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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Lammas: The First Harvest
by Mike Nichols
"Once upon a Lammas night when corn rigs are bonny, beneath the Moon's unclouded light, I held awhile to Annie..."

Although in the heat of a Mid-western summer it might be difficult to discern, the festival of Lammas (Aug 1st) marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The days now grow visibly shorter and by the time we've reached autumn's end (Oct 31st), we will have run the gamut of temperature from the heat of August to the cold and (sometimes) snow of November. And in the midst of it, a perfect Mid-western autumn.

The history of Lammas is as convoluted as all the rest of the old folk holidays. It is of course a cross-quarter day, one of the four High Holidays or Greater Sabbats of Witchcraft, occurring 1/4 of a year after Beltane. Its true astrological point is 15 degrees Leo, which occurs at 1:18am CDT, Aug 6...
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AT: 06/01/2010 05:10:29 PM   0 COMMENTS
Friday, October 10, 1986
Fireester Beltaine
by Forester
Note: there is NO meeting dance before the ritual because the spiral dance occurs inside it.

Parts of the ritual:
Goddess
God
Priestess
Priset
Bard
Firemaker


BARD:(harp accompaniment)

This is the air, oh people; these are the creatures:
Far-flying Goose; far-seeing Hawk;
Owl who knows; Raven who talks;
Crane who dances; Thrush who sings;
Quail the humble; Wren the king;
Lark who revels; Loon who weeps;
Jay who scatters; Buzzard reaps.
This is the air I conjure, and this is the birth of the world.

This is the fire, oh people; these are the creatures:
Drake who hoards; Kirin who gives;
Angel heals; Chimera reaves;
Coal the slow; lightning the quick;
Salamander, power's wick;
Soul who praises; Gryphon scorns;
Phoenix dies and is reborn. <...
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AT: 10/10/1986 02:15:05 PM   0 COMMENTS
Cleansings
- Cleansing
Full Rituals
- A Ceremony for the troops in war for safety and victory
- An Eclectic Circle Ceremony
- An Issian Circle Casting
- Circles, Why Use Them?
- Handfasting (Wedding)
- Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
- Pagan Ritual for Basic Use
- Pentagram Ritual
- Second Degree Initiation
Incense
- SMUDGING: HOW TO DO IT--HOW NOT TO DO IT
Initiations
- Ceremony of Initiation
- Initiation into The Coven - Outdoor Version
Parts of Rituals
- Neo-Pagan Ritual
- Opening (Ending) the Circle
Invocations
- Invocation to Baldur
- Invocation to Brigit
- Invocation to Freyja
- Invocation to Freyr
- Invocation to Frigg
- Invocation to Herne
- Invocation to Thorr
Ritual Outlines
- A Circle for Catharsis
Ritual Tools
- Consecration of Chalice, Athame or Other Tool
- Tool Blessing Ritual
Sabbats
Beltain
- Fireester Beltaine
Lughnasadh
- Lammas: The First Harvest
Mabon
- A Mabon Outline
- Harvest Home
- The Death of LLEW: A Seasonal Interpretation
Midsummer
- A Midsummer Celebration
Ostara
- Lady Day: The Vernal Equinox
- SPRING EQUINOX CEREMONY
Samhain
- Harvest Home Ritual
- NROOGD Samhain
- Samhain Ritual for small circle
- The Origins of Halloween
Spells
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