Wiccans Unite

Ostara/Eostara/Vernal Equinox/Spring Equinox

Welcoming the Fey

March 18, 2000

 

 

Wood

Candles (pastel colors pref)

Eggs

Flowers

Lighters

Cauldrons (at each quarter with rubbing alcohol and epsom salts to be lit during quarter calls.)

Robes

Lighter fluid

Ritual tools

Wine

Food

Offerings

 

 

Opening

 

Set up area

Cleanse area

Anoint Witches

Cast Circle

Cast Quarters

 

Set up

Bonfire pit, circle boundary, alter area, quarters

 

Circle Cleansing

Go around the circle Deosil (clockwise)

Once with Blessed Salt

Once with incense

Once with fire

Once with Blessed Water

 

 

 

 

After this is all done anoint each Witch with oil asking them

 

“How do you enter?”

“In perfect love. In perfect trust.”

 

(sing: Circle Casting and build energy by drumming/dancing/singing/making noise… really enjoy yourself)

 After everyone is in the circle area Cerridwen casts the circle.

Cerridwen

“Within this circle is sacred space

The veil between the worlds be lifted

Within this place…

For here is were we greet all realms

As is above, so below. The circle is cast.”

 

 

Calling the Quarters

 

North/Earth/Gnomes

Earth the power

Beneath our feet,

Forming the road

We are ready to greet.

 

East/Air/Sylphs

Air the power

Above us blow

Forming spiritual bounds

We are ready to go.

 

South/Fire/Salamanders

Fire the power

Within us burn

Forming courage and strength

We are ready to learn.

 

 

West/Water/Undines(or sea sprites)

 

Water the power

Around us flow

Forming cleansing waves

We are ready to go.

 

 

 

(Sing: WITCHES RUNE)

 

 

Ritual

Drawing down the Moon

Drawing down the Sun

 
HPS

Drawing down the Moon

Great flower Goddess Blodeuwed,

let your rays of light and wisdom

shine down and fill me

so that I may speak your words

on this magickal night.

 

HP

Drawing down the Sun

Oh Ogma, Great God of the Sun,

I call thee forth

And draw you into me.

I call upon your light

That I may speak your words

On this magickal night.

 

 

 

 

(SING:  We all come from the Goddess… We all come from the God)

 

Words from the God and Goddess

 

HPS:

 

Ostara, The Spring Renewal of life

Once again day and night balance.

 

HP:

We are here in celebration of life

The rebirth and renewal of the land.

 

 

EVERYONE:

(While smashing the eggs and scattering the shells and herbs on the earth)

Blessed Be Mother Planet with Love

Blessed Be Mother Planet with Peace

Blessed Be Mother Planet with new Birth.

 

HP/HPS

It is Ostara and Spring that we now Greet!

BLESSED BE!

 

NOW LIGHT THE BONFIRE!

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If there is anything else that needs to be done during this ritual NOW IS THE TIME!!!!

(Ostara is the time of wishes and renewal.  It is a time to greet change.  If you have any wishes, write them down on paper and visualize them coming true.. then throw the papers in the Ostara Bonfire. Of course…  do what you feel is right. It is also close to the full moon.  A good time to bless and consecrate tools and such.)

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Blessing of the Cakes and Ale

 

Offering

(May you never thirst… May you never hunger.)

Cakes and ale

 

 

 

Closing

 

HP

Blessed Be Ogma for joining us during this Ostara.

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

 

Everyone

Blessed Be

 

HPS

Blessed Be Blodeuwed for joining us during this Ostara.

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

 

Everyone

Blessed Be

 

HP and HPS

Blessed Be to everyone and everything

 

Everyone

Blessed Be

 

Devoking the Quarters

Widdershins/Counterclockwise

 

West

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

Blessed Be and be Free.

 

South

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

Blessed Be and be Free.

 

East

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

Blessed Be and be Free.

 

North

Stay if you will, Go if you must.

Blessed Be and be Free.

 

Closing the Circle…

Cerridwen

“The circle is open but never broken. Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet again.”

 

The end.

 

Rejoice…  sit around the bonfire.

 

Give additional offerings to the Wee Folk and such on your own.