Sunday 23 November 2014

Samhain Ritual.

My first self written ritual.

Items on altar;

Black cloth, grandmothers shawl, recent ancestor photos, flint arrowhead to represent long passed ancestors. Crow and Goddess offering bowl to represent Cerridwen and her cauldron. Items from nature at this time of year. Sweet Chestnuts, various coloured fallen leaves. To represent  elements, Water from Chalice Well and White Spring. Sand from Norfolk, Feathers from The Caister beach and stones from Great Yarmouth beach.
Smudge space and self with sage.

I ground myself by sending roots down and bringing light to my heart and sending a cord to the Mother star and bringing the light to my heart. I push the light from my solar plexus to surround me in my space.

Calling the Wheel of Britannia.

Beginning in the North West.

I call upon you Cerridwen, Helle, Dark Mother, Sheelanagig, keeper of the cauldron, bringer of death, transformation and rebirth. One who cuts the cord at the point of death. Come with your crows, your toad, your hawk and your sow.  I invite you with love and respect to come and be with me and in my home on this night of Samhain as the veil thins between the worlds. Hail and welcome Cerridwen, Dark Mother. I breathe you in to me and bring you to the centre of my space.

Turning to the North.
I call upon you Danu, Skadi, Mother of air. Woman of bone and stone. Calleach of winter, holly woman. Come with your Buzzard, your eagle, your wrens, your sylphs. Bring your breath of wind to bring change and to clear our cluttered minds. Bring your spiritual wisdom. Come lady of ancestors. Hail and welcome Danu. I breathe you in to me and bring you to the centre of my space.

Turning to the North East.
I call upon you Briget, Bride, Bridie, Idunna, Mother the Maiden. Come with your innocence of childhood, your inspiration, your poetry, your smith craft. Bring your swan, your snake your wolf. Your cow with red ears and your fabled unicorns. Come Willow Woman. Hail and welcome Bridie. I breathe you in to me and bring you to the centre of my space.

Turning to the East.
I call upon you Artha, Mother of fire. Come Sulis. Come lady of springtime. Hazel woman. Come with your  greening, your energy,  your enthusiasm. Come with your passion, your warmth and your protection. Bring your bear, your hare, your red hen, your cat, your green woodpecker and your dragons of fire. Hail and welcome Artha. I breathe you into me and bring you into the centre of my space.


Turning to the South East.
I call upon you Rhiannon. Mother the lover. Come Damara. Come Rhiannon, on your white mare from the sea. Bring your flocks of small birds, your doves. Come with your loving nature, your joyful sensuality and sexuality and your independance. Hail and welcome Rhiannon. I breathe you into me and bring you into the centre of my space.

Turning to the South.
I call upon you Domnu. Mother of Water. Come Nehelannia. Lady of the holy springs and wells, Queen of the deep. Bring your whales, your dolphins, your seals and selkies, Come with your emotion, your compassion, your healing and your understanding. Hail and welcome Domnu. I breathe you into me and bring you into the centre of my space.

Turning to the South West.
I call on you Ker. Abundant Mother. Come Harbondia. Deer woman, first lady to plant grain. Come with your horned creatures. Your cows, goats, sheep, deer, stag and white hind. Come Mother with your Harvest, your abundance, wealth, prosperity, generosity and nurturing care. Hail and welcome Mother Ker. I breathe you into me and bring you into the centre of my space.

Turning to the West.
I call on you Banbha. Mother of earth. Come Erce. Come Gaia. Bring with you your Boar, badger, fox, elves and earth dragons. Come with your grounding, your security and bring my ideas to manifestation. Hail and welcome Banbha. I breathe you into me andbring you into the centre of my space.

Turning to the Centre.
I call upon you Brittania, great Mother of all. Lady of Avalon, Boudicca. Weaver of the web of life. Come with your Raven, black cat and faeries. Bring your magic, mystery and divine love. Hail and welcome Brittania. I breathe you into me and bring you to the centre of my space.

I call upon you ancestors recently gone and long passed. As the veil thins I ask you to join me in my ritual. Hail and welcome ancestors.

I honour you ancestors, You are the line from which I come and I thank you.

I honour you Great Dark Mother Cerridwen. As I near your cauldron I ask you to take my doubts and wait for your answer.

Sitting at Cerridwen's feet, I listen for her voice. I ask what I can do for her. I wait for her response. (See end of ritual format)

I thank Cerridwen for attending me and my request.

I eat oat cakes and drink juice to honour all who attended. I share them with the earth and with the animals.

I thank the ancestors for attending and ask them to watch over my progress. I bid them farewell and good journeying.

I give thanks and bid farewell to each of the Goddess's in turn. Asking each of them to remain in me and my home so that I may learn.

I finally, give thanks to Brittania and ask her to remain in me and my home to guide and teach me.

I tone Nolava and send left over energies to the people who need it. Friends, family and those unknown to me.

I ground any access energy and send it back to the earth where it wont be wasted.

Answers from Cerridwen:

Cerridwen was clear tonight. She told me not to doubt as I know my path, I know I am worthy and I must have faith.

She asked me to find ways to honour, help and speak to the Crones I meet and by doing so I will honour her.

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