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Beltaine 2009 – Dagda Mor and Boanne PREPARATION GROVE ATTUNEMENT (Chris G.) Closing your eyes, take a few deep cleansing breaths. Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Whispering Lake Grove In through your nose and out through your mouth. As you breathe, lay aside the worries, troubles and woes of the ADF mundane world. (pause 4 count) We now stand between Earth and Sky Feel your feet firmly resting upon the Earth Know that below us flows the primal waters Cold, dark and chaotic; filled with the potential of all life. Allow the primal waters to enter your being. Feel the coolness of the waters as they pool within your belly, within your heart and finally, within your head. (pause 8 count) Reaching high into the sky above Feel the illuminating radiance of the Heavens Know that above us burns the primal fires Warm, light and ordered; filled with the spark of all life. Allow the primal fire to enter your being. Feel the warmth of the fires as they illuminate your mind, your heart and finally your spirit. (pause 8 count) Feel the primal powers of Earth and Sky as they surge through Beltaine you, lending strength and energy to your being. (pause 8 count) April 26, 2009 Now join your hands, your hearts and your minds as one people. 6:00 PM (All participants join hands) -2- Feel the primal powers of Earth and Sky as they surge through us, Ancestors, would purify themselves, in, between and over these lending strength and energy to one and all. fires to prepare for the season of fertility. We no longer purify ourselves within the fire, but we invite you now to dance between As we open our eyes, know that we assemble as one folk to the fires in celebration of the coming season. worship with a common purpose. Participant will be led into the ritual area and through the bale fires for purification. Once in the Nemeton the snake All: dance will begin between the bale fires as we continue the May our worship be true. chant. May our actions be just. In Song (Grollwynn) May our love be pure. Come the Lord of the Greenwood, Greenwood Blessings, honor and worship to the Holy Ones. Come the Lord of the Greenwood, Greenwood Come the Lord of the Greenwood, Greenwood Honoring Our Grove Patron (Isaura) And court the Lady Fair Wise One of the Ages Patron of our Grove In the heat of their passion, passion Weaver of the Druid’s Mist In the heat of their passion, passion King without a throne In the heat of their passion, passion The corn will rise again He, who walks beside us © Stone Creed Grove, ADF And forever hears our call. Repeat until all participants have entered the worship area. Guide, friend and companion. Welcome to our hall. OPENING PRAYERS (Member) will prepare a special offering for the Grove Patron and give the offering at this time. (Jim or Sy) Manannan Mac Lir, accept our offering! Musical Signal- A drum beats 9 times. All: Manannan, be welcome among us! Honoring the Earth Mother and Sky Father PROCESSION Earth Mother & Sky Father (Eld Naðr) (Raven) Primal Mother of the Earth and Father of the Clear Sky In ancient times the need fires dotted the hill tops on May Eve. Forever, Mother and Father of all that was, of all that is and all The Beltaine fires of old were kindled of nine sacred woods. In that will be. Your children come before you in love and respect honor of these ancient fires we have offered nine sacred woods as to honor you this night! sacrifice as we lighted our sacred fires this day. The Ancients, our An offering of corn meal and clarified butter is made to the Earth Mothers and Sky Fathers. -3- -4- Earth Mother and Sky Father, accept our offering! Purpose of the Ritual (Carrion) All: Earth Mother and Sky Father, be welcome among us! Tonight we gather at the center of all worlds. To worship and honor BoAnn and the Dagda Mor. Invocation for Bardic Inspiration We shall sing their praise and make our sacrifice. Bardic Inspiration (Grollwynn) As we seek their blessings in return. Goddess of Inspiration & Poetry Great Mother of Song & Music We gather this night in celebration of the turning wheel. May our words echo in the sacred well Enjoying the fertility of the world around us. May our hearts and minds burn with your eternal flame Tonight we celebrate the sacred union of Earth and Sky, May our songs resonate upon the wind As we prepare for the work that lay before us. May you grant us the gift of inspiration and insight (Eld Naðr) An offering of cream & honey is placed in the We gather this night at the crossroads. offering bowl for Brighid. In celebration of the Feast of Beltaine. Lady Brighid, accept