Here is another of the old Groves rituals. This was a Hellenic Ritual which was dedicated to Hekate and Hermes as gods of magic.
Precession Song: (Bardic) We approach the Sacred Grove with hearts and minds, flesh and
bones, Join us now in ways of old, we have come home. We have come home.
Purification of the
people
Welcome (Yellow)
World Tree Meditation
(Yellow)
Consecration of Place
and Time
Offering to the
Outsiders: (Yellow) Outdwellers, turn
from our grove!
Offering to the Earth
Mother: (Yellow) Beloved Earth Mother, be in our grove!
Offering to Hestia:
(Bob) Beloved Hestia, be in our grove!
Offering to Zeus:
(Yellow) Glorious Zeus, be in our grove!
Offering to Poetic
Inspiration: (
) Spirit
of Inspiration, be in our grove!
Recreation of the Cosmos
and Establishing Scared Center (Yellow)
Invocation of Raven: Honored
Raven, come to our grove!
Opening of the Gate: Well, Tree, Fire
CHORUS
By Fire and by Water, between the Earth and Sky
We stand like the World-Tree rooted deep, crowned high. (repeat once)
(Facilitator-Yellow)
Come we now to the Well, the eye and the mouth of Earth,
Come we now to the Well, and silver we bring,
Come we now to the Well, the waters of rebirth,
Come we now to the Well, together we sing:
CHORUS
(Facilitator-Yellow)
Gather we at the Tree, the root & the crown of all,
Gather we at the Tree, Below & above,
Gather we at the Tree, Together we make our call,
Gather we at the Tree, In wisdom & love.
CHORUS
(Facilitator-Yellow)
We will kindle a Fire, Bless all, and with harm to none,
We will kindle a Fire, and offering pour,
We will kindle a Fire, A light 'neath the Moon & Sun,
We will kindle a fire, our spirits will soar.
CHORUS (with gusto)
All: Let the gates be OPEN!
Let
the gates be OPEN!
Let
the gates be OPEN!
Chorus
(Facilitator-Yellow): The gates are OPEN!
Kindred Invocations
Offering to Ancestors:
(Blue) Beloved Ancestors, accept our offering!
Offering to Nature
Spirits: (Green) Spirits of Nature, accept our offering!
Offering to the Gods:
(Red) Mighty gods, accept our offering!
Song: (Bardic) Gods
& Dead & Mighty Sidhe, Powers of earth & sky and sea. By fire &
well, by sacred tree, Offerings we make to ye!
Main Rite
Kindreds of the Occasion
Invocation:
Invocation to Hekate
O Hekate, Triple One,
Moon Maiden, Mother and Crone beautiful, awesome and wise we call to
you.
Beautiful Hekate in
maiden form ever watchful of all worlds traveling to the heaven, earth, sea and
down below, you who stands at the crossroads Queen of mysteries, Goddess of
all, we look to you for strength in all endeavors.
We call to you!
Maternal Hekate in the
mother form; lovely loving protector of pregnant women and guardian of the
threshold of life we invoke you for healthy babies coming into this world, and
healthy mothers giving life. Goddess of Transformation, you who holds the knife
that cuts the cord from birth to life, and life to death, be with us.
We call to you!
Crone Hekate seer of all
knowing, all secrets of life and death we invoke you to see deep into the past
and beyond the future. Through you we may speak to the ancestors and to unborn
generations, guide us.
We call to you!
O Hekate, weaver of
lives, keeper of the hounds, guardian of the gate, acknowledge us, who, by our
own choice have chosen to listen to your voice. Help us spread Wisdom, Truth,
Love and Light.
We call to you!
Bright and Blessed
Hekate,
We the people of the
Ozark Mountain Protogrove,
Come to you at this time
of magic,
When life is at its peak
and death has waned,
We make offerings to you
and ask that you be with us now!
Glorious Hekate accept
our offerings!
Invocation to Hermes
Oh Great One, Swift
fleet footed herald of the gods,
You who are the son of
the great Zeus and the blessed nymph Maia,
Smiling Lord of
shepherds and merchants,
We call to you!
