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FAQ FULL MOON RITUALS FULL MOON FAQThis is the Full Moon Ritual (hereafter referred to as FMR) FAQ sheet. Thiswill let you know what it is and how it works, hopefully, and if it doesn't then

please feel free to ask questions on the list.

Who can "be in" FMR?The FMR is not a co en or any kind of for!al "roup# it's a co!!unity e ent, open to allwho care to participate. $y participate, we !ean lead, in oke a quarter, %petition% (seeso!ewhere later), or &ust read alon" and or lend ener"y. Most leaders, ut not all, askthat those intendin" to participate %si"n in% eforehand# the !ain reason is so we'ree pectin" you to %speak% and don't close efore you "et your chance.

So who gets to be leader?*nterestin" question. +enerally the pre ious leader will no!inate so!eone i!!ediatelyafter the end of the ritual to lead ne t !onth. This !ay e so!eone they personally wantto see lead, or they !ay lea e the decision to the +ods (* once put all the in okers' na!esin a little owl * ha e...). *f the person no!inated can't lead ne t !onth, they willfrequently su""est an alternate# if they don't, it kicks ack to the pre ious leader to tryso!eone else. *f the out"oin" leader R A-- doesn't want to no!inate, he or she willask for a olunteer.

Who gets to do the other stuff?/sually we ask for olunteers for the quarter, +oddess and +od in ocations. *f there are!ore olunteers than needed, it's the leader's choice. This isn't a question of quality# it's

usually a !atter of alance (!ales and fe!ales, old people and new people, whate er).0hat's a petition1

After the in ocations are co!pleted, the leader usually does a transition to the ody of theritual, which nor!ally consists of people's personal workin"s, which are frequently of the%askin" for so!ethin"% persuasion, hence the word %petition%, which is used to !eananyone's personal contri ution. 2ther than workin"s for a desired "oal, %petitions% ha eincluded e pressions of "ratitude to the "ods and or the !e! ers, perfor!ances of poetryor !usic, whate er people want to do with their space. 3etitions aren't scheduled# youco!e in any ti!e durin" the !ain window, usually 456 days.

ow does it wor!?The FMR is done durin" a 657 day window. The leader posts an openin" note, settin"

place and !ood, usually castin" the circle, and welco!in" participants. 2 er the ne t 84549 hours the quarters are called, the +od and +oddess are in oked, and the leader posts atransition to the petition period. Thereafter people co!e in at their own ti!e to petitionuntil the pre5announced ti!e of closin", when the leader posts a final hail5and5farewell. *tisn't necessary to lea e your co!puter on all week, or to do a physical workin" thate actly !irrors your petition. 0hile it's true that we take a week to do the ritual# it is alsotrue that it lasts one ni"ht. *t is : R true that the power raised is "enuine, and that


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requests are answered often and wonderfully. There are so!e thin"s that you can do to!ake the !ost of the power of the e perience. First, she said with "reat e!phasis, R A;T< 0


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The Moons here a deter!ined y the followin" list, e"innin" with the first full !oon afterule. Many different !oon na!es e ist, and *' e tried to pro ide a few alternates as well.

Wolf Moon Cchaste, cold, distin", little winter, quiet, wolfD orning Moon C i" winter, hun"er, ice, stor!, wildD Stor# Moon Ccrow, plow, sap, seed, wind, wor!D Seed Moon C"rowin", hare, planter'sD are Moon C ri"ht, dyad, flower, fro", !erryD Meade Moon Choney, horse, dyad, lo ers', rose, straw erry, stron" sunD Fallow Moon C lessin", uck, hay, wortD $arle% Moon Ccorn, fertile, "rainD Wine Moon Char est, sin"in"D $lood Moon Cfallin" leaf, har est, huntin", inta"eD Snow Moon C ea er, dark, fo", !ad, sheddin", stor!D Oa! Moon C i" winter, cold, lon" ni"ht, wolfD &lder Moon C$lue Moon 5 the thirteenth !oon in a solar year, despite the !odern

notion that e en the ancients called it the second !oon in a !onth for our !atrifocalancestors who li ed y a -unar ?alendar, it was i!possi le to ha e two !oons in a!onth, as a !oon was a !onthBD


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Old 'astle Ritual Roo# Wolf Moon Leader ( Red)eer )ate ( *+ )ece#ber ,++-

