IMBOLC 2ND FEBRUARY

The Star

rite suggests: cake & drink colour white flowers and candles incense of flowers 3 pine cones primrose or snowdrops ash tree amethyst merlin peacock saturn - uranus violet

THE RITE OF IMBOLC 2nd FEBRUARY

For the ocassion wear Chaplets and Attire

Light incense and candles

Charge up tools

Cast the circle & Chant to the four quarter elements


CANDLE LORE

If you light a candle from a fire, you may expect to die in poverty
If the wick sparks, strangers will come
If the candle burns out bad luck may follow.

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Come to us from earths four quarters
Earth and air and fire and water,
Bring your minions to this home,
Sylphus, undines, salamandas, gnomes,
Ask your captains Nixsa, Djimm, Paralda,
Ghob to bring them in".
Say the blessing for the house, face the doorway
~ sign the pentagram and say:
Those who come to me I wish to keep
Those who go from me I wish to free
Yet I'll stand strong, unrelenting
Against all that will not let me be me.
We stand ever in circles of light
That nothing may enter unless invited".
7) Hang three pine cones over the door, or as near to it as possible.
8) Say a spell for the maiden who is about to give birth:
" With Winter reclining, it starts to thaw
Goddess is returning to us once more
Too boost the land, for it's own rebirth
Too soften again this hardened earth
With snowdrops around, and the Robins voice
We know spring is near, so let us rejoice

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chant & dance

We dance the sphere of Imbolc,
We dance to bring forth spring,
We dance today to invoke,
The joy that it may bring

Do any magical work.

BIRTH BLESSING Three fairy God Mothers are needed for this ceromony plus the babys mother Mum My daughter has been given the name --------- All We welcome you ------- Mum I am here to offer my child, who was born out of love, to the Gods and the Goddessess. I wish that they may watch over her while she matures. Fairy God Mother 1 May all the Deities ever smile upon you Fairy God Mother 2 May all the Deities guard you and show you the right path to tread fairy God Mother 3 May all the Deities help you to choose right from wrong Mum- May all the Deities protect you always from harm (it is nice for the mother to say a few words of her own at this point). I call upon (babys name) Fairy God Mothers to oversee my work in bringing up my child. I call upon upon the fairy God Mothers to take an oath to this effect. Fairy God Mothers All this we do so do we pledge. All Fairy God Mothers now take it in turns to give to the child their blessings and a wish. All We bid you welcome to our circle and to life itself. Blessed Be... ALL Blessed Be

Direct power.This can be done by using the Witches Rune and Eko chant


High Priestess says

" This Feast of light has now ended. Eat drink and be merry"

All Chant "Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again!" (3x)

Close circle

Eat and drink & make merry

Throw candles and sticks into the BELTANE FiRE

make wishes and resolutions

Rite is Ended