Welcome Spring Ritual 2005 Outline
Circle Sanctuary Land on Saturday, March 19
draft as of 3/13/05
Gathering In
Rhythm making & smudging
Welcome & Announcements - Morningstar
Honoring the Land- Selena
Casting the Circle - Drake
Sacred Circle Invocations
Invocation of Fertile Earth, facing North
Invocation of Warming Breezes, facing East
Invocation of Waxing Light, facing South
Invocation of Nurturing Rains, facing West
Invocation of New Life of Spring, facing Center
Chant
We Honor the Fertile Earth, We Honor the Warming Breezes
We Honor the Waxing Light, We Honor the Nurturing Rains
Welcome Spring, New Life to Bring, To Land, To Us, To All
Welcome Spring, Rebirth We Sing, Within and 'Round Us All
Deity Invocations
Spring Goddess & Ostara - Selena
Spring God & Bridegroom of Spring - Drake
Welcoming Spring
Sacred Balance - Selena & Drake
Spring Ribbon Dance - Morningstar & Dancers
Chant: Equal Light, Equal Darkness
Eggs Blessing - Morningstar
Gardens & Seeds Blessing - Skye
Planetary Blessing with Thread Magic
envisioning, connecting, energizing our joined threads for planetary well-being - guided by Morningstar, Meadowen, Drake & Selena
Feast Blessing
Thanksgivings
Uncasting the Circle - Drake
Egg Rolling Divniation - introduced by Selena