THE EIGHT GREAT DAYS OF POWER!!!! - The Celto - Egyptian Wiccan Sabbat Rituals!!!!

The name, Imbolg; comes from the Celtic word meaning "in the belly" It is the first of The Fire Festivals of the Wiccan year. It is observance of the end of the dark seasons of the year (Autumn and Winter) and the beginning of the seasons of light (Spring and Summer)

It is also a time for enacting the Great Rite, which in Celto - Egyptian Wicca commemorates the coming together of the Goddess Isis with her recently regenerated husband, the God Osiris.

The people of Tamera (the ancient name for the land of the Egyptians) believed that their nation's leader, the Pharoah; was the reincarnation of the God Osiris. The wife of the Pharoah was given the rank of High Priestess of Isis and the title of God's - Wife.

The Great Rite was performed as a symbolic sowing of the seeds of life - the actual coming together of Isis and Osiris which resulted in the birth of the God of The Element of Air, Horus, The Falcon.

In Celto - Egyptian Wicca, the High Priestess and High Priest enact the symbolic Great Rite using the High Priest's Athame and the High Priestess' Chalice to represent the coming together of the God, Osiris and the Goddess, Isis.

On the Altar a small black flower pot or The Cauldron itself is used as a planter for spring flower seeds and placed on right side of The Altar to represent the planting of the seeds of life in the Sacred Womb of The Great Goddess, Our Mother Earth; at springtime.

Representative of the Celtic aspect of our Tradition is Brid's Bed. This is a small straw basket decorated with spring flowers. In the basket is placed the Corn Maiden doll used in the previous year's Lughnasadh Sun Festival (yes, we Wiccans DO recycle!!!!) Beside the Corn Maiden, The High Priest's Ritual Wand of Power is laid, also representing the coming together of Deity to manifest all life.

The Altar is decorated with birch, cherry, or the boughs of any other floweing tree. to represent the regeneration of life on and within Mother Earth at the beginning of spring.

A red candle is placed on The Altar to represent the Balefires. which were set alight on hillsides and at the Sacred Shrines of The Celtic Druid Priesthood to mark the beginning of spring

The High Priest begins the Ritual by lighting the symbolic Balefire (the red Altar candle). If The Cauldron is not used as a planter for the seedlings of spring, the candle can be placed inside of it by The High Priestess. If the Caudron is being utilizeed as a planter, a glass candle holder or some other type of holder is used that allows the glow of the red candle to illuminate The Altar.

The High Priestess takes up the bowl of salt and beginning at The Western Trilithon Gate of the Element of Fire at The Altar sprinkles the salt along the edge of the Sacred Space, moving from the Western Trilithon Gate to The Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire, then to Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, then to The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth.

The High Priest then casts the Sacred Space with The Element of Water, carrying a bowl of water from The Western, to The Southern, The Eastern, The Norhtern and back to Western Trilithon Gate.

The High Priest then takes The Athame from The Altar and raises it above his head as the High Priestess kneels before The Altar and Invokes The Power of the Horned God, Cernunnos into the person of The High Priest, saying:

The High Priest rises and takes The High Priestess by the hand and together they dance The Spiril Dance, moving in a circular motion from East to West, in the direction of The Sun, to encourage its return.

The Spiril Dance ends and after a short rest, The High Priest and The High Priestess return to The Altar. Taking up The Athame, she walks to the Northern Trilithon Gate of the The Element of Earth and calls forth the Goddess Brid, The Maiden Goddess of Spring, with the words:

For decorating the Alar use dyed eggs and pink and green ribbons or streamers. Prepare the Altar with the God and Goddess candles and all other Altar Tools necessary for The Ritual, including a soil - filled Cauldron, the Athame, a small spade a small plastic pot, a few seeds of your favorite Spring flowers or herbs, a Corn Dolly and a Grape Dolly. The Corn Dolly should be dressed in white and the Grape Dolly in green. The Cauldron should placed in front of or, if possible; on top of the Altar.

The High Priestess says: "Here I am on this Day of Power, Ostara, The Rite of Eostre, The Vernal Equinox, and the first day of the planting season. I am here to understand life, death and rebirth and to give honor to those who have endured each!!!!"

The High Priestess then stands before the Altar in the Goddess of Isis Position and meditates on how Ostara fits into one of the three stages mentioned above and how it fits into The Wheel of the Year.

The High Priest now stands beside the High Priestess at the Altar in the God or Osiris Position and says: "I stand at the boundary between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead on this night when both light and dark are equal. I am here to witness the Sacred Union of The Great Goddess, Our Mother, The Earth, the waxing Lady of the Moon, and Our Sacred Father, The God, the Green Man, the waxing Lord of the Sun Conception. This is a necessary transition on the Wheel of the Year!!!!"

The High Priestess then says: "Now is the time of The Great Rite between Our Beloved Maiden, one of the Three Aspects of the Great Goddess and Her Sacred Consort, Our Beloved Sun King, one of The Three Aspects of Our Sacred Father, The God. We watch as The Great Goddess is impregnated by Her Sacred Consort, The God with the Seeds of Conception!!!!"

The High Priest unite the blade of the Athame with the depth of the Cauldron symbolizing The Great Rite. Leave the Athame standing in the earth in the Cauldron.

The High Priestess now stands beside the High Priest at the Altar and says: "The Ancient and Shining Ones wish to bestow upon us The Gift of Knowledge. Thus They shall speak!!!!"

The High Priest says: "These Words of Wisdom are the Gifts of The Ancient and Shining Ones. 'There is a time for all things on Earth. Now is the time to sow that which wil be harvested come Autumn and Winter. Now is the time of the Conception of the Child of Promise which is necessary for the Wheel of the Year to keep on turning. As we plant the seed of Child and Harvest, each dependant on the other, the Wheel of the Year turns, the Earth is ready to take its seead. Now is the time to begin your sowing of seeds: material, Spiritual and symbolic, to ready yourself for the coming Seasons!!!!"

The High Priestess says: "The Ancient and Shining Ones have shown me the way. Now, on this Day of Power, Ostara, at the time of planting and beginnng, I shall sow my own seeds of for the coming Seasons!!!!"

Using the small spade, the High Priestess transfers the soil from the Cauldron to the small pot, which the High Priest holds in his hands. As they plant the seeds, they both meditate on their goals as each goal was represented by one of the planted seeds.

The High Priestess and High Priest now conclude the Ritual with the words: "May theses newly planted seeds, material, Spirtiual and symbolic; bring to us all plentiful fruits and bounties!!!!"

For this part of the Ritual a serving of hard boiled eggs, honey cakes and egg nog is Traditional. The Cauldron and Athame should be left on the Altar until after the Sabbat of Beltane to remnd one of the seeds sown on this Day of Power. Also leave plastic colored eggs on the Altar to remind one of the conception of The Child of Promise.

