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Use an
altar cloth of fall colors: orange, rust, gold, brown. You should wear these
colors yourself. Add a crown of grape vines, decorated with colorful ribbons.
Fall fruits and vegetables can be arranged on the altar. Have a chalice of wine
and a large potted plant available.
My
thanks for the harvest, the second this year.
And
thanks for the quietude I’m finding here.
Cast
the Circle with athame, wand, or sturdy twig:
I consecrate this sacred space
Inviting
spirits to this place.
I invoke the
elementals and thank them for what they have brought into my life.
East,
spirit of air, thank you for the knowledge I have acquired in schools and in
life. Be with me now.
South,
spirit of fire, thank you for my accomplishments and my creative endeavors. Be
with me now.
West,
spirit of water, thank you for emotional balance and fruitful relationships. Be
with me now.
North,
spirit of earth, thank you for the stability of my home and for my prosperity.
Be with me now.
The
Goddess speaks to us ~ and she says...
I
am the Earth, the divine goddess, Mother Nature.
I
generate all things and bring forth ever anew the sun which I have given to the
nations;
I
am Guardian of sky and sea and of all Gods and powers;
through my influence all nature is hushed and sinks to sleep...
Again,
when it pleases me, I send forth the glad daylight, and nurture life with my
eternal surety; And when the spirit of man passes, to me it returns.
Indeed
I am rightly named Great Mother of the Gods;
Victory
is in my divine name.
I
am the source of the strength of peoples and of gods;
without me nothing can either be born or made perfect;
I
am mighty, Queen of the Gods.
You
shall adore me as divine, and invoke my name;
And
I shall vouchsafe to grant that which you ask of me.
I
am Earth, the universal parent.
I
have borne and given life to all peoples.
My
presence now is of the most benefit to humankind. I am present here with my virtues, for the peace and good
will of all.
(Goddess
Prayer from The
White Goddess,
Robert Graves. Prayer
found in Latin in a twelfth century English herbal. Adapted for this ritual).
The
god speaks to us and he says...
I
am the face in the leaves,
I
am the laughter in the forest,
I
am the king in the wood.
And
I am the blade of grass
that
thrusts through the stone-cold clay
at
the death of winter.
I
am before and I am after,
I
am always until the end.
I
am the face in the forest,
I am the laughter in the leaves.
(Mike Harding, A Little Book of The Green Man).
Between
the worlds and between the seasons
I
stand in silence and in gentle balance.
Speak these words aloud, or only in your heart:
In
the silence I seek to rebalance myself.
In
the silence I shed all cares and stresses.
In
the silence I know that all is well with me and with my world.
In
the silence I am at peace.
I
know I am guided by powerful spirits.
I
know my deities are with me every day.
I
know that in my darkest hour my guides are merely behind the clouds.
I
know that if I only open up to them, they are there.
Stand
and open your arms to the heavens. Stand in silence, taking in all the love and
power that the Universe has to give you. Take it in and know that all is well.
Remain in silence for as long as you wish.
If you are working outside, pour some wine from your chalice on a tree as a libation. If inside, pour it on the plant.
I
have taken joy in the harvest.
I
have taken joy in my life.
I
return to the Earth a token of all that She has given me.
Blessed
be.
My
Lady, my thanks to you tonight
for
sharing this time at the edge of light.
My
thanks for your guidance now I give
and
my thanks for teaching me how to live.
May I always live peaceably and always love.
My
Lord, my thanks to you tonight
for
sharing this time at the edge of night.
My
thanks for your guidance now I give
and
my thanks for teaching me how to live.
May I always live peaceably and always love.
Spirit
of the North,
Powers
of Earth, I thank you
For
joining my circle,
I
bid you well as you depart.
May there be peace between us.
Spirit
of the West,
Powers
of Water, I thank you
For
joining my circle,
I
bid you well as you depart.
May there be peace between us.
Spirit
of the South,
Powers
of Fire, I thank you
For
joining my circle,
I
bid you well as you depart.
May there be peace between us.
Spirit
of the East,
Powers
of Air, I thank you
For
joining my circle,
I
bid you well as you depart.
May there be peace between us.
Hearken
Circle; I am free.
I
shall lie down my burden; and let it be
Ground this energy; return it for me
I
release now the power.
