PAN Full Moon Ritual - 8th Anniversary - March, 2005
by Blayze and Jo Dunster

Date
Saturday 26th of March 2004.

Cast
HPS
HP 
Moon Priestess 
Earth Quarter caller 
Air Quarter caller 
Fire Quarter caller 
Water Quarter caller 
3 Moon maidens - To be chosen from those gathered
9 Cord dancers - To be chosen from those gathered
8 Cup Bearers - To be chosen from those gathered
Participants - everyone else

Checklist
4 coloured lanterns, blue, red, green and yellow			
Cup for juice
4 Shepherds crooks	
Wand
2 Altar tables
2 Altar cloths			
9 Silver or white cords
Incense bowl
Incense
Charcoal
Pentacle			
3 White tabards
Lantern for fire			
8 Silver cups
Dish of salt
Cup for water
3 Mirrors 
Water for moon water
Bottle for moon water
Funnel
Silver Jug
Silver Bowl 
Veil 
Moon Crown
Cask of water
Cakes and ale
Donation basket
Basket for cakes
Elemental Cloaks 
Anointing oil
Drums

Setup
The area is given a quick tidy pick up rubbish, check for glass etc.

Altar is set up in front of the earth quarter.

The four elemental lanterns are set up around the perimeter of the circle area and lit.

The donation basket is set near the water quarter.

The cords and the white tabards are folded neatly underneath the altar.

The cakes and ale are readied and stowed neatly underneath the altar.

A Table is set up in the centre of the circle with a cloth over it, the silver bowl in the centre of it and the 8 cups arranged around the bowl. There is also the three mirrors on the table, the bottle and the funnel as well as the veil, anointing oil,  and crown for the Moon Goddess

The jug is filled with water and set on the ground next to the altar.

Pre Ritual Prep
HPS calls everyone to attention and informs them that she will conduct an in depth talk through of the ritual for people who are interested. When talk through is done reconvene everyone and ask for them to please go and turn off their mobile phones and stow their bags somewhere outside the circle space then gather everyone at the bottom of the hill for the welcome and ritual prep. Afterwards get them to line up ready to be smudged and enter the circle.

Cast Circle
When all are arranged in a circle the HPS approaches the altar and places the cup of water on the pentacle and adds a pinch of salt to it. The HPS then draws an earth banishing pentagram over the cup saying
	
Creature of Earth and Water I do cleanse thee...

She draws an earth then a water invoking pentagram over it saying
	
...and I do bless thee in the names of our Gods and our ancestors.

The HPS walks once deosil around the circle with the cup sprinkling water as she goes saying
	
With Earth and Water I do cleanse and consecrate this space.

When the HPS returns she replaces the cup on the altar and places the incense bowl on the pentacle and adds a pinch of fresh incense to it. The HPS then draws an earth banishing pentagram over the bowl saying
	
Creature of Fire and Air I do cleanse thee...

She draws a fire then a air invoking pentagram over it saying
	
...and I do bless thee in the names of our Gods and our ancestors.

The HPS walks once deosil around the circle with the bowl wafting incense as she goes saying

With Fire and Air I do cleanse and consecrate this space.

When the HPS returns she replaces the bowl on the altar and takes up the wand. The HPS walks once deosil around the circle saying.

By our will a circle born
Between the worlds a boundary formed 
By the powers raised within
To guard without and hold within
Be this circle cast!

Quarters
When the HPS returns she replaces the wand on the altar and stands back to let the quarters be called.

Fire 	I call upon the flames of light and warmth to witness this rite. Powers of Fire guard us… so mote it be.
Earth	I call upon the stones of the earth to witness this rite. Powers of the Earth guard us… so mote it be.
Air	I call upon the winds of the world to witness this rite. Powers of Air guard us… so mote it be.
Water	I call upon the waves of the ocean to witness this rite. Powers of Water guard us… so mote it be.

Central Invocation
Quarters and HP step forward to choose 9 people and give them each a silver cord.
HPS moves the jug to somewhere in the centre of the circle with enough room for the dancers to dance over it.

