Mabon 2005
by Foxglove

Cast
HP
HPS
Witch 1
Witch 2
Witch 3

Circle cast
HP: 	I trace the circle on the ground, 
The power we raise shall then be bound
By moon and sun, by Earth and sea
The circle cast.
SO MOTE IT BE

Quarters
Air:	I do call upon the winds of the world, to guard this circle and bless our rite.
Fire:	I do call upon the flames of fire, to guard this circle and bless our rite.
Water:	I do call upon the waves of the ocean, to guard our circle and bless our rite.
Earth:	I do call upon the stones of earth, to guard our circle and bless our rite.

Invocations
HP: 	We do call and invoke thee, O mother of us all,
Bringer of fruitfulness.
By seed and root,
By stem and bud,
By leaf and flower and fruit,
By life and love
Do we invoke thee, to attend our sacred rite.

HPS:	We do call and invoke thee, O horned lord
Slayer and slain,
From the darkest depths,
To the highest peak,
By new ploughed fields
And grain of wheat,
By summer sun,
And winter bleak
Do we invoke thee to attend our sacred rite.

HP: 	We stand at the time of equal day and night, from here 
onwards the days will grow shorter and the nights will grow longer. 
Soon the darkness of winter will rise upon us.

We have gathered in the harvest and it is to the Lord of death and 
resurrection and the Lady of the moon that we give thanks. For 
tonight the Lord will sacrifice himself in our honour, he will 
depart from the world of the living and enter Tir na nog, the land 
of youth. The Mother of all living will become the Crone, the Wise 
woman whose cauldron is the womb of death and rebirth and the source 
of all wisdom.

Witch 1 takes apples over to god flame (not yet lit)

Witch 1:	Horned lord, we do offer you these apples as a gift 
and symbol of what is to come.

Witch 2 takes bread over to the god flame

Witch 2:	Horned lord, we do offer you this bread as thanks 
for the harvest.

Witch 3 takes a small candle the to god flame

Witch 3:	Horned Lord, we do offer you this flame, to light 
your darkened path

Witch 4 takes a chalice of wine to the god flame

Witch 4:	Horned lord, we do offer you this wine, with 
reverence.

HP lights god candle while HPS starts saying:

HPS:	By the flame that burneth bright, o Horned one
We call thy name into the night, O ancient one.
Thee we invoke by the moon led sea
By standing stone and twisted tree
Thee we invoke where gather thine own
By nameless shrine, forgotten and lone
Come where the round of the dance is trod
Horn and hoof of the goat foot god
By moonlit meadow and dusty hill
When haunted wood is hushed and still
Come to the charm of the chanted prayer
As moon bewitches the midnight air
By fires flame and starlight pale 
As shadowy host that rides the gale
Evoke the power that portent bide 
By shining stream and secret tide
By the fern breaks fairy haunted
Of forests wild and woods enchanted
Come O come to the heart beats drum
Come to us who gather below
As the pale white moon is climbing slow.
Etc, etc, etc

HPS then places candle into cauldron as she says the Great 
Invocation as soon as she has finished every one then kneels over 
the cauldron chanting

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn
All that dies shall be reborn
Corn and grain, corn and grain
All that fall shall rise again

Repeat until enough energy is raised

HPS then blows candle out.

HP:	Close your eyes, and think about the past year, what have 
you gained, what have you learned? What is it that you have 
harvested from your efforts, it is this that we give thanks for. 
For our lord has passed from this world, to the land of youth. His 
sacrifice must never be forgotten.

Cakes and ale

Farewell quarters
Air:	We do thank the winds of the world for attending our circle and blessing our rite. Hail and farewell
Fire:	We do thank the flames of fire for attending our circle and blessing our rite. Hail and farewell
Water:	We do thank the waves of the ocean for attending our circle and blessing our rite. Hail and farewell
Earth:	We do thank the stones of earth for attending our circle and blessing our rite. Hail and farewell

Close circle