Ritual Of Petitioning The Maiden & Her Lord
TIME:
First quarter; or waxing Moon.
You may use the God / Goddess names of your choice.
ALTAR SET UP:
White cloth, the Elemental candles, God candle is
green, Goddess candle green or white.
Place your cauldron over your pentacle disk.
Place the following in the correct quarters; bell, water, salt, wand, athame,
incense & burner, taper, matches, snuffer, Book of Shadows, cakes & ale,
paper & pencil.
You may use symbols of the Gods if you desire.
Divination tools of your own choice.
Greenery: White flowers, ferns, pine, palms [miniature love palm, can be used on
the altar] oak or acorns, mint, melissa.
Do breathing & relaxation exercises, then take up pen & paper &
write down your request or needs.
Cast circle:. Light incense, light candles, bless water & salt, carry
incense around circle & replace. Carry fire's candle around circle &
replace, stir the blessed water with wand or finger 3 times, then sprinkle it
around the circle & replace, the n with finger trance the Goddess & God
symbol on your chest, an equal armed cross on your throat, a pentacle over your
third eye & a circle on your crown chakra.
Now dance around you circle to raise power.
Then stand before your altar & say:
Be welcome ye powers of Earth, Air, Fire &
Water.
Paralda, Djinn, Nixa & Ghob.
Come in peace, come in power.
Ring bell 3 times. Stand in the Goddess position & say:
Beautiful Maiden of the green forests,
You, who are the promise of coming fertility.
Beloved .........I call upon You to be here now if it pleases You.
Stand in the God position & say:
Lord of the greenwood, hear my call!
You who are the coming fertility.
Beloved .......... I call upon You to be here now if it pleases You.
[Pause]
I need Your guidance Great Ones as I strive for
spiritual knowledge & fertile growth on all planes.
Lord & Lady of renewal help me also with ..........[ state your needs here]
I wish with my heart to accomplish / attain these desires in a positive way.
If these are not to my good, reveal to me the direction I must take & the
goals to which I should aspire too. I await your Guidance & direction.
[ Pause]
Re read your list & do a short meditation.
Then divine with your tool of choice.
Now burn the paper in the cauldron.
Ring bell for cakes & ale, bless & say:
To my green Lord & lady of renewal &
change.
I give Thee my thanks, I give my desires & dreams into Your keeping.
By Air, I create the seed,
By Fire I warm it,
By water I nourish it,
By Earth I cause it to grow
In the name of the Triple Goddess & the Horned One.
So mote it be.
From Spirit I draw the power to make all things possible.
I drink a toast to all present! [ Quietly eat & drink leaving some for
offering]
Ring bell 3 times in each quarter, then say:
My thanks, farewell O powers of Earth, Air, Fire
& Water, go in peace & love.
Farewell Lord & Lady of the Greening.
My thanks for Your help & protection during this rite.
May You go in power & strength,
Blessed Be.
Snuff candles & say:
Merry Meet, Merry part & Merry meet again,
This rite is done.
So mote it be!
Take offering out side & have a simple feast to ground self.
This rite is best done Sky Clad after a ritual bath.
BLESSED BE