COTH Ostara Ritual 2013
By Blayze

In the centre of the circle is a bowl of seeds. They are covered by a black cloth.
In the South are small flower pots filled with earth.  In the East is a censer. In the North is a Flame. In the West is a jug of water. 

Circle Cast / Quarters / Witches Rune etc

HPS:  It is the Spring Equinox, when night and day are equal.  A time when the planted seed, hidden deep within the cold earth, will rise up to the Sun in bud and leaf and flower. 
From the darkness of Winter, we have felt the power of the Sun growing stronger. The rising energies of the spring tides are calling to us, ready to burst forth. We feel it in our blood and our hearts long to beat in time to the drumming hooves of the Young Stag, as he runs across the greening land.

And so we will call to him to awaken our selves, hoofbeat to heartbeat, to plant the seeds of spring’s power within us. 

Drumming begins.

HPS begins to sing the invocation to the Young Stag (with harmonium and drum).

Everyone kneels down and beats rhythm on the ground.

Whilst she is singing, the HPS wanders the circle and eventually brings the Young Stag to the centre of the circle. 

He is cloaked and crowned and given the bowl of seeds.

At the end of the song, one at a time everyone comes to the Young Stag to receive a seed and a blessing. They then move to Earth and take their pot, then air, then fire, then water.

Everyone now has a little blessed pot with a planted and watered seed that they can take home.

Cakes & Ale

Farewells

Feast