Lammas Picnic

The summer here, the light is bright. Partying both day and night

Warmth in the air, warmth from the ground, even warmth from the street walls

How beautiful a time and space, everything with eternal grace.

"My how the sun shines on your face!"

Blessings of warmth and harmony. Blessings bright

Music drifting on the breeze

Whether you are big or small

In summer we all stand tall

Growing up is so hard to do

However when that sky is blue, everyone celebrates life so true.

Greetings from a hidden place

"Come here with your eternal grace"

"Enjoy and be merry, the time has come, to be as one!"

 

 

 

Good tidings for the New Year

As we walk toward the New Year

We welcome the presence of the Light

Greatly received in honour

Of His blessed Ways

How glorious He shines

Let the Light be

Everlasting you see

"Perfect beings all are We"

"Magic is One in Three"

The Trinity

May We celebrate the New day that's born

Of celebrations come the morn

Of solstice of the winter kind

Many folk have in mind

Family and friends galore

See the future evermore

The Green Man appears a s a stag

Faeries looking on

Gathering to welcome the future

Of humanity in the Light

Of Lord and Lady

The Might and Safety

Within Her blessed wings

Mother of the Moon

Gracious with a tune

Blessed be

Beltane fever!

The heat of the night is burning strong
Love's a leapin 
Passions alight all through the night
Sweat and tears
Blood pumping
Beltane fever's in the air
Fire's roaring
With joy we sing for more
How love is ever changing
With the seasons of life
As we bend and turn
As the breezes blow
Thanks for kindness!
As love grows
So life shows
A new Way!
With lots to say
With lots to do
With time on our hands
To chill and stand
Still to appreciate
Life in all it's glory!

Beltane the time of the sacred marriage
Tween the Lord Green Man and His Lady Rhiannon
Rhiannon, a sovereign and a lover
A softly spoken dove!
Truly in love
Beauty in Her way
Greatness every day
A secret side that's not revealed to everyone
That loving gaze
Through the misty haze
The Future is Bright
The Future is Orange
Sacral energy!
Watch your shadow dance
As the sun shines on!
Beltane fever!

Blessings!

The Morrigan's Heart!

 

The Morrigan's Heart

 

A Raven Woman true to Her birth

Loving All and creating mirth

Her passion strong

All day and night long

Beneath the Moon

Not a moment too soon

Bringing wisdom to the world

A story to behold

Raven's fly

Through the night sky

Warriors pray for sustenance

Of body and soul!

We drink Red Wine

As the night unfolds

Praising the glory of the Morrigan!

Her heart knows all forgiveness

Strength of Woman

Born to fight for what is right

Born to sing Her song

Hailed from birth

To remember Rebirth

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

She cries tears of blood

At the world We know

She tears at Her hair

To be listened to

Thanks be to the Morrigan!



All woman

Delicate and strong

Knitting and Sewing all day long

With hair long and luscious

Food cooked delicious

Welcome to the new world

Of happiness forseen

For Woman as equal

For Man to cry

Like He should do

Thanks be to the Morrigan!

We drink to your strength

We drink to be merry

We drink to share

And sing of the night

Let there be light!

 

Blessed Be

 

Koala Moon Bear Dreaming

koalamoonbeardreaming@hotmail.co.uk

 

 



Lammas Blessings

 

Lammas Blessings

 

 

The Mother Goddess

 

 

 

As we reach the beginning of the harvest and Autumn in it's traditional sense, the Sun ripening the fields of crops and warming our souls, we find the time of the "Mother Goddess".

The sacred site in Britain related to this festival celebration is Silbury Hill in Wiltshire. It symbolised a mother's pregnant womb and embodies fertilty at it's best. The Ancient Druids would journey here at the Lammas time (1st August) and celebrate the Mother Goddess at Her most fertile.

 

 As this is a Mother Goddess celebration, the menfolk would gather together separately and celebrate Lughnasad (LOO-NAS-SAH). This celebration of the Celtic God Lugh, the god of craft, skill and master of many arts, was like the olympic games for menfolk!!

The Celtic God Lugh

 

Young men especially with the guidace of elders would celebrate together for the moon month. Fathers would be at the Lammas festival celebrating with the Mothers and their children.

 

In tradition their are many Mother Goddess' celebrated. DEMETER the mother of Persephone is also a Grain Goddess of the harvestime. Her blessed realm would be celebrated at Lammas with dancing and the making of Corn Dollys. The first ear of corn cut from the harvest was made into a Goddess' likeness and kept in the home til next year when it was planted into the fields in spring. This helped to ensure the fertility of the land and a good harvest. A fertilty dance at harvestime would help to celebrate the Mother Earth and the Goddess Ana at her most bountiful.

 

The sacred symbol for PEACE

 

Lammas Ritual

As this is the time of the harvest, it is nice to celebrate by making an offering of your harvest to the Mother Earth and the Fae. By leaving this offering you are giving thanks for all the bountiful gifts of the Great Mother. Another possibility is to have a picnic with family and friends celebrating of your harvest. Both aspects, the aspect of give-away and the aspect of enjoying yourself are always welcomed by the Mother Goddess' and the Great Mother Herself.

 

   To quote the Native American Commandments of the Great Spirit:

 

"Dedicate a share of your efforts to the Greater Good"

 

Blessed Be