Let us seek sanctuary of the elemental spirits of the fourfold earth, that no harmful thing shall come between ourselves and our devotion.
Guardian Daughters of all natural things, In the most sacred Name of She that we are come to honour:
Kore Di Jana
Draw the Pentacle upon yourself/yourselves and say:
In the Name of the Mother, And of the Daughter, And of Absolute Deity: Dark beyond the light and Light beyond the darkness; We intreat you that your vigilance shall keep our service pure.
(CELEBRANT turns to each quarter, making each time the sign of the Pentacle, saying:)
O, nymphs that guard the East, protect us. O, nymphs that guard the South, protect us. O, nymphs that guard the West, protect us. O, nymphs that guard the North, protect us.
Lady, Dea, Star of the shimmering depths, Look on us. Light of the nocturnal heavens, Protector of the running deer and of all free spirits, O, hear us. We are come to celebrate Your resplendent purity, And solemnly to devote ourselves to Your service. Mistress of the silver helmed wave, Come among us.
Let us confess together our belief in that which alone is true.
I believe that I am created from before the dawn of time by the one eternal Dea.
I believe that Dea is One and there are none beside Her, And I believe that She is also Three.
I believe in the Mother, Who is pure Light, the Creatrix of the earth and of the heavens and of all the illimitable cosmos.
And I believe in Her virgin Daughter, born of the virgin Mother, the ruler of all the energies of creation, Whose nature is perfect Love.
And I believe in She that stands beyond these Two, Whose Name has not been spoken on this earth; For She is the Beginning and the End, the First Principle and the Final Cause, the unoriginated Origin of being.
I believe that I was made a perfect creature; and at the dawn of time my soul did turn from the Perfection of existence in the infirmity of her sovereign will; And through this fault do I suffer the limitation of imperfect being.
I believe that the Daughter of Eternity gave Herself to be cast down into darkness and death. I believe that She rose from death triumphant, and reigns as Queen of Heaven. I believe that through Her death the fault of my soul shall perish, And I believe through Her triumphant life my soul shall rise renewed in her perfection, that she may return to eternal communion with the one eternal Dea.
Great Dove of the waters, that have brought forth the world from the matrix of Your being,
Dove of the sacrifice, that are crushed beneath the heel of death that You may come as our Saviour,
We thank You, We bless You, We adore You.
Gentle Mother, that have given forth Your Daughter with tears into the hands of darkness,
Accept the tears of our love and our contrition.
Let us, who are true believers, receive into our hearts the words of our Lady. (The appointed text is read. Any special prayers or devotions may then be introduced.)
Silver Star of the waters, that have laughed all the world into being, beyond all knowing is the splendour of Your light. Enfold our spirits in Your might hand that the pure stream of Your force may flow within us in this world and in all the worlds to come.
Madria Dea, we pray that You will bless the gifts we bring to You, for we bring them not only in our own names, but for all who love You; may they be nourished and grow strong in Your true devotion.
Beloved Kyria, we bring these gifts for Your blessing in the name of Holy Ekklesia, who has gathered all Your children into one body, knowing no bounds either of time or space.
For we know that Ekklesia transcends this world, even as this sacred altar transcends the earthly stuff of which its parts are made. We know that as we stand before this altar within Ekklesia, we stand at once before Your ce- lestial Altar, which is both in Heaven and in every place where Your children come together in Your Name.
(CELEBRANT holds the sacrifice in the smoke of the incense with both hands.)
We know that there is but one Sacrifice that is made by all Your children in every place eternally. Bless this gift that we may take part in that one Sacrifice.
(ALL kneel on one knee. CELEBRANT bows her head.)
Kore Di Jana
(CELEBRANT places the sacrifice on the flame.)
Mother of all that is, accept the gift Your children bring to You.
(ALL rise. CELEBRANT lifts the Chalice in her left hand and makes the Pentacle over it with her right.)
Let us offer libation to Dea.
(CELEBRANT dips two fingertips into the wine and sprinkles a few drops onto the sacrifice. The action is repeated three times. She then makes the Pentacle again.)
Madria Dea, as we drink of the one cup, may Your Divine Spirit be infused within our being.
(The Chalice is passed to all. ALL drink. If a HANDMAID is present she serves them, afterward drinking herself. The CELEBRANT drinks last.)
(The CELEBRANT or her HANDMAID may here give food for the Contemplation, speaking on the Mysteries of the season or certain spiritual truths. In the Cult Domestic(household), the CELEBRANT may call upon our Lady on behalf of the household, thanking Her for Her blessings, confessing communal faults, asking for help, making resolutions, etc.)
Let us kneel before this altar that is both upon earth and in the Heaven.
(ALL except celebrant kneel and close eyes.)
Let us consider that the earthly things we see about us are but illusion, and that could we see with clearer eyes, a more glorious vision would appear before us.
Let us feel the Spirit of Dea as it grows within us, and seek to catch a glimpse of that vision.
(CELEBRANT kneels. During Contemplation, certain meditations may be spoken, including those following:)
Great Dove of the Waters, Rose of the World, Help us to aspire to the heart of the flame.
You are the Music of the Spheres, You are the Meaning of all words, You are the end of every road and also its beginning.
Help us to know You.
(CELEBRANT makes the Pentacle three times, once at each blessing.)
May the blessing of the Mother be upon you, May the blessing of the Daughter be upon you, May the blessing be upon you of Absolute Deity, Dark beyond the light And light beyond the darkness.
Beloved Kyria, we pray that You will bless us on our part- ing from Your Temple, and infuse us with Your delight, so far as we are able to contain it.
Silver Light of the darkling forests, Send us forth in the protection of Your Spirit that no profane thing may enter into us.
Give us to see all things with delight that are lovely, and to glory and increase in force and energy. Fill us with wonder in the sight of the seas and the heav- ens and every place wherein You are.
Commander of the rearing wave, Help us to turn from all that is low or inglorious neither with anger nor with pain, but to know that in You we stand above all such things.
Guiding Light of the faithful soul, Fill the deepest caverns of our spirit with the exhilaration of Your love. Send us forth upon the world as torchbearers of Your delight; and grant us strength in You and in ourselves that we may value all things rightly, regardless of the consuming weight of the profane and the frailty of all that is beautiful.
(CELEBRANT makes the Pentacle slowly during the blessing, ending on the word ‘Deity’, and then places her hands together for the final words.)
In the Name of the Mother, And of the Daughter, And of Absolute Deity, Thus may it remain.