Celebrating the Seasons: Autumn Equinox September 20, 2008
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Celebrating the Seasons: Autumn Equinox
September 20, 2008
Autumn Equinox Ritual
Enter the Temple in Sacred Space
Go To Harvest Altar ? Give Thanks With a Harvest Offering Music: Howard Hansen on Hammered Dulcimer
Lammas Processional - Lammas by Lisa Thiel
Sung by Goddess Choir & Temple Musical Ensemble Harvest Mother: Kamala, Daughter of the Earth: Bella Dancers: Ember & Patrick Humphrey
Welcoming ? Xia
Opening the Ancient Temple Doors ? Miranda
Casting the Circle
Zero by Wendy Rule Sung by Anwyn, Piano: Ananda
East South West North Center
Mnajdra & Lianna Stevie & Ember Briana & Christine RA & Kamala Pythia
Guiding Principles of Temple of the Goddess
Read by Temple Young People
Lighting Altar Candles ? Xia
Ancient Mother
by Robert Gass, Arranged by: Jim Scott Sung by: Temple of the Goddess Choir Piano: Diana Chuang
Unity of Opposites by Xia
Read by: Spencer Doughtie & Xia
Descending to Winter Cello ? Geoffrey Sutton
There Is Power in the Ancient Names
Spoken Word Goddess Liturgy Names by Clay Gilbert, Adapted by Xia & Pythia Call and Response (Text? Page 5)
Celebrant: Briana People: There is power in the ancient names.
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Facilitators
Ananda Briana Murray Christine Papalexis Dylan Booth Vigus Geoffrey Sutton Kamala Marisa Gold Mnajdra Patrick Humphrey RA Stevie St. John
Anwyn Caitlin David Jacks Ember Morgaine Isabella D'Agnenica Lianna Nakashima Miranda Rondeau Morfreyja Pythia Spencer Doughtie Xia
Temple of the Goddess Choir
Ananda Caitlin Emma Ho'o Lianna Nakashima Morfreyja Seven Jaini
Anwyn Christine Papalexis Julie Raftery MaLisa Martin Mnajdra
Choir Director: Ananda Associate Choir Director: Anwyn Music Directors: Ananda & David Jacks Temple Musical Ensemble: Ananda, David Jacks,
Miranda Rondeau, Diana Chuang, Night Eagle Dancer, Farva, Greenman, Draevyn, Patrick Cleary, Jessie Cooper
Ritual Art Director: Ruth Ann Anderson Altar Artists: RA & Caitlin
Lighting & Special Effects: Briana Murray, Kathy Doughtie Sound Artists: David Jacks & Van Webster
Goddess Throne Created by: Fenton & Nancy Ann Jones Costumes & Masks: RA
Sacred Offerings Created by: Morfreyja
Assisted by: Anwyn, Wyllow, Draevyn, Mancub
Recording Artists: Les Nakashima, Celia Sutton Sacred Balance Beam Created by: Greenman Temple Media Editors: Kathleen Forrest, Jill D'Agnenica
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Ancient Mother
by Robert Gass Arrangement by Jim Scott
Ancient Mother, I hear you calling Ancient Mother, I hear your song Ancient Mother, I hear your laughter Ancient Mother, I taste your tears
Goddess Chant:
Ishtar, Cerredwin, Hecate, Inanna, Isis, Artemis, Sophia, Athena, Coatilicue, Aphrodite, Mielikki, Astarte,
Gaia, Saraswati, Kali, Pele, Paso Wee, Demeter, Parvati, Hera, Akewa, Diana, Nidaba, Chicomecoatl,
Lilith, Shekhina, Morgana, Maya, Izanami, Shakti
Mabon (Autumn Equinox)
by Lisa Thiel
O now is the time of the Harvest, As we draw near to the years end
Now is the time of Mabon Autumn is the time to descend
Old Woman waits patiently for us At the threshold of the labyrinth within She offers her hand that we may understand The treasures that await at journey's end
O Great Mother has given of Her body, We give thanks for Her fruit and Her grain We then clear the fields so that next harvest's yields
Will be full and abundant again.