The days after ule had found Red ;eer e er !ore intent on sin"in" a place so!eti!eshis alone ut !ore often a part of the real world into the 2ld ?astle en irons. =ow, on theni"ht of the full !oon, he lay a"ain on the central altar a!id the circle and spiral ofstandin" stones, only a few !iles out in the country fro! the southern part of hea en. A"lorious full !oon shone o erhead, with only wisps of clouds. >he illu!inated the lithonsof rou"h hewn sandstone 5 the quarter5stones of which stood so!e twenty feet tall. 0hen;eer first found this circle, it was unlike any he'd e perienced efore 5 not actually a circle

ut a spiral windin" in fro! the north and co!pletin" two turns efore !eetin" the circleof quarter5stones, then one !ore to the central altar sla 5 ut o er the past few years he'd

eco!e quite at ho!e here. A newly uilt edifice on an anciently hallowed hillside.

As part of the son", ;eer called the !e!ory of a prior ule when he had lain &ust so uponthat altar for what see!ed hours 5 watchin" Ma!a Moon as >he had appeared to sailthrou"h the re"atherin" clouds 5 efore he had eco!e aware of the fo" rollin" in fro!?hapel


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a out hi!.

Takin" his lea e of the standin" stones 5 and !ore than certain that he would return tocele rate a !oon with old friends here 5 ;eer !akes his way toward the lake where he

picks up the western loop of a trail which circles its "irth efore ranchin" off toward the2ld ?astle. 3assin" y the heart of the 2ld +ro e, ;eer is certain that he senses the

presence of !ore that forest creatures there, and thinks that he hears the fa!iliar oice ofa sister, perhaps sin"in" into this place so!e !a"ical workin" of her own. A li"ht western

reeEe rin"s to his nostrils the fa!iliar scents of old oak and creepin" cedar, !i edtoni"ht with new ones which ;eer wished he had ti!e to catalo". ;eer rieflyre!e! ered another path which spirals up the hill 5 passin" fro! !i"hty "ro es of oak(white, chestnut, scarlet and their kith and kin), throu"h towerin" stands of white ash andinto lon"5leaf pine arrens linin" the hill's road shoulders 5 "oin" thrice around efore

passin" throu"h the thorn thickets which line the truly ancient "ro e of !i ed speciescircled a out the castle efore reachin" the top after.

$ut duty (&oyous as this one is) calls, so he !o es alon" the !ain trace which cli! s thesouthern face of the hill directly towards the 2ld ?astle. $y the ti!e ;eer crests the hilland pauses eneath the ancient turret, the pack he carries has eco!e quite a wei"ht 5 utall weariness departs as he lays hand upon the "reat ronEe knocker which han"s eforehi!. 2ncely, twicely, thricely he knocks 5 hearin" the deep ass fro! the hea y ronEespread fro! the sound oard of the hu"e oak door and then re er erate throu"h thedepths of the "reat hall 5 and then he waits for the ?astle to answer. %0elco!e child,% hesenses !ore than hears, efore "ently pushin" the !i"hty door inward. Ancient as this

place is, the hea y door turns easily and silently upon its hin"es. A sense of ti!elessnessand yet of i!!ense a"e washes o er ;eer as he stands eneath the hi"h lentil,!o!entarily swept away in !e!ories of !any !oons spent within these walls.

-owerin" his pack to the floor, ;eer retrie es fro! its depths a lar"e eeswa "lo e ofdeepest cri!son, which he sets upon the road sill of the window that sideli"hts theancient door, and li"hts the wick protrudin" fro! its crown. Al!ost instantly, a specter ofcinna!on flows into the ca ernous depths of the "reat roo! as the li"ht illu!inates thestone foyer and shines as a eacon throu"h the window and out into the ni"ht. ;eer lays a

lessin" a out the doorway for all who enter here this e e and places a wicker asketupon the sill of the sideli"ht window opposite to the candle, which is filled to o erflowin"with s!all felt reindeer (Rodney's, Rhonda's, Ra!ona's and Randy's fro! the local


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accu!ulated etween the o erarchin" catwalks, careful to lea e the li in" we s ehind.Then he sweeps out the entire hall. Finally, ;eer re iews his work at the lon" ta le 5where the e"innin"s of a feast are prepared, with !any e tra platters, owls and pitchersto recei e that which friends !ay rin" in offerin" to each other this !oon 5 and ends yli"htin" all of the tapers in the triple candela ra which span the ta le's len"th.

