Beltane Ritual

Snow Blanket Banishment (from your life)

This is used for when you want someone out of your life without causing harm.
Make 2 small snow men, a few inches tall, each facing different directions.
The one which represents you should face your home, the one representing
the person you wish to go away should face away from your home.
Invest as much energy in the creation of these snowmen as you can.
In between the snow men, build a wall tall enough that the wall is taller than the snowmen.
Say

Out of sight, out of mind,
Knot my thoughts are not unkind,
Our paths must take us separate ways,
So we may live in happiness all our days.
I let you go with blessings true,
Hoping you find the best for you,
I wish you love and wish you peace,
As of now our relationship does cease.

Take the snowman representing you,
pick it up and hide it from the other snow man.
Return to the snowman who is someone you wish to go away,
build a large snow wall around the snowman, leave a small door
way in the wall leading in the opposite direction from the snow man representing you.

written by Lori

Solitary Rituals for the sabbats

　

OPENING RITUAL

-THE CIRCLE IS RITUALLY SWEPT WITH BESOM. THE ALTAR CANDLES ARE LIT

-CAST CIRCLE WITH ATHAME, BEGINNING AND ENDING IN THE EAST.

-PLACE ATHAMES TIP IN WATER:

"I CLEANSE THEE, O CREATURE OF WATER,

AND BLESS THEE IN THE NAMES OF THE LORD AND THE LADY."

-PLACE ATHAME TIP IN SALT:

"BLESSINGS BE UPON THIS CREATURE OF SALT,

IN THE NAMES OF THE LORD AND LADY."

-THE SALT IS POURED INTO THE WATER AND STIRRED 9 TIMES.

-TAKE THE CONSECRATED WATER AROUND THE CIRCLE, SPRINKLING THE PERIMETER WITH IT.

THE WATER IS REPLACED ON THE ALTAR.

-TAKE THE INCENSE AND CENSE THE PERIMETER OF THE CIRCLE. THE INCENSE IS

REPLACED ON THE ALTAR.

- ANOINT YOUR FOREHEAD WITH OIL IN THE SIGN OF THE PENTAGRAM.

-THE ELEMENTS ARE NOW INVOKED, BEGINNING IN THE EAST. THE INVOKING PENTAGRAM OF

EARTH IS TRACED IN THE AIR WITH THE ATHAME, SAYING:

"GUARDIANS OF THE EAST,

YE CREATURES OF AIR,

I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME,

TO WITNESS THESE RITES AND TO GUARD THIS CIRCLE.

HAIL AND WELCOME!"

KISS ATHAME BLADE, THEN PLACE IT OVER THE HEART. PROCEED IN SAME MANNER WITH

EACH QUARTER, REPLACING: SOUTH- FIRE; WEST- WATER; NORTH- EARTH

-IN THE NORTH QUARTER, AFTER THE INVOCATION AND BEFORE KISSING ATHAME, ALL

SALUTE THE GODS, SAYING:

"BLESSED LADY,

POWERFUL LORD,

I INVITE YOU TO WITNESS THESE RITES

WHICH I HOLD IN YOUR HONOR.

ALL HAIL!"

KISS ATHAME BLADE, HOLD OVER HEART. PLACE ATHAME ON THE ALTAR.

ASSUMES GODDESS POSITION. DRAW DOWN THE MOON INTO YOURSELF. (OR RECITE AN

INVOCATION TO THE GODDESS.)

-FEELING THE GODDESS ENERGY DRAWN INTO YOURSELF, LOWER YOU ARMS SLOWLY.

(MESSAGES MAY BE RECEIVED)

　

WINE AND CAKES

　

*LOWER YOUR ATHAME INTO THE CHALICE, SAYING:

"LET THE SWORD JOIN THE CUP IN ENDLESS BLESSEDNESS"

*TAKE A SIP FROM THE CHALICE, THEN REPLACE IT ON THE ALTAR

*DRAW THE INVOKING PENTAGRAM OF EARTH ABOVE THE CAKES, SAYING:

"BLESSED IS THIS FOOD

WHICH CARRIES THE ENERGY OF THE LORD AND LADY."

