Au Set of the winged arms, was born in Nubia along the Nile swamps on the first day of creation. It was the colonizing Greeks that altered the pronunciation to yield the now-familiar Isis, first daughter of the overarching sky Goddess Nuit, and the earth God Geb. Her worship would span generations and spread from Alexandria to all the Mediterranean countries reaching its peak in the third century BC. Its decline would come with the church and Christianity, the last...
For the Goddess Kali Ma Purification Ritual Maiden will place knives (one for each in Circle) in a cauldron of wet mud under the altar. Place one Goddess Oil on the Altar for all in Circle.
The Hindu triple Goddess Kali (pronounced kah'lee) is a warrior Goddess of creation, preservation, and destruction. She is also called Dark Mother of destiny as 'Kal' means Darkness of Time and “i” means the cause. Goddess Kali is “I who am beyond time” or “I who am time eternal”. Goddess Kali is endless spiral, unchangeable as She absorbs the Darkness of Karma for just as all the colors of the spectrum mix into black, yet still black remains black, so...
Tonight we will perform the Goddess Gaia Creativity Ritual, to honor her and to promote Creativity.
Maiden will place wild grasses for making besoms around Altar.
In the beginning there was Gaia, a beautiful Goddess born from the great void of the Air known as Khaos. Goddess Gaia was life, a single living cell, dividing and re-dividing in its own creation. As beautiful as life was Goddess Gaia was alone in the great void of Khaos so once again She created life of Herself and gave birth to the Starry Heaven- Ouranos. She longed for Him to be her mate and lie with Her at night. Goddess...
A Pentacle will be outlined in center of Circle with cauldron in center. Spirit Earth Air Water Fire Cut Circle Goddess Charge Maiden Mother Crone Sister Sister We will cast Circle (Travel once deosil around the circle chanting continuously with aid of all) By Air, by Water, by Fire, by Stone By breath and womb and blood and bone I walk the spiral; I circle ‘round To consecrate this holy ground. (Walk into center of circle, turn in place deosil, chanting with aid of all) With the eyes...
Maiden will place one white candle under altar for all sisters. Decorate the altar in honor of Goddess Quan Yin. Let the Circle be adorned with winter's bounty.
Kuan Yin is the name for the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, bodhisattva translating to mean; bodhi-wisdom & sattva- being in Sanskrit. She is one of the most universally beloved of deities in the Buddhist tradition, Her name is short for Kuan Shih Yin (Guan Shi Yin) which means "Observing the Sounds of the World". As the Bodhisattva of Compassion, She hears the cries of all beings. Also known as Quan Yin, Quan'Am (Vietnam), Kannon (Japan), and Kanin (Bali), She is the embodiment of...
Hand Maiden will prepare small table to the right of Altar, all will place pre-decorated pots and seeds on table.
