Wiccan Lammas / Lughnasadh Solitary Ritual Guide (Alternate)
Needed:
Harvest vegetables (corn, squash, etc.)
Grains (oats, rice, wheat, rye, etc.)
Fruits (apples, berries, cherries, plums, etc.)
Cornbread & apple cider
Garnish the altar with harvest vegetables, grains, and fruits. Cast the circle.
With arms stretched out above head say:
"What will be is. What was will be.
The Wheel of the Year forever turns.
Dark to light, light to dark,
Each season passes with lessons learned.
"We plant with love, tend with respect,
And at Harvest time our fields reflect
The bounty of our Mother Earth,
Ripened by our Father Sun.
"Now upon my altar,
Gifts I offer the Two that are One.
As each day passes, shorter than the last,
May I be reminded of the seasons that have passed.
The marriage and the seeding of the Goddess in May;
Her womb swollen with life anew at Summer Solstice Day;
All this time the Father Sun has shone with so much pride.
"Rising early, setting late;
Now that he's supplied the warmth and light
For the good of the Earth
He knows that His death is drawing near.
But this secret He understands,
That with the turning of the wheel,
His rebirth has been planned."
With both hands gesture to the vegetables, grains, and fruits.
"Truly blessed are we that receive the bounty of the Harvest,
Blessed be the Mother Earth,
Blessed be the Father Sun,
As they teach me of life, death, and rebirth.
I honor You, The Two that are One."
Pick up one of the cornbread muffins, and offer up to the Gods, saying:
"Blessed be the Harvest,
Blessed be the Corn Mother,
Blessed be the Grain God,
For together they nourish both body and soul.
Many blessings I have been given.
I count them now by this bread."
Name all the things that you are grateful for. With each item that you name, break off
a piece of the cornbread and eat it. When finished, take a small handful of the grain
and hold it in your open hand at face level, saying:
"Winds of the East, I ask for your indulgence.
Hear me now as I request your aid in the cycle of life.
As your winds blow through fields of ripened grain,
Carry loosened seeds upon your back
That they may fall amidst the soil
That is our Mother Earth.
She will cover them in times of storm,
Protecting and nourishing them
Until they sprout next Spring, beginning life anew."
Blow gently across your hand imitating the wind taking the seeds air-born. Continue:
"I give thanks to the Great Mother, Goddess of fertile land.
And to the Great Father, Consort and Provider.
For as their bounty sustains my life,
So does their bounty sustain my brethren;
All living creatures of wood and field,
Of lake and stream, and of air.
Of these blessings I partake and share.
Blessed be this Harvest Night, The Givers and the gift."
Assume the Goddess position, saying:
"All things have their season.
Again the wheel has turned and brought us
To the season of the first Harvest.
A time to think about sacrifices and reborn hope,
A time to reflect on what we have sown,
A time to gather our memories,
And from those lessons that we have learned,
We plan for the future.
"Blessed Be the Mother, whose womb contains and bears all life.
Blessed Be the Father, whose seed plants all life.
Blessed Be the Two that are One,
From Them life flows and flows back again."
Meditation.
Cakes and ale.
Close the circle.
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