BELTANE May 1st

NEEDS

4 green points candles
Oak with willow
Sausages or bacon
Cake and drink
Hoop and gold ball


Instruments

Incense of rose and lavender
Past thing for bel fire

Tarot 5
the Heirophant/The High-Priest

THE RITE

1) Light incense and candles and consecrate everything
2) Charge up wands etc
3) Cast circle
4) Imagine Holly and Oak lord fighting for the hand of the maiden. The Oak Lord wins.
5) Now we thank the elements:

We thank the East,
Element of air and scented smells and the flight of all.
Thanks be to the East.

We thank the South
Element of fire, for without which we would have no light or warmth.

Thanks be to the South.

We thank the West
Element of water, without which we and all around us would die of thirst and drought.
Thanks be to the West.

We thank the North
Element of earth the Mother of all life
Thanks be to the North.

Say:
ALL- Let us shine as bright as your radiance
Let love be spread across the earth
Let the sun and rain join forces to aid growth.

PRI- Let your love spread throughout the world as does my light.
Mother Goddess, father God, you who are life and hope, joy and pain, death and life anew, without whome their can be nothing. Give us your strength to carry on in your workings and make us one again in your essence.As I give light and love to you so it is good to give to others...let us all share all that we have with those who have nothing. 7) Each person lays a gift at her feet and then PRI says:
"Now you may know the true joy of giving. So Mote It Be".

ALL- So Mote It Be.

8) Priestess then says:
"We witches wish to thank the old ones for giving us all that is life.
For teaching us a balance and for opening up our hearts.
Let us now rejoice with the May pole dance".

ALL- So Mote It Be

We chant a chant for Beltane,
We chant to bring the sun.
We ring the Bell for Beltane
For summers just begun.
We chant around the may-pole
To crown the queen and king
We chant around the may-pole
To see the summer in.

The bell is then rung three times.


9) Eat and Drink

10) Do any Magical workings

11) This Rite is Ended.