PAN Full Moon Ritual - Spring Moon
by Blayze

Circle Cast

Quarters

Central Invokation

Power Raising
Cord dance and howl. Dancers to lay cords over the bowl when the howl peaks. HP to simultaneously draw down the moon into the water - aided by the energy raised by the dancers and focused by the howl.

HPS and HP to take the bowl and a  branch of alder around the circle and asperge everyone with empowered water.

Now they are all prepared and cleansed it is time to awaken the maiden of spring.

Join hands in a circle. All to stamp upon the ground whilst HPS calls the maiden.

SPRING INVOKATION
FROM THE BOWER OF THE GREEN EARTH WE CALL THEE
MAIDEN OF THE SPRING STARS,
VIRGIN MOON AND REFLECTED SUN,
THE POWER OF GROWTH IS WITHIN THEE.

VIRGIN QUEEN WE CALL FORTH THY DANCE
UPON THE GREEN HILLS AND FIELDS,
FLOWERS BLOOM BENEATH YOUR FEET
AND THY CROWN IS WOVEN OF BLOSSOMS, WILD AND FREE.

YOU ARE THE CAULDRON OF REBIRTH WHOSE WATERS
QUENCH THE THIRST THAT LIES BETWEEN WINTER AND SUMMER,
SHIMMERING BETWEEN NIGHT AND DAY.

MAIDEN WE CALL TO THEE,
LET THE SAPS RISE AND THE BUDS UNFURL.
MAIDEN OF SPRING WE INVOKE THEE!

When HPS has finished invokation everyone holds hands and feels the energies.

Maiden awakes in the centre of the circle. She stands and says:

"By the power of your call and the heartbeat of the greening earth... You have awoken me."

Spiral dance begins.

Maiden recites charge.

CHARGE OF THE SPRING MAIDEN
I AM SHE WHO GRACES THE WILD WOODS.
I MAKE LIFE RENEW WITHIN THE LAND.
FERTILE FIELDS ARE MY DOMAIN,
AND ALL WHO LOOK UPON MY FACE ARE REBORN.
MY VOICE IS THE GENTLE WIND.
I TEACH THE LEAVES MY SONG AND THEY
SING OF PEACE AND NEW LIFE.

I AM THE MEMORY OF PURE WHITE SNOW
GRACED WITH SHOOTS OF GREEN.
MY BIRTH WAS GENTLE AND YOURS MAY BE ALSO.

MAIDEN AM I!, VIRGIN AM I!
REMEMBER ME WHEN PASSIONS OVERWHELM.

DARKNESS AND LIGHT ARE MET WITHIN ME.
I AM THE THRESHOLD UNKNOWN,
THE MYSTERY OF FERTILITY YET UNTESTED.
I AM THE GATEWAY TO THE BEGINNING,
AND I STAND GUARD AT THE TIME OF ENDINGS.

I AM SPRING, I AM POWER, I AM GODDESS!

Spiral goes to the centre and back to edge of circle (facing outwards) and back to centre again... where the Whip (HP) takes the hand of the Maiden to bring her back with us. Maiden is carrying a basket of flowers.

When the circle is again at the edge and everyone is facing inwards, Maiden takes her basket around to each person and hands them a flower.

"May the blessings of Spring, be upon you".

HP and HPS make a Gateway with their hands and open it for the Spring Maiden to depart through.

"Though I leave your presence you will see me in the greening of the land. Know me and be joyful".

Cakes and Ale

Quarters Farewelled.

Circle opened.