Honoring the Earth Mother
From the Bardic Ritual
“All bounty Danu's. Except our kiss / great Earth Mother, accept this gift.”
Folk kneel and offer a kiss to the ground,
“From the dust She will us raise. / Mother Danu we give you praise”
Folk sing Earth Mother chant x3
Folk kneel and offer a kiss to the ground,
“From the dust She will us raise. / Mother Danu we give you praise”
Folk sing Earth Mother chant x3
Honoring Nerthus as Earth Mother
"The Children of the Earth call to Nerthus, Mighty Mother in your lake home
Earth Mother, from whom we come, by whom we are sustained, to whom we will return
Hear us call from the shrouded shore
Great Nerthus, as you hold all life safe in your dark depths, uphold us in our rite.
Hail Nerthus!"
Earth Mother, from whom we come, by whom we are sustained, to whom we will return
Hear us call from the shrouded shore
Great Nerthus, as you hold all life safe in your dark depths, uphold us in our rite.
Hail Nerthus!"
Honoring Tailtu as Earth Mother
"Taltiu, Mother in the Earth, you to whom we all return, we call to you.
Taltiu, foster-mother of Lugh Lamfada, we sing your praises!
Uphold us in our Rite!"
Folk sing the Earth Mother Chant 3 times as people make individual offerings to Tailtu.
Taltiu, foster-mother of Lugh Lamfada, we sing your praises!
Uphold us in our Rite!"
Folk sing the Earth Mother Chant 3 times as people make individual offerings to Tailtu.
Midsummer
“We build our fires on the breast of the Earth;
On her our hearths are formed.
Let us make our offerings here
And claim this as our sacred space.
Mother of All, receive this gift!”
Folk kneel to kiss the Earth as corn meal is offered to the Fire
On her our hearths are formed.
Let us make our offerings here
And claim this as our sacred space.
Mother of All, receive this gift!”
Folk kneel to kiss the Earth as corn meal is offered to the Fire