GOSH, ADF Equinox Blot to Thor
Clearcut Beginning: Consecration of Time
(Dee) Earth Mother, accept our sacrifice! (all repeat)
Clearcut Beginning: Consecration of Time
- Musical Signal
- Opening Prayer: We gather in our Grove to welcome a new season. Today we sing as the world stands balanced between light and dark, between the Summer Fires and the Winter's ice. Our mother, the Earth, stirs, and Her children rejoice in Her waking.
- The Processional: to the Mother Mound singing the Earth Mother Chant
- Honoring the Earth-Mother (Dee): Fjorgyn, fruitful Earth, your children sing you from your sleep. We bring you gifts to sweeten your waking. (Dee offers milk and honey)
(Dee) Earth Mother, accept our sacrifice! (all repeat)
- Folk process to nemeton singing Come We Now
- Prayer for Bardic Inspiration to Saga (Bard)
- Purpose & Precedent : Little John tells the tale of Freyr & Gerd
- Naming Deity(ies) of the Occasion & Reasons for Choice (Nancy): As the frozen Earth begins to thaw, man must make ready to toil. Before worm and root may work the soil, we must make gifts of our labor and skills. So we will call to Thunor, who hears the prayers of those who work, who looks with favor on those labor, and causes the furrows to bring forth great bounty. Now as our Ancestors did, let us pray with a good fire/
- Fire:(Shannen) Bright burn the flames of Creation and Destruction,the flames of Inspiration and transformation. Sacred fire, burn within us! All repeat as oil is offered to Fire
- Well:(Richard) In the depths flow the Waters of Wisdom and Rebirth; dark waters swell and rise in this season. Sacred Waters, flow within us! All repeat as silver is offered to the Well
- Tree:(Rick) From the depths to the heights spans Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Sacred Tree, grow within us! All repeat as incense is placed at the base of the Tree.
- Call to the Gatekeeper Heimdall (Senior Druid): The Children of Rig call out to the one who bides on Bifrost. Heimdall, keen of ear, hear us! Let our words echo through the halls of the lofty realms. Guide and guard us as we walk these ancient ways. Heimdall, accept our sacrifice and let the gates be open! Offer ale to the Fire
- Opening the Gates: Folk sing Gatekeeper, Open the Portals
- Acknowledgement of the Outsiders
- Landvaettir: (Angie) Kin of the growing green, we honor you as our brothers and sisters. Spirits of this place, accept these gifts and join in our magic this night. Landvaettir, accept our sacrifice! All repeat as seed is offered around the Nemeton
- Alfar & Disr: Mighty and Blessed Dead, we honor you who have gone before, whose bones lie in this land. We, your children remember you and keep the old ways this night. Alfar, Disr, accept our sacrifice! All repeat as ale is offered to the Well
- Aesir & Vanir: (Jayna) Gods of land, sea, and sky, we call to you. Stand with us in this time of balance, in this time of beginnings; hear your tribe! Aesir, Vanir, accept our sacrifice! All repeat as ale is offered to the Fire.
- Invocation of Thor (James): Thunderer, Hear Me! I call to the Red Beard. This tribe stands ready to toil in the coming season, we are ready to work our will in the waking world. We bring you gifts and present our tools. Brave Thor, ettin-bane, as the snows retreat from our fire, we invite you in. Come, meet us at the boundary and mix your magic with ours. Thor, accept our sacrifice! All repeat as a leek is offered to the fire.
- Round of toasts to Thor
- Blot: Horn is filled. Folk sing the Rune Chant and direct their energy into the horn. At the climax, the horn is raised and all shout “Hail Thor” Horn is then libated to the Fire
- Taking the omen: Have our gifts been well received? (dee will dowse)
- What Blessing or Wisdom is offered in return? (Jayna reads the runes and interprets)
- Do the folk wish to receive this blessing? Will the folk heed this blessing? Do the folk accept this blessing?
- What Blessing or Wisdom is offered in return? (Jayna reads the runes and interprets)
- Hallowing the Waters: Thos fill this cup with your blessing, drink of us as we drink of you.
- Litany of the Waters
- Sharing the Waters & Affirming the Blessing
- Seed and Tool Blessing. If there is ale left libate saying, from the gods to the earth to us, from us to the earth to the gods; a gift for a gift.
- Thanking of Entities Invited, in Reverse Order
- Thanking the Gatekeeper & Closing the Gates :(Senior Druid) Heimdall for your guiding and guarding, for your watching and your ward, we thank you. Let the gates between our realms be closed and all be as it was before. The Gates are closed! All repeat.
- Draining off Excess Power - The Restoration: (Dee) Earth Mother, to you we return all that we leave unused. Uphold us in the world as you upheld us in this rite.
- Final Benediction : Children of the Earth, go now in peace remembering that we mirror the halls of the gods when we carry their blessing our hearts.
- Announcement of End : This rite is ended!