Autumn Equinox

Winter Finding
About September 21. Balance of light and dark. Time of rest after labor, completion of the harvest, thanksgiving. A good time for meditations on reincarnations in preparations for Ancestor Night.

Altar Supplies

Incense	Burner	Cauldron	Chalice of Wine
Chalice of Water	Plate of Cookies	Plate of Bread And Salt	Autumn Leaves for Decoration
Extra Candles	1 Red	1 White	1 Black
	Ivy in the Cauldron	Autumn-colored leaves tied on the dagger

Cast the circle with the sword and say:

I consecrate this circle of power to the Ancient Gods
Here may they manifest and bless their children.
Move back to the altar, facing north. Raise your dagger in greeting and say:

This is a time that is not a time,
In a place that is not a place,
On a day that is not a day.
I stand at the threshold between the worlds
before the Gates of Asgard
May the Ancient Ones help and protect me
On my magical journey
Set the water chalice on the pentacle. Hold your dagger over it and say:

Great Goddess Freya
Bless this creature of Water to your service.
May we always remember the cauldron waters of rebirth
Hold your dagger over the salt and say:

Great Goddess Freya,
Bless this creature of Earth to your service.
May we always honor the blessed Earth,
Its many forms and beings
Sprinkle a little sale into the water, then hold the chalice up high and say:

Great Freya, Be you adored!
Beginning in the east and moving clockwise, sprinkle the water-salt mixture lightly around the edges of your circle. Replace the chalice on the alter. Hold your dagger over the lighted incense burner saying:

Great God Frey,
Bless this creature of Fire to your service.
May we always remember the sacred Fire
That dances within the form of every creation.
Hold your dagger over the incense saying:

Great God Frey,
Bless this creature of Air to your service.
May we always listen to the spirit winds
That bring us the voices of the Ancient Ones.
Put a little incense on the lighted charcoal in the burner. Don’t put too much incense in the burner as a little goes a long way in the enclosed room. Touch the burner briefly to the pentacle then raise the burner high saying:

Great Frey, be you adored
Carry the burner around the circle clockwise, beginning in the east. Return it to the altar. Go to the eastern quarter of the circle and light the yellow candle. Hold up your dagger in greeting. Salute the Element saying:

O Great Austri,
Ruler of the East and the Powers of Air
I call upon you,
To witness this rite and to guard this circle.
Move to the south, light the red candle and hold your dagger up in greeting:

O Great Sudhri,
Ruler of the South and the Powers of Fire
I call upon you
To witness this rite and to guard this circle.
In the western quarter you light the blue candle and greet the Element

O Great Vestri,
Ruler of the West and the Powers of Water
I call upon you
To witness this rite and to guard this circle.
End by going to the north, light the green candle and greet the Element

O Great Nordhri
Ruler of the North and the Powers of Earth
I call upon you
To witness this rite and to guard this circle.
Move back to your central altar and stand facing north. Raise your arms in greeting:

This circle is bound
With power all around
Within it I stand
With protection at hand
Light the three candles around the cauldron and say:

I call upon the blessed Lady,
Queen of the harvest
Giver of life and of plenty
Since before time began.
Give to Me, as of old,
Your joy and beauty,
Power and prosperity.
Salute the ivy-filled cauldron with your dagger and say:

I call upon the Lord of the harvest
Sacred King
Giver of riches and protection
Since before time began
Give to me, as of old,
Your strength and laughter
Power and prosperity.
Take the ribbon-tied dagger in your power hand, the wine chalice in the other and say:

Always has life fulfilled its cycle
And led to life anew in the eternal chain of the living
In honor of the Asa-Gods and their blessings
I mark the fullness of my life
And the harvest of this year’s lessons.
Walk three times clockwise around the circle chanting:

The year wheel turns and bounty comes
Move back to the altar and lay aside the dagger. Set the wine chalice briefly on the pentacle. As you make the following toasts, each time raise the chalice high before taking a sip:

To the good seasons that have gone
And the good ones yet to come
Blessed be

To the beauty of autumn and good friends
Blessed be

To the God!
May he protect this follower
And bring me prosperity and happiness
Blessed be

To the Goddess!
May she bring peace
And fulfillment to all her children

Merry Meet, Merry Part
And Merry Meet Again.
Now is the time for divination, meditation or spellwork. If any spellwork is done, finish with:

By the powers of the Ancient Gods
I bind all power within this circle
Into this spell. So Mote It Be!
When you are ready to end the ritual, go to the east and extinguish the yellow candle and say:

Depart in Peace, O Great Austri
With your Powers of Air
My thanks and blessings.
Go to the south and extinguish the red candle and say:

Depart in Peace, O Great Sudhri
With your Powers of Fire
My thanks and blessings.
Go to the west and extinguish the blue candle saying:

Depart in Peace, O Great Vestri
With you Powers of Water
My thanks and blessings.
Finish by going to the north and extinguish the green candle and say

Depart in Peace, O Great Nordhri
With you Powers of Earth
My thanks and blessings.
Return to the center to stand before the altar. Raise your arms and say:

To all beings and powers of the visible and invisible,
Depart in Peace.
May there always be harmony between us.
My thanks and blessings
Cut the circle with a backwards motion of your dagger to release all remaining vestiges of power for manifestation and say:

The circle is open,
Yet ever it remains a circle.
Around and through Me
Always flows its magical power.
Be sure to put out your offering for the nature spirits

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