates. Come to us and
bring your light from which the earth tree shines on us all among the stars.
Stand with us, and bear witness to this rite. Be here on this night
as a friend and helper to us all. Enter our Circle and Be Blessed.
Teens
HPS: Do you come here on your own free will? Are you
ready to leave childhood behind but not forgotten? Sit by
the alter as we call in the God and Goddess
Invocation
HPS: Maiden
of Spring; keeper of the hopes of man and rebirth of the world - be here this
night, Maiden, as some of the children that once played with you are now ready
to become adults and full members of their community. Be here so that they do
not forget what it’s like to be a child at heart.
Lady of Summer; Mother of us all, keeper who
nourishes the love of life and fertility of the world - be here this night,
Lady Mother, as some of your children begin to take their first steps toward
adulthood. Be here to show them that they will always have a family to lean on,
even in the darkest times.
Crone of Fall and Winter; keeper of the wisdom
of age and the history of the world - be here this night, Wise Crone, for some
of the children that you have given your wisdom to are now come of age and need
your teachings more now than ever.
HP: Infant God of the Sun that brings back the light
in the spring and he who is the protector of the innocents of our world - be
here for those who will be children no more; help them to keep the light of
innocence even as they come to know the world as a whole.
Oak King of the Summer; Lord and lover to the Lady
Goddess, Father and Protector of us all - be here this night for some of your
children are now ready to become adults. Oak King, be here to teach them so
they might know what is expected of adult men and women of this world.
Holly King of the Fall and Winter, wise one and
life partner to the Crone - be here for those that you have told stories of old
who are now ready to create stories of their own. Holly King of old, share your
history and wisdom of life so that their life path may be easier than those who
have gone before them.
Blessed be all who are here this night.
Working
HPS: We
are here tonight to recognize the ones that are ready to leaves childhood
behind and start down their own life path as adults. But before we send them on
their own, unguarded, path of life we must first see if they are ready and
understand what it means to become adult and full members of the community.
HP: If
you are ready to turn the first pages in your book of adult life come and be
challenge by Elders if this circle.
Crone: Will you share those things that you learn, freely to any who
truly are of need of it?
(Allow time for an answer)
You are truly wiser than most if you are willing
to share openly and freely.
Sage: Will you help any in the world who truly want and need your
help?
(Allow time for an answer)
You are better than most if you are willing to
help people even if you do not know them. For a community is not just the
people we know but the whole world.
Crone: Do you understand that from this day on you will no longer be a
child, youth, or teen?
(Allow time for an answer)
Welcome, and may the Light of the God and
Goddess shine on you wherever you go.
HPS: Let
it be known that Sarah is a new adult in her Community. Accept her as one of
our own, and welcome into our Circle of Adulthood.
(Give gift of Book of Shadows)
Raising Energy
(Gather round those who have just come of age for blessings)
HPS: I would like to do an Elemental Ohm – Earth, Air, Fire,
Water, four OM’s. We’re going to begin
by taking a deep, relaxing breath in through the nose, out through the mouth.
Anyone can begin the sounding, beginning with a deep inhale. Once someone
begins others can follow, holding the sound as long as comfortable. Take a
second breath to begin again, don't wait for others, and simply begin again
when ready. Begin the fourth breath when ready, holding the sound, and then falling
silent when done.
Wish Box
(Burn all the old wishes)
The Wish Box
is a tradition started in 1995 by Circle of One. We invite you tonight to join
us as we continue the tradition. Write down a wish, fold it up tight, and place
it into the Wish Box. Your wishes and dreams will stay in the box, gathering
energy, until the next time we do Circle. Then they’ll be burned and released
to the Universe. The only thing we do ask is that you don’t specifically name
another person in your wish.
Great Rite
(Hold a pitcher of water over the bowl of water on the
altar)
HPS: The still, pooling waters of the Earth represent the
Feminine aspect of our world rising up to greet the Father Sun before falling
back to the soil. The racing waters of our rivers and streams represent
the Masculine aspect of our Earth flowing forth across the land, returning to
the oceans of the Mother.
(Pour the water from the pitcher into the bowl)
When combined they become the unity and
diversity of our lives. As above, so it is below. As
without, so it is within. Let us be joined as one community by those things
that make us different. So Mote It Be!!
Blessings of the Cake
& Ale
HPS: Maiden of Spring, Lady of Summer and Crone of the Fall and
Winter; please bless this food so that none of your children will ever know
hunger.
HP: Infant God of Spring, Oak King of the Summer, and Holly King of
Fall and Winter; please bless this drink so that your children will never know
thirst.
Together: 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!
Thanking Divinity
HPS: Maiden, Lady and Crone; we thank you for your presence here
this night. Please continue to walk beside those children who now move forward
in life. Guide their hearts, their minds, and their tongues. We thank you all
for your insight and wisdom. So Mote It Be.
HP: Infant God, Oak King, Holly King; we thank you for your presence
here this night. Please continue to stand beside those children who now move
forward in life. Protect their spirit, and honor their individuality. We thank
you all for your guidance and knowledge. So Mote It Be.
Releasing the Quarters
Together: Hail to the Pillars of Light. Thank you
for your presence and assistance this night. We bid you well as you
depart, may there be peace between us. May you always Blessed
Be
Opening the Circle
HPS: Lay lines of this world
and sky we thank you for hearing our call this night and for the web of
protection that shielded us from harm. 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
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