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White Witch

We meet here this night to raise the energy to send healing to all those in need.

Let us welcome the Lady, knower of the secrets of the Earth.  Peace, stability,
productivity and growth.
Allow her to share this bounty with you.  As you take her hand this night,
she will show you the doorway
to the Centre of the World - The centre of Yourself.

Let us now worship in our church where the earth is our floor,
the sky our roof and the trees our walls.

Peace and love to the Spirits of this place.
Please join with us this night in
our ritual.
Please stand guard by our circle and protect us from all harm.
Join with us in creating this Circle as a gathering place of love,
joy and friendship, as a boundary
between the everyday world and that Place where no one has gone before.
As a shield against all
that blocks our connection with the numinous, with the distant stars and as a sphere to
focus in the name of the Lord and Lady.
Blesses Be

PRIESTESS CASTS CIRCLE:
I cast this circle where time itself parts at a place that is
not a place at a time that is not a time.
(repeat three times)
The Circle is cast.

PRIESTESS:
Let the Quarters be called.
(Can be called Widdershins or Deosil )

NORTH:  I call the Lords of the Watchtowers of the North, Element of Earth.
Elementals of the Earth, the Trees, the Stones, to be with us this night and to guard our circle.
Hail and Welcome.

ALL:
Hail and Welcome.

WEST:   I call the Lords of the Watchtowers of the West, Element of Water.
Elementals of the Oceans,  the Rivers, the Streams, to be with us this night and to guard our circle.
Hail and Welcome.

ALL:
Hail and Welcome.

SOUTH:  I call the Lords of the Watchtowers of the South, Element of Fire. Elementals of all
Fire creatures, to be with us this night and to guard our circle.
Hail and Welcome >

ALL:
Hail and Welcome.

EAST:   I call the Lords of the Watchtowers of the East, Element of Air.
Elementals of all flying creatures, all Ye of the Faerie Kingdom, to be with us this night and
to guard our circle.
Hail and Welcome.

ALL:
Hail and Welcome.

PRIESTESS INVOKES THE MOON GODDESS:
Beloved art thou as thou passeth over us.  When thou riseth, thou sendest forth light
from thy beautiful eyes.
Beloved art thou, pleasant art thou, thy beauties seize and carry
away our hearts.
Look down on us now and grant us you blessings and
protection.
Blessed Be.

ALL:
Blessed Be.

Each person now steps forward with their thoughts and prayers written on pieces of paper
and drops the paper into the fire to burn.  As the paper burns the Priestess says:
So Mote it Be and all answer So Mote it Be.
Circle joins hands.

PRIESTESS:
With hands joined together we stand before you. Welcoming you our Lady with love and trust.
We thank you for your guidance and your presence in our lives.  We thank you for listening to us
this night as your radiance shines down upon us and we behold your beauty.  We thank you for
lighting our path in the darkness of this world and showing us that we are not alone. Hear our
prayers now and help those we pray for.

HUM to raise energy and send off, can walk the circle or drum also to raise the energy.
The Priestess will know when the energy is right and release it to the elements to carry it forth.

CAKE AND ALE:
Priestess will bless the cake and ale and take around the circle saying to each Blessed Be.
Who in return will say Blessed Be.
The last of the Cake and Ale will be returned to the Earth from whence it has come.

PRIESTESS:
Lady of the Moon, Lunar Goddess.  We thank you for your presence here this night and
ask your blessings and protection as we go about our everyday life.
Go if you must - stay if you will.
Hail and Farewell.

PRIESTESS:
Let the Quarters be thanked.

EAST:
Lords of the Watchtowers of the East,  Elementals of Air.
We thank you for your presence and protection here this night.
Hail and Farewell.

ALL:
Hail and Farewell.

SOUTH:
Lords of the Watchtowers of the South, Elementals of Fire.
We thank you for your presence and protection here this night.
Hail and Farewell.

ALL:
Hail and Farewell.

WEST:
Lords of the Watchtowers of the West, Elementals of Water.
We thank you for your presence and protection here this night.
Hail and Farewell.

ALL:
Hail and  Farewell.

NORTH:
Lords of the Watchtowers of the North, Elementals of Earth.
We thank you for your presence and protection this night.
Hail and Farewell.

ALL:
Hail and Farewell.

PRIESTESS:
Opens the Circle.

GROUNDING:
Good idea to stand in silence for a few minutes to ground oneself.