>eein" that all is ready in the "reat hall, ;eer !o es to its far end and throws open thedoors to the circular stone ritual roo!, the first roo! uilt here and still the 2ld ?astle'sheart. >urprised y a !a"ic he's ne er really noticed efore, ;eer ponders how it is thatdoors fro! the northern end of the +reat


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of ?arolina deer's ton"ue and >udanese frankincense fro! the !any eeswa oti es urnin" in e ery nook and cranny, and with the "atherin" s!ells of the feast ein" lain forafterwards. >ee!in"ly fro! within the walls the!sel es e!anates the sound of !any ali ely reel, and those "athered so!eti!es pause to note the indi idual artistry of a"pipe,

odhran, dulci!er, fiddle, harp, and uillean# perhaps not realiEin" that while !any of thee enin"'s tunes are heard y all, there is also a sin"le !elody for each which no one elsehears 5 and for ;eer, each !elody rin"s a tale fro! the e"innin"s of this e e...

...The season of ule wears so !any faces. Althou"h there are !any paths, each see!s toreco"niEe the speciality of the ti!e when the world alances on the a is, and for &ust a!o!ent, each of us takes pause and senses the delicate structure of our ast uni erse. Andonce a"ain, the pro!ise if fulfilled. 2wl walks slowly thru the "len surroundin" the castle.There are spaces, where the "rass is well tended, and !ature plantin"s "i e e idence ofhu!an hand. et she feels !ost co!forted in wanderin" thru those wooded areas wherefaint paths !ark the passin" of the deer, the otter, the skunk, the fo , the ear, and theraccoon. >teppin" softly, eco!in" a creature of the forest, she can hear, in the distance,the son" of a friend. >toppin" in the shadows, she reathes deeply, and the scent of the

pines, crisp and pure, tickles her nose. >he places her hands on the rou"h ark of an old2ak tree, and tunes her ody to the slow !o e!ent of the ranches as the wind playssoftly a!on" the lea es, as thou"h caressin" an old friend. >he can feel the su tle shiftin"of the deep roots, as the tree responds to the reeEe, liftin" it's ar!s and swayin" "ently ina stately dance. A sudden rustle, and shower of lea es reaks her concentration, and a soft%hoot .. hoot .. hoot% reaches her ears. -ookin" up with a "rin, she can !ake out the

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offerin" this ni"ht. %There will e !any who will reco"niEe this recipe, and drool at thethou"ht of another chance to sa!ple the sweet, spicy fla ors,% 2wl thinks, with a "rin.

>oon, she hears others co!in" up the path, and wonders where ;eer is. After her cli! in"in the tree, and tra!plin" thru the rush, she fi"ures she'd est freshen up a it eforee eryone "ets here. Takin" herself off to the s!all dressin" roo! off the kitchen, 2wlco! s her hair, and washes up, then dons her ro es for the ule festi ities. >ince she will

e callin" on the >un to co!e ack in all his "lory, she wears a "olden ro e, shot withsli ers of !irrored cloth. +old and !irrored its drip fro! her necklace and earrin"s.A! er rin"s adorn her fin"ers, and strin"s of tiny "olden ells adorn her ankles. %This is a

&oyous season...% 2wl states to the ?astle as !uch as herself. %-et the ells rin" out, letthe candles "low, and let friendship war! the hearts as the fires war! the hearths... >2M2T *T $ B...%

...2wl's !elody !er"es sea!lessly into another, which !akes its way to ;eer's heart...

...A lack ear wanders into a stone circle, followed y a low flyin" s!all "rey owl. Thecircle s!ells fresh, ut the stones are old. >o is the lack ear. >he is an older ear, hercoat is still lack ut tin"ed with new "rey. >niffin" the stone altar in the center, shereco"niEes the scent. ;eer... ut not. There is a callin" she has een followin" all e enin",and she knows she is on the ri"ht track.