Old Woman leads us through the darkness Our most ancient and trusted of friends She carries the light of spiritual insight And leads us to our wisdom once again
And as we journey through the darkness And as we continue to descend
We learn to let go of what obscures our soul And re-discover our true being in the end
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Mabon (Autumn Equinox) by Lisa Thiel Sung by Temple of the Goddess Choir Choir Director: Ananda, Guitar: Patrick, Draevyn, Greenman
We Are the Storytellers: A Journey of Balance Remembering Maat & Anubis
Written by: Xia & Pythia, Directed by: Ember Morgaine Soundscape: Temple Musicians Drummer: Miranda Rondeau Storytellers/Revelers/Apparitions: Patrick, Morfreyja, Spencer, Ember, Kamala Narrator: Christine Ako/Atum: David Jacks Maat, Egyptian Goddess of Balance & Truth: Marisa Gold Daughter of Maat: Bella Anubis, Egyptian God, Guardian & Guide: Dylan Booth Vigus
Ritual Enactment Through Drum & Dance
As the myth comes to an end you will be invited to join us in dance, in movement, in contemplation. Visit the altars, in any order that you wish. Visit Maat on Her throne, and receive a Feather of Truth to remind you to keep your heart light. Seek Anubis for a Pouch of Balance to remind you to choose your burdens and tasks with wisdom. Walk across the Chasm of Truth and remember your divine heritage of balance in all things. Come dance the joy of balance. Dance, remember your divine legacy, and celebrate the divine nature of all things.
Dante's Prayer by Loreena McKennitt
Sung by: Morfreyja Guitar: Ananda, Flute: David Jacks
Communion
Lianna Nakashima ? Communion Cookies Xia: We partake of Her body and give thanks in
remembrance of Her never-ending Circle of Life.
Opening the Circle
Goddess Liturgy: Call and Response Celebrant: Ananda People: "Blessed Be You"
Offering Thanks
Goddess Liturgy: Call and Response Celebrant: Ananda People: "We Remember You"
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Lammas (Harvest Song)
by Lisa Thiel
Give thanks for the blessings, give thanks for the lessons Give thanks for all that the Goddess Provides
Give thanks for this showing our dreams are now growing Give thanks for the presence of the Goddess in our lives
Refrain: Thank You, Thank you, O Great Mother Thank You . . .
With the first Green Corn our dreams are now taking form We ask for the strength to see the true harvest born Mother of the Corn, of Hoof, and of Horn
We thank you for the Bounty you've brought to our door (refrain)
Mother of the Grain, of the Sun and of the Rain We pray for an abundant Harvest again
We give thanks for the Blessings, give thanks for the lessons We give thanks for all that the Goddess Provides (refrain)
Unity of Opposites
by Xia
You are the light. ? I am the dark. I am the light. ? You are the dark. I am the flame. ? I am the breath that feeds the flame.
I am the ebb. ? I am the flow. I am the seed seeking the light. ? I am the nurturing dark of the soil.
I am the sun. ? I am the moon. I am man. ? I am woman. I am Yang. ? I am Yin.
I am the Son of the Goddess. ? I am the Mother of the God. I am the dark. ? You are the light. You are the light. ? I am the dark. As above. ? So below. As within. ? So without.
All truths are half-truths. ? All paradoxes are reconciled. Life is the dance of balance. ? Life is the dance of balance. Come dance the dance of balance. ? Come dance the dance of balance.
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Dante's Prayer
by Loreena McKennitt
When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone
I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light of the stars
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless Please remember me
Then the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and fire
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless Please remember me
Though we share this humble path, alone How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To touch the face of the stars
Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears We'll rise above these earthly cares
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Please remember me
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Zero by Wendy Rule
Rise softly Eastern sky Gateway to an inner world Open the day and close the night And life will flow through you Now I see before me swirling element of air A purple sky to kiss the night goodbye and then The winds of birth, of change, flow gently through my hair All space is Here All time is Now
Zero/Spirit
So burn brightly Southern sky Summer blue and glorious
A zenith sun ignites your eye And fire flows through you
Now I feel before me warming mind and soul and skin The cosmic fire fuels the fire deep within
With wand in hand beneath the summer flames I'll sing All space is Here All time is Now Zero/Spirit
Melt slowly western sky Back drop to this shadow world All life is danced before your eyes And birds, they cut through you. Now I see before me curved horizon like a cup To catch the twilight that the sky is giving up And love and pain and hope and fear and joy erupt. All space is Here All time is Now
Zero/Spirit
So shine coldly Northern sky Winter night so beautiful
A waning moon, embroidered stars To navigate the winter
Now I hear before me silence old and cold and clear A hermit song, a sigh of earth, of pressing years
But winter sun you offer so much more than fear (yeah, yeah) All space is Here All time is Now Zero
So cosmic Universe, spiraling here with us, Everything you know. Sky above and earth below.
