{"collection":"bos","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bos/bos462.htm","path":"bos/bos462.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bos/bos462.htm","text":"Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999]\n \n \n *********** The Religion Forum 10/28/92 22:50:38 \n \n HPS | Relax... Let your body and mind be at ease... Breathe \n | gently; regularly... \n | This is the time of Inward turning, of saying goodbye to \n | our Dead. \n | We have descended into the night, and the veil between the\n | worlds is at it's thinnest. \n | The Sun King has become the Lord of Shadows, sailing West:\n | We follow Him into the dark. \n | Life declines; the season of barrenness is on us, yet we \n | give thanks for that which we have reaped and gathered. \n | We meet to turn the Wheel and weave the cord of life \n | that will sustain us through the dark. \n | I take these Creatures of Earth and Water, and do Cleanse\n | and consecrate them to bring into this Circle,\n | to do the Lady's Will. \n | I purify this sacred space in the Lady's Name. \n \n HP | I take these creatures of Air and Fire and do Cleanse and \n | consecrate them to bring into this Circle to do the Lady's\n | Will. I do cleanse and consecrate this Circle in our \n | Lady's Name, to do the Lady's Will! \n \n HPS | I cast this Circle... \n | a glowing blue orb... \n | glowing, growing... \n | surrounding all of us... \n | surrounding us in protective blue-white light... \n | expanding to touch all of us... \n | connect us into the web... \n | a place that is not a place, a place which is all\n | places... \n | a time which is not a time, a time which is all times... \n | connect us into the web . \n | The Circle is Cast. \n \n HP | (facing the West, feeling the essense of Water rush\n through me) \n | (hearing the sound in the blood of my veins) \n | Hail Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West, Spirits of \n | Water... \n | I call upon you to come this night \n | and attend this our Lady's Rite... \n | Guard us and Guide us in this request \n | that we might tonight... \n | Do the work by Her great Light. \n | (lighting candle, passing taper to Gail) \n \n Gail: The North: Power of Earth... \n | Join our ritual circle \n | Send your protection to us as we perform this sacred\n | ritual tonight \n | You, the force from which all life springs, \n | Hold us in your heart through the winter \n \n \n \n 2180\n \n | That we may be re-born with you at Beltaine \n | Empty us of fears so that we may be strong \n | Strong in the Goddess' light to do her work \n \n nise nekheba: facing the east I call upon the powers of the\n | air, the winds to join our \n | sacred circle. Come obatala, Olofi, and chango, ancient \n | orishas of the east \n | come and bless us \n | uplift us \n | caress us with your powerful, forceful breeze \n | and guard us through the Spring. \n | go ahead south \n \n Frodo: Spirits of the South Remember. \n | Spirits of the South, hear my call... \n | Spirits of the South, Remember. \n | Spirits of the South, you are here. \n | South. \n | Red. Fire. \n | The heat of summer. \n | The passion of adolescence. \n | Feel the South. \n \n HP | (turning to HPS) \n | Blessed Be thy feet, that walk in the Way of the Wise \n | Blessed Be thy knees, that kneel at the sacred altar \n | Blessed Be thy Womb, without which we would not be \n | Blessed be thy Breasts, formed in Beauty \n | Blessed be thy Lips that shall speak the Sacred words \n | Blessed be thy Eyes, that they shall see the truth \n | and Blessed be thy Mind, that it shall know and\n | understand. \n | Gracious Goddess, Holy Maiden, Mother, and now, Crone... \n | Descend upon this thy Priestess, we do humbly beg... \n | Join us tonight in your circle as we assemble to once\n | more... \n | Spin the Wheel of Life and Death. Great Goddess, mother\n | of us all, you have brought us to life, and you walk with\n | us to Death's Door and beyond. \n | Goddess of Life and Goddess of Death, Cerridwyn, I call\n | you Home! \n | (kneeling) \n \n Cerridwyn: (greets HP, looks upon him) \n | By the Flame that burneth bright O' Horned One! \n | We call thy name into the night, O' Ancient One!