As state in post Imbolc Activities, here is the layout for our Imbolc Rituals of 2014:
Offering to the God
Items required: Milk
Make an offering of milk to the
God and leave the leftovers out for animals - our twist was to give the milk to
the plants and trees that needed nourishment.
Pour a little of the milk in desired spot and
chant:
Lord of the wild wood, God of all
Growing stronger, standing tall
Accept our offering made this hour
To strengthen you up to full power
Water Winter Walk
Items required: Bottle of
spring/rain/moon water
Go for a walk in nature and find
new growth and sprouting buds, water them and give thanks to the Goddess
Brighid Prayer
Items required: Red Candle
Make wish and light the candle
My Lady Brighid, Goddess of fire
Bless my intentions and grant my desire
Through Summer’s sunshine and Winter’s snow
You kindle the spark and make hearts glow
O Gracious Goddess I now ask of thee
To grant me power, love and purity
Home Cleansing
Items: Sage Smudge
A Bell
Light the sage and work from the
further point from the front door.
Chant these words thrice in each
room.
Out with the old, in with the new
Cleanse this room with sage so true
Invoke this herb the power to bless
Cleanse this room removing negative mess
As you finish a room, close the
door behind you.
At the front door visualise all
the negativity being drawn out of the home.
Now open all the doors and
windows and ring the bell thrice in every room and envision clean crisp energy
coming in through the windows.
Banish Winter
Items required: Paper
Snowflakes & Cauldron
On each snowflake, write a single
thing you want to banish from your life.
Burn each paper snowflake to
symbolise winter being left behind and the unwanted fading away.
We changed this slightly by using
element votive candles (green, grey, red, blue) to burn the snowflakes, each candle
representing the corresponding trait – water = emotions, fire = rage etc,
saying each thing out loud that we want to banish from our lives.
Evergreen Luck
Items: Evergreens from
Yule
Cauldron
An evergreen leaf for each
element, we had 3 each. Acantha chose Earth and Air and I had Water and Fire,
we both had a leaf for spirit. Burn a
single leaf whilst chanting the related verse.
Water immortal, element of time
Always nourishing ever divine
In your ceaseless flow I ask
Bring luck this year to every task
Earth immortal, element green
Always growing, always seen
Solid, steady, in endless ascent
Bring luck to every life event
Fire immortal, element of heat
Always glowing, never complete
Shining embers, burning bright
Bring luck to any battle I fight
Air immortal, element hidden
Always flying but never ridden
Breath of life that won’t expire
Bring luck in fueling my desire
Spirit immortal, element vernal
Forces converge on luck eternal
Bring your power and bring your might
To bless this burning evergreen rite
Reference: Dorothy Morrison,
Silver
Raven Wolf
Edain
McCoy
Shiann
Raven Moon
☮ ❤ & ツ
Blessed Be
SRM
☽✪☾
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