Lughnasdh (or Harvest Home) is the Celtic Sabbat in honor of the Sun God, Lugh of the Through - Thrusting Spear. Lugh's Spear was seen as the beams of the sun as they shown through the Trilithon Gates of the Druid Shrine of Stonehenge. Lugh is also the Ancient Celtic God of Craftsmastery and Craftsmanship and The Sun Festival of Lughnasadh is an excellent time for recharging crystals in the light of the sun and for cleansing and consecrating your Ritual Tools to The Ancient and Shining Ones.

Lughnasadh Eve is seen as the time of transition between the summer growing season and the time of the first harvests. In honor of this, grain products such as oats were often baked into breads, rolls, cakes or cookies for an offering to The Goddess and the Sun God, Lugh and also for the Rite of Cakes and Ale at the the end of the Festival Ritual.

Also, before beginning Ritual is a good idea to take a Ritual oatmeal bath. The Altar may be decorated with aCorn Maiden. fashoned for dried husks of corn: which was used by the Ancient Celts to insure an abundance of food for the coming winter season. Finally, it is a Druid Tradition to use

a bowl of corn or oatmeal on The Altar to sprinkle around The Sacred Space during the Invocation of The God. This is done to insure the blessings of fertility, prosperity and protection from the Great Goddess and the Sun God, Lugh during the coming year.

Now as for The Sun Festival Ritual Altar itself, it should be covered with an orange colored Altar Cloth. Place an ear of Indian corn on the left side of The Altar as a representative of The God Lugh. You may also want to keep with this theme and place a small loaf of corn bread or corn muffins on the right side of The Altar to represent The Great Goddess. In the center of The Altar place your bowl of corn or oatmeal.

If you are going to be cleasing and consecrating any Ritual tools place them on The Altar as well. Those tools sacred to the Goddess on the right side of The Altar and those sacred to The God on the left side.

The High Priestess picks up the bowl of grain and sprinkles it around the parimeter of the Sacred Space begining at the Western Trilithon Gate, at The Altar, saying:

"Guardians of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, which floods The Sacred Womb of our Mother Earth, bringing the seeds of grain to life and growth.

"Guardians of The Southern Trilithon Gate of Element of Fire, warm rays of the Sun God, Lugh's Through - Thrusting Spear, who nurtures the young grain to maturity; I call and charge You; work your Magick on our Spirits, forging and tempering us through the smelting Powers of The Ancient and Shining Ones;

"Guardians of The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, which carries the seeds of all life to The Sacred Womb of Our Mother Earth; I call and charge you; let your warm breath fill us with Your Song of All Great Mysteries;

"Guardians of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth, Our Mother, who gives root to all the plants of the field; I call and charge You, may your rich, dark Earth be a sanctuary to all weary Spirits on their journey to The Summerlands;

Moving back to The Western Trilithon Gate, The High Priestess places the empty bowl back on The Altar. The High Priest takes up The Athame from The Altar and says:

The High Priestess sets the Incense Burner smoking. The High Priest lifts the first of the Ritual Tools to be cleansed and consecrated to The Ancient and Shining Ones and, moving it through the smoke of the Incense says:

"Today is the First Harvest, and I wish to reap Magick. Lord of the Sun, God of Creativity, consecrate and charge this tool again that it might be fit to be used in the service of The Ancient and Shining Ones!!!!"

Our Lady of Inspiration, Great Mother Goddess, today is the Festival of Harvest Home and I wish to reap Creativity, Bless and Charge this Sacred Tool for my Magickal Arts, that it might ever reflect the growing Spirit of Enlightenment within me!!!!"

"Guardians of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, You who cleanse and nourish all life, we thank you for flowing into this Sacred Space and into our lives. May your drops of Wisdom flow through me as You depart in perfect love and perfect peace."

"Guardians of the Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire, thank you for riping the crops of the fields of grain and bringing my spirit to maturity. Energize this Magick as You go in peace!!!!"

"Guardians of The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, who carries the seeds of promise of future havests from this Sacred Space, to be sown and reaped and sown again, go in peace!!!!"

Guardians of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth, may the bounty of Our Loving Mother, the Earth; continue to sustain and bless us all. May it sustain and nourish or bodies until the next Festival of Harvest Home. Go in peace!!!!"

Lord and Lady of Creativity, O Ancient and Shining Ones, thank you for blessing the seeds of Our Mother Earth!!!! Within our hearts, may the seeds of Your Sacred Magick and Wisdom bear fruit,

In addition to the cakes and other grain product and the Traditional beverages of wine, juice or water; you might also add the first fuits of the vegetable garden, such as apples or zucchini

Abundance tempered with prudence are the major themes of the Wiccan Atumnal Equinox Sabbat of Mabon. The abundanc of Our Sacred Mother The Great Earth Goddess, Gaia, is gathered in as the days of the Sun God's warming rays grow shorter.

Mabon is the Celtic God of Light and Youth and the and the son of the Great Mother Goddess, Modron. Mabon is a Sacrificed Man - God who gives up His life for humankind. He enters a new life in the Underworld as the earth decends into the dark half of the Wiccan year, the seasons of Autumn and Winter. Mabon marks the beginning of the time of reaping in the good of Our Sacred Mother Earth with thankfulness for Her Gifts and conservation for the dark months to come.

Mabon is a time gathering in, so begin by gathering in the leaves of the season. Traditionally, Wiccans seek out one colorful leaf from each of the following trees - rowen, birch, sassafrass, hawthorne, willow, ash and oak - if one of or more of these trees are not available then select another colorful leaf from one which is.

The leaves should be coated with wax to preserve their colors before the Ritual and stored in a clean, white cloth. Also you should have a yellow or golden colored candle for this Ritual (to represent the Sun's Light) and some wine ( or fruit juice ) for the Chalice. For an indoor Ritual, have a bowl ready for pouring the wine or juice into during the Ritual.

Place the yellow/gold Sun Candle in the center of The Altar and light it, Place the Chalice of wine/juice in front of the Sun Candle and group the waxed leaves to the right and left of the candle and Chalice.

Mabon marks the the change - over of Power celestially from the Sun to the Moon. Therefore, whatever the Tradition; Ritual Invocationas for the Mabon Sabbat begin in the West. This is the Trilithon Gate of the Element of Water and The Altar in The Celto - Egyptian Wiccan Tradition.

The remaining Trilithon Gates of the Elements of Fire, Air and Earth are traditionally marked for Mabon by gourds painted in the color of each of the Elements (red for Fire, yellow for Air and green for Earth) and with the symbol of each Element as well. To represent the fifth Element of Spirit an image of a goddess/god of the Harvest may also be placed on The Altar.

