Samhain Ceremony in Ravenheart Grove

Talia.Sunsong: almost sets fire to the corn stack

Fitheach Eun: sighs and rolls her eyes at the fae's antics

Talia.Sunsong: when do we get to eat?

Fiesty Lotus: After Silly

Fitheach Eun looks sternly at the errant fae

Talia.Sunsong: is that sweet buns?

Talia.Sunsong: and pumpkin pie?

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn likes pumpkin pie

Everyone Gathers for the Ceremony

Fitheach Eun: Welcome all to our Samhain ceremony

Fitheach Eun: This is the night when the gateway between

our world and the spirit world is thinnest.

Fiesty Lotus: Tonight is a night to call out those who came before.

Tonight we honor our ancestors.

Fitheach Eun: The veil is at its thinnest

Fitheach Eun: We walk between the worlds; let us beseech the elements to walk with us

The Ceremony Begins

Fiesty Lotus looks to the North

Fiesty Lotus: I honor and welcome the Earth with an offering of ground wheat:

Fiesty Lotus: Earth, that stands beneath our feet, accept our offering!

You grow all around us, you tower above us

Fiesty Lotus: Spirits of the Earth, we offer you this gift from what you have given us

Fiesty Lotus: Share with us comfort, knowledge and blessing.

Stand together with us and help us be strong

Fitheach Eun looks to the west

Fitheach Eun: I honor and welcome Water with an offering of wine:

Fitheach Eun pours the wine onto the ground

Fitheach Eun: Water that flows and streams beneath all beings accept our offering!

You bring life and growth to all that lives.

Fitheach Eun: Spirits of the Waters, we offer you this gift from what you have given us

Fitheach Eun: Let us know the depths within ourselves; the source of all wisdom

Stand together with us and flow within us!

The Arch Druids of Ravenheart

Fiesty Lotus looks to the South

Fiesty Lotus: I honor and welcome Fire with an offering of ash

Fiesty Lotus scatters the ash on the ground

Fiesty Lotus: Fire that consumes and transforms; accept our offering!

Fiesty Lotus: You bring the light and warmth of all who have gone before

Fiesty Lotus: Spirits of the Fire we offer you this gift from what you have given us

Fiesty Lotus: Let your flames warm our spirits and our lives.

Stand with us and burn within us!

Fitheach Eun turns to the East

Fitheach Eun: I honor and welcome air with an offering of seeds

Fitheach Eun tosses the seeds in the air

Fitheach Eun: Air that gives us breath and spirit; accept our offering!

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn tries to snatch a seed in the air

Fitheach Eun: Carrier of visions; spreader of incipient  life

Spirits of the Air we offer you this gift from what you have given us

Fitheach Eun: Let your pure winds swirl and eddy around us

Stand with us and carry us up!

Fitheach Eun regards the guests

Fitheach Eun: This is the night when the gateway between

our world and the spirit world is thinnest.

Talia.Sunsong: Hail and be welcome

Fitheach Eun: Tonight is a night to call out to those who came before.

Fitheach Eun: Tonight we honor our ancestors and all those who have gone from us.

Fiesty Lotus: "Spirits of our fathers and mothers, I call to you,

and welcome you to join me for this night.

Fiesty Lotus: You watch over us always,

protecting and guiding us.

Fiesty Lotus: Tonight we thank you.

Your blood runs in our veins,

Fiesty Lotus: your spirit is in our hearts,

and your memories are in our soul.

The Old Fire Burns

Fitheach Eun: Tonight we celebrate Samhain.

Fitheach Eun: It is the end of the harvest, the last days of summer,

and the cold nights wait on the other side for us.

Fitheach Eun: The bounty of our labor, the abundance of the harvest,

the success of the hunt, all lies before us.

Fitheach Eun shouts: We thank the earth for all it has given us this season,

Fitheach Eun: and yet we look forward to winter,

a time of sacred darkness.

Fiesty Lotus: Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have cared for our friends and neighbors and have welcomed all good creatures into our community

Fiesty Lotus: We have gathered everyone here to be thankful for our bounty and to welcome the regeneration of the earth. We have gathered the harvest. Now it is at its end.”

Fitheach Eun: Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have raised our livestock and tended the creatures in our care.

Fitheach Eun: We have tended our herbs and made our   potions.  Now it is at its end.

Fiesty Lotus: Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have planted and we have watched the garden grow,

Fiesty Lotus: we have weeded, and we have gathered the harvest. Now it is at its end.”

Fitheach Eun: Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have planned and built our homes.

Fitheach Eun: We have enjoyed all the changes of the seasons of growing. Now it is at its end.”

The Veil is at Its Thinnest

Fiesty Lotus: Now is the time for individual offerings,

Fiesty Lotus: if there are any among us who would like to make a contribution, be it prayer, song, wish, or story, you may do this now.

Talia.Sunsong: May all those here enjoy the rest of the darker months and holiday fun

Fitheach Eun looks around to see if anyone else wants to speak?

Savage.Taurus: I wish for good health for all my friends and family

Fitheach Eun turns back to the altar

Fitheach Eun: The time of light is ending; the time of darkness begins now.

Fitheach Eun: The fire that has sustained us through the light cannot hold against the dark to come.

Fitheach Eun: We honor the fire of the seasons past and light our torches from it to brighten our way in the dark days.

Fitheach Eun: please light your torches

Talia.Sunsong: walks to the fire and places her torch within

Fiesty Lotus lights her torch

Fitheach Eun lights her torch and turns again

Savage.Taurus: lights the torch

Fitheach Eun: I will now extinguish the fire of this year that we may welcome the next

Fiesty Lotus: Let us kindle a new flame to see us through until the light comes again.

Fiesty Lotus:lights the new fire

Fitheach Eun turns to face the guests

Fitheach Eun: The circle is closed; the season of light has ended and the dark holds sway.

Fitheach Eun: Go all in peace and light until we meet again.

Talia.Sunsong: May the love of the Goddess be ever in your heart. Merry meet, and merry part and merry meet again

Fitheach Eun smiles at everyone

Fitheach Eun: Thank you all for coming

Talia.Sunsong: thanks you for the ritual

Rorn Likes Pumpkin Pie

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn hops on the altar and begins licking the pumpkin pie

Savage.Taurus: Merry Samhain

Fitheach Eun: Shall we dance or does the fae need to eat first? ;)

Talia.Sunsong: dance

Fiesty Lotus: ok

Savage.Taurus: mmm pie

Fiesty Lotus: Lets

Fitheach Eun giggles

Talia.Sunsong: Rorn is in the pie

Fiesty Lotus: Come all who wish to dance

Drumming and Dancing