EGYPTIAN FULL MOON RITUAL
Hymn to the Nile
(Repeat 4 times at each corner)
Hail to Thee Nile!
Father of Egypt
Who hears the supplication of his children.
Make pure this sacrament, make pure the way.
You who provide all that is good,
Give us the bounty of your blessing,
and let us your children be purified.
(Anoint the four corners of the altar with water)
Hail to thee Geb!
Father of the Gods
who hears the supplication of his children.
Make pure this sacrament, make pure the way.
You who give of yourself so that others might live.
Give us the bounty of your blessing
and let us your children be purified.
(Approach the altar)
(Pour water from cup into bowl)
Hail Hathor! Come in peace, come in peace.
We praise Thee Golden Goddess,
We exalt Thy Majesty,
We raise high the Lady of Heaven,
We make praise for Hathor
and make chants for the pleasure of the Mistress.
Eye of the Father, Come!
Mistress of Malachite, Come!
Lady of the Sycamore, Come!
Reader: As Maiden, we celebrate your beauty!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Mother we heed your love and reprimands!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Wise Woman we listen to the wisdom of your heart!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Priestess we follow you in the rites of passage!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Goddess we praise your name!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Midwife we are cleansed by your compasson in the
newness of our rebirth!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Reader: As Concubine we revel in the gift of your pleasures!
All: We Praise Thee, Hathor!
Thou art Womb and Tomb, Beginning and End,
Genetrix and Devourer,
Who creates her children anew.
Mother, grant us the grace of your will.
We make a joyful noise in your presence
to honor to love and obey your desire.
(Begin Music)
(Present and kneel, offering the milk, back away from the altar,
bring back to the others)
"Nourish us that we may nourish each other."
(Pass in a communion.)
(Present and kneel, offering the beer, back away from the altar,
bring back to the others)
"Ferment our spirits into a lighter, more joyful substance!"
(Pass in a communion)
(Present and kneel and offer bread/cakes, back away from altar,
bring back to the others.)
"Slay our selves, temper us into that which brings life,
mold us into perfection."
(Pass in a communion)
(Present flowers and leave on altar)
"Drive us to emerge beautiful, perfect, and fragrant with life!"
We supplicate you now, O Golden Eye of Ra,
Listen and hearken to our petitions,
Our needs we must fulfill,
Our desires we must meet,
Our destinies we must fulfill,
That you have written in the stars.
(Welcome everyone to share, openly converse, purge and reveal.)
(When the moment is passed, approach the altar, raise palms and
everyone give a free verse hymn of praise, thanks and respect.)
"Mighty Lady of Heaven,
We express our thanks
Through the the changing of our lives,
With the resolve and new life you give us.
The sight of your ever-changing countenance
Guides us through our difficult phases,
And encourages us in our own becoming,
And aids our own evolution to be more than what we are,
And to achieve what we are not yet.
We take your example to heart,
Hearing the wisdom of your silence,
And we pass through, bearing your light within."
(Kneel and repeat "Arach barak Mut Het-heru" 7 times)
(Sweep the altar and back away.)
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