*TAKE A BITE OF CAKE

*YOU MAY FINISH THE REST OF THE WINE AND CAKES, MAKING SURE TO SAVE SOME WINE

FOR A LIBATION

CLOSING RITUAL

*FACE EAST, SAYING:

"GUARDIANS OF THE EAST, YE CREATURES OF AIR;

I DO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THESE RITES;

HAIL AND FAREWELL."

DRAW BANISHING PENTAGRAM OF EARTH, THEN KISS ATHAME, THEN HOLD IT OVER HEART.

*THIS IS REPEATED IN EACH DIRECTION, SUBSTITUTING:

SOUTH- FIRE

WEST- WATER

NORTH- EARTH

*AFTER DISMISSING EARTH IN THE NORTH, HOLD ATHAME IN SALUTE, SAYING: "LOVELY

LADY, POWERFUL LORD,

I THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THESE RITES.

ALL HAIL!"

IMBOLG

-NEED CORN MAIDEN, PRIAPIC WAND, LIT CANDLE IN CAULDRON IN SOUTH, TWIGS OF

EVERGREEN BESIDE CAULDRON.

-PREPARE BRIGID'S BED. THIS IS DONE BY DRESSING THE CORN DOLL IN A WHITE CLOTH

AND ANY OTHER ORNAMENTATIONS THEN PLACING IT IN A BASKET OR ON A MAT. tHEN LAY

THE PRIAPIC WAND ACROSS THE DOLL AND PLACE TWO (ALTAR) CANDLES, ONE ON EITHER

SIDE, BESIDE THE BASKET.

-SAY:

"BRIDE IS COME, BRIDE IS WELCOME!" (THREE TIMES)

-TAKE THE BESOM AND RITUALLY SWEEP THE CIRCLE DOESIL

-RETURN BESOM BESIDE ALTAR.

-KNEEL BEFORE CAULDRON. PICK UP THE TWIGS AND SETS FIRE TO EACH, IN TURN.

THEN, BLOW OUT EACH AND PLACE EACH IN THE CAULDRON, BESIDE THE CANDLE:

"NOW I BANISH WINTER, NOW I WELCOME SPRING;

SAY FAREWELL TO WHAT IS DEAD, AND GREET EACH LIVING THING,

NOW I BANISH WINTER, NOW I WELCOME SPRING."

　

SPRING EQUINOX

-NEED PRIAPIC WAND, SUN SYMBOL ABOVE ALTAR, , DECORATE ROOM WITH FLOWERS,

COLORED EGGS, CAULDRON WITH UNLIT CANDLE IN CENTER

-OPENING RITUAL AS USUAL

-HOLD PRIAPIC WAND ALOFT, SAYING:

"I KINDLE THIS FIRE TODAY

IN THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY ONES,

WITHOUT MALICE, WITHOUT JEALOUSY, WITHOUT ENVY,

WITHOUT FEAR OF AUGHT BENEATH THE SUN

BUT THE HIGH GODS.

THUS I INVOKE, O LIGHT OF LIFE,

BE THOU A BRIGHT FLAME BEFORE ME,

BE THOU A GUIDING STAR ABOVE ME,

BE THOU A SMOOTH PATH BENEATH ME;

REKINDLE THOU WITHIN MY HEART

A FLAME OF LOVE FOR ALL,

TO MY FOES, TO MY FRIENDS, TO MY KINDRED ALL,

TO ALL MEN ON THE BROAD EARTH

O MERCIFUL SON OF CERRIDWEN,

FROM THE LOWLIEST THING THAT LIVETH

TO THE NAME WHICH IS HIGHEST OF ALL."

"O SUN, BE THOU ARMED TO CONQUER THE DARK!"

-HOLD WAND IN SALUTE, THEN REPLACE IT ON THE ALTAR

-LIGHT THE CAULDRON CANDLE WITH AN ALTAR CANDLE (PREFERABLY, THE GOD CANDLE, IF

YOU HAVE ONE)

-CIRCLE DOESIL AROUND THE CAULDRON

-SEED BLESSING (OPTIONAL):

"LET THE WOMB OF THE EARTH BE THE CAULDRON OF REBIRTH."

PLACE SEEDS IN BOWL, ONE BY ONE

TOUCHE BOWL WITH PRIAPIC WAND, SAYING:

"BY THE POWER OF THE RAISED WAND I BLESS THESE SEEDS OF LIFE."

