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10-31-2005, 05:36 PM
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| Community Greeter  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mid-Life Express
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Cool the wind blows on this Samhain night Tonight we gather for the rite Hail to our forefathers, of times gone past Hail to our foremothers, who taught us the ways that last Hail to all those gone on before us Join with me Now to bring the spirit to light Hail Mother Earth, dark womb of life To whom all things living return Blessed be Hail fights of Air, the breathe of life That all things living taste of the sweetness Blessed be Hail warmth of Fire, the light of life Your glow of the inner soul, that this night takes flight Blessed be Hail Waters rain, this cool autumn night Tears of blessings fail, on this new years rite Blessed be Welcome Persophone, Great Queen of the Underworld Tonight your citizens pass the veil of light Bid them safe journey on this night of nights Hail Hades Queen, we bid you welcome this night Welcome Inanna, she of a 1000 names Who tasted death that man might know life Be welcome in our company, this night when the veil thins Show us the way to the light Welcome Hekate, she of the Crossroads Pale Goddess of the Night Be welcome in our company this joyous new year Guardian of souls in the light Welcome Kali, Great slayer of darkness Your shield we bid on this night Protect thou this company with your might That we return again to the light Open we now the gates Between this world and the next Peering through the mists of time To see dear faces in the light Welcome one and all our ancestors Come sup with us this night Light the candles round Let the light abound Sweet the incense in the night Tonight we speak with those gone past To seek their blessings in this life Hail the blessed ones, who speak to our hearts Tonight there is no time for grief Rejoice in the knowledge they bring to thee Hear clearly what they say in the night Lift your hearts and lose your woes On this most blessed of nights The new year begins The past is done Let there be only light A circle has no beginning A circle has no end The circle of life we bind in this life Has stood since before there was night We welcome all to join hands in the light Past and present, with futures hope We stand together in the rite The sprial dance of life and light The motes of energy what we bring to life Hand to hand, life to life, we bring with us the Light Blessings on the world of both the living and the dead Tonight all souls stand together May there be peace May there be light May there be joy on this night Return now to the Earth From the souls filght Reborn to the world Reborn to the light Hail and blessings to all past and present On this the Samhain night Thank you Great Mother, Your protection so freely given, All Hail and honor to she of a 1000 Names Who let the veil be riven Hail Mother Earth, dark womb of life To whom all things living return Thank you and Blessed be Hail fights of Air, the breathe of life That all things living taste of the sweetness Thank you and Blessed be Hail warmth of Fire, the light of life Your glow of the inner soul, that this night takes flight Thank you and Blessed be Hail Waters rain, this cool autumn night Tears of blessings fail, on this new years rite Thank you and Blessed be indigo "love is the law" namasté mes anges Indigo
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10-31-2005, 06:07 PM
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Thank you for sharing that Indigo. I forget that this is a special night to more than the children who dress up. I hope you don't mind if I share this also, it explains what Samhain night means.  Halloween: The Pagan Festival of Samhain Paganism, and Druidry especially, recognise eight feasts durring the yearly cycle or the Eight Fold Year. These celebrations are based upon a deep and mysterious connection between our individual lives and the source of this planet’s life. Like any other religious ocassion, these Pagan holidays are marked by special observances. The most popular festival, in ancient times as well as modern Pagan society, is Samhain or Samhuinn, (pronounced Sou’in) the Celtic new year. Halloween Myths 1) The pumpkin God, Samhain ( pronounced Sam’hane) DOES NOT exist. 2) Pagans DO NOT sacrifice babies or animals on Halloween. The Wiccan Rede states "Do what thou wilst, but harm none." 3) Pagans DO NOT worship the Devil or Satan on Halloween. 4) PAGANS ARE NOT SATANISTS. These myths have been perpetuated by people who have seen too many horror movies and the Christian idea of horrific and mythical forms of Satanism. Origins of Samhain or Halloween According to Monroe, the Celts were a nation of people united by a common culture. "The term Celtic refers to a culture, and not a specific country or nationality" (Monroe 5). The Celts were a feirce warrior people whose domination once stretched from Ireland to Greece at their height around the third century BC (Severy 588). The ancient Celtic society was highly structured in that everyone knew their place. To break the strain, Samhain was celebrated by the Celts from October 31 to November 2 as days of no time when chaos ruled. "People did crazy things, men dressed as women, and women as men. Farmers’ gates were unhinged and left in ditches, peoples’ horses were moved to different fields, and children would knock on neighbors’ doors for food and treats in a way that we still find today . . . in the custom of trick-or-treating on Halloween" (O.B.O.D.). The Druids however celebrated differently. "Behind this apparent lunacy, lay a deeper meaning. The Druids knew that these three days" were the time when "the veil between this world and the World of the Ancestors was drawn aside ... and journeys could be made to the ‘other side’. The Druid rites, therefore, were concerned with making contact with the spirits of the departed, who were seen as sources of guidance and inspiration." The Ovates officiated at these rites, because they were skilled in divination and spiritual travel. Ovate was the second step to becoming a Druid. Ovates "were responsible for understanding the mysteries of death and rebirth . . . for divinaning the future" and for "conversing with the ancestors" (O.B.O.D.). The Druids believed that time was cyclical and not linear. Therefore, the Ovate was also trained in spiritual time travel. They viewed the realm of the ancestors not as a realm of the dead, but as the repository of tribal wisdom where the ancestor awaited reincarnation. The O.B.O.D. quotes Ceasar from the de Bello Gallico, "The cardinal doctrine which they seek to teach is that souls do not die, but after death pass from one to another..." [Reincarnation] This view of death is a less fearful image then simply not existing anymore. And by observing natures cycles of birth, death, and rebirth the modern ovate can apply natural law towards the healing of the human body and psyche. Samhain Today Today Pagans see Samhain as a time to honor the dead, not as the dead, but as the living spirits of loved ones and as guardians who hold the wisdom of mankind. It is a celebration of the afterlife where we do not die but rest and continue to learn and prepare for our next incarnation. References Miller, Tara "Druidry: Knowledge of the Oak". Monroe, Douglas. The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic and Lore. Llewellyn Publications: St. Paul, MN, 1992. Official Web Site of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. http://www.obod.co.uk/obod Severy, Merle. "The Celts". National Geographic. May. 1977, 582-632.
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