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| 1998 Lughnasadh Ritual Log |
This is the log of our online Lughnasadh ritual of August 9, 1998. This log has been edited to remove extraneous comments.
.Randall> I want to welcome everyone to the Grove's Lughnasadh Ritual.
.Randall> For the sake of any who may have never attended one of our
.Randall> online rituals, I will mention a few things:
.Randall> This is not a particularly Wiccan Ritual, although like most
.Randall> modern Pagan rituals, there are many common elements. This
.Randall> ritual has many elements taken from "Reformed Druid" ritual.
.Randall> We will be grounding and centering, casting a circle,
.Randall> calling the quarters, and deities, celebrating the harvest
.Randall> and charging the Waters of Life.
.Randall> If you don't have something I call for, then imagine
.Randall> yourself having the item and doing the action called for.
.Randall> And pardon the random lag. ;)
.Randall> Any questions before we start?
.eve-san> :)
.eve-san> not for me
.Ann> :)!
.Randall> Okay, here we go.
.Phyllis> nope
.Randall> I want all of you to relax.... leaving your fingers lightly
.Randall> on the keyboard.
.Randall> Take a deep breath... Hold it... Let it out slowly....
.Randall> Do it again, taking in a calm, peaceful feeling.... letting
.Randall> out the cares and distractions of everyday life.
.Randall>
.Randall> Another breath and you feel the mundane world drawing
.Randall> away...
.Randall>
.Randall> Another breath and you smell the warm bounty of the ripened
.Randall> fields on the winds...
.Randall> Continue to breath and relax... until you feel yourself
.Randall> enter that place that exists between the worlds, not in this
.Randall> world and not in the next.
.Randall>
.Randall> This is the Place between Worlds....
.Randall> You are very welcome here.
.Randall>
.Randall> Type <> when you are grounded and centered, and ready to go
.Randall> on.
.Randall>
.Ann> <>
.Phyllis> <>
.eve-san> <>
.Randall> I draw this circle to contain and protect out ritual. From
.Randall> Keyboard to Keyboard, I connect us. We come here in
.Randall> friendship and desire to reach beyond ourselves and touch
.Randall> the Gods. By our will, the circle is now cast.
.Randall>
.Randall> Spirits of the East, South, West, and North,
.Randall> Slyphs of Air, Salamanders of Fire, Undines of Water, and
.Randall> Gnomes of Earth,
.Randall> I ask you to be present to witness and aid our rite.
.Randall>
.Randall> This is the appointed place, now is the appointed time.
.Randall> We come to worship the Gods.
.Randall> The Gods are everywhere....
.Randall> but we worship Them here.
.Randall> The Gods are without form....
.Randall> but worship them in these forms.
.Randall> We offer them our prayers, sacrifices, and worship.
.Randall> Each of us in our own way.
.Randall>
.Randall> I call upon the Lady of the Moon, of the Earth and of the
.Randall> mysterious waters from which life began and to which all
.Randall> must return.
.Randall> At this time of harvest,
.Randall> we ask thee to attend our rite.
.Randall>
.Randall> Mighty Lord of Day, the Shining One, the spark of the Sun
.Randall> now gone into the fields, I call you forth.
.Randall> At this harvestide,
.Randall> we ask thee to attend our rite.
.Randall>
.Randall> If you wish to invite another into our circle, please do so.
.Randall> Type <> when you are finished.
.Randall>
.eve-san> <>
.Ann> <>
.Randall> Athena, be present and lend us your wisdom. <>
.Phyllis> I invite my Lady Tonan/Guadalupe to join and attend our rite.
.Phyllis> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> Today We honor Lugh, the Shining Young Hero, the Sacred
.Randall> King. He is the Master of All Skills, the Holy Champion who
.Randall> turns aside drought and storm, protecting the earth.
.Randall>
.Randall> May the strength of Lugh be over us,
.Randall> May the beauty of Lugh delight us,
.Randall> May the skill of Lugh be upon us.
.Randall>
.Randall> Join with me as we celebrate the Harvest.