>he wanders to the lake, !oon reflected in its !irror finish. >he turns and spies the castle.This s!ells old, ery old. And this is where she is to "o. >he looks ack at the !oon

han"in" in the sky, stands on her rear le"s for a !o!ent starin" at the Mother Moon. Achan"e takes place, and there is a shift in the shadow of the ear and a shadow of a hu!anwhich !eld into one. Then shadow then wanders towards the castle.

The owl ali"hts upon the shoulder of the shadow. Throu"h the "ro e, up the path# thefi"ures wanders, lookin" and takin" it all in. 0hat a !ar elous old place, so full of ener"yand wonder. ach turn rin"s !ore feelin"s and it s!ells of the ;eer. >he heard hi! call,

rother Red ;eer, and she had to &oin hi! on this !oon.

The doors, hu"e oak thin"s, open to her touch and are welco!in". -i"hts in the hall, firein the fireplace, war! and in itin". As she steps throu"h the door, $oudica's red raidedhair shines in the li"ht. $lue "own, dark as !idni"ht, with s!all sil er stars e! roideredall o er, tri!!ed with s!all sil er collar and cuffs. >he has so!e s!all pouches at herwaist, and upon her shoulder is the s!all "rey owl. >he looks around, an unfa!iliar place.*t's where she should e.

The ritual roo! attracts her attention. As she enters, the owl takes fli"ht to the rafters.ner"y, !uch old, wondrous ener"y. -ookin" up, the ni"ht sky is clear and the !oon is

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a war! hu", "ood to see hi! a"ain, and she looks around the roo! at all who ha e"athered, with !any fa!iliar faces. >he "i es war! hu"s to all "athered in this place. >o"ood to see !any of you all a"ain...

...And in the !idst of sharin" a welco!e hu" with his sister $oudica, ;eer is entranced yyet another !elody... another wa e of this e enin"'s !ountin" history...

...?arielle lay on the cold "round of the 2ld +ro e, lookin" up at the !oon and watchin"the clouds chase stars across the sky. >he lets her perspecti e shift ack and forth 5 first,the clouds race across the face of the !oon, then the !oon &u!ps fro! ehind theshadows of cloud anks. Faster and faster, the clouds race, until finally all that is left in herfield of ision is a are wisp or two flyin" on the wind.

As the clouds drift away, ?arielle eco!es aware of her surroundin"s, particularly thehootin" of an owl in the near icinity. %0hooo, whoo,% it calls, and in her !ind, ?ariellehears the rest of the owl's query. %0ho waits for you, ?arielle1 0ho stands in the circleand awaits your callin"1 0ho1 0hoooo1%

?arielle rises and turns her feet to the path leadin" to the 2ld ?astle. -ike clouds upon thesky, her feet fly alon" the cold "round, and she lau"hs as the ?astle co!es into iew. First,she is runnin" toward it, then as perspecti e shifts, the ?astle see!s to !eet and e! raceher, drawin" her into its ancient interior. hes!iles at the "atherin" efore her, at old friends and new, and happy hu"s are sent all

around. *t is so "ood to "ather a"ainB...

...A sudden icy claw at ;eer's chest causes hi! to wonder who dear to hi! !ust tra ersesuch pain, such thirst in co!in" here. Another pan" rin"s hi! fully into this strand of thee enin"'s !elody...

...A thin fi"ure draped in a lon" and tattered "ray ro e and cloak, "ray hair han"in" lanklyto her waist, >haron slowly !akes the final few steps left in her &ourney ack to the ?astle.>he has tra eled alone, arefoot and without pro ision, alon" the spine of the sleepin"dra"on in the desolate !ountain ran"e o erlookin" the re"ion of +ro e and ?astle, her!ission to renew her awareness of that aspect of the +oddess now rei"nin" in her life.

