You will need:
Paper
Pen or pencil
Cauldron or a fireproof dish/ bowl
Candle (any colour)
Matches or lighter
I cast this circle thrice about
To cleanse this space and keep harm out
Goddess bless this work we do
Into our circle we invoke you
As I will our circle cast
Between the worlds we safely pass
Guardian of the East, element of Air
The hawthorn blossoms once more
And the sound of bird song fills the air
We thank you for your gifts of inspiration and wisdom
And ask you to watch over us during our ritual
We welcome you
Guardian of the South, element of Fire
The sacred union brings fertility to the land
Beltane fires and the spark of life
We thank you for your gifts of passion and transformation
And ask you to watch over us during our ritual
We welcome you.
Guardian of the West, element of Water
Spring showers, that nourish the Earth
Sacred wells and Springs
We thank you for your gifts of love and compassion
And ask you to watch over us during our ritual
We welcome you
Guardian of the North, element of Earth
The land is fertile once more, growth is all around us
All of nature is bursting with potent fertility
We thank you for your gifts of fruitfulness and manifestation
And ask you to watch over us during our ritual
We welcome you
Mother Earth
You have reached fullness
Your union with the Horned God
Brings forth the spark of all life
The catalyst for growth and fertility.
All of nature is bursting with abundance
And beautiful flowers decorate the land
We stand before you to celebrate the abundance of the fertile earth
And thank you for bringing fertility and renewal to the land
We welcome you
Horned God, Lord of the Wildwood
The Green man and Jack in the Green
You are the potent life force
That brings fruitfulness to the land
You are the hunter and the prey
The stag in rut
Untameable and instinctive
We stand before you to celebrate the potency and passion of your union
And thank you for bringing fertility and renewal to the land
We welcome you.
Light your candle if you haven’t done so already
Beltane heralds the coming of summer and is a festival of fertility, growth, manifestation and abundance. The seeds are sown, the plants and crops are all growing, and the Earth is fertile once more. This is the festival where we celebrate fertility, not just within the Earth but within the union between the God and the Goddess that brings life to all of nature. It’s the season to celebrate love, happiness, union and life itself. Our ancestors would have transferred their livestock from the winter shelter to the fields and pastures, at this time the animals would have been driven between the Beltane bonfires to cleanse and purge them from evil spirits and to bring fertility. This is the time to put all those plans you made during the winter into action if you haven’t done so already. Get outside as much as possible and spend time in nature feeling the energy of growth and abundance.
This is also the perfect time of year to manifest whatever you need into your life, and one of the ways of doing this is with sigils. There are a few variations of creating sigils, but this is the way we do them at Kitchen Witch. Take a few minutes to think about something you really need or want to attract into your life................. When you are ready write down your goal on your paper in one short sentence. Be specific and keep your words positive.........
Please let us know when you are ready.
Next you need to strike out all the vowels from your sentence...... then you remove any duplicate letters........ Again, please let us know when you are ready.
Once you have done that you make up a design or image using the left-over letters. Be guided by your intuition and create an image that is pleasing. Don’t stress over it, let your mind wander and your pen doodle. The finished design will be your very own sigil.
When you are ready you need to activate the magic. The best way to do this is to burn the paper with the sigil drawn on it, but if you prefer you can bury it or drop it into running water if the paper is biodegradable. Fold your paper in half towards you to bring your goal to you. Carefully light the corner of your paper with your candle and drop it into your cauldron or fireproof bowl.
FEAST TIME......
Guardian of the North, element of earth
We thank you for watching over us during our ritual
We bid you farewell
Guardian of the West, element of water
We thank you for watching over us during our ritual
We bid you farewell
Guardian of the South, element of fire
We thank you for watching over us during our ritual
We bid you farewell
Guardian of the East, element of air
We thank you for watching over us during our ritual
We bid you farewell
Horned God, Lord of the Wildwood
We thank you for bringing the potent spark of life back to the land
And for your presence during our ritual
We bid you farewell
Mother Earth
We thank you for bringing growth and renewal to the land
And for your presence during our ritual
We bid you farewell
‘The circle is open but unbroken’
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