Mabon ap Modron 2006
By Staff Writer: Paganus Greybeard
Come One -
Come All -
Gather Here -
Gather ‘Round -
You are Invited Here -
You are Welcomed Here -
In this Solemn, Sacred Place -
In this Solemn, Sacred Space.
We are once again united -
Each on Our own separate path -
United in Our Direction and Goal -
Collected together here -
United and Solitary -
Writers and Editors -
Contributors and Visitors -
we are together in this Space -
Mystic Witch.
Spirit of this Sacred Place -
Spirit of this Sacred Space -
We come here to Honour -
We come here to Celebrate -
Spirit of this Sacred Space -
Spirit of this Sacred Place -
We ask Your Blessing for this Gathering -
We ask Your Blessing for this Working -
May Our Words and Actions find Your Blessing.
We Approach this Sacred Space -
We Approach this Sacred Place
With Hearts and Minds and Flesh and Bone -
Join Us now in Ways of Olde -
We Have Come Home.
Earth Mother, We Honour Your Body -
Earth Mother, We Honour Your Bones -
Earth Mother, We Honour Your Spirit -
Earth Mother, We Honour Your Stones.
GateKeeper -
Open the Portals -
Between the Gods the Mortals -
Power Freely Flows as Our Magick Grows.
Opening Invocations:
Celebrant ‘facing’ East:
DayFather Sun -
NightMother Moon -
Aspects of the Eternal, Infinite ALL -
I Honour and Greet You.
Sun of the Day -
Moon of the Night -
I Honour and Greet You.
Sun of the Day who brings Light and Energy and Life to this little blue world -
You are Welcomed Here.
Moon of the Night who brings the Reflected Light of the Sun into Our dark nights -
You are Welcomed Here.
Celebrant ‘facing’ South:
Lord and Lady -
Aspects of the Eternal, Infinite ALL -
I Honour and Greet You.
Lord -
Consort of the Lady -
and Original Image of Male Humanity -
You are Welcomed Here.
Lady -
Companion to the Lord -
and Original Image of Female Humanity -
You are Welcomed Here.
Celebrant ‘facing’ West:
Gaia -
Earth Mother -
Living Spirit of this world -
You are Honoured here -
You are Welcomed Here.
Celebrant ‘facing’ North:
Akasha -
Spiritus Sanctus Aspect of the ALL -
I Honour and Greet You.
Akasha -
who brings the ALL into all Our lives, faiths, beliefs and ‘religions’ -
be it Pagan, Wiccan, Druid, Chaotic, Catholic, Taoist, Protestant,
Baptist, Hindu, Jewish, Lutheran, Shinto, Hebrew, or even humble
Undecided Eclectic -
You are Welcomed Here.
Akasha -
You who - in other faiths - carry other names such as ‘Holy Ghost’, ‘Holy Spirit’, ‘Espiritus
Sancti’ are Sacred to all of Humanity. For without You as the ‘Word’ there would have
been no World. When in the Beginning - When the All - the Original Primal Creator Being - reaches forth across the Heavenly Cosmos and Creation is Created You were the ‘Word’ by which it was done.
You are the ‘Voice of the ALL’.
You are Honoured and Welcomed Here.
Celebrant ‘holding up’ a ‘Cup of Water’:
Water -
Element of Life -
Element of Wisdom from the Wellsprings of the Earth Mother -
You are Honoured and Welcomed Here.
Water -
for whom there Would Not and Could Not be any life here on this little blue world -
You are Honoured here.
Water -
from which all life arose -
We who live upon this little blue world Would Not and Could Not be here without You.
You are Honoured and Welcomed Here.
Celebrant ‘holding up’ a ‘Handful of Earth’:
Earth -
Element of the Very Ground upon which We walk and live -
and the Sacred ‘Flesh’ and ‘Bones’ of the Earth Mother -
You are Honoured and Welcomed here.
Earth -
in and upon which We grow Our foods and build Our homes -
We would have no place to live without You.
You are Honoured and Welcomed Here.
As has been said and sung -
Let now the rocks and stones themselves begin to sing
.
Celebrant ‘holding up’ a twig from the Original Primal Tree
{"Yggsradsill"}
Tree -
Element & Representative of all that is Green & Plant upon this
little blue world -
You are Honoured and Welcomed Here.