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"litterin" in the white !oonli"ht, a chiaroscuro scene !ore like a landscape on the physical !oon than on earth. >!ells of cold dust and froEen water. >ounds only of the tiny reaka"es in earthGs ones of rock, snaps and cracks that are irth cries of !inute particlesof soil 5 the ulti!ate nourish!ent of us all. 0e all eat dirt, >haron reflects as she trud"esonward. ;irt for!ed finally into ani!al and e"eta le that we find palata le. $ut still dirt.;ry dust rises in s!all clouds at each footfall. And e entually each of us in our fleshlyfor! returns to dirt, eco!es dirt once a"ain. 2ur !atter eco!es !atter and ourener"y 1 May e The he is ery thirsty. The rock e entually "i es way to !ore for"i in" "round,co ered with low pine trees and cushioned sli"htly with their shed needles. The s!ell ofdust chan"es to the tan" of pine. $ut the clean scent is under"irded with the stink ofdecay. >haron walks on past !olderin" corpses, creatures of the earth now returnin" inloathso!e for! to that earth. >he "a"s, pressin" a corner of her ro e to her face to lockout so!e of the si"hts and s!ells. et she knows and acknowled"es as she passes thehorrifyin" !ounds that she too will one day e as they are. oon she passes throu"h the charnel scene and reaches an area of taller pines and othertrees orderin" a lake. There the air is clear of corruption, sweet now with the scent of thewater. >haron kneels on a narrow each of cold !ud and drinks deeply, endin" to thelife5"i in" liquid as a suppliant would to a "od5for! in a te!ple. 0ater, as !uch anessence of life as the dirt and decay she passed o er and y, refreshes her, renews her andstren"thens her for the rest of her &ourney up the path to the ?astle.

Thou"h the deciduous trees alon" the way are are of lea es, their skeletal ranches donot distur her, ut re!ind her that e en ones can e like eautiful lace when seen with

eyes that look eyond naked appearances to the underlyin" truths of e istence. >o !ay it e for all who "ather this ni"ht. At the ?astle door now, she raises her staff and si"nals forentrance. +i en per!ission, she walks slowly inside, eyes filled with "lad tears. >o !anydear ones hereB $ut she is still held within, not ready to "reet or e hi it the &oy she feels atthis reunion of like !inds and spirits. >he hopes her lowly, she !o es round the ritual roo! into the circle and waits her turn toin oke the Quarter rulin" her now...

...After all the "reetin"s ha e een !ade, hu"s shared and stories told, ;eer leads allasse! led in a deosil circle a out the roo! 5 e"innin" at the wide doors openin" into the+reat


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and stands in silence, conte!platin" the circle a out to e raised...

...his conte!plation done, ;eer reco"niEes with the deep oo!in" of the cloister ell thatthe ti!e is at hand. ?astin" his eyes, and his s!ile, a out the circle, he welco!es sistersand rothers and friends 5 oth old and new 5 to this "atherin". Then, !o in" with onlythe sound of a shi!!erin" "lissando, ;eer is y their altar.


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;eer takes up the s!all hearth candle fro! the altar and !o es to the =orth Quarter,where he presents it 5 with a hu"e hu" 5 to his sister $oudica. Then, with a wink, he takeshis place eside 2wl a!on" the circle of cele rants and watches as...

...$oudica was aware that a hush fell o er the roo! as ;eer started to work. >he watchedas ;eer had set up the ?ircle. 0hen he has done, she dances steps inward on a spiral tothe altar, and takes up the tortoise shell filled with salt and dances steps outward in a spiralto the north. Fro! her pouch she takes so!e earth fro! her tra els, and sprinkles it uponthe floor. >tandin" upon the earth, she sprinkles so!e salt on the floor, !i in" the saltwith the earth. he who is Mother ou who sleeps now the deep sleep of 0inter ou who re!inds us that we will all sleep

And that we shall all awaken a"ain.>he who wraps us now in a cloak of coldyet war!s us with the fires of the hearthFro! who! we co!e, and to who! we return

?o!e, Ancient 2ne of the =orthou who are arth

>he who is Mother

>tep li"htly as the new fallen snow?o!e dance with us this e enin"tinkle as icicles upon our roofs@oin us in our son"s, lau"h with us,Fill our hearts with !erri!entas we cele rate to"ether this ni"ht

Fro! so!ewhere there was !usic. *t echoes in the "reat hall as $oudica turns and li"htsthe quarter candle, then step dances a spiral ack to the altar and replaces the tortoise shellon the altar. >he ows to the ele!ents.

>he looks up and around at the people "athered in the circle, her lue eyes flashin", andshe s!iles at all who ha e "athered. >he turns, and to the last echoes of the !usic, shespirals ack to her place in the circle after passin" to ?arielle in the ast the ?astle's!odest fla!e...

...After !eets and "reets, ?arielle had taken her place in circle, and felt the ener"ies e"into rise as ;eer raised the circle.