Ask Deity for what the future holds for you. Randomly take up one of the leaves in each hand and detemine their correspondances for your immediate future based on the following list:

Pour the wine out onto the ground or into a bowl if the Ritual is conducted indoors. The bowl can then be taken outside following the Ritual and the wine/juice returned to Our Sacred Mother Earth and say:

The twin themes of prudence and conservation continue into a Simple Feast of preservable foods such as apples, potatoes, squash, nuts, oats and onions which may be served as after - Sabbat left - overs. For a more hearty meal, a feast of goose and cider may also conclude the Sabbat Ritual.

Place together on The Altar, an Apple, a Pomegranate, a small plastic flower pot filled with earth containing three seeds of rue or whatever other seeds happen to be available.

Strew the entire Sacred Space with fresh, brightly - colored fall leaves. Mark the Four Trilithon Gates with four differently - carved punpkins, each bearing an unlit candle of the appropriate color for that quarter, blue - west, red - south, yellow - east, white - north.

Beginning at the Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, at The Altar, and ending at The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth; moving counterclockwise, around Sacred Space to mark the time of The Lifting of the Veil between The Physical Realm and The Realm of The Ancient and Shining Ones, light each of the candles and place them inside the pumpkins that mark the Four Trilithon Gates, while recite the following Invocations:

At this point of The Samhain Sabbat Ritual create a meditative visualization. Welcome the Spirit of a departed person or even pet you loved into the Sacred Space. This is an opportunity to create closure in these relationships. Provide tisssues.

The High Priest and High Priestess now take the pot of soil and the three seeds. Standing before The Altar, they hold the pot of earth and the three side on high and proclaim together:

"This is The Time of Dormancy and Potential!!!! A Time of Re - Evaluation of our lives!!!! A Time of Planting Three New Values which we wish to cultivate in the coming year!!!!"

The High Priest and High Priestess channel their hope for the coming year into the pot of earth as they each push one of the seeds deep into the earth. They then hold The Pot of Re - evaluation with The Seed of Potential planted deep in its soil high in the air and proclaim three times:

Now follows a period of introspection and divination for those who wish to speak with the Spirits of The Departed Loved Ones. Any lessons learned or messages received can be recorded for later inclusion in ones BoS or Magickal Diary.

Beginning at The Western Trilithon Gate, and continuing clockwise, which symbolizes hope and fulfillment in the coming year, The High Priest and High Priestess proclaim:

Preparation: Decorate The Altar with pine cones, evergreen boughs, several minuture candles or lights, and red, green, gold, and blue ribbons or streamers. Prepare The Altar with The God and The Goddess candles and all needed supplies for casting the Magick Circle. Include a miniture, decorated Yule log. The High Priest and High Priestess will enact the roles of The Child of Promise and The Great Goddess as well as narrating the Ritual. The High Priest should be dressed in green, yellow and black. The High Priestess should wear a robe of white, red and black. Also she should wear padding of some kind under her robe to create the appearance of being pregnant. Begin the Ritual by casting the Magick Circle and invoking the God, however; at this point leave the God Candle unlit on The Altar.

"We stand at the Gate between the Realms of Shadow and Substance on this night when the Light is at its least and the Dark is at its height. We are here to witness the Birth of Our God, The Child of Promise, the waxing Sun God, the chosen consort of His Great Mother, The Moon. Rebirth being a necessary transition of The Wheel of Time."

The High Priest, in his role of the young God; now begins to flolic around the High Priestess, in her role as the Great Mother - moving around her and The Altar, three times in a counter - clockwise motion. The High Priest/Child of Promise ends his flolic by embracing The High Priestess/Great Goddess, The Moon/

High Priestess: "Reborn is our Beloved, The Child of Promise, one the The Three Divine Aspects of Our God; and soon to go to Her rest is our Wise Crone, one of the Three Sacred Faces of Our Great Goddess, The Moon. The God travels to the earth as the Great Goddess returns to the Land of Spirit to turn The Great Wheel of Time."

At this point The High Priest take up The Goddess candle from The Altar and lights The God candle with it. Then places The God candle back on its place on The Altar.

High Priestess and High Priest together: "These Wise Words are Our Gift to you. The Wheel of The Year shall continue to turn until the end of Time. These lives are merely a preparation fot that time. Even though it is a preparation it is also Life. Do not forget Happiness. Make this Life Joyful for yourself and your fellow man. What you give you shall receive back threefold. Now is the Time of Rest and Preparation for your future lives and future Seasons. Be Happy!!!!"

The High/ Priestess/Great Mother Goddess now leaves The Child of Promise and walks around The Altar three times, clockwise; then lays Herself down at the Northeast corner of The Altar. Laying Her head upon the white pillow, she sleeps. As she falls to sleep The High Priest/Child of Promise blows out The Goddess Candle on The Altar.

High Priest: The Ancient and Shining Ones have shown us the way. On this Sacred Sabbat Night of Yule, as we begin a new year; we rest, await and prepare for the return of the Sund and The Great God of Spring.

The High Priestess and High Priest, now return to The Altar and exchange gifts. They open their gifs at The Altar. At this point the High Priestess concludes The Ritual.

High Priestess: May the coming year bring us happiness. May we never forget the Turning of The Wheel of The Year. For if we become neglectful and forget, we fail in our service of The Ancient and Shining Ones.

Close the Magick Circle and conclude the Ritual with The Feast of Cakes and Ale. This Simple Feast may consist of nuts, fruit cakes and egg nog to make the spirits light. Other suggested foods might include cookies in the shape of fir trees, pentagrams, The sun, or cresent moons. Leave the Yule Log on The Altar until Imbolg to remind all of the turning of The Wheel of the Year and the continuance of life itself. In the coming days make sure that your home is decorated with plenty of candles to lure back the waxing sun.