Cord dancers are shown how to loop their cords into a wheel over the jug of water and are arranged into a circle. Ask them to hold the cords up during the central invocation and then bring them back down for the dance. Instruct them to dance deosil when the chant starts and let go of their cords when the chant finishes. 

When cord dancers are in position all are led in the Central Invocation.

Our Lady of the Moon and Our Lord of Death and Resurrection
We do build this circle, a place sacred and apart in thine honour
Descend we pray and fill this place with thy love and thy power this night.

Power Raising
Quarters and HP circle the dancers chanting The Witches Rune.
Everyone else to clap and stamp and drum.

Darksome night and shining moon 
East then south then west then north 
Hearken to the Witches Rune 
Here we come to call thee forth 
Earth and Water, Air and Fire 
Wand and Pentacle and Sword 
Work ye unto our desire 
And hearken ye unto our word 
Cords and censer, scourge and knife 
Powers of the Witches Blade 
Waken all ye unto life and 
Come ye as the charm is made 
Queen of Heaven, Queen of Hell 
Horned Hunter of the Night 
Lend they power unto our spell 
And work thy will by magic rite 
By all the powers of land and sea 
By all the might of moon and sun 
As we do will so mote it be 
Chant the spell and be it done. 
Eko Eko Azurak 
Eko Eko Zamilek 
Eko Eko Cernunos 
Eko Eko Aradia

After the power raising everyone returns to their positions. 

Invokations
HP and HPS invoke Lord and Lady into the circle

HPS To the God:

Beloved is the hunter who rules the wood
The wood is a land without end
Without end is the bounty of tree and stag
Majestic is thy realm
Thy realm entwines the secret glade as the vine reaches to the skies
The skies are warmed by thy radiant face 
Thy power undimmed by the velvet cloak of night

By the last light of the sun
We call to thee O Horned one of forest and glade
We call to thee from crowned hills and sacred vales 
Lord of the Hunt, Protector of Game 
Warrior, King and lover of the Queen of night
We call to thee 
Shining one, Radiant one
We invoke thee!
 
HP To the Goddess:

Beloved is the mistress of the velvet night
The velvet night is bejewelled with stars
The stars are the pearls of the ocean deep
The ocean deep is thy hidden realm
Thy hidden realm is full of the bounties of mystery and spirit
Spirit is called by the tides
The tides are the silvered rays of thy glorious face
Turning darkness into light

By the rising of the silvered moon 
We call to thee Lady of the rivers and streams 
We call to thee from endless oceans and sacred pools
Lady of the tides, of the cycles of life 
Mother, Queen and lover of the lord of the sun
We call to thee
Silvered one, flowing one 
We Invoke thee!

Meditation
HPS asks those gathered to contemplate upon the last month and why they are here. When each person is ready they are to move to the centre of the circle and pour a small amount of water from the jug into the bowl as a libation. They are then to return to their place in the circle and face outwards to indicate they are done. As people are finishing Fire, Water and Air choose three maidens and robe them in White and girdle them with two moon cords. Three mirrors and Eight cups are in the center arranged around the bowl. There is also a veil a crown and some anonting oil for the moon priestess to wear and a funnel and bottle.

Howl / Priestesses of the Moon / Drawing Down The Moon
HPS Calls forward the three moon maidens and instructs them to anoint, veil and crown the moon priestess in readiness for the drawing down of the moon.

Whilst this is happening the HPS indicates to those assembled that they should come in closer and form a circle around the priestesses. When all is ready The HP asks the moon maidens to focus the powers of the moon into the bowl using the mirrors. The HPS instructs the participants to follow her in the howl to provide the energy that the HP will use to draw down the moon. The howl is to reach its peak after the drawing and before the goddess speaks.

All to begin hum. (Similar to howl -  to be released at the end of the Drawing Down the Moon)
The HP invokes upon the moon priestess 

I invoke thee and call upon thee, Mighty Mother of us all...

The Goddess speaks

I am She who rides the night skies
I am She who sings in the tides
I am She who bathes the hills
In silver, shining bright.