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called =orth, and she s!iled as $oudica spiraled ack to her place in the circle.

0ith dancin" feet, ?arielle !o es to the altar and takes up the incense. +racefully, shesteps quickly to the ast point and raises the incense up, spiralin" it three ti!es. As theincense s!oke curls upward, ?arielle calls,

%Ancient 2nes of the ast,le!ent of Air,

Heepers of the ancient wisdo!s,2f intellect and eauty,First $reath and -ast,0e welco!e you to our riteB$e with us now...%

>lowly, the wind picks up, arely noticea le at first. >piralin" 'round, the wind causes?arielle's red hair to rush and dance a"ainst her face, and she s!iles as she hears the

oices whisperin" upon the wind. The incense s!oke spirals upward, !akin" shapes in theair 5 first, the shadow of an owl, then the isa"e of a hawk, and finally as the s!oke e"insto cal!, the oices of the wind speak clearly. %0e are outh...

Typo stands silenty in the circle, arely aware of the e ents around hi!, conte!platin" thenature of ele!ental fire... re irth, like the le"endary phoeni who was re orn fro! its ownashes to li e a"ain. The war!th of s!all fire urnin" in the fireplace, or the fires that ra"eto urn away under rush to re5ener"iEe the land.

Typo steps forward and looks starkly serious at those "athered around the circle, with the?astle ?andle held hi"h a o e his head he calls

%Ancient 2nes of the >outh,le!ent of Fire,ou who li"ht the world with the suns "lowou who li"ht !y heart with desire

0e id you welco!e to this rite e with us now this ni"ht.%

Typo spins ack to his place in the circle with the ?astle ?andle now held fir!ly y othhands close to his chest. haron and waits for thecall to the 0est...


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...As Typo steps ack, >haron steps forward. Fro! the altar she picks up the copper owl.Facin" 0est and raisin" the candle and the owl she in okes the +uardian

I2 0atcher of the 0est,Ancient 2ne Most fearful and !ysterious0e welco!e ou to this circle$less and wash us with our 3resence .J

As she speaks, a fierce wind laced with sleet and icy rain lasts into the circle, causin"ro es to flap and twist and odies to shi er with the sudden da!p chill. 0ith the waterco!es the cold s!ell of winter rain, then the sound of a soft oice5not >haronGs5speakin"

IRe!e! er that *, too, a! The Mother and that * too a! necessary for all irth andre irth.J The wet wind shrieks and si"hs and circles the ritual roo!, then passes on,lea in" the participants dry and once !ore co!forta le, if so!ewhat shaken. >haronspeaks a"ain

I+uard us, 2 Ancient 2neHeep us this ni"ht and &oin with us as we?ele rate oth life and death.For without one there is no possi ility of the other.J

>haron then returns to the altar, settin" the owl in its place. Frost co ers the outside ofthe owl and the water inside is now froEen. After "ently placin" the ?astle candle

etween the tapers of our -ady and -ord, she steps ack to her place in the circle...

...2wl steps slowly forward, drawin" Reddeer y the hand alon" with her. They walkto"ether around the ?ircle, "reetin" each and e eryone .. old friends, ack to"ethera"ain .. new friends, standin" in this a"eless place. Finally, she turns to ;eer .. a "rin wellsup, and his answerin" s!ile ea!s at her. >he swin"s away, still holdin" his hand, in a"raceful dance. The "old of her ro es, threaded with !irrored its, catches the fire li"htand sparkles like a !illion flickerin" fireflies. As she circles ;eer, they hold eye contact,and she can feel hi! e"in to tre! le in anticipation. A lush co!es to her cheeks, and thetorches urn ri"hter ... the fireplace roars as a draft co!es down the chi!ney ... all focuson the dance efore the!.

2wl places her hand on ;eer's reast, feelin" the eat of his heart, and the tre! le of his ody.

% ou are the Altar ... prepared to recei e the +od, as we dance, and sin", and li"ht thefires recallin" the >un fro! the distance.%

2wl lifts here ar!s, and "aEes up at the ni"ht sky, clearly "listenin" thru the skyli"ht. TheMoon is at her fullest, the stars dance around her, and the world waits in e pectation.


