Dillinger
Guerrilla Ontologist
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*Taking the STAFF from the High Priestess and assuming the guise of the Hunter as I cast the circle and begin the ceremony*
Blazing Bonfire of oak logsdried and Mugwort stalks, leaves, and flowers - drums - rattles...
Dancing widdershins around the fire...
Rosemary, sage, yarrow
Earth, air, fire, water....
Balance and unity...
Chant
Ground and center...
Craft
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All Soul's Night
by Loreena McKennitt
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the Pagan sound.
Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires
Dancing 'till the next sunrise.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The Green Knight holds the holly bush
To mark where the old year passes by.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the Pagan sound.
Standing on the bridge that crosses
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
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Samhain Round
Composed by Marc Hirsch
And as the light around us fades
In golden shadows through the glade,
Like distant echoes down the hall,
we answer Samhain's ancient call.
From everlasting times 'til now,
To storied lands, we all must bow;
Where magic rings within our souls
And as we shatter, we are whole.
This is the night to join the Dance,
Partake in all-renewing trance;
Where worlds within and out are One,
Our sacred journey now begun.
To greet the ones we loved before,
Our kith and kin from days of yore,
Forgiven foe and long-lost friend -
We dwell among you yet again.
For now the worldly veils are thin,
Where hope and healing can begin.
Our deeds are done; the hour is late
To rest within the arms of Fate.
By fin and feather, leaf and bark,
As sun now banks to sheltered spark;
This year of trial and joy is past
Within the Circle we have cast.
And as the light around us fades
In golden shadows through the glade,
Like distant echoes down the hall,
We answer Samhain's ancient call ...
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TURNING WHEEL
by Lady Bridget & Rae Blackhood
Blessed be, three times three, as I do will so mote it be
With the Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirits in a circle
As I do will, so mote it be.
Witches live by this creed guarding thought and word and deed
An' it harm no one, do anything you will
This is called the Wiccan Rede.
Samhain starts our New Year, spirits of the dead are near
Divination tools are easiest to use
Veils between the worlds are sheer.
Yule is when the Sun King dies, to be reborn in winter skies
Homemade gifts are exchanged in honor of his birth
Winter Solstice on the Earth.
At Imbolc, candles burn, strengthening the Sun's return
As we bless the seeds and prepare for the Spring
When the Earth is green again.
Equinox in the Spring, Mother Earth awakening
As we plant what we want to mature throughout the year
Sow good fortune and good cheer.
Beltane sees Maypoles rise, just a penis in disguise!
Colored ribbons represent our wishes and our dreams
Celebrate fertility!
Litha comes at June's end, solar apex now descends
Sun King's course is at it's yearly height
Longest day and shortest night.
Lammas is for corn and grain, Mother Goddess ripe again
Her consort sheds his blood for summer's bloom
Now we honor our Lord Llew .
The wheel it turns another notch, which brings us to Fall Equinox
Thanks for the blessings, grapes are on the vine
Mabon is the Harvest time.
We create Sacred Space, with our minds in altered states
With the Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirits in a circle
We create a Magic place.
If you wish to help the Earth, celebrating life's rebirth
Honor the Sabbats the whole year through
Mother Earth will smile in you.
Blazing Bonfire of oak logsdried and Mugwort stalks, leaves, and flowers - drums - rattles...
Dancing widdershins around the fire...
Rosemary, sage, yarrow
Earth, air, fire, water....
Balance and unity...
Chant
Ground and center...
Craft
--------------------
All Soul's Night
by Loreena McKennitt
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the Pagan sound.
Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires
Dancing 'till the next sunrise.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The Green Knight holds the holly bush
To mark where the old year passes by.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the Pagan sound.
Standing on the bridge that crosses
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing,
A waltz on all soul's night.
---------------------------------
Samhain Round
Composed by Marc Hirsch
And as the light around us fades
In golden shadows through the glade,
Like distant echoes down the hall,
we answer Samhain's ancient call.
From everlasting times 'til now,
To storied lands, we all must bow;
Where magic rings within our souls
And as we shatter, we are whole.
This is the night to join the Dance,
Partake in all-renewing trance;
Where worlds within and out are One,
Our sacred journey now begun.
To greet the ones we loved before,
Our kith and kin from days of yore,
Forgiven foe and long-lost friend -
We dwell among you yet again.
For now the worldly veils are thin,
Where hope and healing can begin.
Our deeds are done; the hour is late
To rest within the arms of Fate.
By fin and feather, leaf and bark,
As sun now banks to sheltered spark;
This year of trial and joy is past
Within the Circle we have cast.
And as the light around us fades
In golden shadows through the glade,
Like distant echoes down the hall,
We answer Samhain's ancient call ...
------------------------
TURNING WHEEL
by Lady Bridget & Rae Blackhood
Blessed be, three times three, as I do will so mote it be
With the Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirits in a circle
As I do will, so mote it be.
Witches live by this creed guarding thought and word and deed
An' it harm no one, do anything you will
This is called the Wiccan Rede.
Samhain starts our New Year, spirits of the dead are near
Divination tools are easiest to use
Veils between the worlds are sheer.
Yule is when the Sun King dies, to be reborn in winter skies
Homemade gifts are exchanged in honor of his birth
Winter Solstice on the Earth.
At Imbolc, candles burn, strengthening the Sun's return
As we bless the seeds and prepare for the Spring
When the Earth is green again.
Equinox in the Spring, Mother Earth awakening
As we plant what we want to mature throughout the year
Sow good fortune and good cheer.
Beltane sees Maypoles rise, just a penis in disguise!
Colored ribbons represent our wishes and our dreams
Celebrate fertility!
Litha comes at June's end, solar apex now descends
Sun King's course is at it's yearly height
Longest day and shortest night.
Lammas is for corn and grain, Mother Goddess ripe again
Her consort sheds his blood for summer's bloom
Now we honor our Lord Llew .
The wheel it turns another notch, which brings us to Fall Equinox
Thanks for the blessings, grapes are on the vine
Mabon is the Harvest time.
We create Sacred Space, with our minds in altered states
With the Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Spirits in a circle
We create a Magic place.
If you wish to help the Earth, celebrating life's rebirth
Honor the Sabbats the whole year through
Mother Earth will smile in you.
