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May Day Beltane First Full Moon of Taurus. Time of the Horned God and the Lady of the Greenwood, honor of the house Guardian.
Cast the circle with the sword and say: Here may they manifest and bless their children. Move back to the altar, facing north. Raise your dagger in greeting and say: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 I call upon you and your Powers of Earth, To witness this rite and to guard this circle. Move back to your central altar and stand facing north. Raise your arms in greeting: With power all around Within it I stand With protection at hand Raise your wand in greeting and say: She once called “The Lady of May” Greetings, O Goddess of things wild Of trees, of skies and of waters. Blessed Be! Dance around the altar, beginning in the east and moving clockwise. Pause to salute each Element with raised arms. Move back to the altar when finished. I am the hands to obey The weapon to use, The body to serve. I was born to thy service, And by thy will shall I live To die at the time appointed. Let now thy great light come into me I am a cup to be filled, that I may do what is needful Blessed by thy commands. Let my ears hear them, my hands and feet obey. Blessed be ever thy will which moves me Stand before the house guardian or symbol: I present to you the Guardians of this house The special spirits I have invited into my home I honor them in this symbol of their being Great Frey, Lovely Freya Bless these Guardians of this house I add my thanks for their protection Blessed Be! The guardian symbol or statue is lightly anointed with perfumed oil. If the symbol is such that it cannot be oiled, swing the smoking incense burner around it a couple times. Place the wine chalice on the pentacle for a few moments, then lift it high saying: Merry Meet, Merry Part And Merry Meet Again Drink the wine saving some back to be put outside for the nature spirits. Now is the time for divination, meditation or spellworking. If any spellworking is done finish with: I bind all power within this circle Into this spell. So Mote It Be! Tap the altar three times with the wand and say: I celebrate this ancient rite as the old ones did before me I cast my words into the mists of time and space, Where I stand now In years to come, May scores of other pagans be So Mote It Be When you are ready to end the ritual, go to the east and extinguish the yellow candle and say: With your Powers of Air My thanks and blessings. Go to the south and extinguish the red candle and say: With your Powers of Fire My thanks and blessings. Go to the west and extinguish the blue candle saying: With you Powers of Water My thanks and blessings. Finish by going to the north and extinguish the green candle and say With you Powers of Earth My thanks and blessings. Return to the center to stand before the altar. Raise your arms and say: 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: 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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