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>he sin"s out .. %Father, Re!e! erB ?o!e to us now at the Full Moon of ule. -et theli"ht of the Mother entice you, enthrall you, and rin" you ack to war! the earth andyou're children. Renew the pro!ise ...%

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As ;eer drops to his left knee with oth hands clasped upon his ri"ht, he re erently lowershis eyes to the floor and to his sister's feet. And, hearin" her "entle per!ission a!on" the!any !elodies already playin" in his head, raises the!... knees, wo! , heart, reasts...knowin" that his +oddess already resides within, as >he does within all wo!en, ut !ust

e called out for all the rest to see. ;eer rises and places oth hands squarely on 2wl'sshoulders, lookin" directly into her eyes, and notes that it is now she who tre! les. 0hile;eer can only i!a"ine that the !i ture of desire and apprehension which he felt are nowhers, that self within otherness with which he now participates assures hi! that it is so.

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%Mother with your li"ht * i"nite this candle a ri"hter year# a deeper peace is what *hope for !y fa!ily and friends.% Then placin" two a y rattles ne t to the candle %Anuif it e your will, please let the drea!s of !y dau"hters eco!e reality.%

$efore returnin" to her place =y!' stops to hu" Red ;eer and 2wl and then steps ack towait for

...;eer, who approaches the altar "rinnin". %Toni"ht, * ask only that !y dear friend ha eher est irthday yet of this turn upon the 0heel,% he si!ply states. 0ith a "rand"enuflect, ;eer !o es towards $oudi and 5 still "rinnin" !ischie ously 5 applies a !i"hty

ear hu" efore presentin" her with, circa KL6 , a pair of lack editor's "arters and!atchin" isor. %0ear these in "ood health, and for a !odicu! of fun. And keep up the"rand work you and *!a&icka undertook with The 0iccan 3a"an Ti!es, no !atter in what

enue it occurs. Fro! !y heart to yours, a thousand thank you's for three wonderful yearsof infor!ation.%

Another hu", with a whispered one for *!a&icka as well, and ;eer returns to his place inthe circle. he thinks to herself...%0hat an odd way to "et your "arterB%

>he approaches the altar, and lays upon it an oran"e fro! her pouch. A it of sunshine to

alance the "rey weather she's een wanderin" around in lately.

% ea, another year older, and the ?rones are "atherin"... where to "o fro! here. >o !uchto do. May e a few e tra hours in a day1 ?han"es co!in" all the ti!e. hes!iles, and returns to her place in the circle...

...po! a"ira takes a deep reath and steps up. she's ne er een in such a settin", and it's alittle inti!idatin"...

%"oddess, i thank you for your kind attentions to !y sister.% she lays a s!all hand!ade ook ound in purple silk on the altar. %you know what is contained within. i ask that youopen !y senses, !y heart, !y !ind, and !y soul to percei e what i need to know and doto !ake it !anifest. thank you.%


18/22

she pulls her hood o er her head and steps ack into the circle to wait for...

...suE steps forward and sets four acorns on the altar.

%!other and father, i ask for your "uidance and lessin"s upon four friends who areclutchin" each other and sta""erin" as they !o e alon" their paths. please s!ile on the!.%

she adds a we wo en of lue and purple silk, with "old and sil er ri ons.

%i ask for your help for !e, as i e"in the new &ourney of learnin" and disco ery with !yyoun"er son. please help !e to find the ri"ht way to re5kindle the fla!es of e cite!entand passion a out learnin" in hi!, to keep !y head and wits a out !e, and to ha e the

patience and alance i will sorely need to ha e oth oys at ho!e. thank you.%

s!ilin" at her friends, suE steps ack to await...

...Mor"an, i!pressed eyond words (as alwaysB) at the a!ount of ti!e and thou"ht thatRed ;eer has put into this !onth's workin", steps forward fro! her place in the circle andlays a spray of so!e of her ho!e5"rown sa"e upon the altar. An her of @upiter, whoseener"ies Mor"an has een workin" with of late, it see!s to e the perfect offerin". >hecloses her eyes a"ainst the awe5inspirin" ta leau efore her and stands, sensin" the

powerful !a"ickal ener"ies that ha e reathed stron" life into this roo!. Finally she

speaks softly

%Mother, Father, now !ore than e er * need the stren"th ou continue to "i e !e. Theco!in" year will e one of the !ost i!portant of !y life, and holds the "reatest challen"es* ha e yet had to face. +rant !e the coura"e and personal fortitude to !eet the! andtriu!ph a"ainst those who work a"ainst !e. +rant reco ery and health, too, to !y little"randdau"hter. This * pray in our na!es.%

Mor"an stands yet a !o!ent !ore as her prayer win"s its way to the ;i ine ones, thenretreats to her place and watches...