Tree -
You stand forever tall and majesticly proud.
You offer shade and fruits.
You are home to birds and other small creatures.
You are wood for Our fires and lumber for Our homes and furniture.
You are Tree - an Old and Very Dear Friend.
You who in the ancient Celtic, Druid and Norse traditions connected the
Depths to the Heights of the Heavens -
Who connects the Nine Realms -
Who is the Axis of the Universe -
Be Welcomed Here.
You are very much Welcomed Here.
Celebrant again ‘facing’ East:
Good Morning and Greetings!
DayFather Sun And NightMother Moon I Greet You!
Sun of the Day and Moon of the Night I Greet You!
Element of Air I Honour and Greet you!
Greetings Guides and Guardians of the East!
Spirits of the Air -
Who come on the Winds and Wings of Understanding -
Forever Inquisitive and Curious -
Awaken Our Intuition and Intellect so We may Comprehend and
Understand so that We may Share this Learning with Others so
that They too may Comprehend and Understand.
Be Welcome!
Blessings Be!
Celebrant again ‘facing’ South:
Good Morning and Salutations!
Hawaiian Goddess of Fire Pele I Honour and Greet You!
Element of Fire I Greet & Honour You!
Greetings Guides and Guardians of the South!
Spirits of Fire who come to warm Our hearths and hearts -
who Illuminate and Light Our Lives -
who Heal Our Physical wounds and Emotional and Psychic sorrows -
who Make Us strong -
Aid Us as We give honour and respect
to those of Us who have ‘traveled onward’.
Bring Us warmth - but not so much as We cook Ourselves
.
Be Welcome!
Blessings Be!
Celebrant facing West:
Good Morning & Merry Meet!
Sea Nymph Galatea I Honour and Greet You!
Element of Water I Greet & Honour You!
Greetings Guides and Guardians of the West!
Spirits of Water who come to cool Us down on days of heat -
who come to wash away the negative, hurtful and damaging -
who softly and gently salve Our wounds and hurts -
who bring Us cooling in these days of summer.
Be Welcome!
Blessings Be!
Celebrant ‘facing’ North:
Good Morning & Hail & Well Met!
Earth Mother Gaia I Honour and Greet you!
Element of Earth I Greet & Honour You!
Greetings Guides and Guardians of the North!
Spirits of Earth who dwell within this planet -
Friends of Humankind -
Seen and Unseen -
Known and Unknown -
Sons and Daughter’s of Earth Mother Gaia -
who support and uphold Us -
who nurture and sustain the flowers and trees,
who watch out for and protect Us mortals all -
Be Welcomed here.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant Very Slowly turning Clockwise:
Lord and Lady -
Gods and Goddesses -
Aspects of the ALL -
Who was here before Anything & Everything -
Who will still be here after Everything and Anything is long gone -
IF it be Thy Will -
Bless this ‘Working’ with Your presence -
Elements of the Five Directions -
Air of the East -
Fire of the South -
Water of the West -
Earth of the North -
Akasha of the Spirit -
Come in Peace.
Come in Understanding.
Come in Learning, Loving and Sharing.
Air of the East I ask for Your offering of Inspiration and Understanding.
Fire of the South I ask for Your offering of Energy and Power -
to get this ‘Working’ worked - and to just get successfully,
safely, sanely and sensibly through this time of ‘testing’, changes and opportunities.
Water of the West I ask for Your offering of coolness so all of Us
here collected as MysticWitch stay cool and not suffer from Summer’s Heat.
Earth of the North I ask for Your offering of Wisdom and Comprehension.
Akasha of the Spirit I ask for Your offering of Guidance and Direction.
Guide and Direct this humble, mortal Celebrant.
Akasha - Let Your offering of Guidance and Direction be for All and Everyone
..
Celebrant takes ‘atheme’ and ‘faces’ East:
DayFather Sun -
NightMother Moon -
Aspects of the All -
IF it be Thy will -
By Your Light -
Original by Day and Reflected at Night -
Out of the Darkness of the Night -
Out of the Depths of Dark Fury and Anger -
Out of the Despair of Emptiness and Loss -
From Yesterday into Today -
Today into Tomorrow -
Tomorrow into Infinite Eternity -
I - Paganus - ask that IF it be by Thy Will -
May no harm be done this day.