our offering! Enjoying the company of friends and family. All: Brighid, be welcome among us! As we remembering the ways of old. While we welcome the season of fertility. A Prayer for the Elder Wise (Carrion) The blood within our veins has also flowed in yours. May all who gather this eve be welcome among us! The thoughts that fill our mind have also weighed on yours. The love and pain we feel has lived within your heart. CONSECRATION OF SPACE & PARTICIPANTS A well worn path we travel in your footsteps through the dark. Outdwellers (at the Southern fire the Sacrificer lays a token for We are asking for your hand, for a torch to light the way. the Outdwellers) (Raven) For your guidance in our work and your wisdom as we pray. That we may join the Elder Wise when our time too has passed, Weaving the Druids Mist Aiding future generations that we shall not be the last. An offering of incense is made to the Elder Wise. THE SACRED CENTER Elder Wise, accept our offering! Affirmation of Unity All: Elder Wise, be welcome among us! (Grollwynn) Let us now raise our voice as one people. In song STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Building Bridges Between Our Divisions Historical Precedent (Raven) I reach out for you, as you reach out for me “BoAnn and the Dadga” With all of our voices and all of our visions -5- -6- Brothers we could make such a sweet harmony We will kindle a Fire, a light ‘neath the Moon and Sun, Sisters we could make such a sweet harmony We will kindle a Fire, our spirits will soar. Author Unknown CHORUS Repeat chant 3 times Gather we at the Tree, the root & the crown of all Gather we at the Tree, below & above, Establishing Sacred Time (Eld Naðr) Gather we at the Tree, together we make our call, In the beginning and so too in the end; there was but the fires of Gather we at the Tree, In wisdom and love. the Sky and the waters of the Earth. And between them lay a CHORUS fertile land. © Stone Creed Grove, ADF In the South the old Fir Bolg King, dreamed of birds, the sky grew Eld Nathr will offer silver to the well, incense to the fire and dark as the great flock approached the shore. cense and asperge the bile during the song. From the North through smoke and mist came beings of great OMPLETING THE OSMOLOGY might and magic, the vast army of the Tuatha to overtake the land. C C Bringing with them four treasures that would assure their victory. To Land, Sea & Sky (Carrion) The waters support and surround us. Reaching the shore, the Tuatha burnt their ships and a great battle for the land began. Great numbers of the Fir Bolg fell as the The land extends about us. armies of the Tuatha swept across the land. In defeat the Fir Bolg The sky stretches above us. retreated to the lands of the Fomorians and the Tuatha De Danann And at the center burns a living flame. lay claim to Ireland. Let us pray with a good fire. May all the Kindred bless us. May our worship be true. FIRE, WELL & TREE (chant) (Grollwynn) May our actions be just. By Fire and by Water, between the Earth and Sky May our love be pure. We stand like the World-Tree rooted, deep, crowned high. Blessings and honor and worship to the holy ones. By Fire and by Water, between the Earth and Sky Land, Sea & Sky Text by Ceisiwr Serith We stand like the World-Tree rooted, deep, crowned high. Come we now to the Well, the eye and the mouth of Earth, OPENING THE GATES Come we now to the Well, and silver we bring. Come we now to the Well, the waters of rebirth (Raven) Come we now to the Well, together we sing. Manannan MacLir, it is your might and magic that wards the CHORUS threshold. We will kindle a Fire, Bless all, and with harm to none, Grey Rider of Aonbarr, we ask for your protection as we walk We will kindle a Fire, and offering pour, through the mist this night. -7- -8- Mighty Lord of the Crossroads, as we travel between the worlds GENERAL OFFERINGS TO AND INVOCATION OF THE of man and Sidhe may you part the mist before us. SPIRITS (Eld Naðr) Irish whiskey is offered to Manannan. Manannan MacLir, Mist Weaver, accept our offering! (Carrion) Manannan, aid us in our work! Now that the world of the living and that of the spirit are one, (Carrion) Let us raise our voices in song to the Gatekeeper! we call out from the crossroads to the Mighty Kindred! All in song (Eld Naðr) Gatekeeper open the portals, Allies of the Middle Realm! Between the Gods and mortals, Bright and shining messengers to the Otherworld Power freely flows, as our magic grows! Elves, Sprites, and Faeries of the Hollow Hills Repeat chant three times Protectors of this sacred ground.
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