Creating Circles and Ceremonies: Rituals for All ... - reading...
Creating Circles and Ceremonies: Rituals for All ... - reading... Creating Circles and Ceremonies: Rituals for All ... - reading...
46 Creating Circles & Ceremonies We call on you to lend your power, And guard our Circle with your might Blessed Be! And everyone else echoes, “Blessed Be!” Repeat this at each Quarter in turn, going deosil—calling “South and Fire” while holding the candle, “West and Water,” while holding the chalice, and “North and Earth” while holding the bowl of salt. Calling the Quarters—Specific By Oberon Here are more specific and elaborate descriptions of callings for each Quarter, including mudras (gestures). Note that the callings should all match up as a set. East: The person doing the calling faces the East, arms raised and held out like wings, palms up and fingers spread. Everyone else also faces east with the same gesture. The one calling will say something like: O soaring Eagle of the East, Rider of the winds of change, Come to us from beyond the sunrise And bring us inspiration! Grant us your blessings and spare us your fury! Hail and be welcome! Everyone else then echoes, “Hail and be welcome!” The yellow East candle or incense may be lit, and a bell may be rung. South: Then everyone turns to the South, holding hands above our heads, fingertips and thumb tips together in a peak, making a triangle of flame. The South invoker says something like: O golden Lion of the burning South, Ruler of the flames and lightning, Come to our Circle from out of the fire And bring us enlightenment! Grant us your blessings and spare us your fury! Hail and be welcome! (If you have read the Chronicles of Narnia, or seen the movie, you will certainly be able to visualize the Southern Lion!) The red South candle may be lit. West: Now we turn to the West, and, still holding our hands in a triangle with fingers and thumb tips together, we bring them down in front of our crotch like a cup. The caller says something like: O great Whale of the Western Sea, Ruler of the waves and tides, Come to us from your watery depths And teach us the lesson of flowing! Grant us your blessings and spare us your fury! Hail and be welcome! A cup or shell of water may be splashed on the ground, and the blue West candle may be lit.
Book I: T he Magick Circle 47 North: Finally we turn to the North. Hands are held low and out from the body, palms down, reaching like roots for the Earth. The caller says something like: O mighty Bull of the frozen North, Ruler of the stones and caverns, Come to us from the icy mountains And bring us stability! Grant us your blessings and spare us your fury! Hail and be welcome! Salt may be sprinkled on the ground, and the green North candle may be lit. Center: If it is desired (and not necessarily in all rituals) the priest or priestess may call Spirit by standing before the altar, wand in hand, and calling something like this: We stand in the Center of all that is, We summon the powers within, Earth and Water, Fire and Air, And Spirit to bring it all in. With Elements four and Spirit as well In harmony, playing their part, We summon the Spirit that within us dwells, And lies at the core of our Art. Blessed Be! —Crow Dragontree After all the Quarters have been called, the whole Circle may sing an appropriate Circling song (see following pages), or chant together something like this: It’s from Water that we come (hands in Water mudra, “swim” them across belly) It’s to Earth that we will go (stab fingers down towards the Earth like roots) We’re the Fire of transformation (clap hands loudly above head) And the Winds of change that blow! (wave hands in air like winds) —Orion Stormcrow Quarter Callings Following are a number of Quarter-calling incantations, chants, and songs that can be used for different rituals. Some of them include center as well as the four Cardinal Points. Because many of the selections here were passed on by oral tradition, we have been unable to identify authors for some of them. But we felt it would be remiss to leave them out of this collection, as they are important parts of our liturgical heritage. We apologize for any omissions of credits, and ask anyone who knows such attributions to please contact us. Incantations (These are particularly good when having different people call each Quarter. In such case, it is a common practice to print the respective Quarter calls out on small cards that can be held unobtrusively in the palms of the callers.)
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Book I: T he Magick Circle 47<br />
North: Finally we turn to the North. H<strong>and</strong>s are held low <strong>and</strong> out from the<br />
body, palms down, reaching like roots <strong>for</strong> the Earth. The caller says<br />
something like:<br />
O mighty Bull of the frozen North,<br />
Ruler of the stones <strong>and</strong> caverns,<br />
Come to us from the icy mountains<br />
And bring us stability!<br />
Grant us your blessings <strong>and</strong> spare us your fury!<br />
Hail <strong>and</strong> be welcome!<br />
Salt may be sprinkled on the ground, <strong>and</strong> the green North c<strong>and</strong>le<br />
may be lit.<br />
Center: If it is desired (<strong>and</strong> not necessarily in all rituals) the priest or priestess may call Spirit<br />
by st<strong>and</strong>ing be<strong>for</strong>e the altar, w<strong>and</strong> in h<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> calling something like this:<br />
We st<strong>and</strong> in the Center of all that is,<br />
We summon the powers within,<br />
Earth <strong>and</strong> Water, Fire <strong>and</strong> Air,<br />
And Spirit to bring it all in.<br />
With Elements four <strong>and</strong> Spirit as well<br />
In harmony, playing their part,<br />
We summon the Spirit that within us dwells,<br />
And lies at the core of our Art.<br />
Blessed Be!<br />
—Crow Dragontree<br />
After all the Quarters have been called, the whole Circle may sing an appropriate Circling<br />
song (see following pages), or chant together something like this:<br />
It’s from Water that we come<br />
(h<strong>and</strong>s in Water mudra, “swim” them across belly)<br />
It’s to Earth that we will go<br />
(stab fingers down towards the Earth like roots)<br />
We’re the Fire of trans<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
(clap h<strong>and</strong>s loudly above head)<br />
And the Winds of change that blow!<br />
(wave h<strong>and</strong>s in air like winds)<br />
—Orion Stormcrow<br />
Quarter Callings<br />
Following are a number of Quarter-calling incantations, chants, <strong>and</strong> songs that can be used<br />
<strong>for</strong> different rituals. Some of them include center as well as the four Cardinal Points. Because<br />
many of the selections here were passed on by oral tradition, we have been unable to identify<br />
authors <strong>for</strong> some of them. But we felt it would be remiss to leave them out of this collection,<br />
as they are important parts of our liturgical heritage. We apologize <strong>for</strong> any omissions of<br />
credits, <strong>and</strong> ask anyone who knows such attributions to please contact us.<br />
Incantations<br />
(These are particularly good when having different people call each Quarter. In such case, it is<br />
a common practice to print the respective Quarter calls out on small cards that can be held<br />
unobtrusively in the palms of the callers.)
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