from: Raven Spirit
High Priest&High Priestess
Set up Altar and bless the Elements
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Cast Circle
High Priestess
Light Sweet grass and Smudge Circle
I use this smoke of incense to cleanse this place to make it pure before the Old Ones and ourselves. May the smoke be pleasing to those who enter this realm to join in this rite. May the Smoke purge this place of unwanted influence for the good of all.
High Priest
Cast Circle with Sword
I use this sword, the tool of authority to cast this circle that we may build the Sacred Temple, the Holy place of the Old Gods and that we may come and learn, and feast, in this place beyond the physical and spiritual planes.
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Seal the Circle with the Salt and Water
We seal this Circle with the Elements of Earth and Water, of grounding and Emotion. As we come here to learn and grow and connect with Spirit. May we come to this place with open hearts and open minds to experience what we are meant to each unto their own...and together
High Priest&High Priestess to ALL
The Priest charges the women and the Priestess charges the men entering the circle
The Charge shall be "How do you enter the Temple of the Sacred King?"
As each person says the password ("in perfect love and perfect trust"), They shall be blessed by a sacred kiss to the cheek and smudged with the sweet grass
I call to you Lugh, Lord of Skill and the keeper of the spear of Gorias. Come this night and pierce our minds with your knowledge that we may learn and grow as children of the Old ones.
I call forth Nusada, Lord of the Silver Hand with your sacred sword. We call to you oh God of magic to come this night. God of Magic be with us as we learn of the Sacred King and the magic of rebirth
I call forth the Mighty Dadga, With your cauldron of plenty that we may have abundance. We are children of the Ancients and do ask for abundance of Spirit that we may live our lives in balance. You are welcome here.
I call the Tuatha De Danann the keepers of the sacred knowledge of Tara. You how brought magic and knowledge to the land. The children of Danu, welcome and bless this place.
High Priest
I call forth the Ancestors of this clan, this coven. May they be here in Spirit to join with us for this Circle Rite.
High Priestess
I call forth the Divine aspect of the Sacred King, the male aspect of the All. You who are known by many names yet reside in us all. Come and share this night with us and teach us of your mysteries that we may know and grow.
High Priest
Calling the Goddess
I call forth the Divine aspect of the Sacred Queen, the Mother, Lover and Goddess that resides with in us all. Come this night and share the knowledge and your gift with us.
High Priestess
I am she who grants life and give birth to everything that is, what was or will be. I give life to The Sacred King. For he is my son and lover. My gift to the world and together we rule jointly and in perfect balance, my Lord in his time and me in mine. Many people have called him many names, each to their own understanding. While the grain comes from my womb, it is the King that sacrifices himself for the survival of his children. Now here the words of the Sacred King.
High Priest
The God Charge
Come ye all and hark unto me, The Consort of the Lady, for I am your God. I was brought forth from the Goddess, empowered by the beauty and strength of Her song.
I am her Son, Lover, and King as I am also your Son, Lover and King. I am born at the Winter Solstice, a promise of life renewed. As the Sun waxes, so does my strength, and I become the Stag of the forest, roaming free and untamed, until in the Spring, I join with Her, who is the Spirit of Nature Herself, and I am rapt in Her beauty. We join in a holy and sacred love, which brings life to the fields. I continue as the Stag, until at Summer Solstice, She who is Queen calls me to be her King, while I am at the Height of my power. I accept, knowing the responsibility this entails. I am a merciful King, who protects His creatures. At the Harvest, I willingly sacrifice myself, so that my creatures, who I love dearly are provided for during the lean months ahead, when snow and cold blanket the Earth in sleep and Death. I become the sailor of the last seas.
As such, I become the Guardian of the Gate between worlds. I bring you to the Island Remembered where I give rest, so that you may become young and be born again, as I must also, at Yule, to continue the Pattern. I am the Lord of the Dance, who dances in honor of the Singer of the Song; the Song which brought me forth. I am the Sun, who shines brightly, bringing forth light and warmth of day to the Earth, who is our Mother. I am also the flame, who brings light and warmth into the hearth of your homes, as well as the light and warmth in your hearts. Mine is the lightning, which dances across the dark sky for Her favor.
Mine is the Seed which empowers Life, and Mine is the comfort between lives, Mine is the lust in your nature, Mine is the joy of the dance in your hearts, Mine is the inspiration in your minds, which fuels progress. Mine is the strength and power of your being, tempered with compassion and mercy.
I am your God, I was always here, always patient... waiting for you to return home again to me. I do not seek dominion over the Goddess who brought me forth, nor do I seek dominion over you my children. I do not threaten with damnation, hell, flood or plague, for I love my creatures far too much to do them such harm.
I am in you and around you. Turn inward my children and experience your Divinity. The Goddess and myself joined together make up the Whole and Continuous One, Which is Infinity, which is Divine. As such, We contain you, making you Divinity Incarnate. Know this and never forget this. You who are our creatures and children, are never dirty, but divine. Strive to see this in each other, for even if you were to forget and forsake me in this Life, remember the Law… "LOVE UNTO ALL BEINGS, LOVE IS THE LAW AND LOVE IS THE BOND".