-MAY NOW JUMP THE CAULDRON, WHILE MAKING A WISH

　

BELTANE

-NEED CAULDRON WITH LIT CANDLE IN CENTER, HAWTHORN AND BLACKTHORN DECORATE THE

ALTAR, TAPER BESIDE THE CAULDRON, "CAKES" SHOULD BE A BOWL OF NUTS

-LIGHT THE TAPER FROM THE BEL-FIRE. DANCE AROUND CAULDRON, CARRYING THE TAPER,

CHANTING:

"OH, DO NOT TELL THE PRIEST OF OUR ART,

OR HE WOULD CALL IT SIN;

BUT WE SHALL BE OUT IN THE WOODS ALL NIGHT,

A-CONJURING SUMMER IN!

AND WE BRING YOU NEWS BY WORD OF MOUTH,

FOR WOMEN CATTLE AND CORN-

NOW IS THE SUN COME UP FROM THE SOUTH

WITH OAK AND ASH AND THORN!"

-BLOW OUT TAPER AND LAY IT BESIDE CAULDRON.

-JUMP THE CAULDRON.

　

MIDSUMMER

-NEED CAULDRON FILLED WITH WATER IN FRONT OF ALTAR, HEATHER BRANCH BESIDE ALTAR

-INVOKE:

"GREAT ONE OF HEAVEN, POWER OF THE SUN,

I INVOKE THEE IN THINE ANCIENT NAMES-MICHAEL, BALIN, ARTHUR, LUGH;

COME AGAIN AS OF OLD INTO THIS THY LAND.

LIFT UP THY SHINING SPEAR OF LIGHT TO PROTECT ME.

PUT TO FLIGHT THE POWERS OF DARKNESS.

GIVE US FAIR WOODLANDS AND GREEN FIELDS, BLOSSOMING ORCHARDS

AND RIPENING CORN. BRING ME TO STAND UPON THY HILL OF VISION

AND SHOW ME THE PATH TO THE LOVELY REALMS OF THE GODS."

-MAKE INVOKING PENTAGRAM ABOVE ALTAR WITH THE WAND

-RAISE BOTH HANDS UP HIGH, THEN PLUNGE THE WAND INTO THE CAULDRON. HOLD THE

WAND UP AND SAY:

"THE SPEAR TO THE CAULDRON,

THE LANCE TO THE GRAIL,

SPIRIT TO FLESH,

MAN TO WOMAN,

SUN TO EARTH."

-PLACE WAND ON ALTAR AND PICK UP HEATHER BRANCH

-SPRINKLE SELF WITH WATER FROM THE CAULDRON, USING THE BRANCH, SAYING:

"THUS DO I DANCE BEFORE THE CAULDRON OF CERRIDWEN, THE GODDESS,

BEING BLESSED WITH THE TOUCH OF THIS CONSECRATED WATER;

EVEN AS THE SUN, THE LORD OF LIFE, ARISES IN HIS STRENGTH IN THE SIGN

OF THE WATERS OF LIFE!"

-THEN SAY:

"LET THE MIDSUMMER FIRES SHINE FORTH!"

-PLACE THE ALTAR CANDLES IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE, ABOUT FOUR FEET APART,

ALONG THE EAST-WEST LINE

-THEN PASS BETWEEN THE TWO CANDLES. REPLACE THE CANDLES ON THE ALTAR.

　

LUGHNASADH

-NEED SMALL LOAF OF BREAD ON ALTAR, CAULDRON DECORATED WITH GRAINS BY THE EAST

CANDLE

-DRAWING DOWN THE MOON IS OMITTED FROM THE OPENING RITUAL.

-HOLD UP A DISH OF FRUITS AND BREADS SAYING:

"NOW DO I GIVE THANKS FOR AN ABUNDANT HARVEST

THE SEED WHICH WAS PLANTED IN THE SPRING HAS BROUGHT LIFE."

-PLACE DISH ON OR BEFORE ALTAR

-DANCE AROUND THE CIRCLE IN CELEBRATION, PLAYING INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING.

-HOLD A LOAF OF BREAD ALOFT. DRAW DOWN THE GODDESS ENERGY, INVOKING:

"O MIGHTY MOTHER OF US ALL, BRINGER OF ALL FRUITFULNESS,

GIVE US FRUIT AND GRAIN, FLOCKS AND HERDS, AND CHILDREN TO THE TRIBE,

THAT WE MAY BE MIGHTY. BY THE ROSE OF THY LOVE, DO THOU DESCEND

UPON THE BODY OF THY SERVANT AND PRIESTESS HERE."

