Rite of Abundance
Earth Mighty Mother..we
bow to your grace
We seek thy loving
guidance
We seek thy bold
embrace
Air so precious..
only moments
we live without seeing thy face
We seek thy loving
power
We seek to win
this race
Fire so bold
and warming.. our blood flows at thy pace
We seek thy loving
warmth
We seek the cold
to chase
Water so cool
and fresh..all things must know thy touch
We seek to make
out lives bloom
We seek to know
this grace
We seek not to
gain at another's loss
nor to gain what
we have not earned
But if it please
thee my Lords and Ladies
rain Thy blessings
as the wheel turns
Hail Demeter
mistress of wealth
and grantor of
goodness...
Hold thy
pale hand over our head,
that we may become
wise in thy ways
Hail Zeus, thy
mighty Lord ,to strike down our weakness,
and grant us
the will to grow
Hail Punarvasu
Lord of energy and vitality..
Grant us the
strength to see to our needs
Blessing be Mother
Aditi, who makes all the crops to grow
Grant us thy
bounty
Hail Habonida..
Mistress of prosperity...
We seek thy loving
hand to help us do the work of the Gods
Hail thy Great
Father Njord , patron of navigators.
Help us to chart
the way to bountiful shores
Hail Mother Freya..
Great lady of Magic..
Grant us the
Will and the Word to work our desires
Hail Thor defender
of Midgard ....
Lend us thy hammer
to shatter the things which block our path
Hail Mithra guardian
over the prosperity of the world..
we the children
of Earth bid you draw near
Hail to thy Father
Ahura Mazda, who gave thee thy charge...
Blessings be
reverend Father
May we become
wise to know
the way of enlightenment
is not an easy path
Hail Demeter
Lady of Fate
May we be strong
and forceful in our resolve
and not weaken
when the times are lean
Hail Father Zeus
may thy thunder be loud and long
in our ears that
we not forget why we are here
May we be full
of the will to succeed
and not get in
the way of our own prosperity
Hail Punarvasu
who is always truthful with the self
May we know when
the crop is ripe
and when we must
wait for the harvest
Hail Aditi...in
thy golden grace.. whose time cannot be rushed
May we wait with
grace and not lose faith with our Fathers
Hail Habondia..
Great Witch of the stars
who waited a
thousand years to hear her name
Free us we ask,
to work... not for ourselves alone...
but for the good
of all men
Hail Njord..
grant us smooth sailing
and safe journey
on this path we have chosen
May we know
the Magic of My Lady
to work our will
when its needed ,
to bring to us
what is ours by right
Hail Mother Freya..be
with us now in our hour of need
May we know plenty,
to free our hands
for the work
of the Gods
Hail Thor...
mighty thunderer...
free our hands
from poverty's chains
May we have the
force of will to do what is needed
Hail Mithra...we
seek change and well watered fields...
to make the earth
bloom again
May we be forever
grateful for the greatest gift we have... Life
Hail Ahura Mazda
Lord Wisdom
may we be wise
and use this gift well
We seek not to
gain at another's loss
nor to gain what
we have not earned
We thank
thee my Lords and Ladies
for Thy blessings
as the wheel turns
Blessing be Mother
Earth
whose breast
feeds us from morn to twilight
Blessings be
Great Mother for thy watchful eyes on the Rite
Blessings be
Patron of Air on whom our life depends
Blessings be
Quite miracle of grace our lives you did defend
Blessings be
Fire of my blood.. whose inspiration is my song
Blessings be
warmth of my soul our Rite is at its end
Blessings be
Water so sweet
upon whom all
things living must depend
Blessings be
cool drink of my heart
We thank you
that you attend
Blessings be
on this company
