Grove of the Sacred Crows, ADF
Set-up: have 2 fires set-up // Light the old year’s fire
Bardic invitation: “Black shadow, Raven Wing”
Processional: slow steady drummimg
Opening prayer – Gaelic
All-: We are here to honour the Gods
GG– Under the Dark wing we stand
AF- We stand unveiled and bedazzled
GG- Bedazzled by the sheen of destiny
AF- A Sheen fringing the portals of the otherworld
GG- Fringed with a beckoning brilliance
All- Under the dark wing we stand
Dowse Old Fire: Cg
Historical precedent: GG
Light new year’s fire: Cg (Burn Bright)
Placing the Hazelnuts in fire, sea , land- ST
Gate opening
GG- Feel the breath of the mighty Gods whispering
AF- See the gates of the shining realms parting
GG- Know the night of the endless worlds beginning
AF- Hear the voice of the creatures dark thrummimg
GG- Taste the chill of the twilight air reviving
Both- And Be Still
gatekeeper invitation to Sheila na Gig : GG
offer silver to sheila wi/chant to Sheela na Gig -All
Protection: Macha -ST
3 realms:
AF- Everything, all together/Day and night/Drown, bury & burn/
Midday,midnight dusk and dawn/See, feel, hear, taste and smell/Everything, all together
GG- The King/This world & The otherworld/Ancestors, Gods & nature spirits
the FirBolg, the Fomorians,Tuatha de Danannan, the Sons of M’l/The streams of knowledge/The King
AF-The center/Dark & light/Land, sea and sky/North east south & west/Ulster,
Leinster, Munster, Connaught & Meath/The Center
Invitation to Deities:
Primary-seasonal -Morrighan & Badb & Nemhain- GG
All chant : Morrighan,Morrighan, Morrighan, Nemhain…
offering
Ancestors -AF
All chant : Mother & Fathers of old
Donn -offer whiskey
Gods- GG
All chant: Hail all the Gods
offer whiskey
Spirits of the Land -PB
All chant: Fur & Feather
offer ginger cookies
God Staves- Tribe Members
Seaonal Workings:
1) Welcome Aidan & name as tribe member -GG/AF
2) Offering to Tlachtga & Mongfind -ST
3) Re-dedicate the cauldron-PP & offering to the Daghdha-R
4) Calling of the role of the dead- All
5) Lighting of votives for people to receive the fire of the tribe -GG,
Cg/All
Praise Offerings- GG
Sacrifices- PP
Divination-ST -hazelnuts// ogham
Manannan’s offering of silver to the sea (give to Sacrificer)
Sharing the waters
GG- “Seo iad Uisci na beatha” -3x before waters go around
Waters brought around: (waters -land/sea/sky/mystery)
pitcher & cloth-R
Grove & Individual petitions
consecrations
workings
passages
pour out waters of mystery – R
(while this done all say 9x):
Sacred Salmon circuitous swirling
Knowledge nectar nourishment needing
Well of wonder wide-op’ning wisdom
Holy Hazel hazardous heeding
Nechtain never nevermore ceasing …
Thanking:
Gods/Goddesses of tribe -GG
Nature Spirits – PB
Gods -GG
Ancestors -AF
Seaonal Deities- Nemhain, Badbh, Morrighan- GG
Protection- Macha- ST
Gatekeeper- Sheila na Gig- GG
Bardic- GG
Extinguish new fire- Cg
conclusion-GG