No harm by thought, by word or by deed -
Whether by active intent or accident -
Let No Harm Be Done -
By Anyone -
To Anyone -
Themselves included -
For Any Reason.
Let - No - Harm - Be - Done!
DayFather Sun -
NightMother Moon -
Aspects of the Infinite, Eternal ALL -
I thank You.
Celebrant at the Altar
We are gathered here to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox.
In Ancient Traditions of the Celts, Druids and Norse -
As well many other Ancient Pan Indio-Asian-European
Traditions and Cultures -
this was the time of the Sacred Second Harvest.
This is the time when the Sun King ‘dies’ and goes into the West -
This is the time when the Goddess is Ascendant -
the God is Descendant -
and We Celebrate and Honour the Harvest.
We have here cinnamon - a spice from the Far East.
We have here Apple - one of the fruits of the Harvest.
Celebrant takes a ‘working knife’ and slices open the Apple.
Inside this Apple -
this Fruit of the Ancients -
We see the Ancient, Sacred Pentagram.
Celebrant removes seeds from Apple.
Celebrant places seeds in small wooden bowl.
Celebrant holds up bowl.
These are the seeds of the Apple.
These are the seeds of the Apple Tree.
In the Spring -
In the Season of Renewal and Rebirth -
These saved seeds will be planted.
Planted to grow and develop into an Apple Tree.
Celebrant takes some of the cinnamon and sprinkles
some on an apple slice.
Fruit of the Earth -
Herb and Spice of the Earth -
Both from the Ancient Sacred Tree -
One an Apple Tree -
One a Cinnamon Tree -
From the Earth -
From the Earth Mother -
We Celebrate and Share this Harvest.
Gaia -
Earth Mother to Us All -
Home World to Us All -
We Honour and Thank You.
Celebrant takes a bite of the cinnamon apple.
Thanks, Gaia.
The apples are good today!
Closing Invocations:
Celebrant ‘facing’ East:
SkyFather Sun -
NightMother Moon -
Aspects of the Infinite, Eternal ALL -
We thank You for blessing Us with Your presence during this ‘Working’.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant ‘facing’ South:
Lord and Lady -
Consort and Companion -
Aspects of the Eternal, Infinite ALL -
We thank You for blessing Us with Your presence during this ‘Working’.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant ‘facing’ West:
Gaia -
Earth Mother -
Living Spirit of this world -
We thank You for blessing Us with Your presence during this ‘Working’.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant ‘facing’ North:
Akasha of the Spirit -
Spiritus Sanctus Aspect of the ALL -
You - who are the ‘Voice of the ALL’ -
We thank You for Blessing this ‘Working’ with Your Presence.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant ’slowly turning in a clockwise circle’:
Elements of the Five Directions -
Aspects of the ALL -
Air of the East -
Fire of the South -
Water of the West -
Earth of the North -
Akasha of the Spirit -
You came in Peace, Understanding, Learning, Loving and Sharing.
Air of the East We thank You for Your offering of Inspiration and
Understanding.
With Your help this ‘Working’ was written and ‘worked’ and the
intent and desired result of this ‘Working’ was accomplished.
Fire of the South We thank You for Your offering of Energy and
Power. This ‘Working’ was worked and with Your help We might just
make it through these times of ‘testing’, changes, and opportunities.
This is a time of stress for Us all.
We thank You for Your Power and Energy to help Us through these times.
Water of the West Your offering of Coolness and Healing is greatly
appreciated. The hot days of Summer are a bit easier to survive and endure
with Your help. Your healing ‘washing away’ of Our hurts and troubles is also greatly
appreciated.
Earth of the North We thank You for Your offering of Guidance and
Direction.
Akasha of the Spirit We thank You also for Your offering of Direction and Guidance.
Blessings Be.
Celebrant ‘facing’ North:
Earth Mother Gaia -
Aspect of the ALL -
We thank You for this world upon which We live.
Ancient Tree of the Celts and Norse -
Aspect of the ALL
We thank You for the plants and greenery of this little blue world.
And the apples are still good
.
Ancient Element of Fire of the Celts and Norse -
We thank You for all the gifts and benefits Fire has brought humanity.
Fire is Our friend - it can - as can all the elements - be also Our enemy.
