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| The Druids Begin the Ceremony |
Special Magic: and tis good to see you Saphira and Can tis
good to see you too
Winter Silversmith: I'll stand over there by the water
Fiesty Lotus: Greetins Fae Talia
Fitheach Eun: Bright blessings
Saphira Mistwalker hisses in Draconic, "Tiichia
Erthnetorai Sulta", "Blessed Samhain."
Fiesty Lotus shivers
Talia.Sunsong: looks for polka dotted skin on Lady Saph
Fitheach Eun looks around and smiles at all our friends
Can Wobbit: says quietly "Blessed Samhain"
Fiesty Lotus: well, shall we begin?
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| Archdruid Fiesty |
Fiesty Lotus: This is the night when the gateway between
our world and the spirit world is thinnest.
Tonight is a night to call out those who came before.
Tonight we honor our ancestors
Fitheach Eun: The past must be cleansed away, For the future
to start
The veil is at its thinnest
We walk between the worlds; let us beseech the elements to
walk with us
Fiesty Lotus turns to North
I honor and welcome the Earth with an offering of ground
wheat
Talia.Sunsong: Hail and be welcome
Fiesty Lotus scatters the ground wheat on the earth
Earth, that stands beneath our feet, accept our offering!
You grow all around us, you tower above us.
Spirits of the Earth, we offer you this gift from what you
have given us
Share with us comfort, knowledge and blessing.
Stand together with us and help us be strong
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| Archdruid Fitheach |
Fitheach Eun turns to the west
I honor and welcome Water with an offering of cider
Fitheach Eun pours the cider onto the ground
Water that flows and streams beneath all beings accept our
offering!
You bring life and growth to all that lives
Spirits of the Waters, we offer you this gift from what you
have given us
Let us know the depths within ourselves; the source of all
wisdom
Stand together with us and flow within us!
Talia.Sunsong: Hail Water and be
welcome
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| Ambassador Saphira |
Fiesty Lotus turns to the South
I honor and welcome Fire with an offering of ash
Fiesty Lotus scatters the ash
Fire that consumes and transforms; accept our offering!
You bring the light and warmth of all who have gone before
Spirits of the Fire we offer you this gift from what you
have given us
Let your flames warm our spirits and our lives.
Stand with us and burn within us!
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| Fae Talia |
Fitheach Eun turns to the East
I honor and welcome air with an offering of feathers
Fitheach Eun fans the air with the feathers
Air that gives us breath and spirit; accept our offering!
Carrier of visions; supporter of all life
Spirits of the Air we offer you this gift from what you have
given us
Let your pure winds swirl and eddy around us
Stand with us and carry us up!
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| Forester Can |
Fiesty Lotus: "This is the night when the gateway
between
our world and the spirit world is thinnest.
Tonight is a night to call out those who came before.
Tonight we honor our ancestors.
Spirits of our fathers and mothers, I call to you, and
welcome you to join me for this night.
Fiesty Lotus: You watch over us always, protecting and
guiding us.
Tonight we thank you.
Your blood runs our our veins,
your spirit is in our hearts,
and your memories are in our soul.
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| Special Magic of Eire |
"Tonight we celebrate Samhain.
It is the end of the harvest, the last days of summer,
and the cold nights wait on the other side for us.
The bounty of our labor, the abundance of the harvest,
the success of the hunt, all lies before us.
We thank the earth for all it has given us this season,
and yet we look forward to winter,
a time of sacred darkness
Fiesty Lotus sprinkles the rich ceremonial wine
Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have cared for our
friends and neighbors and have welcomed all good creatures into our community,
We have gathered everyone here to be thankful for our bounty
and to welcome the regeneration of the earth. We have gathered the harvest. Now
it is at its end.
Fitheach Eun takes her wine and sprinkles it on the ground
Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have raised our
livestock and tended the creatures in our care
We have tended our herbs and made our potions. Now it is at its end.
Fiesty Lotus sprinkles the rich ceremonial wine
Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have planted and we
have watched the garden grow, we have weeded, and we have gathered the harvest.
Now it is at its end.
Fitheach Eun sprinkles the rich ceremonial wine
Summer is gone, winter is coming. We have planned and built
our homes.
We have enjoyed all the changes of the seasons of growing.
Now it is at its end
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| The Ceremony |
Fitheach Eun: Now is the time for individual offerings, if
there are any among us who would like to make a contribution, be it prayer,
song, poem, or story, you may do this now.
Talia.Sunsong: May all here achieve their dreams with ease.
Can Wobbit: takes a slow step forwards
Can Wobbit: I ask you all that are gathered here at the day
where the veil is thinnest to bend your thoughts towards the other side, and
send greetings to all those who have left us this year, in whatever world this
has been
Fiesty Lotus nods
Fitheach Eun nods slowly
Can Wobbit: steps back again
Talia.Sunsong: bends thoughts as Can asks
Fitheach Eun: Would anyone else care to speak?
Fitheach Eun: Please take a torch if you do not have one
Fitheach Eun lights her torch from the fire
The time of light is ending; the time of darkness begins
now.
The fire that has sustained us through the light cannot hold
against the dark to come
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| Fires on the Altar |
Fitheach Eun: We honor the fire of the seasons past and
light our torches from it to brighten our way in the dark days.
Fitheach Eun: Please light your torches from this sacred
fire
Fitheach Eun extinguishes the old fire
Fitheach Eun uses the torch to light the new fire
Can Wobbit: lights his torch
Talia.Sunsong: flits forward and
sticks her torch in the new fire
Fitheach Eun: Let us kindle a new flame to see us through
until the light comes again.
Saphira Mistwalker touches her torch to the fire and smiles
as it springs alight
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| Drum Circle After the Ceremony |
Fitheach Eun looks around at all gathered and smiles
The circle is closed; the season of light has ended and the
dark holds sway.
Go all in peace and light until we meet again.
Talia.Sunsong: Peace and light
Special Magic: smiles "Thank you for allowing me to
enjoy this festival I have not been included in anything of this sort since
2012 so Thank you for this!"
Saphira Mistwalker: Tiichia Qe (Blessed Be)
Fiesty Lotus: Blessed Be
Fitheach Eun: We were most glad to have you here Special
Fitheach Eun: Bright Blessings
Can Wobbit: bows slightly and thanks the druids for this
lovely ceremony
Fiesty Lotus: Thank you for your memorial Can
Talia.Sunsong: plays with pretty torch and almost sets her
hat on fire
Fitheach Eun: We hope to see you all again for Yule
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