MoonDance - Private Ritual, Nov 1, 1998


High Priestess:
On this sacred night,
As the veil between the worlds draws thin, 
Let us invoke the spirits of the directions.

East:
From the East, the wind comes.
Air twirls around the circle,
Crisp and cool...
Knowledge and mystery
Blow from beyond the veil.

Welcome, East, Air, Mystery!
Blessed be!

South:
Southern energy guides our way,
with Fire's entrancing light.
Burning, beckoning...
Flame's focused Intensity
Brings Spirit-filled rapture.
                
Welcome, South, Fire, Intensity!
Blessed be!     

West:
From the West, the Dead call.
Water transcends the journey.
Shimmering, transforming...
Memories carried in the flow
Pour forth into the night.

Welcome, West, Water, Flow!
Blessed Be!


North:
The North holds the land at midnight.
Into the Earth, we descend. 
Dark and quiet,
The land of initiation
Holds us deep in her embrace.

Welcome North, Earth, Initiation!
Blessed Be!