Fire can cook our meals and warm Our hearths.
Fire can also burn Our forrests, grasslands and homes.
Ancient Element of Water of the Celts and Norse -
We thank You for all the gifts and benefits Water has brought humanity.
Water is Our friend - it can - as can all the elements - be also Our enemy.
Water can fill Our lakes, rivers and water storage reservoirs.
Water can also flood Our cities and homes and let slide Our homes off the
hillsides in which they so perilously perch.
Ancient Element of Air -
Without You We could not breathe -
We would have nothing to breathe -
We thank You for Your gift of the ‘Breath of Life’.
Air is Our friend - it can - as can all the elements - be also Our enemy.
Air gives us the ‘Breath of Life’.
Air can also - in great storms - blow down Our cities and homes.
Ancient Element of Earth -
Without You We have no ground upon which to live.
Earth is Our friend - it can - as can all the elements - be also Our enemy.
Earth gives us Our ground to live upon.
Earth also takes away that ground in slides and earthquakes.
Fire and Water -
Ancient Elements of the Celts and Norse -
Fire and Water -
Air and Earth -
Ancient Primal Elements of the ALL -
You are seen as both Friend and Enemy to humanity.
You are neither Friend Nor Enemy to humanity.
You are Basic, Primal Elements.
So very often We forget that.
You never let us forget We are but humble mortals upon this lovely little blue world.
We thank You for Your offerings, lessons, reminders and teachings.
We thank You for Blessing this ‘Working’.
DayFather Sun -
NightMother Moon -
Lord and Lady -
Sea Nymph Galatea -
Earth -
Air -
Fire -
Water -
Akasha of the Spirit -
Tree of the Ancients -
Earth Mother Gaia -
All of You who have Blessed Us during this ‘Working’ -
I know not how to ‘release you’.
How can I release Elements and Aspects of the ALL -
when, as I have Read and Studied -
Learned and Shared -
You are always here with Us at all times anyway?
How do I say -
with a straight face and not giggling in My nicely trimmed up beard
“
thanks for coming by and carry on!
” -
when You are still going to be here with Us at all times?
Perhaps this Celebrant does not quite yet completely ‘get it’.
Or perhaps this Celebrant Does ‘get it’ - in My own humble way
..
Closing Open Benediction to the Mystic Witch Readership:
We who are gathered together here as MysticWitch -
We who are Writers and Editors -
We who are Readers and Occasional Contributors -
We who think, write and work for MysticWitch -
In All the Names of the ALL -
In the Names of All of the Aspects of the ALL -
In All the Names of the DayFather Sun -
In All the Names of the NightMother Moon -
In All the Names of the Directions and Elements -
May Akasha of the Spirit -
the ‘Living Ethereal Embodiment of the Spoken Word of the ALL’ -
be with Us always.
May All of the Aspects of the ALL be with Us Always.
May the Ancient Tree of the Celts and Norse stand silently beside Us always.
May the Ancient Well - Source of the Water’s of Healing and Life -
never run dry.
May the Ancient Cauldron - Source of Fire’s Energy and Power and
Warmth in the Cold Days of the Winter - never go cold.
May the ALL - in All It’s Aspects - be with Us always.
We came in Love, Learning, Peace, Sharing and Understanding.
May We now conclude this ‘Working’ with Love, Learning, Peace,
Sharing and Understanding.
Go now in Love for Your fellow inhabits of this tiny blue world
Love Your friends and Your ‘lover’s - if You have any.
Love Your cat’s and dogs.
Yes - love even - IF You can - Your neighbor
.
Go now in Learning - and Learn something
.
Keep Your mind alive.
Keep it growing and seeking and searching.
Yahoo, Ask.com, Mamma and Google are not the only search tools.
Use also the one between Your ears
.
Go now in Peace - and help to keep the Peace
Do not start the Fight - IF there is a Fight - but do not be afraid - IF needed - to finish it.
Go now in Understanding that We need not all be of the same ‘faith’ or ‘belief’.
It it all the same to the ALL. Whether We be Pagan, Protestant, Druid,
Catholic, Jewish, Taoist, Shinto, Shaman, Wiccan, Chaotic, BardicMagus or even
“Eclectic Whatever
.” - we are all ‘family’.
