EAST :  I proclaim the festival of Alban Eilir, the light of the earth at the moment of the starting of spring, the spring equinox.

WEST :  I proclaim the day and night are equally long once more.

SOUTH :  I proclaim the balance between winter and summer.

NORTH :  I proclaim the moment of natural balance.

EAST : Honor to the light beings, that stand countless in the sky.

WEST : Honor to the forces of the green Earth and her waters.

SOUTH :  Honor to the forces of the sun and moon.

NORTH :  Honor to the forces of the Otherworld and the inner darkness.

HERAUT :  Day and night are now in perfect balance. We are on the border between the darkness and the light. Today we will all pass through this gate, to the light half of the year. Watch, the Mabon arrives as the anouncer of spring.

MABON :  (moves to  DRUID and says :
With this clover i offer you the symbol of Alban Eilir.

DRUID : (accepts the clovers )
We thank the Mabon for this gift, which stands for the living force of the three rays of light of the clover that grows everywhere Ceridwen left her footsteps.

MABON :  (goes to west and says :
I give this circle these flowers as a symbol of the celebration of spring held here.

DRUID :  (accepts the flowers)
We thank the Mabon for this gift that symbolises the growing forces of the light.
(pauses)
Someone is waiting outside our circle. It is the Lady Ceridwen and i will ask her to now enter this circle so we can welcome her.

LADY CERIDWEN  :  (goes to  DRUID in the east and says ) :
I come here with the promise of abundance in this circle. On this moment when day and night are equally long i bring the seeds and the wine of the Earth, seeds that have grown and wine that has ripened in the previous years.
(gives the seeds and the wine to  DRUID )
These gifts are for you, the wise ones and guardians, who keep and give the seeds of knowledge and the wine of the wise.

DRUID :  From the Earth Her promise, from the Lady’s beautiful gifts from the mountains and valleys. We accept with gratitude the seeds and the wine. With these gifts we shall rebuild the temple and the songs of this Alban gate.
We will now have a 3 minute silent reflection to considder by yourself what you would like to ‘grow’ in your life. In the middle the holy fire burns. Let us now be in our center in perfect love and trust, in peace and in power in this sacred circle.

A Noite Mais Longa

DRUID : The winter solstice takes place all around the world and does not belong to one area or people but it represents a universal truth. We are gathered here as one in this circle to celebrate the victory on darkness. This is the moment to mourn for that which seizes to exist and is dying.

POET 1 : Now is the moment to recognise all what has been and is no more. The warm breeze of the summer is but a memory, it is far from us now. At this moment we are witness of the darkest point.

POET 2 : The oak is now bare, the earth is cold, the sky is black, where can hope come from?

POET 1 : We are further away from the summerlands than we could ever be. It seems like the ground around us has died.

POET 2 : The cold and darkness have grown stronger. We mourn for the passing of the radiating days.

POET 1 : Our eyes are wet with tears of the dreams lost in the darkness. Our inner clarity is replaced by deep murky sadness.

POET 2 : The world turns in spirals in darkness, lost to the light, with the sun that is veiled in a dark disguise.

DRUID : Let us all put out the lights and meditate for a moment.

We stand in the in the middle of a mysterious universe. Let silence surround us while we take a moment to feel the power of this place… the power of the circle around us… the orbit of the earth around the sun… the heartbeat of the earth beneath us… the power of life and death.

DRUID : Leave everything that obstructs the return of the light behind you.

EAST : A flame ignites in the depths of our souls.

SOUTH : The new fire is present here with us in this circle of light. I hereby proclaim the rebirth of the sun, the Mabon, the youngest among us, born in silence and weakness from the womb of the Great Mother as the smallest light, in this midnight of the year.

WEST : I hereby proclaim the creation of all, the transformation of what has been into something new and good. The child that will grow to be the Sun God Og is born.

NORTH : The great Og is in every Mabon. Still every Og will fade and stand still. And every Og will be born as Mabon. That is how the circle of life is.

SOUTH : A flame is lit in the depths of our souls.

MABON : I come as a child of future generations. My gift is the soft flame of hope that each new life brings into this world. I and the ones that come after me, ask you and those that gave us life, to protect this holy flame. I ask you, earthly protectors of wisdom, to gather in peace and harmony to protect this planet, our home. I ask this for the children of the world.

NORTH : See, how from one source of all life our own little flames are lit. Feel the power of those connected lights. Let us unify our thoughts and actions in our daily lives with those that dedicate themselves to bringing peace in this world. To build a safer world for future generations.

DRUID : Let us, while the light is reborn, sing the word for the returning sun. May our voices be heard in heaven.

Lughnasad Prayer

Honour to Lug
The one who brings light and truth
The skillful in every craft
The ancestor of every man
The father of yours dead fathers
The brother of your captive brothers
And if my memory doesn’t mislead me
The liberated son of yours coming sons

Honour to Anu
The most generous one
She is the earth, she is the sea, she is the forest
The one who gives and takes life
The forester of Lug and the mother of all
The mother of yours dead mothers
The sister of yours mocked sister
The wife of Lug and of all your Kings
And if my memory doesn`t mislead me
The liberated daughter of yours coming daughters

AWEN

posted by janus

- We have gathered here on this longest day of the year to celebrate the Zenith of the sun. We gather to honor a great mystery. The fact that every Zenith holds its Nadir, every Nadir its Zenith. We gather here to celebrate the force of the light and of the warmth and summer.

- The sun that has warmed and illuminated us during the wheel of the year appears to stand still for a few days. This is the time of the greatest light.

- Greetings to you, Sun of Seasons
When you travel hight through the sky
With your strong tread on the wing of heights
Sink down into the dangerous ocean
Unharmed and unoffended
You rise on the smooth wave
Like a young queen in bloom

- May the ancient wisdom of our Druid heritage, the deep source of eternal truth, present in our lands and our people, be warmed by the inner light of the sun, whose force on this day we acknowledge.
Let us, united in the bond of love, ray out peace and harmony into this world. Send out healing to this Earth, our house, our Mother, to benefit our children and all life.

posted by janus no solsticio de verão

ÉTICA E VALORES
Strabo, o autor clássico, escreveu que os druidas estudavam “filosofia moral”. O escritor Brendan Myers conclui que o primeiro princípio moral dos druidas antigos era a devoção à verdade, No Testamento de Morann, um documento datado do período compreendido entre os séculos VII e IX da era cristã, mas que aparenta ser da altura druida pré-cristã, o seguinte conselho é dado sobre como deve um principe reinar:

Que ele enalteça pela Verdade, ela enaltecê-lo-á.
Que ele fortaleça pela Verdade, ela fortalecê-lo-á.
(…)Pela Verdade do soberano a mortalidade definitiva será desviada dos homens
(…)Pela Verdade do soberano toda a terra será fértil e será de louvar o nascimento das crianças.
Pela verdade do soberano o milho alto abunda.

posted by Janus, the ancient one

” Mas eis a verdade acerca da verdade: Magoa
Por isso mentimos”