-BEGIN THE CORN DANCE, ALL THE WHILE HOLDING THE LOAF AS A SACRED OBJECT

-HOLDING THE LOAF IN BOTH HANDS, SAY:

"THUS DO I STRENGTHEN MY LORD

HIS ENERGY RESIDES IN THIS BREAD

A RECORD OF ALL LIFE THAT EVER WAS

AND ALL THAT IS YET TO COME.

I EAT OF THIS BREAD,

THAT MY LORD MAY LIVE ON,

AND THE WHEEL MAY TURN.

-TAKE SOME OF THE BREAD TO EAT

-SAY:

"THE LIGHT DOES NOT DIE, IT MERELY CHANGES TO ANOTHER FORM."

　

　

AUTUMN EQUINOX

　

-NEED A DISH ON THE ALTAR CONTAINING A SINGLE SHEAF OF WHEAT OR AN EAR OF CORN

OR WHEAT AND COVERED WITH A CLOTH, ALTAR AND CIRCLE DECORATED WITH PINE CONES,

GRAINS, ACORNS, RED POPPIES, AUTUMNAL FLOWERS, FRUITS AND LEAVES

-SAY:

"NOW IS THE TIME OF BALANCE, WHEN NIGHT AND DAY FACE EACH OTHER

AS EQUALS. YET AT THIS SEASON THE NIGHT IS WAXING AND THE DAY

IS WANING; FOR NOTHING EVER REMAINS WITHOUT CHANGE, IN THE TIDES

OF EARTH AND SKY. WHATSOEVER RISES

MUST ALSO SET, AND WHATSOEVER SETS MUST ALSO RISE. IN TOKEN OF WHICH,

I WILL DANCE THE DANCE OF GOING AND RETURNING!"

-DANCE GOING SLOWLY WIDDERSHINS IN AN INWARD SPIRAL UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE CENTER

OF THE CIRCLE.

-SIT IN FRONT OF THE DISH AND REMOVE THE CLOTH:

"BEHOLD THE MYSTERY: IN SILENCE IS THE SEED OF WISDOM GAINED."

MEDITATE SILENTLY.

-WHEN READY, RISE AND GOE TO THE EAST CANDLE, FACING THE WEST, SAY:

"FAREWELL, O SUN, EVER-RETURNING LIGHT,

THE HIDDEN GOD, WHO EVER YET REMAINS.

HE NOW DEPARTS TO THE LAND OF YOUTH

THROUGH THE GATES OF DEATH

TO DWELL ENTHRONED, THE JUDGE OF GODS AND MEN,

THE HORNED LEADER OF THE HOSTS OF AIR.

YET, AS HE STANDS UNSEEN WITHOUT THE CIRCLE,

SO DWELLETH HE WITHIN THE SECRET SEED-

THE SEED OF NEW-REAPED GRAIN, THE SEED OF FLESH;

HIDDEN IN THE EARTH, THE MARVELOUS SEED OF THE STARS.

IN HIM IS LIFE, AND LIFE IS THE LIGHT OF MAN,

THAT WHICH WAS NEVER BORN, AND NEVER DIES.

THEREFORE THE WISE ONES WEEP NOT, BUT REJOICE."

-RAISE HANDS HIGH IN BLESSING.

-RETURN TO THE CENTER OF THE CIRCLE AND DANCE SLOWLY DOESIL IN AN OUTWARD SPIRAL

-REPLACE DISH ON THE ALTAR



SAMHAIN

PREPARATION

CAULDRON IS PLACED IN CENTER OF CIRCLE WITH LIT INCENSE CHARCOAL INSIDE IT

, AND INCENSE NEARBY, ALSO HAVE A WHITE VEIL OR SCARF

CIRCLE, ALTAR AND CAULDRON DECORATED WITH SEASONAL FOLIAGE AND FRUIT (ESP.

APPLES), NUTS ON A TWIG



*SCATTER INCENSE ON THE CHARCOAL IN THE CAULDRON. WHEN SATISFIED THAT IT IS

BURNING, STAND FACING WEST AND DECLAIM:

"DREAD LORD OF SHADOWS, GOD OF LIFE, AND THE GIVER OF LIFE-

YET IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEE, THE KNOWLEDGE OF DEATH.