.Randall> (Just type the words I do)
.Randall>
[Here the screen scrolled a lot as Phyllis' cat decided to
join the ritual at the last minute. :>]
.Randall> The rivers flow and give us drink,
.Ann> The rivers flow and give us drink,
.Phyllis> The rivers flow and give us drink
.eve-san> the river flows and gives us drink
.Randall> The thunder cracks and heralds rain,
.eve-san> the thunder cracks and heralds rain
.Phyllis> the thunder cracks and heralds rain,
.Ann> The thunder cracks and heralds rain,
.Randall> The Earth is fertile and full of Life,
.eve-san> the earth is fertile and full of life
.Ann> The Earthi is fertile and full of Life,
.Phyllis> The Earth is fertile and full of life,
.Randall> The sun is still bright and
.Ann> The sun is still bright and
.eve-san> the sun is still bright and
.Phyllis> The sun is still bright and
.Randall> Its light shines on us today.
.Ann> Its light shines on us today.
.Phyllis> Its light shines on us today
.eve-san> its light shine on us today¸¸
.Randall> The plants give fruits and then do die.
.eve-san> the plants give fruits and then to die
.Ann> The plants give fruits and then do die.
.Phyllis> The plants give fruit and then do die
.Randall> We eat the fruits and they give us life.
.Phyllis> We eat the fruits and they give us life
.Ann> We eat the fruits and they give us life.
.eve-san> we eat tye fruit and they give us life
.Randall> Thy life is here in us today.
.Ann> Thy life is here in us today.
.eve-san> thy life is here in us today
.Phyllis> Thy life is here in us today.
.Randall> O Lord! O Lady!
.Ann> O Lord! O Lady!
.Phyllis> O Lord! O Lady!
.eve-san> o lord ! o lady !
.Randall> For this harvest bounty we thank thee.
.Ann> For this harvest bounty we thank thee.
.eve-san> for this harvest boutnty we thanks thee
.Phyllis> For this harvest bounty we thank thee.
.Randall>
.Randall> [Stop typing what I do now.]
.Randall> If you have a candle, light it now. See the blinding light
.Randall> of Lugh in the flame of your candle. Feel the light of the
.Randall> Harvest Sun flow into your body and spirit.
.Randall>
.Randall> Type <> when you are ready to continue.
.Randall>
.eve-san> <>
.Ann> <>
.Phyllis> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> Cup your hands over your bread or fruit and feel the energy
.Randall> of life stored in this fruit of the harvest radiate into
.Randall> your hands.
.Randall> [Please repeat the following three lines as I type them.]
.Randall> Behold the bounty of the Lady
.eve-san> behold the bounty of the lady
.Ann> Behold the bounty of the Lady
.Randall> Formed with the energy of the Lord
.Ann> Formed with the energy of the Lord
.eve-san> formed with the energy of the lord
.Phyllis> Formed with the energy of the Lord.
.Randall> The fruit and grain of life
.eve-san> the fruit and grain of life
.Ann> The fruit and grain of life.
.Phyllis> The fruit and grain of life
.Randall> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> Take a bite of your bread or fruit, accepting the bounty of
.Randall> the harvest into your life. After the ritual, offer the
.Randall> rest to the birds and small animals outside.
.Randall>
.Randall> [Please type <> where you are ready to continue]
.Ann> <>
.Phyllis> <>
.eve-san> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> [We are about to create the Waters of Life. During this
.Randall> part of the ritual hold your open power hand (probably the
.Randall> one you write with), palm down, over your glass of fruit
.Randall> juice or water. As I speak and type the words that follow
.Randall> this description, imagine the light and power of the Sun
.Randall> shining on the crown of your head and flowing throughout
.Randall> your body to radiate from the palm of your open hand into
.Randall> your glass of juice or water. See the brilliant light
.Randall> charging the water with bright solar energy, the bounty of
.Randall> the Summer has provided us. If you have a specific need
.Randall> (e.g. health, knowledge, etc.) you will have a chance to ask
.Randall> the Gods for their aid (either publicly or privately as
.Randall> you choose) during this ritual. Please type <> when you are
.Randall> ready to begin.]
.Randall>
.Ann> <>
.eve-san> <>
.Phyllis> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> O Might Ones, all ye Gods and Goddesses around us and within
.Randall> us, we have called upon you and you have heard us. We have
.Randall> offered of ourselves and you have accepted. Each of us has
.Randall> needs for guidance and for aid, without which we cannot
.Randall> fulfill your ways. Hear now your children and help us to
.Randall> help ourselves as you will.
