Samhain 2013 Ritual

A fire roaring, a cauldron of water, and an oak grove filled with people.
Invocations made, kindred invited, ancestors remembered.
The Red Lady called, sacrifices made, blessings given.

As one people we honored our gods, our dead and the nature spirits of our world.

The Protogrove of the Whispering Spirits held our first public rite on November 2nd at Deeply Rooted. We honor the kindred, who are the gods, the dead and the nature spirits. We honor them through our words, our actions and tangible offerings, and they bestow their blessings on us.

We celebrate Samhain as the gateway to winter, the time when the vale between this world and the world of the ancestors is thin. Alone, or as a group, we open the gates between the worlds and allow our worship to ripple through the gates to the kindred. This Samhain we offered to the kindreds; an apple, milk and honey, bread, hard cider, and brandy. To The Mórrígan, who was specifically invited to our rite, we offered her a quartz crystal, a black feather and whiskey.

May the blessings of the gods be with you!

— Dale