PAN Full Moon Ritual - February 2002
by Blayze

Smudge and anoint everyone as they enter.

All to form a circle:

HPS: 	“We stand upon the Earth, bathed by the light of the Moon”.

HP: 	“Yet we remember the Sun that warms us and we form our sacred space in the shape of Earth, Moon 	and Sun.

HPS takes up bowl of rock salt and barley and scatters it upon the ground.

HPS:	“With salt and barley I consecrate this space in the name of Earth”

HPS hands the bowl to the next person (anti-clockwise) and each person scatters the salt and barley as the bowl is sent around the circle.

HP takes up smudge.

HP:	“With smoke and sage I consecrate this space in the name of Air”

HP hands the smudge to the next person (anti-clockwise) and the smudge is sent around the circle.

HPS takes up bowl of herbed water and asperges it upon the ground.

HPS:		“With the blood of life I consecrate this space in the name of Water”

HPS hands the bowl to the next person (anti-clockwise) and each person asperges with the water in the bowl.

HP takes up spice anointed candle

HP:	“With flame and spice I consecrate this space in the name of Fire."

HP hands the candle to the next person (anti-clockwise) and the candle is sent around the circle.

All items are returned to the altar.

HP:	“Let the circle be cast”

HPS casts circle:

HPS:	“By the blade a circle born, between the worlds a boundary formed, by the Powers raised herein, to 	guard without and hold within, be this circle cast!”

The quarters are then called.

In the North:

Fire:		“I call upon the powers of Fire to stand in the North - Welcome”

In the West:

Earth:		“I call upon the powers of Earth to stand in the West - Welcome”

In the South:

Air:		“I call upon the powers of Air to stand in the South - Welcome”

In the East:

Water:		“I call upon the powers of Water to stand in the East - Welcome”

HPS invokes the God, HP invokes the Goddess.

Everyone to form into three circles - quarters and HPS and HP in the centre as Moon circle, Women in the middle as Earth, Men on the outside as Sun.

The three circles dance slowly Deosil to the beat of a drum - getting faster.  

HPS:		“We honour the three spheres that govern our lives, Sun, Earth and Moon. But at the time of Her 	fullness, pregnant with power, we acknowledge the tides that flow within us. We understand the 	mysteries of Earth and Sun, masculine and feminine, light and dark. We embrace the mystery of the 	phases of the moon, ever circling, ever changing, ever renewing.

	Blessed be the Moon - the centre of the tides of life!”

When power is released let everyone rest upon the grass.

HPS: 	“The power is drawn through us and released. Now is the time for meditation. Feel her radiance upon 	you as you think over the past month and all that you have done. Look at the patterns within."

	When you have finished stand up.” 

When all are standing and rested… we move to the spiral dance. 

Spiral dance and end in a howl.

Cakes and Ale.

Farewell quarters.

In the North:

Fire:		“I thank the powers of Fire for standing in the North - Farewell”

In the West:

Earth:		“I thank the powers of Earth for standing in the West - Farewell”

In the South:

Air:		“I thank the powers of Air for standing in the South - Farewell”

In the East:

Water:		“I thank the powers of Water for standing in the East - Farewell”

HP and HPS thank and farewell Goddess and God.

All join hands to close the circle:

HP and HPS: 	“By the earth that is our body, by the air of her sweet breath, by the fire that of her bright spirit 			and the water that is our blood, may the circle be open but unbroken, merry meet, merry part 			and merry meet again.”