Spring Equinox

Summer Finding About March 21. Sowing time in the north, Earth cycle of plant and animal fertility, spell producing, new beginnings. Balance of light and dark. The decorated egg is an appropriate symbol of renewing life.

Altar Supplies

Incense	Burner	Cauldron	Chalice of Wine
Parchment and Pen	Bell	Colored Eggs	Spring Flowers for Decoration

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 Power 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
Pick up your wand and raise your arms in greetings and say:

Behold the God,
Lord of death and rebirth,
Of life and the giver of life.
Without her Lord the Goddess is barren
Without his Lady the God has no life.
Each is needful of the other for
Completion and power,
As Sun to Earth,
The spear to the cauldron,
Spirit to flesh,
Man to Woman.
Tap the cauldron lightly with your wand and say:

O Goddess of the Earth,
Be with me now as Idhunn, the Maiden
The fair one who brings joy and new life.
Ring the bell once and say:

O God of renewal,
Be with me now as Frey, the Lover
The laughing one who brings warmth and love.
Tap the cauldron once more lightly with your wand and say:

May the strength of the old
Enter into the new.
O Ancient Ones,
Make all things strong
And giving of new life.
Blessed Be!
Put a little incense on the coals and carry the burner again around the circle clockwise. Put it back on the altar and raise your arms saying:

Harken to Me!
Awake!
It is time to greet the spring.
Idhunn, Maiden of Light, hear me!
Frey,, Lord of Life, hear me!
Touch the parchment with the dagger and say:

Now I cast behind me
The darkness of winter and the past,
And look forward to that which lies ahead.
Now is the time for the planting of seeds
In the physical, mental and spiritual realms.
Write on the parchment your desires for the coming year. Fold the paper and hold them up over the altar:

This is a joyous time
A time for planting
Light the papers from the cauldron and drop them into the burning dish:

These seeds do I place
In the realms of the Ancient Gods of Asgard
That they desires and dreams
May manifest and become part of my life.
Blessed be the Gods
Place the wine chalice on the pentacle for a few moments, then lift it high saying:

To the Gods of Asgard
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 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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