Eostar - Vernal Equinox

We meet this day with the rising tides of Spring. In our homes there are seeds on our altars, waiting for the Goddess’ blessing. The new green of life surrounds us. We see the face of the Goddess in the budding trees. We hear Her voice in the winds and the calling of the birds. The Cycles of Change are upon us again.

This day we come together to share our love and dedicate ourselves to the creation of a place where all may come to learn. We build a place where healing lives. We share our love of the Lady of Light and Shadows; She who is beautiful and terrible... She who is terrible and frightening.

We celebrate the Maiden, the Mother, the Crone.

We celebrate the Horned One, Lover of the Shining One.

Let us cast the circle. We evoke the powers of the Elements. We call Air, Fire, Water and Earth, to join us.

Invocation

The Circle is Cast! We are between the Worlds

Let the Lady and Her love, he who plays the pipes for her dancing, be with us now!

Dianna, Artemis, Arianrhod, Selene... Shining Queen!

Abondia, Venus, Aphrodite, Thetis... Lady of the Wave!

Demeter, Isis, Aradia, Maia... Great Mother

Persephone, Hecate, Persis, Cerridwen... Queen under Earth

By whatever name we call you, we are your children.

Urania, Lady of the heights

Pandora, Allgiving

Athena, Anatha, Great Queen

Rhiannon, Great Queen

Maeve, Great Queen

Persephone...

Ash Maiden

Coronis, Crow Woman

Branwen, White Crow Woman...

Blodeuwedd

Flower Face

Owl Woman

Divine passage of Life into Death... Death into life...

Isis, Lady known of old as the natural mother of all things living...

Mistress of the elements

First Child of Time

Supreme Divinity

As these seeds grow, so may we grow. May our goals, planted with them grow strong and ever nearer until at last we achieve them.

We resolve and promise:

We will take care of our bodies. They are the shelters for our souls in this time and place; the faces of the Goddess and God that are uniquely ours.

To strive to achieve the changes in ourselves that enable us to be the best that we can be in this lifetime.

Lady of the night, know our private needs, goals and aspirations. Help us to find them. Guide us toward them. Help us to know and overcome our weaknesses. Protect us, and help us to protect ourselves.

Out of our faith in creation, ourselves and each other...

Out of our love of life, ourselves and each other...

Out of our understanding of the Wheel of life, ourselves and each other

Out of our caring, that the Earth regain Her balance, that our goals be reached, that our needs be met.

Out of our deepest need, understanding, love and faith...

We call to you!

Lady of the Morning, Lady of the Evenstar, Queen of the Starry Night...

Help us to define our goals, Help us to reach them.

We accept with joy, our place in the creation.

We accept responsibility for our uses of the powers.

We ask the rewards of our work.

We thank you for needs met.

We thank you for the opportunities we have had.

May we always be aware of them.

Help us to know and love our brothers and sisters.

Feel the energy of the elements grow and come to life within you. Through you flow the winds of time, the flames of old passions, the sparkling waters of the present... the silence of the future. Know that within you there is a power. It is the power to grow, to shape the future. We can heal the Earth and ourselves. Draw the energy into the circle to re-empower this land, that Spring may renew us as it renews the world around us.

Listen to your heart. Listen to the sounds of Spring. Make them a part of you. See the colors and shapes of Spring, draw in the colors and forms, silver and gold, green and yellow, black and white, light and shadow... spirals and circles. See them dancing, creating whirling colors against the night. Let yourself follow them, whirling and soaring in the dance of the seasons, the cycles of change. See the Lady and the Horned One as They join us in the great dance. Let the dance carry you along.

(Long pause for meditation)

Now the song sinks softly into the earth. The Horned One brings us back to our place within the Circle. Thank the Lady for the gift of Her visions this night. You are relaxed, renewed, revitalized... The balance within you is restored.

Lady’s Song

Her Names cannot be counted
for all our names are Goddess...
Her Face is Change, Unchanging
Our Faces in the Mirror...

Life is, Change is… Change is, Life is… Life is, Change is…

We dance the Circle Dance
The Seasons change around us...
Sowing into Growing
Growing into Harvest...

Life is, Change is… Change is, Life is… Life is, Change is…

In the Dance of Seasons
See yourself reflected
Maiden into Mother
Mother Grown to Wisdom...

Life is, Change is… Change is, Life is… Life is, Change is…

Unicorn Within us
Bring Our Will to Action
In Our Hands Our Future
In Our Hearts be Joy

Life is, Change is… Change is, Life is… Life is, Change is…

She Charges everything She touches, and
Everything She touches, Changes...
Change is, touch is... Touch is, Change is...
Change us, touch us; Touch us, Change us...

Everything lost is found again,
In a New Form, in a New Way
Everything hurt is healed again,
In a New Life, in a New Day...

Blessing Of The Cup

From Traditions hidden in the mists of Time, from tales passed down in precious fragments... from today, and our dreams of tomorrow come our Rituals.

We bring the energy and protection, the love and caring created in our circle to fill the cup, the Chalice of the Goddess.

We bring the strength we’ve discovered in ourselves and each other to fill the Atheme, the Sword of Her Horned Consort.

This joining is the Energy of Creation itself... We share it as we share the Cup!

See the Lady, hear Her Voice.

“Mine the Cup, the Wine of Life... Drink Deeply, and with Joy!”

We Pass the Cup with a Kiss.

This Sharing sets the seal of the Goddess on our Gathering.

Guardians of the East... Touch us with Intelligence

Guardians of the South... Touch us with Passion...

Guardians of the West... Touch our Hearts...

Guardians of the North... Touch us with Strength...

Lady, Queen of Air and Darkness...

Lord Consort, Lover of the Shining One...

We thank you for your presence and Protection... As you depart to your Ancient Realms, remember us, our needs... our goals. Let there be Love and Trust, Peace and Joy between us always... As Our Will, So Shall It Be!

From Times Beginnings to Eternity’s Endings...
Hail and Farewell, Blessed Be!