Litha Blessings!

"The sun is high above us
shining down upon the land and sea,
making things grow and bloom.
Great and powerful sun,
we honor you this day
and thank you for your gifts.
Ra, Helios, Sol Invictus, Aten, Svarog,
you are known by many names.
You are the light over the crops,
the heat that warms the earth,
the hope that springs eternal,
the bringer of life.
We welcome you, and we honor you this day,
celebrating your light,
as we begin our journey once more
into the darkness."

Merry Beltane!

"The leaves are budding across the land

on the ash and oak and hawthorn trees.

Magic rises around us in the forest

and the hedges are filled with laughter and love.

Dear lady, we offer you a gift,

a gathering of flowers picked by our hands,

woven into the circle of endless life.

The bright colors of nature herself

blend together to honor you,

Queen of spring,

as we give you honor this day.

Spring is here and the land is fertile,

ready to offer up gifts in your name.

we pay you tribute, our lady,

daughter of the Fae,

and ask your blessing this Beltane."

Welcome Ostara!

"Hail, and welcome!

Green life returns to earth

blooming and blossoming

once more from the soil.

We welcome you,

goddesses of spring,

Eostre, Persephone, Flora, Cybele,

in the trees,

in the soil,

in the flowers,

in the rains,

and we are grateful

for your presence."

Ostara Prayers

Yule Blessings!

Autumn is Finally Here!

"Equal hours of light and darkness we celebrate the balance of Mabon, 

and ask the gods to bless us. 

For all that is bad, there is good. 

For that which is despair, there is hope. 

For the moments of pain, there are moments of love. 

For all that falls, there is the chance to rise again. 

May we find balance in our lives as we find it in our hearts."

Wishing you...

 ... A Merry Beltane 

Maypole Dance Chant
Ann O’Brien 1995

Weave, spin, dance your cares away,
A spirit fire’s alive to your entrancing,
Weave, spin, dance into the May,
The earth and sky are wed as you are dancing,
Weave now

Happy Ostara!

"O precious seeds which spring from the earth,
giving us magic, healing and power
I return you to the earth.
Feel My love, feel MY power
as I sow you in this magical and mystical hour!!

Grow with light,
grow with love,
grow with the blessings of the god and goddess above!!
So mote it be."

Blessed IMBOLC

"With the purifying power of water,
with the clean breath of air,
with the passionate heat of fire,
with the grounding energy of earth
we cleanse this space.

May the goddess bless this home,
making it sacred and pure,
so that nothing but love and joy
shall enter through this door."

Blessed YULE

"May this solstice and turning of the wheel bring you
love, peace, and good fortune in the comig year.
Let us welcome the returning sun with HOPE and joy.
May you never thirst!"

The Yule light burns,
and the Sun-wheel turns!

WELCOME AUTUMN - HAPPY MABON!

Bright Blessings

Earth Mother
Giver of life
Strengthen me during my life-long strife.
Teach me Your ways of perfect love,
peace, and wisdom true.
Spawn from my purest heart
These words to You
May this prayer help me to better
myself in word and deed,
To a higher plane I shall succeed.
Beautiful Light of Goodness Fair
Lore of old we both do share
A Witch's brew, I drink to You
My love for You, by day, by night
In thought and in sight
Will my soul learn
the meaning of this life again.

Happy Litha!

Samhain

Samhain is one of the eight annual holidays, often referred to as Sabbats, observed as part of the Wiccan Wheel of the Year. It is considered by most Wiccans to be the most important of the four 'greater Sabbats'. It is generally observed on October 31st in the Northern Hemisphere, starting at sundown. Samhain is considered by most Wiccans as a celebration of death and of the dead, and it often involves paying respect to ancestors, family members, elders of the faith, friends, pets and other loved ones who have died. In some rituals the spirits of the departed are invited to attend the festivities. It is seen as a festival of darkness and death, which is balanced at the opposite point of the wheel by the spring festival of Beltane, which Wiccans celebrate as a festival of life and fertility.
While the Wiccan version of Samhain is not a form of reconstruction, and is largely mixed with other traditions in a form of universalism, it is influenced by the Celtic holiday from which the name was taken.