CIRCLE CASTING
After smudging, each person enters the circle, finding a place that
is comfortable. After grounding and centering, the circle is
cast first with incense, and then with salt water.
Then all together honour this land in song
SONG
Gundrah A oo noo Nungeenah tya
Gundrah Lah oo oo noo,
Yahma koora, yahma koora
Nungeena tya,
Yahma koora
QUARTER CALLS
SOUTH
Cerridwen,
Goddess of The Earth,
Initiator, Provider, Mother & Crone.
Guard this the place of darkness, draw all
negativity into your mighty cauldron
That we May have
Transformation,
Restoration and Rebirth.
We Welcome You,
So Mote It Be
EAST
Talisien,
Lord of Magic, Bardic Seer,
Shape Shifter, Poet, Magician.
Guard this the place of the Sunrise,
May all that enters the cauldron rise in beauty.
That we may learn, heal and communicate,
With love & power. We welcome you, So Mote
It Be
NORTH
Long Armed Lugh,
Shining One, Hero, Skillful Sage.
Guard this the place of Noon,
May all that has risen in beauty grow in strength
That we may have power, courage
& purity of intent. We welcome you, So Mote It Be.
WEST
Morgan,
Sea Witch, Priestess of the Waters, Mage.
Guard this the place of the sunset,
May all that has grown in strength give birth to wisdom,
That we may enter into the place of Magic.
We Welcome You, So Mote It Be.
INVOCATIONS
Mighty Vivienne,
Priestess of the Deep, Teacher, Healer, Guide.
We ask your presence to rise up within this place,
I open myself to you now.
Bring together that which we have called,
That the cone of power may be raised,
That magic may be known and made.
We welcome you, So Mote It Be.
Mighty Merlin,
Priest of Light, Magician, Shape-shifter, Seer,
We ask your presence to descend into this place,
I open myself to you now,
Activate that which we have called,
That the cone of power may be
raised,
That magic may be known and made,
We welcome you, So Mote It Be
WORKING
While some may realise it, and some may not, all peoples in all places
at all times, are conditioned by their family, their environment, their
culture, even by the knowledge that is available to them, and that
which is withheld. For all,this results in a particular world view -
this being in a general sense unique to various groups, and in
a particular sense unique to each person. All of us then are
likely to share a common world view - one that assumes that the world
is a reasonably fair place, that it is one in which all may with
practical effort achieve material comfort, and that it is a place where
such achievement is the innate desire of every individual . While some
of us may have also developed an awareness of differing views, and
indeed a few may even have adopted one or two alternate philosophies,
it is in truth difficult to inherently change the way in which we see
the world. Yet many have come to believe that change we must,
suspecting that while our world view has facilitated great success, it
has come at too great a cost - inequality, environmental degradation,
the collapse of community all ugly shadows of the cult of
comfort.
Many of us have then begun a journey, one that seeks a
different vision, one that demands equality, respect for all life
forms, and the redevelopment of community. This is not
however the first time in the evolution of humanity that such issues
have arisen, and indeed those who are here gathered are likely to have
in common a resonance with another time in history when inequality, the
destruction of the environment and the shifting sands of familial and
communal allegiances were on the move. This was a time when
magic washed across the land in much the same way that television
waves, radio waves and other electronic signals today ebb and flow
across this land. This was an era when parallel universes and
multidimensional realities were no mystery, but the commonplace
understanding of all who worshipped beings who lived in a place outside
of space and a time outside of time. This was an era when "as
above, so below" was not a curious theme for esoteric study, but the
common sense logic of all who observed the movements of the
heavens, sowing and reaping in harmony with the timetable of the
universe.
These were the days of Avalon, a place where the valued skills of the
day - healing, seership and the channelling of divinity were taught.
These skills not merely being taught for the benefit of the
individual, but for the service of the families and communities with
whom these individuals were connected, and beyond that for the benefit
and protection of the natural world. There were
also however then, as today, those who possessed a different agenda -
to have, to own, to exercise power over othersand so, invasions came
and went, slowly driving Avalon and its teachings underground. Armies
came and armies went, castles, monuments and institutions were built,
lived and died, none coming closer than the inquisition to finally
destroying the knowledge of the old ways, and the practices
that precluded greed, avarice and perverse forms of power.
Today, despite the passing of many years, despite the revival of the
old ways, we face new armies. Vast corporations and industries who,
just as the armies of old seek to have, to own, to exercise power over
others. Today, humanity needs the experience of
divinity and the guidance of those who know the gentleness of the old
ways. Today then, those who have gone before, those who have
completed their journey as incarnate beings seek to stir the hearts,
minds and souls of those who, though still walking this earth, have
walked with them in lives past.
Vivienne, former High Priestess of Avalon and teacher of the old ways
is one of those who now draws near, planting in the hearts of those who
allow it the desire to do so again. And so many are to be found who
crave the ancient knowledge, many are found who yearn for the
communal experience of spirit that abandons hierarchical self interest
in favour of unity consciousness, many are they who seek magic. Some of
you who are so called are here gathered, and so, this night, let us put
out a call, for Avalon's children to once again gather, and for the
blessings of the old ones to be upon us. This night, let us raise
energy, let the cone of power be formed, that we may open a channel
through which knowledge, experience and magic may flow.
All allow then the energy that is even now flowing into the circle
through the 4 quarters to gently move in an anti clockwise direction
while singing:
Earth my body, Water my blood,
Air my breath and fire my spirit,
(x2)
Air moves us, Fire transforms us,
Water shapes us, Earth heals us,
And the magical wheel goes around and around,
The magical wheel goes around
(x2)
Open to the uniting and activating forces that Vivienne and
Merlin offer, all join in spiralling, allowing the circular movement of
energy to become a spiralling cone of power that both ascends
(eventually forming a point above) and descends (reaching deep
into the earth) while singing:
Spiralling the power within,
Drawing deep on creations desire,
Spiralling the power within,
To raise the cone of power.
Once the cone has been raised, Caroline will speak this blessing:
I call today on the strength of heaven
Light of Sun! Radiance of Moon!
Splendour of Fire! Speed of Lightening!
Swiftness of Wind! Depth of Sea!
Stability of Earth! Firmness of Stone!
That the Children Of Avalon may again gather,
And become a doorway through which the
knowledge of the old ways, the experience of unity,
and the practice of magic may flow.
This is my will, So Mote It Be
All then in openness allow the energy thus raised to flow as all sing:
We are opening, We are opening,
(x2)
We are opening up in sweet surrender to the
luminous love light of the One,
(x2)
CLOSING
Mighty Merlin
we thank you for your
Light and activating power,
Hail & Farewell
Mighty Vivienne,
we thank you for your
Guidance and unifying power,
Hail & Farewell
WEST
Morgan, Priestess of the Sea
We thank you for guarding this place of sunset,
We thank you for your wisdom
Hail & Farewell.
NORTH
Lugh, Shining one,
We thank you for guarding this place of noon,
We thank you for your strength
Hail & Farwell
EAST
Taliesin, Greatest Bard
We thank you for guarding this place of sunrise,
We thank you for your beauty
Hail & Farwell
SOUTH
Cerridwen, Goddess of the Earth
We thank you for guarding this place of darkness,
We thank you for your transformation,
Hail & Farwell.
May the Circle be open, but unbroken,
May the peace of the Goddess be ever in our hearts.
Merry meet, Merry part & Merry meet again.
* This ritual is a combination of the author's original ideas and information obtained from various books and/or internet sources.