		*THE CELTO EGYPTIAN WICCA IMBOLG SABBAT RITUAL* February 2nd IMBOLG LORE The name, Imbolg; comes from the Celtic word meaning "in the belly" It is the first of The Fire Festivals of the Wiccan year. It is observance of the end of the dark seasons of the year (Autumn and Winter) and the beginning of the seasons of light (Spring and Summer) It is also a time for enacting the Great Rite, which in Celto - Egyptian Wicca commemorates the coming together of the Goddess Isis with her recently regenerated husband, the God Osiris. The people of Tamera (the ancient name for the land of the Egyptians) believed that their nation's leader, the Pharoah; was the reincarnation of the God Osiris. The wife of the Pharoah was given the rank of High Priestess of Isis and the title of God's - Wife. The Great Rite was performed as a symbolic sowing of the seeds of life - the actual coming together of Isis and Osiris which resulted in the birth of the God of The Element of Air, Horus, The Falcon. In Celto - Egyptian Wicca, the High Priestess and High Priest enact the symbolic Great Rite using the High Priest's Athame and the High Priestess' Chalice to represent the coming together of the God, Osiris and the Goddess, Isis. The Festival of Imbolg is also a time of Initiation into the Celto - Egyptian Priest/Priestesshood - especially Third Degree Wiccan Sage Initiations. PREPARATION The High Priestess, representing The Great Goddess in Her Maiden Aspect, wears a tiara of spring flowers. symbolic of the youthful Goddess of Spring. On the Altar a small black flower pot or The Cauldron itself is used as a planter for spring flower seeds and placed on right side of The Altar to represent the planting of the seeds of life in the Sacred Womb of The Great Goddess, Our Mother Earth; at springtime. Representative of the Celtic aspect of our Tradition is Brid's Bed. This is a small straw basket decorated with spring flowers. In the basket is placed the Corn Maiden doll used in the previous year's Lughnasadh Sun Festival (yes, we Wiccans DO recycle!!!!) Beside the Corn Maiden, The High Priest's Ritual Wand of Power is laid, also representing the coming together of Deity to manifest all life. The Altar is decorated with birch, cherry, or the boughs of any other floweing tree. to represent the regeneration of life on and within Mother Earth at the beginning of spring. A red candle is placed on The Altar to represent the Balefires. which were set alight on hillsides and at the Sacred Shrines of The Celtic Druid Priesthood to mark the beginning of spring The Besom, or Ritual Broom is placed beside The Altar to the right, and a bowl of salt is placed on The Altar on the left side. A bowl of water is placed on right side of The Water, representing the Power of The Goddess of The Tides. THE RITUAL The High Priest begins the Ritual by lighting the symbolic Balefire (the red Altar candle). If The Cauldron is not used as a planter for the seedlings of spring, the candle can be placed inside of it by The High Priestess. If the Caudron is being utilizeed as a planter, a glass candle holder or some other type of holder is used that allows the glow of the red candle to illuminate The Altar. Standing in front of The Altar, the room illuminated by this single red candle; The High Priestess then explains the nature of The Ritual: "O Ancient and Shining Ones, We gather together in the dark of night, To celebrate once more The Goddess of Spring. Within this season, The Sacred Seed of The Horned God, Cernunnos, is deeply implanted within The Sacred Womb of The Maiden Goddess of Spring, Brid!!!! The Child of Promise of The Great Goddess, Isis Is the Falcon God of The Air, Horus. Who hidden away in the Womb of the Goddess Isis, Moves ever - closer toward the Life - Giving Sun!!!! Soon, This Child of Promise shall quicken inside Her Sacred Womb, As the time nears for Him to spring forth on His Sacred Quest, And Our Great Mother Earth Seasons of Light shall spring forth, renewed and refreshed. Now is the season for the Planting of The Seeds of Regeneration. The Horned God of The Wildwood returnes to His Sacred Groves and Magick Glens. Through the planting of His Sacred Seed, The Joy of Life and Love Shall Return to us all. As Winter becomes Spring, So Darkness becomes Light, Once more we will enjoy the time of warmth and joy, But before the Season of Light can begin, The Season of Dark must be swept away. The High Priestess and The High Priest now take up The Besom, or Ritual broom; and together they sweep the entire Sacred Space with The Besom. The High Priestess takes up the bowl of salt and beginning at The Western Trilithon Gate of the Element of Fire at The Altar sprinkles the salt along the edge of the Sacred Space, moving from the Western Trilithon Gate to The Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire, then to Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, then to The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth. As she moves from one Trilthon Gate to the other, she recites The Charge of the Purification of The Earth: "As the Ancients have done before us, We do likewise, And sow a little salt on this Magick Circle" The High Priest takes up the red candle from The Altar standing before it with The High Priestess as the say in unison: "Thus we banish Winter, Thus we welcome Spring, Say farewell to what is dead, And greet each living thing!!!!" The High Priest then casts the Sacred Space with The Element of Water, carrying a bowl of water from The Western, to The Southern, The Eastern, The Norhtern and back to Western Trilithon Gate. The High Priestess finishes the casting of the Sacred Circle by lighting the incense in The Censer at The Altar and carrying it to the Four Trilithon Gates. The High Priest then takes The Athame from The Altar and raises it above his head as the High Priestess kneels before The Altar and Invokes The Power of the Horned God, Cernunnos into the person of The High Priest, saying: "Horned God of The Wildwood, He Who is regenerated each spring; Lord and Giver of Life, The Great God within ourselves, Yours is The Mystery of Mysteries, Gladden our hearts with Your Sacred Light of the Sun, You are within us and without us, Decend onto us now, we ask, in the person of our High Priest!!!! " The High Priestess now makes the Sign of The Pentagram over the head of The High Priest as he kneels before The Altar. The High Priest rises and takes The High Priestess by the hand and together they dance The Spiril Dance, moving in a circular motion from East to West, in the direction of The Sun, to encourage its return. As they dance together, The High Priest and High Priestess chant: "Enter I the Circle Old, With Heart of Love and Courage Bold, O God and Goddess hear our call, Guardians of us, Wiccans all, Take our tokens, take our love, Given ye whatelse to prove? As the mill around we tread, Fearing nought what lies ahead. Forge our spirits, keen and bright, And lead us all toward the light, Spell and symbol, thought and deed, Are prompted by The Wiccan Rede, Green The Goddess, Green The God, Thee we Praise with flaming rod!!!!" The Spiril Dance ends and after a short rest, The High Priest and The High Priestess return to The Altar. Taking up The Athame, she walks to the Northern Trilithon Gate of the The Element of Earth and calls forth the Goddess Brid, The Maiden Goddess of Spring, with the words: "Come Brid and be among us!!!!" The Priest turns toward The Altar and with arms raised says: "Brid has come, Brid is welcome!!!!" The High Priestess takes the hood of her robe and pulling up so that it obscures her features, she takes on the visage of the Goddess in her Crone Aspect. Standing before The Altar, The High Priestess says; "Let us cast behind us the Dark Robe of Winter, And step once more toward The Light, Now is the time of rebirth, now