Master of travel, roads
seen and unseen,
You who ushers the
living after death into the realm of Hades,
Lord of time and space
between the worlds,
We call you!
Most cunning and shrewd
among the immortals,
God of balanced energies
and esoteric magics,
Walker among the dreams
of mortals,
We call to you!
Might Hermes, we the
people of the Ozark Mountain Protogrove,
Come to you at this time
of magic,
When life is at its peak
and death has waned,
We make offerings to you
and ask that you be with us now!
Blessed Hermes accept
our offerings!
Praise Offerings: (First
two rounds to the Kindred of the Occasion)
Main Offerings (Prayer
of Sacrifice):
(Main offering: braided
bread ring, incense, and coffee beans)
(Prayer of Sacrifice:
shared meal with the Gods)
Prayer of Sacrifice
Libation Hymn: (Pour each out as it is said)
Shining Gods and Goddesses,
We come to you as in times of old, bringing libations, gifts to
honour and soothe:
To you all that have come, to all that heard our call we give you
these gifts;
White milk, sweet to drink from the animal sacred Hermes, the cow;
(Pour Milk)
Golden honey, the distillation of the bees that work on sweet
Persephone’s blossoms;
(Pour Honey)
Holy water brought from the source a pure spring domain of the
Nymphs;
(Pour Water)
This refreshing, unmixed drink from the ancient vine, its mother
Demeter the Goddess of all growing things, the gift to human kind from Beloved
Dionysus;
(Pour Wine)
And the fragrant fruit of the pale green olive that lives its
abundant life among the leaves and light of Helios, the gift of Athena to her
people;
(Pour Olive Oil)
These gifts we give to you in love and in respect, in friendship
and kinship.
Might Ones accept our offerings!
Taking of the Omen:
Cup Litany:
(Blue) You among the Mighty Dead,
ancestors to us all,
Offerings we have made, offerings you
have received.
We ask that you bless these Waters so
we may share in the wisdom of
Your great Knowledge!
(All) The gifts of the Ancestors for the
people of the Ancestors!
(Green) You of land, sea, and sky;
both mortal and spirit alike,
You who are the Nature Spirits,
Offerings we have made, offerings you have
received.
We ask that you bless these Waters so we may
share in the warmth of your Great Kinship!
(All) The
gifts of the Nature Spirits for the kin of the Nature Spirits!
(Red) You among the divine and
gods and goddesses of all time,
Offerings we have made, offerings you
have received.
We ask that you bless these Waters so
we may share in the great Light of
Your Truth!
(All) The
gifts of the Gods for the children of the Gods!
(Yellow) In
the name of Memory, the preserving shrine.(Well)
In
the name of Earth, our common mother.(Tree)
In
the name of Truth, the light which has no beginning and no end.(Fire)
May
we never know thirst or need while in your service. Awen! (Make sign of ADF
sigil over the Waters of Life)
(Remaining
blessing waters used during the Working portion of the ritual)
Working: Land Blessing (offerings to the land spirits at
the four cardinal directional points of the lands)
End of Rite
Return the Waters of the Earth: We return the Water of Life so that the land
will be better for us having been here. Hail great giving Earth! Keep safe
always the sacrifice, keep it ever holy!
Thank deity of occasion:
Thank the Gods: (Red)
Thank the Nature
Spirits: (Green)
Thank the Ancestors:
(Blue)
Thank the Spirits of
Inspiration: ( )
Thank Zeus: (Yellow)
Thanks Hestia: (Bob)
Thank the Earth Mother:
(Yellow)
De-Hallowing of the
Fire, Well, & Tree; Close the Gate, and thank Raven: (Facilitator-Yellow)
Closing Meditation (Yellow)
End of ritual
Song: (Bardic)
Walk with wisdom from this hallowed place. Walk not in
sorrow, our roots shall ere embrace. May strength be your brother, and honour
be your friend, And luck be your lover until we meet again.