\n | Thee we invoke, by the moon-lit sea, by the standing stone\n | and the twisted tree. \n | Thee we invoke, where gather thine own, by the nameless \n | shrine forgotten and alone. \n | Come where the round of tdance is Trod. \n | Horn and Hoof of the Goatfoot God! \n | By moon-lit meadows on dusky hill, when the haunted wood\n | is hushed and still. \n \n \n \n 2181\n \n | Come to the charm of the chanted prayer. \n | As the moon bewitches the midnight air, evoke thy powers, \n | that potent bide. \n | In shining stream and the secret tide, in fiery flame by \n | starlight pale, in Shadowy host that rides the gale, and\n | by the fern-brakes fairy-haunted of forest wild and woods \n | enchanted. \n | Come! O' Come! \n | To the heart-beat's drum! \n | When the broad white moon is climbing slow. \n | Through the stars to the heaven's height. \n | We hear thy hoofs on the wind of night! \n | As black tree-branches shake and sigh, \n | By Joy and terror we know thee nigh, \n | We speak the spell thy power unlocks, \n | At Solstice, Sabbat, and Equinox. \n | Word of Virtue the veil to rend, \n | From Primal Dawn to the wide World's end, \n | Since time began, the blessings of Pan \n | Blessed be in strength and love, \n | Blessed be, wher'ere we rove, \n | Vision fade not from our eyes \n | Of the Pagan Paradise. \n | Past the gates of Death and Birth, \n | Our inheritance of Earth. \n | From our soul the song of Spring \n | Fade not in our wandering, \n | Our life is one, \n | By blackest night or the noonday Sun. \n | Eldest of Gods on thee we call, \n | Blessing be on thy Creatures all. \n | I call upon thee, O' Ancient Horned One \n | Who art the Comforter and the Consoler of Men \n | I call upon thee, O' Great God of the Witches. \n | Ruler of the Sabbat, Lord of the Wild Woods, \n | I call upon thee, for I am thy Lady. \n | Come out of the North upon the back of the Winds. \n | And join the Lady Cerridwin at this Holy Sabbat/Esbat. \n | I call thee by thy most ancient name Cernunnos. \n | Descend upon this thy Circle NOW! \n | We welcome thee Home! \n | We welcome thee, Cernunnos! \n \n Cernunnos: I am here. \n | My Children call, from woods and from stream \n | from fields fair and snow crested mountains. \n | Once more the Wheel of Life has turned, the Gods of Spring\n \n | and Summer are gone. Now's the time of the long night... \n | and my white cloak spreads forth upon the land. \n | Breath shoots steaming into the night, moonlight glints\n | off shining horn. \n | Strength answers strength as I bugle my challenge... \n | Calling you to me I bring you nigh \n | Walk with me a while, \n \n \n \n 2182\n \n | and dance the dance of Life awhile. \n \n Cerridwyn: It is Samhain... \n | It is the year's ending. \n | The crops have all been gathered in, \n | those few remaining on the vines and stalks allowed to\n | seed next year's crops. \n | It is Samhain. \n | It is the year's ending. \n | It is time to take new stock of ourselves \n | It is time to allow our roots to grow quietly, \n | deep and strong. \n | The year's ending. \n | The new year's beginning \n | signified in that ending. \n | Silence. \n | Visualize a shadowy triangle of your fellow coveners\n | around you, \n | with point facing West, and the ties of the past year\n | about your hands. \n | It is the great cold of the night, it is the dark. \n \n Cernunnos: The Woman Lives, she passes, she dies. \n \n Cerridwyn: It is the great cold of the night, it is the dark. \n \n Cernunnos: Fear Lives, it passes, Fear dies. \n \n Cerridwyn: It is the great cold of the night, it is the dark. \n \n Cernunnos: Laughter lives, Laughter passes, Laughter dies. \n \n Cerridwyn: It is the great cold of the night, it is the dark. \n \n Cernunnos: Hope Lives, Hope passes, Hope dies. \n \n Cerridwyn: It is the great cold of the night, it is the dark. \n \n Cernunnos: We Live, We pass, We die. \n | Look around you, see the threads of Life and Death that \n | connect you with the world. \n \n Cerridwyn: \"Weaving the silver ship's thread \n | We cross the darkening night \n | Sailing across the Sunless sea \n | Enter the Dark Lord's sight. \n | Weaving the silver ship's thread \n | We cross the darkening night \n | Sailing across the Sunless sea \n | Enter the Dark Lord's sight. \n | Pearl-Grey warrior, ghostly quest; \n | Prince of Twilight, Sailing West. \n | Pearl-Grey warrior, ghostly quest; \n | Prince of Twilight, Sailing West.\" \n | Please light your fires, incenses. \n \n \n \n 2183\n \n | Visualize your ties breaking with the flame. \n | Gently but firmly breaking away. \n \n Dark Lord: You are in sight of the far shore. \n | See the light on the waves, a shroud, \n | A track to follow. \n | Step into the surf, step ashore. \n | Cast off your bonds, and be free!\" \n | For here there is no binding. \n | Cast off the veils that cloud your sight!