Prepare Salt and Water

 “Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Earth, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.”

“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!”

“Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Water, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.”

"And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!”

“Behold, the Salt is pure!”

“Behold, the Water is pure!”

“Purity into purity then, and purity be blessed!”

“Behold I cleanse and purify this space.”

Prepare Fire and Incense

 “Behold, I cleanse you, O spirit of Fire, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.”

“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!”
 
“Behold, I cleanse you, O spirit of Air, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.”

“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!”

“Behold, the Fire is pure!”

“Behold, the Air is pure!”

“Purity into purity and purity be blessed!”

“Behold I charge this space.”

“From hand to hand I cast this Circle In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.”

“Behold, we do cut apart a place between the realms of humankind and of the Mighty Ones: a Circle of Art to focus and contain the powers we shall raise herein! The Circle is cast! So Mote It Be!”

ALL
”SO MOTE IT BE!”

EAST
“I invoke You O God in Your form as Golden Lord of the East: Hero -Champion of the Goddess, Lord of the Dawn and of Spring! Your breath is in the Air and the greening buds of leaves and flowers.  May Your wind bring fresh ideas and inspiration to our Circle!”

SOUTH
”I invoke You O God in Your form as Red Lord of the South: Lover –Consort of the Goddess, Lord of Noonday and of Summer! Your spirit is in the Fire and the growing crops of the fields.  May Your flames bring passion and vitality to our Circle!”
WEST
”I invoke You O God in Your form as Blue Lord of the East: King –Right hand of the Goddess, Lord of Sunset and of Autumn! Your blood is in the Water, in the harvest which is reaped and in the falling leaves.  May Your waves bring empathy and compassion to our Circle!”

NORTH
”I invoke You O God in Your form as Green Lord of the North: Sorcerer –Guardian for the Goddess of the Gates of Life and Death, Lord of Midnight and of Winter! Your flesh is in the Earth, the frosted trees and seeds which wait for rebirth.  May Your soil bring wisdom and understanding to our Circle!”

PRIEST
“O God, we do invoke You in Your form as King! Lord of the Wheel of Karma! You turn the Wheel of the Goddess upon which the threads of Fate are spun, that actions return upon themselves and Divine balance is maintained.  Lord of the Harvest You sacrifice Yourself that life may endure through Winter -illustrating the Karmic interdependence of life upon life.  Join us O God, we pray, in this sacred festival! We bid You Hail and Welcome!”

ALL
“Hail and Welcome!”

PRIESTESS
“O Goddess we do invoke You in Your form of Harvest Mother.  All-bountiful and Provident One -You sustain Your children through the Winter with the food of the earth, Your body.  It is You Who decree the fall of the crops.  You Who decree the death of the God.  You weave the threads of Karma from which the web of life is fashioned.  All things depend upon all others -and all proceed from You.  Join us we pray, O Goddess, in this our holy rite! We bid You Hail and Welcome!”

ALL
“Hail and Welcome!”

Ancestors
“O Mighty Ancestors, Beloved Ones Who have gone before, We invoke You and ask You to join us and to Bless us! Ancestors of the Correllian Tradition, Priestesses and Priests, Mothers and Uncles of the lineage, Spiritual family which aids and supports us –lend us Your inspiration and Your love, Your guidance and Your aid this night, we pray.  Beloved Ones, we bid You Hail and Welcome!”

ALL
“Hail and Welcome!”

"Mabon is the feast of the Fall Equinox.  Now are night and day again equal, and perfect balance reigns.  The God is waning: days grow shorter, the crops are falling as the harvests progress.  But even as His power wanes He comes into His own, as King and Counselor.  Karma, the Divine Plan, and justice are emphasized.  We will eat through the Winter because the crops have died for us -all things are connected and affect each other.  The death of one is life to another: all is in balance and all things are as they should be.  Let us then focus upon balance, and seek that balance in our lives."

Prayer Ties

Ask everyone to think of an action they regret: a person they have done wrong to or a situation in which they acted badly.  We all have things which we regret -times when said or done things we shouldn't have, not said or done things which we should have.  It is part of being human.  These things form blockages: Karmic attachments.  Have each person think of one such situation: we are going to pray for healing for that situation.

Pass out the ribbons

Now ask everyone to think about the situation they wish to do healing for, and what it is they regret doing or not doing -examine the emotions.  Who was hurt by this? What part was your responsibility? What needs to be healed? Imagine it clearly and have it strongly in your mind.

Ask everyone to hold their ribbon in their hand.  Have them imagine the ribbon filled with energy –radiating white light.  Instruct them to concentrate strongly upon the situation to be healed.  Imagine the situation strongly, and focus sending healing energy to it.  Imagine the situation and everyone in it while you charge the ribbon for their healing.