OPEN WIDE, I PRAY THEE, THE GATES THROUGH WHICH ALL MUST PASS.

LET MY DEAR ONES WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE

RETURN THIS NIGHT TO MAKE MERRY WITH ME.

AND WHEN MY TIME COMES, AS IT MUST,

O THOU THE COMFORTER, THE CONSOLER, THE GIVER OF PEACE AND REST,

I WILL ENTER THY REALMS GLADLY AND UNAFRAID;

FOR I KNOW THAT WHEN RESTED AND REFRESHED AMONG MY DEAR ONES,

I WILL BE REBORN AGAIN BY THY GRACE, AND THE GRACE OF THE GREAT

MOTHER.

LET IT BE IN THE SAME PLACE AND AT THE SAME TIME AS MY BELOVED ONES,

AND MAY I MEET, AND KNOW, AND REMEMBER,

AND LOVE THEM AGAIN."

*DRAW THE VEIL OVER YOUR FACE AND STAND BEFORE THE WEST CANDLE, SAYING:

"THE WEST IS THE LAND OF THE DEAD,

TO WHICH MANY OF MY LOVED ONES

HAVE GONE FOR REST AND RENEWAL.

ON THIS NIGHT, I HOLD COMMUNION WITH THEM;

AS I HOLD THE IMAGE OF THESE LOVED ONES IN MY HEART

AND MIND, I SEND WELCOME TO THOSE WHO HAVE CROSSED OVER."

*WALK SLOWLY AND WITH DIGNITY IN A WIDDERSHINS (COUNTER-CLOCKWISE) DIRECTION

AROUND THE CIRCLE, SPIRALING SLOWLY INWARDS, TAKING THREE OR FOUR CIRCUITS TO

REACH THE CENTER.

*WHEN YOU REACH THE CENTER, HOLD OUT YOUR HANDS OVER THE CENTER OF THE CAULDRON,

WITH THE PALMS OUT, SAYING:

"BELOVED ONES, TRULY YOU ARE WELCOME IN THIS CIRCLE.

REMAIN IN PEACE."

*SIT BEFORE THE CAULDRON. RENEW THE INCENSE, IF NECESSARY.

*NOW IS THE TIME FOR COMMUNION WITH DEAD FRIENDS, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO SET

RITUAL. YOU MAY PREFER TO SIT QUIETLY BEFORE THE CAULDRON, GAZING INTO THE

INCENSE SMOKE, RECEIVING MESSAGES OR YOU MAY PREFER TO USE A SCRYING MIRROR OR

CRYSTAL BALL.

*WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, REMOVES YOUR VEIL AND CARRY THE CAULDRON IN A DOESIL

SPIRAL OUTWARDS AND PLACE IT BESIDE THE EAST CANDLE, THE QUARTER OF REBIRTH.

　

　

YULE

(FOR WOMEN)

*THE CAULDRON IS PLACED BY THE SOUTH CANDLE WITH AN UNLIT CANDLE IN IT AND

WREATHED WITH HOLLY, IVY AND MISTLETOE. NEED A VEIL.

SAY:

"I GROW DESIROUS OF MY LORD,

HIS SEED STIRS WITHIN ME.

THE TIME OF LIGHT IS UPON US."

*DRAWS A VEIL OVER YOUR HEAD AND CIRCLE DOESIL SEVEN TIMES, SAYING:

"RETURN, OH RETURN!

GOD OF THE SUN, GOD OF THE LIGHT RETURN!

WHEN I SEE THEE NOT,

MY HEART GRIEVES FOR THEE,

RETURN! RETURN! RETURN!"

*STAND BEFORE THE ALTAR WITH ARMS UPRAISED, SAYING:

"QUEEN OF THE MOON, QUEEN OF THE SUN,

QUEEN OF THE HEAVENS, QUEEN OF THE STARS,

QUEEN OF THE WATERS, QUEEN OF THE EARTH,

BRING TO US THE CHILD OF PROMISE!

IT IS THE GREAT MOTHER WHO GIVES BIRTH TO HIM;

IT IS THE LORD OF LIFE WHO IS BORN AGAIN;

DARKNESS AND TEARS ARE SET ASIDE WHEN THE SUN SHALL COME UP EARLY!"

