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Songs & Chants
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Come We Now as a People
(Words and music by Ian Corrigan)

Come we now as a people
To gather at the sacred well.
Come we now as a people
Together in the warmth and the light of the flame.

Earth Mother Song
(author unknown)

Earth Mother, we honor your body
Earth Mother, we honor your bones
Earth Mother, we sing to your spirit
Earth Mother, we sing to your stones

Cosmology Prayer
(by Ceisiwr Serith)

The waters support and surround us
The land extends about us
The sky stretches out above us:
At the center burns a living flame.
May all the Kindreds bless us.
May our worship be true
May our actions be just
May our love be pure.
Blessings, and honor, and worship to the holy ones.

The Portal Song
(Words and music by Ian Corrigan ©Stonecreed Grove, ADF)

CHORUS:
By Fire and by Water, between the Earth and Sky
We stand like the World Tree rooted deep, crowned high.

Come we now to the Well, the eye and the mouth of Earth,
Come we now to the Well, and silver we bring,
Come we now to the Well, the waters of rebirth,
Come we now to the Well, together we sing:

Repeat CHORUS

We will kindle a Fire, Bless all, and with harm to none,
We will kindle a Fire, and offering pour,
We will kindle a Fire, A light 'neath the Moon & Sun,
We will kindle a fire, our spirits will soar.

Repeat CHORUS

Gather we at the Tree, the root & the crown of all,
Gather we at the Tree, Below & above,
Gather we at the Tree, Together we make our call,
Gather we at the Tree, In wisdom & love.

Repeat CHORUS (with gusto)
Druid’s Prayer
(adapted from the original prayer by Iolo Morganwg) 

Grant, O Gods and Goddess, thy Protection, 
And in Protection, Strength,
And in Strength, Understanding,
And in Understanding, Knowledge,
And in Knowledge, the Knowledge of Justice, 
And in the Knowledge of Justice, the Love of it, 
And in the Love of it, the Love of All Existences, 
And in the Love of All Existences,
The Love of Gods and Goddesses and all Goodness

Ancient and Strong

(Words by Phoenix)

Ancestors calling to me
Power ancient and strong
Elders, sages, wise ones be
We have known you all along

Fur and Feather
(Words and music by Sable)

Fur and feather and scale and skin,
Different without but the same within,
Many of body but one of soul,
Through all creatures are the gods made whole.

Hail All the Gods
(Words: First verse, Trad.; Second verse, Richard MacKelley; 
Bridge section, Gwynne Green. Music: Paul Maurice, Sean Miller, Gail Williams.)


Hail all the Gods,
Hail all the Goddesses,
Hail all the Holy Ones,
We dwell together.

Powers of the sky,
Powers of sacred earth.
Powers of the underworld,
We dwell together.

Hail all the Gods!
Hail all the Goddesses!
Hail all the Gods...and Goddesses

The Offering Song
(Words by Anthony Thompson, music by Ian Corrigan)

Let our voices arise on the Fire
Let our voices resound in the Deep
May the spirits accept what we offer, 
As we honor the old ways we keep.

Ritual Archive
Here's an archive of some of our past rites:

2012
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Imbolc [Celtic]
     
5 February 2012, Mary Gomez Park - caitlin ní Manannan 
Ostara [Norse]
     
24 March 2012, Mary Gomez Park -  Victoria Selnes
Bealtainne [Celtic]
     5 May 2012, Stevens Creek County Park -  caitlin ní Manannan
Summer Solstice [Celtic]
     23 June 2012, Ortega Park - caitlin ní Manannan
Thingstide [Norse]
     4 August 2012, Ortega Park - Victoria Selnes
Autumnal Equinox [Celtic]
     
29 September 2012, Ortega Park -  caitlin ní Manannan
​Winter Solstice [Celtic]
​     22 December 2012, Ortega Park -  caitlin ní Manannan



















2016

Lughnasadh 2016 [Irish] 
     30 July 2016

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