Scott Chisholm Lamont, RN.

Coming Soon:

Rituals, Rituals, Rituals.

I have many more rituals to share, covering a variety of sabbats, passages, and esbat work. They range in complexity from simple to complex, and from small group or private work to public ritual.

As both Ostara (Eostar) and Beltaine are fast approaching, I am going to try to get some examples of those posted soon. I am also going to post samples of handfasting and wiccaning (saining).

I have posted an Imbolc ritual I wrote in 1999, and have used once since then. It follows the standard format and cast of the West Coast Eclectic Tradition, which is the primary tradition in which I am trained. I like this particular ritual because it incorporates a lot of poetry, work for fertility, and the wonderful story of the Year Child. I am grateful to Starhawk for her book, the Spiral Dance, one of my early influences and the inspiration for my telling of the story. The High Priest has the major speaking role in this ritual only because I was writing and leading this as part of my training. It is certainly up to any ritualist who chooses to use or adapt this work for themselves how they want to parcel out the spoken portions.

I have posted a very simple Passing Over ritual, which I distilled from some rituals in our coven Book of Shadows. I had prepared it to help a family faced with the death of a member who was Wiccan, and the rest of the family wasn't, but they wanted to honour him in the fashion of his spiritual path.

I have also posted a simple Home Blessing ritual, with a very basic circle cast, intended to bless the home of someone who is ill. It is particularly good for those whos family may not be Pagan, or for working across traditions (ie: non-denominational).

Here is the commanding version of a quarter call. Elementals are not so much beings as energy forms, so it is appropriate to command, rather than request their presence when evoking. Do not do this when invoking (calling into yourself). Inviting another energy form into yourself after potentially annoying it is just a bad idea.

Guardians of the Watch Towers of the East - I call you!
Powers of Air - I call you!
Golden Light of Dawn - I call you!
Zephyrs, Sylphs, and Eagles - I call you!
Hail to you all, creatures and spirits of the East.
I call you to this Circle - be here now!

Guardians of the Watch Towers of the South - I call you!
Powers of Fire - I call you!
White Hot Light of Noon - I call you!
Dragons, Salamanders, and Horses- I call you!
Hail to you all, creatures and spirits of the South.
I call you to this Circle - be here now!

Guardians of the Watch Towers of the West - I call you!
Powers of Water - I call you!
Shimmering Light of Dusk - I call you!
Dolphins, Undines, and Salmon - I call you!
Hail to you all, creatures and spirits of the West.
I call you to this Circle - be here now!

Guardians of the Watch Towers of the North - I call you!
Powers of Earth - I call you!
Silvered Light of Moon - I call you!
Stags, Gnomes, and Owls - I call you!
Hail to you all, creatures and spirits of the North.
I call you to this Circle - be here now!

Here is the quarter call I wrote for the Ritual of the Fates. It is Greek in its influence. I believe, based on some later correspondence, that I may have gotten the name of the East Wind wrong, and Aeolus may be a separate entity who is Lord of the Winds. I will check into that, post my findings here, and correct the call text if need be.

Aeras!
Aeras, hear me!
I call you from your Eastern Home.
I call you to this Ritual of the Fates.
Come you now, Aeolus, Lord of all the Winds.
Come you now, Pegasus, white-winged steed.
Come you now, Balios and Xanthus, windswift horses.
Come you now, elementals, creatures and spirits of the East.
Come to us like the gentle breath of Dawn.
Aeras! I call you to this Ritual - be here now!

Peer!
Peer, hear me!
I call you from your Southern Home.
I call you to this Ritual of the Fates.
Come you now, Notos, The Wind of the South.
Come you now, Phoenix, who rises from his own ashes.
Come you now, Cyclopes, hammering by the forge fires of Hephaestus.
Come you now, elementals, creatures and spirits of the South.
Come to us like the flowing lava of Mount Aetna.
Peer! I call you to this Ritual - be here now!

Nero!
Nero, hear me!
I call you from your Western Home.
I call you to this Ritual of the Fates.
Come you now, Zepherus, The Wind of the West.
Come you now, Tritons, who lifted Aphrodite from the sea.
Come you now, Dolphins and Nereids, swimming Poseidon=s wide realm.
Come you now, elementals, creatures and spirits of the West.
Come to us like the surging of the tides.
Nero! I call you to this Ritual - be here now!

Yi!
Yi, hear me!
I call you from your Northern Home.
I call you to this Ritual of the Fates.
Come you now, Boreus, The Wind of the North.
Come you now, Minotaur, from the depths of your maze.
Come you now, Satyrs and Dryads, dancing beneath Artemis= moon.
Come you now, elementals, creatures and spirits of the North.
Come to us like the night rolls over the River Styx.
Yi! I call you to this Ritual - be here now!

OK, my bad. It looks like Aeolus would be the Center, Lord of all the Winds. I looked these up years ago, and never found Euros (Eurus). Wish I had that website then - I went to Page One and scanned some greek mythology books and a greek-english dictionary and spent a couple of hours to find the names I did. Glad to have this info now! I've bookmarked the website.

>From the website: http://www.theoi.com/Kronos/Aiolos.html

AIOLOS (Latin: Aeolus) was the divine keeper of the Storm-Winds (Anemoi). He kept these violent sons of Typhoeus locked away inside his island of Aiolia releasing them on the command of the gods to wreak their havoc upon the world. He also had at his command the four Wind-Gods - Boreas, Zephyros, Notos & Euros.