.Randall>
.Randall> If you have a request or need, please state it now, either
.Randall> publicly by typing it or silently as you prefer. Type <>
.Randall> when you have done so and are ready to continue.
.Randall>
.eve-san> <>
.Ann> <>
.Phyllis> <>
.Randall> An affordable house for Elspeth, Ghost, Alan, Rita, Jessie,
.Randall> and Matt. <>
.Randall>
.Randall> [Place your hand over your glass]
.Randall>
.Randall> O Earth Mother,
.Randall> We thank thee that seed springeth,
.Randall> that flower openeth,
.Randall> that grass waveth.
.Randall>
.Randall> We thank thee for winds that whisper
.Randall> through the graceful elm,
.Randall> through the shapely maple,
.Randall> through the lively pine,
.Randall> through the shining birch,
.Randall> through the mighty oak.
.Randall>
.Randall> We thank thee for all things
.Randall> O Earth Mother,
.Randall> who giveth life.
.Randall>
.Randall> [Please type the following 6 lines as I do.]
.Randall> Lord and Lady,
.Ann> Lord and Lady,
.eve-san> lord and lady
.Phyllis> Lord and Lady,
.Randall> hallow these waters by thy sevenfold powers,
.Ann> hallow these waters by thy sevenfold powers,
.eve-san> hallow these waters by thy sevenfold powers
.Phyllis> hallow thesae waters by thy sevenfold powers,
.Randall> and by the three ways of day
.Phyllis> and by the three ways of day
.eve-san> and by the three ways of day
.Ann> and by the three ways of day
.Randall> and one of night.
.Ann> and one of night.
.Phyllis> and one of night
.eve-san> and one of night
.Randall> Let thy power flow through us and into
.Ann> Let thy power flow through us and into
.Phyllis> Let they power flow through us and into
.eve-san> let the power flow trough us and into
.Randall> the Waters of Life.
.Ann> the Waters of Life.
.Phyllis> the Waters of Life.
.eve-san> the waters of life
.Randall>
.Randall>
.Randall>
.Randall> Feel the power finish flowing through you. When it has and
.Randall> you are ready to continue, type <>.
.Randall>
.Phyllis> <>
.Ann> <>
.eve-san> <>
.Randall>
.Randall> Take a small sip of the Waters of Life. Feel the warmth of
.Randall> the Harvest Sun and the strength of the Earth flow into your
.Randall> body with that sip. Take another and feel the love of the
.Randall> Gods empower you. Take a third small sip and feel the light
.Randall> of truth and knowledge shining within you.
.Randall>
.Randall> Now drink all but a small portion of the Waters and feel
.Randall> that which your need most flow into you. After the ritual
.Randall> is concluded, pour the remainder of the Waters onto the
.Randall> earth as a libation to the Gods.
.Randall>
.Randall> [If anyone feels moved to add anything before we
.Randall> close the circle, now is the time. ;)]
.Randall>
.Ann> [Not me. :)]
.eve-san> May the great one bless us all, in this lammas ritual.So mote it be !
.Phyllis> nor I
.Randall>
.Randall> Thanks, Eve. Now we will close things down.
.Randall>
.Randall> Spirits of the East, South, West, and North,
.Randall> Slyphs of Air, Salamanders of Fire, Undines of Water, and
.Randall> Gnomes of Earth,
.Randall> We thank you for your presence and your aid at our ritual.
.Randall> Go if you must, stay if you will.
.Randall>
.Randall> Lord and Lady, Honored Guests gathered here with us.... We
.Randall> are grateful for the support and wisdom you have shared with
.Randall> us at this first harvest. Go if you must, but know that
.Randall> you are always welcome to remain.
.Randall>
.Randall> This Circle is now ended.
.Randall> But what we have shared here will never end... only grow.
.Randall> Go in peace and fellowship.
.Randall> Merry Meet, Merry Part, Merry Meet Again!
.eve-san> Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again !
.eve-san> :)
.Ann> Merry Meet, Merry Part, Merry Meet again!
.Phyllis> Merry Meet, Merry Part, Merry Meet Again!