Rituals

For leaping toward what you desire

A simple rite for Beltane—you enter one thing, you exit another.

For honoring what is given by what is taken

A simple rite for the first harvest—the grain is cut, the bread is made, and nothing feeds without ending.

For waking what was planted in the dark

A simple rite for the spring equinox—the seed breaks ground, and so do you.

For keeping faith in the longest dark

A simple rite for the winter solstice—the longest night. You stay until the turn.

For tending the returning light

A simple rite for the quickening—lighting the first flame as the dark begins to turn.

For opening the door to those who have gone

A simple rite for Samhain—the veil thins, and the dead are welcome here.

For standing in the fullness before the turn

A simple rite for the summer solstice—the sun stands still at its peak, and so do you.

For beginnings and endings

A simple rite for crossing into the unknown.

For turning toward the dark with full hands

A simple rite for the autumn equinox—the scale tips toward dark. You go with what you have.