*TAKE A CANDLE FROM THE ALTAR AND LIGHT THE CANDLE IN THE CAULDRON, SAYING:

"GOLDEN SUN OF HILL AND MOUNTAIN,

ILLUMINE THE LAND, ILLUMINE THE WORLD,

ILLUMINE THE SEAS, ILLUMINE THE RIVERS,

SORROWS BE LAID, JOY TO THE WORLD!

BLESSED BE THE GREAT GODDESS,

WITHOUT BEGINNING, WITHOUT ENDING,

EVERLASTING TO ETERNITY, IO EVO! HE! BLESSED BE!

IO EVO! HE! BLESSED BE!...."

YULE

(FOR MEN)

*THE CAULDRON IS PLACED BY THE SOUTH CANDLE WITH AN UNLIT CANDLE IN IT AND

WREATHED WITH HOLLY, IVY AND MISTLETOE.

*STAND BEFORE THE ALTAR WITH ARMS UPRAISED, SAYING:

"QUEEN OF THE MOON, QUEEN OF THE SUN,

QUEEN OF THE HEAVENS, QUEEN OF THE STARS,

QUEEN OF THE WATERS, QUEEN OF THE EARTH,

BRING TO US THE CHILD OF PROMISE!

IT IS THE GREAT MOTHER WHO GIVES BIRTH TO HIM;

IT IS THE LORD OF LIFE WHO IS BORN AGAIN;

DARKNESS AND TEARS ARE SET ASIDE WHEN THE SUN SHALL COME UP EARLY!"

*TAKE A CANDLE FROM THE ALTAR AND LIGHT THE CANDLE IN THE CAULDRON, SAYING:

"GOLDEN SUN OF HILL AND MOUNTAIN,

ILLUMINE THE LAND, ILLUMINE THE WORLD,

ILLUMINE THE SEAS, ILLUMINE THE RIVERS,

SORROWS BE LAID, JOY TO THE WORLD!

BLESSED BE THE GREAT GODDESS,

WITHOUT BEGINNING, WITHOUT ENDING,

EVERLASTING TO ETERNITY, IO EVO! HE! BLESSED BE!

IO EVO! HE! BLESSED BE!...."

SOLITARY MABON / AUTUMN EQUINOX RITUAL

This Ritual is best performed during the early evening hours, just after Sunset, as this is the time of day which corresponds to the time of year. Sweep area, starting in the North and moving deosil, with your magickal broom to cleanse the Circle area and "sweep away" any lingering negative energies. Lay out the circumference of your Circle with cord, stones, etc., as necessary.

Set up the Quarter candles (North-Green, East-Yellow, South-Red, West-Blue) and/or other items
symbolizing the elements at the Four Quarters (use a compass if not permanently marked out). Set up your altar as desired, and face it to the North, covering it with the red altar cloth. Place all of the items listed below in their proper places upon it. For this ceremony, decorate the altar with the cornucopia filled with harvest items, and whatever else feels right. In addition to your usual tools and props, upon the altar should be:

Red or Brown Altar Cloth
Cornucopia filled with Fruits and Vegetables of the Harvest
A Red Apple
Boline or another Sharp Knife (for cutting the Apple)
Altar Pentacle or a Plate (to cut the apple on)
A Bell
A Second Wand decorated with Colored Ribbons
(to use in the Demeter/Persephone portion of the ritual)
A Wicker Basket (to carry the Decorated Wand in)
Incense - Any of the following either alone or mixed together to make an Autumn Blend:
Frankincense, Aloes Wood, Jasmine, Cinnamon, Musk,
Cloves, Benzoin, Myrrh, and Sage

When all is set up, take a shower or bath for purification and don your ritual robe or other ritual attire. Be sure to wear your magickal jewelry. Sit quietly and meditate for a little while - to ground and center before beginning the Ritual. When you feel ready to begin, play some quiet peaceful music for the ritual.

