Ritual to Work with the Matriarch by Christine Carr

Intention:

To connect with the Matriarch’s energy of maturity, clarity, boundaries, and personal sovereignty.

Materials

• One candle (gold, deep red, dark green, or white) Gold, deep red, and dark green all carry strong Autumn and sovereignty energy:  gold represents wisdom and maturity, deep red symbolizes grounded strength and life-force, and dark green connects to stability, self-trust, and the richness of experience. White is always a safe universal stand-in, carrying clarity and purity of intention when you don’t have a specific color. I used a deep red.

• A bowl of water (Matriarch = West = Water)

• A small stone or crystal- I choose smoky quartz for its grounding effect

• Paper and pen

Casting the Circle

Stand in your space, take a slow breath, and say:

I cast this circle of calm and strength. Only clarity, wisdom, and truth may enter here.

Quarter Calls 

East / Air:

Spirits of Air, bring clear thinking. Hail and welcome.

South / Fire:

Spirits of Fire, bring courage and purpose. Hail and welcome.

West / Water (Matriarch):

Spirits of Water, bring intuition, emotional strength, and sovereignty. Hail and welcome.

North / Earth:

Spirits of Earth, bring grounding and stability. Hail and welcome.

Invoking the Matriarch

Light your candle and say:

Matriarch, wise woman of Autumn, I call to you now. Stand with me as I claim my strength, my voice, and my boundaries.

Pause and feel her presence — warm, steady, confident.

Write a short intention on your paper, examples are

• I trust my wisdom.

• My boundaries are strong and clear.

• I stand in my own authority.

Fold the paper toward you and place it under the candle.

Hold your stone over the bowl of water and say:

As water holds memory, may this stone hold the truth of who I am.

Dip the stone briefly into the water, then hold it to your heart.

Take a moment to visualize your best, strongest self — grounded, wise, unshakeable.

Thanking and Releasing

Thank the Matriarch:

Matriarch, thank you for your guidance and strength.Stay with me as I walk my path. Hail and farewell.

Release the quarters in reverse order (North, West, South, East), simply saying:

Thank you, hail and farewell. 

Close the Circle