\" \n | For here all eyes are opened! \n | You Warriors- Here your battles are over. \n | You workers- Here your tasks are done! \n | You who have been hurt, here find healing! \n | You who are weary, here find rest. \n | You who are old, here grow young again! \n | For this is the land of Youth, \n | The Shining Land, the Isle of Apples. \n | Here woods never fail; \n | Here there is a tree, the Heart of Light, \n | And a well of silence. \n | Gaze into the Fire, my Children \n | Let your mind soar, \n | Follow me, for I am here \n | The Comforter, the Consoler, \n | Heart's Ease, and Sorrow's End \n | I AM the Guide: \n | the Gate is open. \n | I AM the guide: \n | the way is clear. \n | I AM the Guide: \n | Death is no barrier \n | For I AM Lord of the Dance of Shadows \n | King in the realm of dreams. \n \n Cerridwyn: Give to me your fears, that they may die \n | and be reborn... \n | Speak to me Fear's name. \n \n Shadow Hawk: I fear isolation \n \n Cerridwyn: Each of you, as you wish, type aloud the thing of fear\n | you release.\n \n Gail | I fear pain \n Shadow Hawk: (burning paper in incense fire) \n \n Asondrea| I fear loneliness \n \n Frodo | I fear failure \n \n nise nekheba: I fear love \n \n Cerridwyn: I fear hurt. \n | I fear making wrong choices. \n \n \n \n 2184\n \n \n Gail | I fear the boredom of loneliness \n | I fear the cold that brings sickness \n \n nise nekheba: I fear pain (burning paper) \n \n Cerridwyn: Burn the paper \n | Release \n | continue on to form a Circle \n | around the Altar in the Center \n \n Gail: Let my fears dissipate in the fire <burning paper>\n \n HPS | HP & HPS stand in the center, by the altar. \n | Envision a pomegranet before you... \n | whole and green... \n | take it, and envision it as you slice it open... \n | spilling its red pulpy seeds before you: \n | Behold the Fruit of Life \n | Which is death. <taste the pomegranet> \n | Envision an apple before you... \n | whole and red... \n | take it, and envision it as you slice it open through its \n | equator... \n | see the pentacle formed in the apple before you: \n | Behold the fruit of Death \n | Bestowing Life! \n | Look about you and see the Circle here! \n \n Dark Lord: (kneeling) \n \n Cerridwyn: This is the circle of rebirth. \n | \"This the circle of Rebirth. \n | Through you all passes out of \n | Life, \n | but through Me all may be born again. Everything passes, \n | changes. \n | Seed becomes fruit; fruit becomes seed. \n | In birth, we die; on death, we feed.\n | Know Me, and be free of all fear. For My womb \n | is the Cauldron of Rebirth, \n | in Me, the Circle is ever Turning.\" \n \n Dark Lord: Blessed Be! \n | (kissing HPS hand) \n | (standing up) \n \n Cerridwyn: Now go forth into the world \n | Death and Rebirth have transformed you \n | Life begins again! \n \n Dark Lord: Gracious Guardian of the West, Spirit of Water \n | Thank you for attending this our rite of Samhain \n \n Shadow Hawk: And as you depart to your watery realm, we bid you\n \n \n \n 2185\n \n | fair journey \n | until we meet again. Blessed Be! \n | (blowing out candle) \n | (turning to SOuth) \n \n Frodo: Spirits of the South \n | We thank you for attending our Circle, \n | and for your firey gifts. \n | As you return to your lovely realms, we bid you Hail and \n | Farewell! \n | <to east> \n \n nise nekheba: Oh African spirits of the East \n | oh chango, obatala, and others \n | we thank you for attending our sacred Circle and for your \n | graceful, peaceful \n | breeze. We bid you farewell. (blowing out candle) \n \n Gail: Spirit of the gentle earth and fertile soil \n | Thank you for your blessings \n | Sleep deep into the night \n | Keep us safe within your heart \n | Blessed be to all that have shared your gifts \n | <blowing out candle> \n \n Cernunnos: (turning to My Lady) \n | My Lady, it's the time when we walk the land again \n | Our children call us, and the fields and forests grow \n | barren as the leaves dance their way to death. Now \n | it's time for us to leave this space and walk the Circle \n | of Life and Death again. Gracious Goddess, you who \n | the Stars shine for, You who I dance and Live for... \n | you who Bring us Life and Death and Life again... \n | I thank you for your presense here tonight... \n | so that once more we could dance together.. \n | As you depart this space, we will always remember \n | you, and the love that you have for us. \n \n Cerridwyn: Hunter, you who trod the paths of the Wild and\n | untamed, I thank you for your presence here tonight. \n | Cernunnos, ancient one, your song of the Earth itself, \n | In love and in change, we will always hold you dear. \n | Farewell. \n \n HPS | The Circle which surrounds us, glowing blue and white...\n \n | fades gently counterclockwise \n | spirals inward, \n | Gently, gently. \n | ... \n | Fire seal the circle round \n | Let it fade beneath the ground \n | let all things be as they have been \n | since the beginning of time. \n | Merry Meet, Merry Part & Merry Meet again!! \n \n \n \n 2186","title":"Internet Book of Shadows: SAMHAIN.92","type":"page"}