After the Circle is cast, begin the Mabon Sabbat Ceremony by sitting quietly for a few moments,
then say these words aloud in dedication:

"Lady Autumn, Queen of the Harvest,
I have seen You in the setting Sun,
with Your long auburn tresses
blowing in the cool air that surrounds You.
Your crown of golden leaves is jeweled
with amber, amethyst, and rubies.
Your long, flowing purple robe
stretches across the horizon.
In Your hands You hold the ripened fruits.
At Your feet the squirrels gather acorns.
Black crows perch on Your outstretched arms.
All around You the leaves are falling.
You sit upon Your throne and watch the dying fires
of the setting Sun shine forth its final colors in the sky.
The purple and orange lingers and glows
like burning embers.
Then all colors fade into the twilight.
Lady Autumn, You are here at last.
I thank You for Your rewards.
I have worked hard for these gifts.
Lady Autumn, now grant me peace and rest."

Sit quietly again and reflect on the meaning of the Autumn Season for a little while.

When you are ready, pick up your wand and hold it in your power hand, face the North and with
your arms outstretched (kneel or stand) and say:

"The Wheel of the Year turns on and on,
bringing us all to and from each Season,
and from and to another.
What will be is. What was will be.
All time is here and now in this Sacred Space.

I now pause to watch the Wheel turn
and cast this Circle on this blessed eve
to celebrate the Season of Mabon, the Autumnal Equinox -
the time of the Second Harvest.
In this moment between time,
I come to praise the bountiful aging Goddess
and Her consort, the God of the Harvest.
I wish to give thanks and feel myself
as a part of the relentlessly turning
wheel of life, death, and rebirth.

O Great God of Wine and the Harvest,
who has been known as Mabon, Dionysus, Bacchus, and Thor -
Grant me strength and understanding
throughout this season and always.

O Great Goddess of the Harvest and the Underworld,
who has been known as Demeter, Persephone, Modron, and Morgan -
Teach me the secrets of the Mysteries and the ways of magick."

Place your wand back in its place on the altar.

Spread your hands out over the Harvest Altar and say these words:

"The time of change is upon us again -
the Equinox comes, the Wheel turns...

The Goddess and the God prepare for
Their journey to the Otherworld,
as the Earth and all of Her children
prepare for the time of quiet and
reflection that lies ahead...

May I use this Autumnal period to
seek for the strength and power within
to assist me on my own quest for
vision, feeling, and peace...

May I see and feel the presence of
the Goddess and the God within,
though without,
the Earth begins Her slumber...

Keep me in Your light..."

Lower your arms and sit quietly meditating again for a while.

When you are ready, stand at your altar facing the North and raise your arms in greeting. Say:

"Between the worlds I build this sacred altar.
Outside of time, this rite leads to the ancient way.
Where I may find Demeter of high Olympus
And conjure magick great. Be here, I say."

Place the decorated wand in the wicker basket and carry it to the North. Say:

"Persephone returns to the Underworld.
Weep not, Earth Mother,
For the Divine Child of love is here."

Carry the basket to the East; say:

"Persephone returns to the Underworld.
Although the Light is fading,
It shall return to the Earth."

Take the basket to the South; say:

"Persephone returns to the Underworld.
The cold of winter comes,
But only for a short time."

Finish by carrying the basket to the West; say:

"Persephone returns to the Underworld.
The Earth shall lie in slumber
Until the Light of this Divine Child
Once more grows in strength and shines full upon us."

Place the basket on the floor before the altar. Ring the bell three times.

Take your boline in your power hand and the apple in the other. Say:

"Reveal to me your hidden secrets
That I may come to understand your sacred Mysteries."

Set the apple on the altar pentacle (or plate) and cut it crosswise (with the bolline) to reveal the
pentagram in the core. Contemplate this hidden sacred symbol for several moments. Then say:

"In life is death, in death life.
All must follow the sacred dance into the cauldron,
Time after time, to die and be reborn.
Help me to remember that
Every beginning has an ending
And that every ending has a new beginning."

Take a bite of the apple. What is left put outside later to share with the birds. Say:

"Holy Mother, Demeter,
Comfort and protect me in my times of tribulation.
Instruct me into the Mysteries.
You, with your daughter Persephone, have the power
To lead me to new understanding. "

Now is the time for meditation and any spellworkings you may need or desire to end your Sabbat
celebration. Appropriate Spellwork for Mabon include those for protection, wealth and prosperity,
security and spells to bring a feeling of self-confidence. If no spellwork is to be done at this time,
then proceed with the Cakes and Ale Ceremony, followed by Releasing the magic circle