is the time of joy, Now is the time for the planting of seed." The High Priestess takes from her belt a small pouch of seeds and holds it aloft, as The High Priest raises The Athame above his head and calls out: "By the Power of The Raised Blade, Doth the Seed find the Furrow, Blessed Be The Blade!!!!" The Priestess pours the seeds into the Chalice or green pot of Earth and says: "This Rite of Spring belongs to all, To us and all The Ancient and Shining Ones, For this is a joyous time, a time of planting, Blessed Be The Seed!!!!" The Priest inserts the Athame into the pot making a furrow in The Earth, while The Priestess sows the seeds into the furrow; with The Charge of Fertility: "I plant this seed into The Sacred Womb of Our Sacred Mother, The Earth; That it may grow Strong and Tall, Nurtured by The Milk of Our Great Goddess, May it be under the Protection of The Horned God, For this plant is alive and part of us, Blessed Be The Seed!!!!" The High Priest then takes the Chalice of Water from The Altar and hands it to The High Priestess. The High Priestess then sprinkles some of the water onto the seeds with this Charge of Waters of Life: "With the Waters of Life I do bless this seed, Without which we would not be!!!!" The High Priest then takes the pot of planted seed and kneels once more before The Altar. Three times, The High Priest breaths the Breath of Life upon the seeds as he charges the seed with the Power of Element of Air: "As life was breathed into us by the Great God, Ptah, So shall we breath life into thee, In The Sacred Name of Our Great Mother, The Goddess, So Mote It Be!!!!" The potted seeds and The Chalice of Water are then returned to The Altar. The Athame is placed inside Brid's bed alongside the Corn Maiden, to represent The Sun God Lugh and The Goddess of Spring Brid on the bridal bed. The High Priestess then declares: "Let the Feast of Cakes and Ale begin, The Ritual is Ended, SO MOTE IT BE!!!!" THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA OSTARA SPRING EQUINOX SABBAT RITUAL March 21st Preparation For decorating the Alar use dyed eggs and pink and green ribbons or streamers. Prepare the Altar with the God and Goddess candles and all other Altar Tools necessary for The Ritual, including a soil - filled Cauldron, the Athame, a small spade a small plastic pot, a few seeds of your favorite Spring flowers or herbs, a Corn Dolly and a Grape Dolly. The Corn Dolly should be dressed in white and the Grape Dolly in green. The Cauldron should placed in front of or, if possible; on top of the Altar. THE RITUAL The High Priestess and High Priest begin the Ritual by Raising the Sacred Space and Casting The Circle of Power. The High Priestess says: "Here I am on this Day of Power, Ostara, The Rite of Eostre, The Vernal Equinox, and the first day of the planting season. I am here to understand life, death and rebirth and to give honor to those who have endured each!!!!" The High Priestess then stands before the Altar in the Goddess of Isis Position and meditates on how Ostara fits into one of the three stages mentioned above and how it fits into The Wheel of the Year. The High Priest now stands beside the High Priestess at the Altar in the God or Osiris Position and says: "I stand at the boundary between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead on this night when both light and dark are equal. I am here to witness the Sacred Union of The Great Goddess, Our Mother, The Earth, the waxing Lady of the Moon, and Our Sacred Father, The God, the Green Man, the waxing Lord of the Sun Conception. This is a necessary transition on the Wheel of the Year!!!!" Lay the Corn Dolly and the Grape Dolly next to each other on a white pillow at the Altar. The High Priestess then says: "Now is the time of The Great Rite between Our Beloved Maiden, one of the Three Aspects of the Great Goddess and Her Sacred Consort, Our Beloved Sun King, one of The Three Aspects of Our Sacred Father, The God. We watch as The Great Goddess is impregnated by Her Sacred Consort, The God with the Seeds of Conception!!!!" The High Priest unite the blade of the Athame with the depth of the Cauldron symbolizing The Great Rite. Leave the Athame standing in the earth in the Cauldron. The High Priestess now stands beside the High Priest at the Altar and says: "The Ancient and Shining Ones wish to bestow upon us The Gift of Knowledge. Thus They shall speak!!!!" The High Priestess and the High Priest hold the Corn Dolly and the Grape Dolly up high above the Alar. The High Priest says: "These Words of Wisdom are the Gifts of The Ancient and Shining Ones. 'There is a time for all things on Earth. Now is the time to sow that which wil be harvested come Autumn and Winter. Now is the time of the Conception of the Child of Promise which is necessary for the Wheel of the Year to keep on turning. As we plant the seed of Child and Harvest, each dependant on the other, the Wheel of the Year turns, the Earth is ready to take its seead. Now is the time to begin your sowing of seeds: material, Spiritual and symbolic, to ready yourself for the coming Seasons!!!!" SO MOTE IT BE" The High Priestess and the High Priest now place the Corn Dolly and the Grape Dolly next to each other on the white pillow at the Altar. The High Priestess says: "The Ancient and Shining Ones have shown me the way. Now, on this Day of Power, Ostara, at the time of planting and beginnng, I shall sow my own seeds of for the coming Seasons!!!!" Using the small spade, the High Priestess transfers the soil from the Cauldron to the small pot, which the High Priest holds in his hands. As they plant the seeds, they both meditate on their goals as each goal was represented by one of the planted seeds. The High Priestess and High Priest now conclude the Ritual with the words: "May theses newly planted seeds, material, Spirtiual and symbolic; bring to us all plentiful fruits and bounties!!!!" The High Priestess and High Priest now take up the Sacred Space and close the Magick Circle. The Rite of Cakes and Ale For this part of the Ritual a serving of hard boiled eggs, honey cakes and egg nog is Traditional. The Cauldron and Athame should be left on the Altar until after the Sabbat of Beltane to remnd one of the seeds sown on this Day of Power. Also leave plastic colored eggs on the Altar to remind one of the conception of The Child of Promise. THE RITUAL IS ENDED!!!!! SO MOTE IT BE!!!! THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA BELTAIN SABBAT RITUAL May 1st THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA LITHA SUMMER SOLSTICE SABBAT RITUAL June 22nd THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA LUGHNASADH SABBAT RITUAL August 1st LUGHNASADH LORE Lughnasdh (or Harvest Home) is the Celtic Sabbat in honor of the Sun God, Lugh of the Through - Thrusting Spear. Lugh's Spear was seen as the beams of the sun as they shown through the Trilithon Gates of the Druid Shrine of Stonehenge. Lugh is also the Ancient Celtic God of Craftsmastery and Craftsmanship and The Sun Festival of Lughnasadh is an excellent time for recharging crystals in the light of the sun and for cleansing and consecrating your Ritual Tools to The Ancient and Shining Ones. PREPARATION: Lughnasadh Eve is seen as the time of transition between the summer growing season and the time of the first harvests. In honor of this, grain products such as oats were often baked into breads, rolls, cakes or cookies for an offering to The Goddess and the Sun God, Lugh and also for the Rite of Cakes and Ale at the the end of the Festival Ritual. Also, before beginning Ritual is a good idea to take a Ritual oatmeal bath. The Altar may be decorated with aCorn Maiden. fashoned for dried husks of corn: which was used by the Ancient Celts to insure an abundance of food for the coming winter season. Finally, it is a Druid