Hold up a mirror to see my face
Gaze upon still waters
Chant my names
And I will heed your call

I am the Maiden of the stolen glance
I am the Mother of the sacred dance
I am the Crone who knows the secrets you hide in the dark.
I am the giver of blessings to those who look beyond my bright face
For I am the Moon, and I am always with thee.

Goddess to invoke 8 blessings upon the waters to symbolise the 8 years.
The Goddess takes up a cup from the table and fills it with water from the bowl. She speaks one line of blessing for each cup and passes it, alternating between the HPS and the HP. They in turn give it to a participant in the circle to hold until they are called.

A tide for conception my blessing owed
A tide for the growing alliance bestowed
A tide for the changing of habit and form
A tide for the gift of harmony born.
A tide for uniting the dark and the light
A tide for the worshipful howl in the night
A tide for the spiral without and within
A tide for embracing thy magical kin

The 9th gift
The Goddess sends the moon maidens and the HP and HPS back to their places within the circle and calls forward the holders of the eight blessings. She announces that the eight blessings shall be combined to form the ninth gift. She indicates to each of the cup bearers in turn to pour their water into the bottle then sends them back to the circle.

Anointing
The Goddess walks around the circle anointing each person with some of the waters from the bottle giving small blessings as she goes. She then returns to the centre and the HPS comes forward. She presents the bottle to the HPS. The Goddess moves to the altar and sits in front of it facing into the circle.  The HPS holds up the bottle facing The Goddess by the altar and speaks.

Thanks be for this gift! 
All hail the moon!
All hail the moon!
All hail the moon!

Closing
The HPS places the bottle on the altar.

The Quarter callers come forward to hand out cups.
The HPS fills up the juice cup from the bottle.
The HP picks up the cup with juice in it. The HPS holds her hand above the cup saying

As the Athame is to the Male, 
So the Cup is to the female 
And when they are co-joined they bring forth the great blessing

The HPS pours some of the juice back into the bottles.
The HPS and HP come around to where the Goddess sits. The Goddess lifts her veil and the the HP offers her a sip. Then the HPS  and HP each take a sip from the cup and two of the quarter callers take the juice bottles around to fill each persons cup.

The HP picks up the basket with the cakes. The HPS holds her hand above the cakes saying

O Queen most secret, 
Bless this food into our bodies 
Bestowing Health, Wealth, Happiness, Love, Luck 
And that deep Joy which is the knowledge of Thee.

The HPS and HP come around to where the Goddess sits. HP offers her a cake. Then the HPS and HP each take a cake from the basket and two of the quarter callers take the rest around to distribute to the participants.

During cakes and ale the Goddess removes her veil and crown.

The quarter callers collect the cups when all are done and bring them back to be neatly stacked away by the altar. 

Quarters are farewelled.

Fire	I thank the flames of light and warmth for witnessing this rite and the Powers of Fire for guarding us. Hail and Farewell.
Earth	I thank the stones of the earth for witnessing this rite and the Powers of Earth for guarding us. Hail and Farewell.
Air	I thank the winds of the world for witnessing this rite and the Powers of Air for guarding us. Hail and Farewell.
Water	I thank the waves of the ocean for witnessing this rite and the Powers of Water for guarding us. 	Hail and Farewell.
	
Lord and Lady are thanked. 

HPS To the God

O great Lord
Your presence has been a source of strength this night 
For this we do offer our thanks.
And though you are always with us 
We do bid thee hail and farewell
 
HP To the Goddess

O great Lady
Your presence has been a source of joy this night 
For this we do offer our thanks.
And though you are always with us 
We do bid thee hail and farewell

All raise their arms and say together

By the earth that is her body
By the air of her sweet breath
By the Fire of her bright spirit
And by the water which is her blood 
May the circle be open but unbroken
Merry meet 
Merry part
And merry meet again
Blessed be
	
HPS drops her arms and with an act of will the circle is closed.

Clean up 
Pack up all equipment, Collect money basket.

Quick check for rubbish, lost property etc. 

Mingle and answer any questions.

Go home happy.