We are All of Us Children of the ALL
Go now in Sharing - and take these humble and inadequate words with You.
For it is in the Sharing that We are Mystic Witch
.
Walk with Wisdom -
From this Hallowed Place -
Walk not in Sorrow -
Our Roots shall embrace -
May Strength be Your Brother -
and Honour be Your Kin -
Luck be Your Lover until We meet again.
Remember always -
Be Careful & Cautious out there
.
Stay Safe and Secure out there
.
Let Your Guides and Guardians Serve, Preserve, Protect & Defend
You out there
.
Let the Lord and Lady -
{or personal preference Deity & Divinity of Your choice} -
Bless You and Keep You -
May Their Lights Shine forever about You -
And Give You Their Peace.
So thus it was -
So thus it is -
So thus it be.
So Mote It Be.
Blessings Be.
Addendum #1
Cinnamon
Latin Name: Cinnamomum zeylancium, C. vervum, C. lauracea
Folk Names : Sweet Wood, Ceylon Cinnamon, Cassia
Gender: Masculine, Hot
Planet: Sun
Element: Fire
Deities: Venus, Aphrodite
Part Used: Bark
Powers: Spirituality, Success, Healing, Protection,
Power, Psychic power, Lust, Love
Ritual Uses: Cinnamon was used as an ingredient in an anointing oil by the
Ancient Hebrews. The leaves of the Cinnamon tree were woven into wreaths which
were used to decorate Roman temples. The Egyptians used Cinnamon oil during the
mummification process.
Magickal Uses: Cinnamon - when burned as an incense - raised high spiritual vibrations,
aids healing, draws money, stimulates psychic powers and produces protective vibrations.
Can be used in healing incenses and burned to help stimulate clairvoyance {’far seeing’}.
It is one of the herbs used to stimulate and excite the passions of the male. Can be
added to prosperity mixtures. Can be mixed with myrrh for a good general incense for general magickal workings. Cinnamon is also used in sachets and infusions for these purposes.
Medicinal Uses: Cinnamon is also widely used in treating athlete’s foot, body odor, diabetes, fever, heartburn and nausea. Cinnamon contains at least ten (10) fungicidal chemicals. Cinnamon also contains eleven (11) antibacterial chemicals. Cinnamon is one of the spices that current research indicates may help the body better use insulin more effectively. Simply add a pinch or two to a pot of black tea and steep for ten minutes then let cool. Sprinkling a bit of Cinnamon on your toast may help indigestion and heartburn & nausea.
Kitchen & Cooking uses: Cinnamon is a popular spice used in baking.
It is also used as a spice for yoghurt’s and seasonal eggnog’s.
It is even used in certain teas and other drinks.
Other Uses: Cinnamon has also been used as an insect repellent.
Sprinkle some around the ground perimeter of the structure and
ants and other small bugs should be repelled.
Addendum #2
Apple Names: Pyrus spp.
Folk Names: Fruit of the Gods, Fruit of the Underworld, Silver Branch,
Silver Bough, Tree of Love, Tree of Life, Eden’s Tree
Gender: Feminine & Cold.
Planet: Venus
Deities: Venus, Dionysus, Olwen, Apollo, Hera, Athena, Aphroditie,
Diana, Idura, Hercules, Zeus
Element: Water
Parts Used: Fruit, Cider, Blossoms, Branches {wood}, & Bark.
Seeds used for next season’s planting.
References
1) Magical Herbalism: The Secret Craft of the Wise
© 1982 & 1983 Scott Cunningham.
© 2002 Scott Cunningham estate
3rd edition, 3rd printing
Llewellyn Publishing
www.llewellyn.com
2) Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
© 1985 Scott Cunningham
© 2000 Scott Cunningham estate
2nd edition, 12th printing
Llewellyn Publishing
www.llewellyn.com
3) Green Pharmacy
© James Duke
Rodale Press
4) “Sacred Grove” chant - words by Scott Miller
4a) Druidic Materials - awensbreath@aol.com
Posted on 6/15/2006 at 9:41 pm by Paganus
Revised & Rewritten & Saved to Draft on 09/15/2006 at 16:06 by Paganus
Edited & Saved to Draft on 09/16/2006 at 14:02 by Paganus
Final Edit and Typo Check and Posting on 09/18/2006 by Paganus
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