As some if not all of you know May 1st is Beltane. I thought that I would share a ritual for it with everyone.
Time: May 1
Items Needed: The regular ritual tools, plus a symbol[s] of your house guardians. The wand and/or dagger may be decorated with colored ribbons.
Incense: A woodsy blend, such as pine.
History: This was an ancient fertility festival and was connected with the Sacred Marriage between Goddess and God, Priestess and Priest, King and Goddess. The maypole was a phallic symbol, the colored ribbons representing the life-giving energy that flows forth from sacred copulation. It is also a good time to honor the guardian house spirits.
Ritual:
Cast the circle
After the circle is cast, tap the wand on the altar three times. Raise your wand in greeting, and
Say:
I call upon the Goddess, She who was once called Lady of the Greenwood, Mistress of Love and Fertility. Greetings, Lady of all things wild and free. I welcome You, and rejoice in Your presence.
Blessed Be!
Tap the wand on the altar three times. Raise it in greeting, and
Say:
I call upon the God; He who was once called Lord of the Greenwood, Pan of the Forest, the Horned One. Greetings, Lord of all things wild and free. I welcome You, and rejoice in Your presence. Blessed be!
Lay aside the wand. Dance or walk deosil around the circle, beginning in the East. Pause at each quarter. Raise your arms in greeting,
Saying:
The Two are One, and the One is all!
When finished, return to the altar, and
Say:
I am a follower of the Lady and the Lord. Through me They make Themselves known upon the earth. I have pledged myself to Their service. Fill me as a cup with knowledge and understanding. Let my ears hear Your blessed words. Let my hands do Your work, and my feet follow Your path forever. For I am a follower of the Old Ways!
Pass incense smoke around the symbol[s] of your house guardian[s].
Say:
Lord and Lady, I present to You the guardian[s] of this house. I thank them for all they have done for me, and ask that You also bless them. Spirit-guardians, I ask you to continue your good work.
Blessed be.
(Now is the time for any spellworking you wish to do.)
Set the chalice of wine on the pentacle. Take the dagger and gently touch the tip to the wine/juice,
Saying:
As this athame is the male, so this cup is the female, and joined they bring blessings.
Raise the chalice high over the altar and
Say:
To the Old Ones! Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again!
Blessed be!
Drink a little of the wine/juice, saving some for the nature spirits.
Close the circle.
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