First published in The Controversial Cauldron - the group newsletter of Email Witches
Crone is an active member of the UU (CUUP’s) and has been a member of Email Witches since 2004
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Sabbats in History and Mythology / Samhain (October 31st) / Yule (December 21st) / Imbolc (February 2nd) / Ostara (March 21st) / Beltane (April 30th) / Litha (June 21st) / Lughnasadh (August 1st) / Mabon (September 21st)
Rituals contributed by Crone: Samhain / Yule / Imbolc / Ostara / Beltane / Litha / Lammas / Mabon
Tools of a Witch / The Besom (Broom) / Poppets and Dolls / Pendulums / Cauldron Magick / Mirror Gazing
Animals in Witchcraft (The Witches Familiar) / Antelope / Bats / Crow / Fox / Frog and Toads / Goat / Honeybee / Kangaroo / Lion / Owl / Phoenix / Rabbits and Hares / Raven / Robin Redbreast / Sheep / Spider / Squirrel / Swans / Wild Boar / Wolf / Serpent / Pig / Stag / Horse / Mouse / Cat
In Worship of Trees - Myths, Lore and the Celtic Tree Calendar. For descriptions and correspondences of the thirteen sacred trees of Wicca/Witchcraft see the following: Birch / Rowan / Ash / Alder / Willow / Hawthorn / Oak / Holly / Hazel / Vine / Ivy / Reed / Elder. Also see: The Willow Tree (Folk Music)
Mystical Sacred Sites - Stonehenge / Glastonbury Tor / Malta - The Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni / Avebury / Cerne Abbas - The Chalk Giant / Ireland - Newgrange /
Rocks and Stones:
Stones - History, Myths and Lore
Articles contributed by Patricia Jean Martin: / Apophyllite / Amber / Amethyst / Aquamarine / Aragonite / Aventurine / Black Tourmaline / Bloodstone / Calcite / Carnelian / Celestite / Citrine / Chrysanthemum Stone / Diamond / Emerald / Fluorite / Garnet / Hematite / Herkimer Diamond / Labradorite / Lapis Lazuli / Malachite / Moonstone / Obsidian / Opal / Pyrite / Quartz (Rock Crystal) / Rose Quartz / Ruby / Selenite / Seraphinite / Silver and Gold / Smoky Quartz / Sodalite / Sunstone / Thunderegg / Tree Agate / Zebra Marble
Wisdom:
Knowledge vs Wisdom by Ardriana Cahill / I Talk to the Trees / Awakening / The Witch in You / A Tale of the Woods
Articles and Stories about Witchcraft:
Murder by Witchcraft / The Fairy Witch of Clonmel / A Battleship, U-boat, and a Witch / The Troll-Tear (A story for Children) / Goody Hawkins - The Wise Goodwife / The Story of Jack-O-Lantern / The Murder of the Hammersmith Ghost / Josephine Gray (The Infamous Black Widow) / The Two Brothers - Light and Dark
Old Masters of Academia:
Pliny the Elder / Hesiod / Pythagoras
Abramelin the Mage / Agrippa / Aidan A. Kelly / Albertus Magnus “Albert the Great” / Aleister Crowley “The Great Beast” / Alex Sanders "the King of the Witches” / Alison Harlow / Amber K / Anna Franklin / Anodea Judith / Anton Szandor LaVey / Arnold Crowther / Arthur Edward Waite / Austin Osman Spare / Biddy Early / Bridget Cleary / Carl Llewellyn Weschcke / Cecil Hugh Williamson / Charles Godfrey Leland / Charles Walton / Christina Oakley Harrington / Damh the Bard (Dave Smith) / Dion Fortune / Dolores Aschroft-Nowicki / Dorothy Morrison / Doreen Valiente / Edward Fitch / Eleanor Ray Bone “Matriarch of British Witchcraft” / Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelly / Dr. Leo Louis Martello / Eliphas Levi / Ernest Thompson Seton / Ernest Westlake and the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry / Fiona Horne / Friedrich von Spee / Francis Barrett / Gerald B. Gardner / Gavin and Yvonne Frost and the School and Church of Wicca / Gwydion Pendderwen / Hans Holzer / Helen Duncan / Herman Slater "Horrible Herman" / Israel Regardie / James "Cunning" Murrell / Janet Farrar & Gavin Bone / Jessie Wicker Bell “Lady Sheba” / John Belham-Payne / John George Hohman / John Gerard / John Gordon Hargrave (the White Fox) / John Michael Greer / John Score / Johannes Junius the Burgomaster of Bamberg / Joseph John Campbell / Karl von Eckartshausen / Laurie Cabot "the Official Witch of Salem" / Lewis Spence / Margaret Alice Murray / Margot Adler / Marie Laveau the " Voodoo Queen of New Orleans" / Marion Weinstein / Matthew Hopkins “The Witch-Finder General” / Max Ehrmann and the Desiderata / Monique Wilson the “Queen of the Witches” / Montague Summers / Nicholas Culpeper / Nicholas Remy / M. R. Sellers / Mrs. Grieve "A Modern Herbal" / Oberon and Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart / Old Dorothy Clutterbuck / Old George Pickingill / Paddy Slade / Pamela Colman-Smith / Paracelsus / Patricia Crowther / Patricia Monaghan / Patricia “Trish” Telesco / Philip Emmons Isaac Bonewits / Philip Heselton / Raymond Buckland / Reginald Scot / Robert Cochrane / Robert ‘von Ranke’ Graves and "The White Goddess" /
Rudolf Steiner / Rosaleen Norton “The Witch of Kings Cross” / Ross Nichols and The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids / Sabrina - The Ink Witch / Scott Cunningham / Selena Fox / Silver Ravenwolf / Sir Francis Dashwood / Sir James George Frazer / S.L. MacGregor Mathers and the “Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn” / Starhawk / Stewart Farrar / Sybil Leek / Ted Andrews / The Mather Family - includes: Richard Mather, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather / Thomas Ady / Vera Chapman / Victor Henry Anderson / Vivianne Crowley / Walter Brown Gibson / William Butler Yeats / Zsuzsanna Budapest
Many of the above biographies are brief and far from complete. If you know about any of these individuals and can help with aditional information, please cantact me privately at my email address below. Many thanks for reading :-)
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