Tradition to use a bowl of corn or oatmeal on The Altar to sprinkle around The Sacred Space during the Invocation of The God. This is done to insure the blessings of fertility, prosperity and protection from the Great Goddess and the Sun God, Lugh during the coming year. Now as for The Sun Festival Ritual Altar itself, it should be covered with an orange colored Altar Cloth. Place an ear of Indian corn on the left side of The Altar as a representative of The God Lugh. You may also want to keep with this theme and place a small loaf of corn bread or corn muffins on the right side of The Altar to represent The Great Goddess. In the center of The Altar place your bowl of corn or oatmeal. If you are going to be cleasing and consecrating any Ritual tools place them on The Altar as well. Those tools sacred to the Goddess on the right side of The Altar and those sacred to The God on the left side. THE RITUAL Invocation of Deity The High Priestess picks up the bowl of grain and sprinkles it around the parimeter of the Sacred Space begining at the Western Trilithon Gate, at The Altar, saying: "Guardians of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, which floods The Sacred Womb of our Mother Earth, bringing the seeds of grain to life and growth. I call and charge You. From you my life sprang. From the seas, the streams, from the ocean's spray and mists; Hail, Guardians of The Element of Water; Hail!!!!" Moving to The Southern Trilithon Gate, The High Priestess says; "Guardians of The Southern Trilithon Gate of Element of Fire, warm rays of the Sun God, Lugh's Through - Thrusting Spear, who nurtures the young grain to maturity; I call and charge You; work your Magick on our Spirits, forging and tempering us through the smelting Powers of The Ancient and Shining Ones; Hail Guardians of The Element of Fire, Hail!!!!" Moving to The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, The High Priestess, says: "Guardians of The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, which carries the seeds of all life to The Sacred Womb of Our Mother Earth; I call and charge you; let your warm breath fill us with Your Song of All Great Mysteries; Hail, Guardians of The Element of Air, Hail!!!!" The High Priestess now moves to The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth and says: "Guardians of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth, Our Mother, who gives root to all the plants of the field; I call and charge You, may your rich, dark Earth be a sanctuary to all weary Spirits on their journey to The Summerlands; Hail, Guardians of The Element of Earth, Hail!!!!" Moving back to The Western Trilithon Gate, The High Priestess places the empty bowl back on The Altar. The High Priest takes up The Athame from The Altar and says: "Great Goddess and God, Who together gives life to all things, I call and charge You, May Your Sacred Presence bind us together with The Sacred Powers of The Four Great Elements, And bring forth Seeds of Magic in us all; Hail, Ancient and Shining Ones; HAIL!!!!" RITE OF CONSECRATION The High Priestess sets the Incense Burner smoking. The High Priest lifts the first of the Ritual Tools to be cleansed and consecrated to The Ancient and Shining Ones and, moving it through the smoke of the Incense says: "Today is the First Harvest, and I wish to reap Magick. Lord of the Sun, God of Creativity, consecrate and charge this tool again that it might be fit to be used in the service of The Ancient and Shining Ones!!!!" Our Lady of Inspiration, Great Mother Goddess, today is the Festival of Harvest Home and I wish to reap Creativity, Bless and Charge this Sacred Tool for my Magickal Arts, that it might ever reflect the growing Spirit of Enlightenment within me!!!!" Standing before The Altar, The High Priestess and High Priest recite this Blessing Chant together: "Hoof and Horn, Hoof and Horn, All that dies shall be reborn Corn and Grain, Corn and Grain, All that falls shall rise again!!!!" CLOSING THE RITUAL The High Priest then lifts The Athame and standing before the Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water at The Altar, he says: "Guardians of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, You who cleanse and nourish all life, we thank you for flowing into this Sacred Space and into our lives. May your drops of Wisdom flow through me as You depart in perfect love and perfect peace." Moving to the Southern Trilithon Gate of the Element of Fire, The High Priest says: "Guardians of the Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire, thank you for riping the crops of the fields of grain and bringing my spirit to maturity. Energize this Magick as You go in peace!!!!" Moving to the Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, The High Priest says: "Guardians of The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, who carries the seeds of promise of future havests from this Sacred Space, to be sown and reaped and sown again, go in peace!!!!" Moving to the Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth, The High Priest says: Guardians of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth, may the bounty of Our Loving Mother, the Earth; continue to sustain and bless us all. May it sustain and nourish or bodies until the next Festival of Harvest Home. Go in peace!!!!" Moving back to the Western Trilithon Gate at The Altar, The High Priest and High Priestess lift their Athames and say together: Lord and Lady of Creativity, O Ancient and Shining Ones, thank you for blessing the seeds of Our Mother Earth!!!! Within our hearts, may the seeds of Your Sacred Magick and Wisdom bear fruit, As You go in Peace!!!!" SO MOTE IT BE!!!! THE RITUAL IS ENDED!!!!! THE RITE OF CAKES AND ALE In addition to the cakes and other grain product and the Traditional beverages of wine, juice or water; you might also add the first fuits of the vegetable garden, such as apples or zucchini THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA MABON SABBAT RITUAL September 21st Abundance tempered with prudence are the major themes of the Wiccan Atumnal Equinox Sabbat of Mabon. The abundanc of Our Sacred Mother The Great Earth Goddess, Gaia, is gathered in as the days of the Sun God's warming rays grow shorter. Mabon is the Celtic God of Light and Youth and the and the son of the Great Mother Goddess, Modron. Mabon is a Sacrificed Man - God who gives up His life for humankind. He enters a new life in the Underworld as the earth decends into the dark half of the Wiccan year, the seasons of Autumn and Winter. Mabon marks the beginning of the time of reaping in the good of Our Sacred Mother Earth with thankfulness for Her Gifts and conservation for the dark months to come. PREPARATION FOR RITUAL Mabon is a time gathering in, so begin by gathering in the leaves of the season. Traditionally, Wiccans seek out one colorful leaf from each of the following trees - rowen, birch, sassafrass, hawthorne, willow, ash and oak - if one of or more of these trees are not available then select another colorful leaf from one which is. The leaves should be coated with wax to preserve their colors before the Ritual and stored in a clean, white cloth. Also you should have a yellow or golden colored candle for this Ritual (to represent the Sun's Light) and some wine ( or fruit juice ) for the Chalice. For an indoor Ritual, have a bowl ready for pouring the wine or juice into during the Ritual. ALTAR PREPARATION The colors of red and orange correspond with the seasonal harvest so choose a red or orange clothe to cover The Altar. Add the fruits of the season and grains, gourds and grapes. Also, cornucopea, or Horn of Plenty with coins spilling out of it should be placed on The Altar. Place the yellow/gold Sun Candle in the center of The Altar and light it, Place the Chalice of wine/juice in front of