October Full Moon

Ground and center. Short guided visualization focusing on our own inspiration source.

Declaration of Intent:
We gather on the eve of the full moon of exhilaration, the Vine Moon, to give thanks to the Lord and Lady, and to seek further wisdom. We seek to tap that inner wellspring of creativity, and taste it's freshness in our lives, for the coming winter months will be dark and cold. But our winter will not be barren; we shall fill the dark nights with light and laughter, creating items and creating links of friendship between us, between our coven and others, and between the worlds. So mote it be! (coven echoes, 'so mote it be!')

Earth-Water Cleansing
Foxglove takes the cup and she performs the Earth and Water purification however she pleases, with the caveat that when she is done she explains what she did and why.

Fire-Air Charging
Blackwood takes the incense and performs the Fire and Air charging however she pleases, with the caveat that when she is done she explains what she did and why.

Starting in the north, coveners invoke the elements.

WolfWings: Hail, Earth; you who steadies our feet for the raucous dance of life; you, who gives our bodies form; you, solid and constant one...Come! Deliver to us your calming touch, in this circle and beyond; we call you by ancient pact, kin to kin, in this world and beyond. Come! A place is prepared; hail, and welcome. (all echo: 'hail, and welcome.')

Foxglove: Hail, Air; you who fills our minds with whirlwinds of ideas; you, whose very self pump into and out of our bodies; you, who divides and organizes...Come! Deliver to us your logical touch, in this circle and beyond; we call you by ancient pact, kin to kin, in this world and beyond. Come! A place is prepared; hail, and welcome. (all echo: 'hail, and welcome.')

WolfWings: Hail, Fire; you, who fans our passions and our loins; you, who drives us on when we have decided a thing; you, whose motion engendered all things...Come! Deliver to us your inspiring/passionate touch, in this circle and beyond; we call you by ancient pact, kin to kin, in this world and beyond. Come! A place is prepared; hail, and welcome. (all echo: 'hail, and welcome.')

Blackwood: Hail, Water; you, whose depths hold all Mysteries; you, whose form is primal and whose essence unfathomable; you, who whispers to our hearts and teaches us to listen with our souls...Come! Deliver to us your intuitive touch, in this circle and beyond; we call you by ancient pact, kin to kin, in this world and beyond. Come! A place is prepared; hail, and welcome. (all echo: 'hail, and welcome.')

All: Hail, Spirit; Center, unity, and division; life, death, and rebirth; all things, and none...Come! Unify the elements! Deliver to us your blessed touch, in this circle and beyond; we call you by ancient pact, kin to kin, in this world and beyond. Come! A place is prepared; hail, and welcome.