SAMHAIN 31ST OCTOBER

NEEDS

Fireworks and sparklers - Wine - Oat cake and other foods - Frankincense, sandlewood - Thyme and rosemary - Elder/holly/oak - Apples water and towels for games - Flour and coin and towel for games - Candles - black/purple/grey - Cord the same as candles.

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THE RITE OF SAMHAIN


CAST A CIRCLE

PRIESTESS SPEAKS

Everyone sits quietley thinking of loved ones that have passed on.
Priestess hold a piece of paper whilst gazing into the balefire.
ALL-Wise one of the waning moon, Goddess of the starry night,
I create this fire within your cauldren To transform that which is plagueing me.
May the energies be reversed:from darkness light, from bane good.
From death, birth.

Priestess lites the paper and drops it into the bale fire.
As it burns know that your ill, diminishes ans fades away to nothing.

ALL- THE WITCHES RUNE AND EKO CHANT DO ALL MAGICAL WORKINGS.

PRIESTESS SPEAKS.
ALL-So mote it be.
ALL-With the new year approaching, let us all eat drink and be merry as well as being thankful for what we have already achieved. So mote it be, blessed be.


1)Put red candle inside cauldron
2) Do the usual before opening the circle, then open
3) Priestess does a slow dance of thanks and says:
"THE LORD IS HOLLY AND IS OAK
TWO SIDES OF ONE SO SAY OUR FOLK
THE OAK LORD GOES THE HOLLY STAYS
TO HELP US THROUGH THE WINTER DAYS"
4) AT MIDNIGHT LIGHT FIREWORKS AND SPARKLERS. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
5) Dance around the circle saying : "WELCOME HERNE OUR HOLLY LORD".
"wE ASK HIM TO PROTECT US THROUGH WINTER
HE EXCEPTS WITH A SPEECH AFTER WHICH WE CHEER
LlET OFF THE REMAINING FIREWORKS AND EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY".
6) Do any magical workings
7) Say:
"WE ASK A BLESSING ON THE EARTH OUR HOME
ALL WHO HAVE BEEN HERE ARE HERE NOW
AND WILL BE HERE IN TIME TO COME
WE ASK THE OLD ONES TO BLESS US WHEN WE COME TO THE END OF OUR OWN PARTICULAR DANCE
SO MOTE IT BE".
Strike the bell

Recite THE WITCHES RUNE

DARKSOME NIGHT AND SHINNING MOON
EAST THEN SOUTH THEN WEST THEN NORTH
HARKEN TO THE WITCHES RUNE
HERE I COME TO CALL YE FORTH
EARTH AND WATER AIR AND FIRE
WAND AND PENTACLE FEATHER AND SWORD
WORK YE UNTO MY DESIRE
HARKEN YE UNTO MY WORDS
CORDS AND CENSER SCOURGE AND KNIFE
POWER OF THE WITCHES BLADE
WAKEN ALL YE INTO LIFE
COME YE AS THE CHARM IS MADE
QUEEN OF HEAVEN QUEEN OF HELL
HORNED HUNTER OF THE NIGHT
LEND YOUR POWER UNTO MY SPELL
AND WORK MY WILL MY MAGIC RITE
BY ALL THE POWER OF LAND AND SEA
BY ALL THE MIGHT OF MOON AND SUN
AS I DO WILL....SO MOTE IT BE
CHANT THE SPELL AND BE IT ...DONE...

CHANT THE EKO CHANT AFTER
8) Make new year resolutions

9) End the rite thanking the Old Ones

ALL-Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again (x3)

PRI-The rite has ended.

CLOSE THE CIRCLE.