Open each door and the elements four will join hands, and they'll dance. They'll join hands, and they'll dance
they'll join hands, and they'll dance in a zero Zero, spirit, zero, spirit
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There Is Still Power In the Ancient Names Spoken Word Goddess Liturgy
Names by Clay Gilbert, Adapted by Pythia & Xia
Celebrant: Briana Murray People: These words, remembered, wake her.
There is still power in the ancient names Forgotten, she does not die, but sleeps, whispering in her dreams These words, remembered, wake her.
There is still power in the ancient names surrounded by concrete In the midst of an urban jungle These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient namesIsis, Astarte, DianaAs we call, chant, and pray These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient names No grove beneath our feet, only the rough skin of gravel and concrete These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient names Every breeze whispers Her name. Every moonbeam holds Her spirit. These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient names as we sound them forth Hecate, Demeter, KaliThese words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient names No longer forgotten, She sleeps by the roadside Surrounded by technology. These words, remembered, wake Her.
There is still power in the ancient names. These words, remembered, wake Her.
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Guiding Principles Temple of the Goddess
g We believe that every person is the living embodiment of the Divine and a manifestation of Divine Immanence.
g We respect that every person is their own spiritual authority and no one can define the Sacred and Divine for any one else.
g We recognize that there are many paths to the Divine, symbolized by the many "goddesses" and "gods" of all cultures and all lands.
g We support an ideology and spirituality of partnership of relations based on equality, reciprocity, and caring as opposed to domination and control.
g Though we recognize the Divine in many forms, the focus of that which we call the Divine is manifested in the feminine as "Goddess".
g We respect and love Mother Earth, Gaia, as a sacred entity who is part of and connected to a vast living cosmos. We believe She is immanent in all of nature, life, and the cycles of life. We honor the interdependence of the web of all existence of which we are each a strand.
g We believe the loss of the feminine consciousness and ideologies have caused near irreparable damage to humanity and the planet; and we believe that emergence of the feminine consciousness, in balance with the masculine, is the greatest hope for humanity and the planet.
g The feminine consciousness is the ability to create, nurture and enhance life, and therefore respecting the feminine nature in all beings and in all aspects of life has the power to greatly enhance healing and our quality of life on this planet, and conversely, disrespecting the feminine has and can cause damage to all of life because of its interconnectedness.
g We accept the abundant goodness of creation which purports that all beings are meant to live in joy, love, and harmony.
g We believe in a morality and ethics in which the primary imperative is to harm none.
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Temple of the Goddess Liturgy Call and Responses
Opening the Circle Celebrant: Ananda People: "Blessed Be You"
Spirits of Earth, the North We honor your gifts Blessed be You Blessed Be You
Spirits of Fire, the South We honor your gifts Blessed be You Blessed Be You
Spirits of Water, the West We honor your gifts Blessed be You Blessed Be You
Spirits of Air, the East We honor your gifts Blessed Be You Blessed Be You
Words by Ananda Music: EPITAPH OF SEIKILOS (Greek Skolion from a Greek grave stele from the first century CE)
Offering Thanks Goddess Liturgy: Call and Response Celebrant: Ananda People: "We Remember You"
We offer our thanks Our hopes and our dreams To heal ourselves To heal the Earth We Remember You We Remember You
In gratefulness In thankfulness To heal ourselves To heal the Earth We Remember You We Remember You
Words by Ananda Music: Classical Liturgy
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