Spring Equinox 2001

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Shining Lakes Grove Liturgists Worksheet: Spring Equinox 2001

(Webmaster's note: This is the worksheet used by the folks running the ritual. Italics indicate an action, bold indicates the person performing the action (or a ritual prop, or a song title), and plain text is spoken during the ritual. The blanks ( _____________ ) indicate a ritual role which will be filled by a lucky volunteer chosen at the ritual. It could be you!)

Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits
Processional and Purification: Matt / _______________ / ______________
We Are the Walking Breath of Spring

We are the walking breath of spring
We are the spirits of Ana's Land
We are alive and dancing, dancing
Where we are is beautiful

Bardic Invocation for our eloquence and inspiration: _____________________________________________
Welcoming the Allies, the spirits of the people and their gods who lived in this land before us: ____________________________________________
Meditation, grounding and centering: __________________________________
Unity chant:
We Are One With the Mother

We are one with the Mother,
We are one with the earth
We are one with each other
By our lives, by our birth.

Statement of purpose: Rob

Declaring Center and opening the Portals
Well, Fire, and Tree: Tree: _____________ Fire: _______________ Well: _____________
Standing at the Crossroads

Come together, gather at the Center
Open we these Portals three.
Start the journey, standing at the Crossroads
The Well, the Fire, and the sacred Tree. (repeat)

Acknowledging the Outsiders - the forces of chaos and change: _____________________
Invocation of Manannan mac Lir, our Lord of the Dead, to guide and protect us in the Otherworld: _____________________

Acknowledging and honoring our guests
Ancestors - our beloved dead: _________________
Nature Spirits - the spirits of the land and its creatures: Liz
Deities: Lugh, Bríd, Aren, Danu, and Bel (feel free to offer a silent welcome to your own gods): _____________________
Archetypes - acknowledging the three societal functions within us: __________________
Deity of the Occasion: Ana, intro by Rob, Ana's Story by Rod

Giving and Receiving
Passing the basket - To direct praise and energy; to build a group offering
Group praise:
Ana Come Be With Us

Ana, come be with us
May your blessings ever flow
Ana, still and quiet
Take our love beneath the snow

Blessed Mother, ancient and renewing
Blessed Mother, take our love below

Main sacrifice
Dancing the Summer In

Dancing the summer in, we go dancing,
Dancing the summer in, we go singing,
Dancing the winter away, we go dancing,
Dancing the summer in.

Omen of return:________________________

Return blessing
Seed Blessing Song

Seeds hold my dreams,
Carry them to earth
That they may root and grow and blossom,
Blessed by the Sun,
Watered by our Mother,
That our harvest be great and full.

Cauldron Blessing: Newest mother

Welcoming new members, officers, and guild members, and bestowing other honors

Unwinding and closing
Recessional:
Now the Rite is At an End

And now the rite is at an end, again we're parting ways
May truth and honor be your friend and lucky be your days
I'll hold you dearly in my heart, I'll hold you in my mind
And though our branches grow apart, our roots shall be entwined.