...@ess lays a loodstone with the other offerin"s.

%-ady and -ord, look in on !y sister. *t see!s she and her platelets ha e had partin" ofways a"ain. * know she'll "et throu"h this. >he'll e healthy a"ain soon. $ut thin"s were"oin" so well for @en. This &ust lew it all out of the water. >o send her healin", send herener"y, and send her hi"h spirits.%


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0ipin" her nose descreetly on her cuff, @ess sniffles ack to her place...

...2wl has waited quietly for the petitioners to approach. As each has put forth their pleas,she can feel a tre!or within her, and e en as she looks at the fa!iliar faces, she see!s to

e seein" the! in a different li"ht, thru another's eyes.

A chuckle wells up as Reddeer presents $oudica with her irthday "ift... and she reathesa soft %uE stands quietly, a sli"ht frown of worrycrosses her row. 2wl s!iles reassurin"ly... % ou can do this, !y sister... don't let yourown dou ts wei"h too hea ily on your shoulders... you will know when the ti!e is ri"ht tochan"e your plans%.

Mor"an, there are chan"es co!in". ;on't ite off !ore than you can chew, ut chew wellthose its which are put on your plate. There is an issue which will effect your decisions,

ut you ha e yet to sort it out clearly in your !ind. +i e yourself ti!e, and !editate onthat which others you the !ost. ?larity will co!e. our "randdau"hter is in "ood hands.@ess, sister, dau"hter ... work with your Runes. Hnowled"e is power... ask the questions,and then focus on that which !ust e fou"ht. There is a attle to e won... and you can dothis.

2nce a"ain, 2wl wonders at these stron" people who co!e to petition, not forthe!sel es, ut for others. And those who ha e petitioned quietly, without statin" aloudtheir requests, 2wl understands that they too are for!in" powerful thou"hts of healin",and aidin" those who are dear to the!. There are those here with us who are takin" theopportunity, not to petition, ut to say %thanks% to the +oddess and the +od for thin"swhich ha e happened in their li es, and they were ery !uch aware that !iracles were"ranted to the!.

*t has een nearly a decade since this site was found, and Rituals held, and the wea in" e"an once a"ain. As the threads were wo en, new colors and te tures ha e een added,and so!e threads were roken. >o!e could e repaired, and so!e had to e tied off.There are slu s, and holes, and wonderfully intricate pieces of our li es wo en here. Andwith each wea in", the cloth eco!es stron"er and !ore eautiful. >u tle !uted shadesof thankfulness, ri"ht "litterin" streaks of passion and &oy, and dark, so! er colors of"rief and fear. et each ti!e we co!e to"ether, and set up our loo!, the shared workin"of the patterns li"htens our urdens. For here, we realiEe that in all the wea in", the handsof the +oddess and the +od "uide our hands, as we wea e the patterns of our li es.

2wl takes a deep reath, and offers her own petition... %May all those "athered here findtheir prayers answered in the way which is !ost eneficial to all.%


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%>o !ote it eB%

...-yn e!er"es fro! the shadows. >he was "oin" to &ust watch this !onth, feelin" that shehad little to contri ute. =ow, she finds that her need to petition has eco!e too "reat forher to hold in silence.


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arises the Ace of ?ups. %/nco er you face, eautiful !other. >he had no !ore of a "lowthan do you, aeons a"o when all was orn. There are no pro!ises in life e cept that we!ay li e it.% The acorns hold his awareness lon"... this path is pri ate, yet


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;eer throws ack his head 5 !outh open 5 and waits for the first to land upon his ton"ue, efore closin" the do!e and the skyli"ht and leadin" the "roup of !erry friends towardsthe welco!in" feast in the ad&acent hall. As all !o e toward the ta le, ;eer pauses toclose the hea y doors which separate the hall and the ritual roo!. As he pulls the! to onancient hin"es, ;eer whispers 5 to the presence which occupies that space within 5 %Athousand thank you's for the ;ance...%

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