Now offer a prayer –something like this:

"Divine Mother Goddess, Divine Father God, help us we pray to heal these things which we think of now! Lend Your strength to ours, that these things may be healed.  Take the healing energy we offer and send it to where it is most needed in these situations -with harm towards none and in accordance with the free will of all.  As we tie our prayers into the branches of this holy and venerable tree, we pray that our prayers shall be carried upon the wind –swift as thoughts and certain as rivers.  May they be carried forward into manifestation as surely as the wind blows.  As the flower gives rise to the fruit, and the fruit gives rise to the seed, so may this healing take effect.  Behold –by our will and with Your aid –So Mote it Be

Each person should take their ribbon home an place it outdoors on a tree or plant. 

“Holy Tree –you too are a perfect manifestation of the Goddess.  We pray that as our spell is released into being you will aid and guide it with your strength –born of the Earth.  Even as the wind blows through your boughs, may this healing take effect, carried forward by the Divine Elements.  So Mote it Be!”

Ale
The person representing Goddess should have a dark beverage. The person representing God should have a light beverage.  The Chalice will be held between them.

The Goddess should go first.

“In the beginning was the Goddess.  And She was alone and without form in the void of chaos before the first creation.  But She longed to create –to work Her will and give form to existence.  And the Goddess dreamed: and the Goddess planned: and the Goddess longed: and from Her longing came the first creation

“In the name of the Goddess may the Blessing Be upon this juice!”

Now let the person representing the God hold up the light beverage and say something like:

“And from the Goddess was created the God.  The Goddess divided Herself, sending all of the fiery, active, physical aspects of Herself into the God and retaining all of the watery, malleable, spiritual aspects for Herself.  And the God exploded out from the Goddess in the explosion of the first creation, sending fire and light in all directions.

“In the name of the God may the Blessing Be upon this juice!”

Then the person representing the Goddess continues:

“In time the light of the God cooled and took form, becoming Suns and planets and asteroids.  The universe took shape and the Goddess was pleased.  She desired to be part of this universe, to rejoin with the God and be one with Him.  But He fled from Her as the mouse flees before the cat.”

Now the person representing the God:

“And She took counsel of Her Highest Self, Which told Her that ‘To Rise You Must Fall.’ And so the Goddess created the many souls and sent them into matter, so that through them She could unite with the God.  And so was the world we know created.”

Now let them fill the Chalice together, so that the dark juice and the light juice are mingled.

Now pronounce a final Blessing upon the Chalice:

“In the name of the Goddess and of the God may this Chalice be Blessed, that it may be a token of the bond of love which exists between ourselves and Them, and between Them and all of creation!”

“So Mote It Be!”

ALL
“So Mote It Be!”

“To the Goddess! To the God! To us!”

ALL
“To the Goddess! To the God! To us!

Now pass the Chalice deosil around the Circle.

Announcements and Offering

Ancestors
“Beloved Ancestors, You Who have gone before, Your wisdom and Your example guide us.  We pray that You will be with us and aid us as we go forward, that we may call upon the strength and knowledge of the past, even as we build the future.  We thank You for Your presence and Your aid this night, and at all times.  May You Blessed be in all things.  We offer You our love and our respect! We bid You Hail and Farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and farewell!”

PRIEST
“O holy Harvest King! Lord of Justice -Protector and Provider for Your children! We thank You for Your presence and Your aid this night, and at all times.  We offer You our love, and our respect! We bid You Hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and farewell!”

PRIESTESS
“All-bountiful and Provident Mother Goddess -Weaver of the Web of the Universe.  We thank You for Your presence and Your aid this night, and at all times.  We offer You our love and our respect! We bid You Hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and farewell!”

NORTH
”We thank You O God in Your form as Green Lord of the North: Sorcerer –Lord of Midnight and of Winter! We are grateful for Your guidance and Your aid in this our holy ritual! From our hearts -With love and with respect- we bid You hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and Farewell!”

WEST
”We thank You O God in Your form as Blue Lord of the East: King –Lord of Sunset and of Autumn! We are grateful for Your guidance and Your aid in this our holy ritual! From our hearts -With love and with respect- we bid You hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and Farewell!”

SOUTH
”We thank You O God in Your form as Red Lord of the South: Lover –Lord of Noonday and of Summer! We are grateful for Your guidance and Your aid in this our holy ritual! From our hearts -With love and with respect- we bid You hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and Farewell!”

EAST
“We thank You O God in Your form as Golden Lord of the East: Hero - Lord of the Dawn and of Spring! We are grateful for Your guidance and Your aid in this our holy ritual! From our hearts -With love and with respect- we bid You hail and farewell!”

ALL
“Hail and Farewell!”


“Behold: As Above, So Below! As the Universe, So the Soul! As Within, So Without! May the Circle be Open, but never Broken! Merry Meet –Merry Part –and Merry Meet again!”

(Correllian Tradition, reprinted with permission of Rev. Don Lewis)