the Sun Candle and group the waxed leaves to the right and left of the candle and Chalice. INVOCATION Mabon marks the the change - over of Power celestially from the Sun to the Moon. Therefore, whatever the Tradition; Ritual Invocationas for the Mabon Sabbat begin in the West. This is the Trilithon Gate of the Element of Water and The Altar in The Celto - Egyptian Wiccan Tradition. The remaining Trilithon Gates of the Elements of Fire, Air and Earth are traditionally marked for Mabon by gourds painted in the color of each of the Elements (red for Fire, yellow for Air and green for Earth) and with the symbol of each Element as well. To represent the fifth Element of Spirit an image of a goddess/god of the Harvest may also be placed on The Altar. Invocation of the Guardians of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water "Water Goddess come and celebrate!!!! Taste the wine and fruit of Your vines, Let me bathe gratefully, In Your Sacred Waters of Creativity, For I am Your child!!!!" Invocation of the Guardian of the Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire "Fire God come and celebrate!!!! Taste the wine and fruit, Ripened by Your Sacred Warmth, Let The Sacred Fires of Your Magick, Burn Forever In My Heart and Spirit, For I am Your child!!!!" Invocation of the Guardian of The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air "Goddess of The Air come and celebrate!!!! Taste the wine and fruit Sweetened by Your Breath, Let me breathe in, Your Spirit of Inspiration and Motivation, For I am Your chid!!!!" Invocation of The Guardian of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth "God of the Earth come and celebrate!!!! Taste the wine of Your vines and fruits of Your soil, Let the Knowlege of Your Secrets, Grow forever in my heart, For I am Your child!!!!" Invocation of The Deity of Spirit "Great God of Light, Mabon, come and celebrate!!!! Taste the wine and fruits of The Earth's bounty, Fill my mind and spirit with the wine of Your Wisdom For I am Your child!!!!" Meditation and Creative Visualization At The Altar, take the leaves that you have gathered and preserved in your hands and lift them up saying, "God of Light, grant me, Sight beyond sight, As the day gives way to the dark, Grant me Foresight's Inner Spark!!!!" Ask Deity for what the future holds for you. Randomly take up one of the leaves in each hand and detemine their correspondances for your immediate future based on the following list: Rowen leaf: Safey or the need for protection. Hazel leaf: Wisdom or the need for decernment. Birch leaf: Need to relate to the feminine aspects of your nature - i.e. nurturing and gentleness. Maple leaf: Coming of peace, reconciliation or a truce Sassafras - Need to attend to your physical, spiritual, or emotional well - being. Hawthorne: Emphasis on wishes, goals, desires and achievements. Willow: The ability to change to bend with the winds of adversity. Ash: The gaining vitality, energy and power. Oak: Need to attend to the masculine aspects of your nature - i.e leadership, strength and courage. THE RITUAL Stand before The Altar. Take up the Chalice of wine/juice and raise it above your head saying: "God of The Harvest, Lady of Earth!!!! We thank You for Your gifts, Given freely to us, Your children, We now return to you, this portion of Your Bounty With grateful heats!!!!" Pour the wine out onto the ground or into a bowl if the Ritual is conducted indoors. The bowl can then be taken outside following the Ritual and the wine/juice returned to Our Sacred Mother Earth and say: "Accept my gift to you and to Our Sacred Mother Earth, Let this Libation nourish and sustain the land, As The Wheel of The Year moves on!!!!" Place The Chalice back on The Altar and take up the Cornucopia in both your hands, raising it above your head and say: "God of Plenty, My table is rich, with the fruits of the harvest, Soon the fields will be covered with snow. Let each silver piece be used kindly, to help others, And return thrice - fold in times of true need. Bless these coins, that I and all within my home, Might not want for food or comfort, While the land lies fallow, By Your Power, SO MOTE IT BE!!!! Place these coins back on The Altar to be used in the coming year for random acts of kindness such as putting a quarter into a stranger's expired parking meter. As this invocation says these coins will return to you three times over to help meet your needs and the needs of your loved ones. "The Wheel has turned, the Sun no longer reigns, Snuff out the Sun Candle on The Altar with the blade of your Athame. "It is the time of increasing darkness,a time of looking inward, To the shadows of my heart, and to face them courageously!!!! May the Powers Of The Ancient and Shining Ones Be with me in this Journey into,my own personal Underworld, That like the Sun, I may return, from my Underworld Odyssey, That like the Sun, I shall returnfrom my meditations with Enlightment as my Guide!!!! Your meditations at The Altar at this time should center on the negative forces hindering your life. Honestly confront these problems and concentrate on conquering at least one of them before the coming of the Sabbat of Samhain and the end of the Wiccan Year. CLOSING THE CIRCLE The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water "Goddess of Water, let your rains fall freely on parched Spirits, I bid You Farewell and Thanks!!!!" The Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire "God of Fire, may Your cooling embers heal heated emotions, I bid You Farewell and Thanks!!!!" The Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air "Goddess of The Air, let your cool winter winds bring freshness of mind, I bid You Farewell and Thanks!!!!" The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth "God of The Earth, let Your gathered bounty sustain us, Through the barreness of winter, I bid You Farewell and Thanks!!!!" The Power of Spirit "God of Light, You gave me my reason to live, My desire for Enlightment is born in me through You And to You, I shall return again and again, I bid You Farewell and Thanks!!!!!" THE FEAST OF CAKES AND ALE The twin themes of prudence and conservation continue into a Simple Feast of preservable foods such as apples, potatoes, squash, nuts, oats and onions which may be served as after - Sabbat left - overs. For a more hearty meal, a feast of goose and cider may also conclude the Sabbat Ritual. The Ritual Is Ended!!!! SO MOTE IT BE!!!! THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA SAMHAIN SABBAT RITUAL October 31st PREPARATION Altar Preparaion Place together on The Altar, an Apple, a Pomegranate, a small plastic flower pot filled with earth containing three seeds of rue or whatever other seeds happen to be available. Sacred Space Strew the entire Sacred Space with fresh, brightly - colored fall leaves. Mark the Four Trilithon Gates with four differently - carved punpkins, each bearing an unlit candle of the appropriate color for that quarter, blue - west, red - south, yellow - east, white - north. INVOCATION Beginning at the Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water, at The Altar, and ending at The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth; moving counterclockwise, around Sacred Space to mark the time of The Lifting of the Veil between The Physical Realm and The Realm of The Ancient and Shining Ones, light each of the candles and place them inside the pumpkins that mark the Four Trilithon Gates, while recite the following Invocations: Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of Water "All ye Spirits who walk the night, Harken, Harken, to my call, I bid you in our Circle join, Enter, enter one and all!!!! Speak to us of things unknown, Lend your energies to this Rite, To speed your Journey, we have joined On This Samhain Night!!!!" Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire "The Moon is bright, the Wise One Old, The body is lifeless, the bones so cold, We all live and pay our dues, To die in ones, and threes, and twos!!!!" Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air "Death dance and play and harp, Piercing silence in the Dark, The Wise Woman's old and withered limbs, Death bekons her to dance with him!!!!" Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Earth "As She accepts The Dance of Death, The Earth is cooled by ghostly breath, To lie in dormancy oncemore, To have Her Strength and Life Restored!!!!" Center of The Sacred Space (The Power of Spirit) Oh Mighty Pan of The Summerlands, Guardian of Our Beloved Dead, We pour forth love on Those You keep safely, In Your Peaceful Stead. We Bless Those Who have walked The Path, That someday we as well shall rove, We offer Peace onto Their Spirits, While resting in Your Arms Below!!!!" MEDITATION AND VISUALIZATION At this point of The Samhain Sabbat Ritual create a meditative visualization. Welcome the Spirit of a departed person or even pet you loved into the Sacred Space. This is an opportunity to create closure in these relationships. Provide tisssues. RITUAL The High Priest and Hight Priestess stand before The Altar. Taking the pomegranate and holding it high in the air, The High Priestess says: "Behold The Fruit of Life!!!!" The High Priest pierces the pomegranate with The Athame and says: "Whose seeds are in The Dormancy of Death!!!!" The High Priest and High Priestess proclaim together: "We taste The Seeds of Death!!!!" The High Priest and High Priestess share The Fruit at The Altar. The High Priest and High Priestess take the apple and hold it high saying: "Behold The Fruit of Wisdom, The Fruit of Death!!!!" The High Priestess cuts the apple crosswise with The Athame so that the Inner Pentagram can be seen and proclaims" "This Symbol represents the Sacred Cycle of Life, Death and Rebirth - The Five - Fold Star - We taste the Fruit of Wisdom and Death!!!!" The High Priest and High Priestess now take the pot of soil and the three seeds. Standing before The Altar, they hold the pot of earth and the three side on high and proclaim together: "This is The Time of Dormancy and Potential!!!! A Time of Re - Evaluation of our lives!!!! A Time of Planting Three New Values which we wish to cultivate in the coming year!!!!" The High Priest and High Priestess channel their hope for the coming year into the pot of earth as they each push one of the seeds deep into the earth. They then hold The Pot of Re - evaluation with The Seed of Potential planted deep in its soil high in the air and proclaim three times: "The Sun is Concieved in Darkness cold, In The Shadow of Death, Life unfolds, A Shred of Light begins to burn, From Death comes Life, The Circle Turns!!!!" Now follows a period of introspection and divination for those who wish to speak with the Spirits of The Departed Loved Ones. Any lessons learned or messages received can be recorded for later inclusion in ones BoS or Magickal Diary. THE CLOSING OF THE RITUAL Beginning at The Western Trilithon Gate, and continuing clockwise, which symbolizes hope and fulfillment in the coming year, The High Priest and High Priestess proclaim: "Blessings upon Thee, Wonderous Spirits of Summerland. We humbly thank You for joining our Celebrations this Sacred Night!!!! We beseech Thee, Pan; Guardian of Summerland, Embrace once again those Spirits in Your keeping, That even the lost and wondering find their way to Peace, Let them stay with You, Until they are Refreshed and Reborn, In Perfect Love and Perfect Peace, We bid Thee a fond farewell, So Mote It Be!!!!" THE CELTO - EGYPTIAN WICCA YULE SABBAT RITUAL December 21st Preparation: Decorate The Altar with pine cones, evergreen boughs, several minuture candles or lights, and red, green, gold, and blue ribbons or streamers. Prepare The Altar with The God and The Goddess candles and all needed supplies for casting the Magick Circle. Include a miniture, decorated Yule log. The High Priest and High Priestess will enact the roles of The Child of Promise and The Great Goddess as well as narrating the Ritual. The High Priest should be dressed in green, yellow and black. The High Priestess should wear a robe of white, red and black. Also she should wear padding of some kind under her robe to create the appearance of being pregnant. Begin the Ritual by casting the Magick Circle and invoking the God, however; at this point leave the God Candle unlit on The Altar. The High Priestess, in the role of The Great Goddess, seats herself on the floor to the northwest of The Altar as the Ritual begins. High Priest: "We stand at the Gate between the Realms of Shadow and Substance on this night when the Light is at its least and the Dark is at its height. We are here to witness the Birth of Our God, The Child of Promise, the waxing Sun God, the chosen consort of His Great Mother, The Moon. Rebirth being a necessary transition of The Wheel of Time." The High Priest, in his role of the young God; now begins to flolic around the High Priestess, in her role as the Great Mother - moving around her and The Altar, three times in a counter - clockwise motion. The High Priest/Child of Promise ends his flolic by embracing The High Priestess/Great Goddess, The Moon/ High Priestess: "Reborn is our Beloved, The Child of Promise, one the The Three Divine Aspects of Our God; and soon to go to Her rest is our Wise Crone, one of the Three Sacred Faces of Our Great Goddess, The Moon. The God travels to the earth as the Great Goddess returns to the Land of Spirit to turn The Great Wheel of Time." At this point The High Priest take up The Goddess candle from The Altar and lights The God candle with it. Then places The God candle back on its place on The Altar. High Priestess and High Priest together: "These Wise Words are Our Gift to you. The Wheel of The Year shall continue to turn until the end of Time. These lives are merely a preparation fot that time. Even though it is a preparation it is also Life. Do not forget Happiness. Make this Life Joyful for yourself and your fellow man. What you give you shall receive back threefold. Now is the Time of Rest and Preparation for your future lives and future Seasons. Be Happy!!!!" The High/ Priestess/Great Mother Goddess now leaves The Child of Promise and walks around The Altar three times, clockwise; then lays Herself down at the Northeast corner of The Altar. Laying Her head upon the white pillow, she sleeps. As she falls to sleep The High Priest/Child of Promise blows out The Goddess Candle on The Altar. High Priest: The Ancient and Shining Ones have shown us the way. On this Sacred Sabbat Night of Yule, as we begin a new year; we rest, await and prepare for the return of the Sund and The Great God of Spring. The High Priestess and High Priest, now return to The Altar and exchange gifts. They open their gifs at The Altar. At this point the High Priestess concludes The Ritual. High Priestess: May the coming year bring us happiness. May we never forget the Turning of The Wheel of The Year. For if we become neglectful and forget, we fail in our service of The Ancient and Shining Ones. Close the Magick Circle and conclude the Ritual with The Feast of Cakes and Ale. This Simple Feast may consist of nuts, fruit cakes and egg nog to make the spirits light. Other suggested foods might include cookies in the shape of fir trees, pentagrams, The sun, or cresent moons. Leave the Yule Log on The Altar until Imbolg to remind all of the turning of The Wheel of the Year and the continuance of life itself. In the coming days make sure that your home is decorated with plenty of candles to lure back the waxing sun. SO MOTE IT BE The Ritual Is Ended The Year Has Just Begun!!!!



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