There are a few times in our lives where everything shifts. A transformation that encompasses all aspects of your life – closing out one book of your life and beginning to write the next. This transition is usually one that can take years to get to the completion point because it is not just spiritual or physical life changes – it is all of it together. It is an ascension of life. These types of transformations deserve a ritual worthy of that movement – a Ritual of Ice and Fire.
This is my ritual for this particular occasion, and the energies are in perfect alignment for it. The moon is coming out of The Well. Mars and Venus sit at the mouth of the Lion. Pluto sits in Capricorn, the planet of transformation and the stars of The Ruler – structures and foundations. The Sun and Mercury are at the heart of Gemini – the Duality in all things.
The Ice
I have been crafting a special water the last three days as the Moon moved from one side of the The Well to the next – from a death to a birth. It has been energized by the sun, the moon, and three strong storms – which is fitting for the storms that it took to get here.
In the morning I will pour some into a cup and speak to it. I will reflect on all my storms that have carried me to this point, holding gratitude for every lesson I emerged with because of them. There is no anger, regret, or sorrow being carried forward – only what I learned through all of it – that wisdom is what I carry with me.
Once this is completed I will freeze the water. Letting it hold all the gratitude and positive emotions I have poured into it. A frozen memory, a spoken account of the journey trapped in the ice, and the emotion of gratitude for the wisdom gained.
The rest of the water will be ingested during the ritual.
The Fire
Tomorrow night we will make a fire and center the ritual around it. The fire represent the end and the beginning. This fire represents igniting the fire within ourselves. New life, new passions, pointing us in a new direction. Through its ashes we will be born into this new life we are crafting.
I will collect the ashes once they have cooled to use in some other creations – perhaps a salt or art piece.
The Ritual
It starts with a story…
Of The Morrigan. (the stories are personal and my journey with them – always an expression of gratitude for our bond)
A Chant/ song
Born of Water
Cleansing – Powerful
Healing – Changing
Higher
(throwing the ice into the flame releasing the gratitude and love)
Prayer to the Ancestors
Blood of my Blood – Those we carry within us
Deep gratitude for the Blessing you have passed
and the storms yet traveled
Bound by Blood – Bound by Love
Prayer to the Land
Land that I stand on
Deep Gratitude for all your blessings
Acceptance of the thorns you grow
We reap what we choose to sow
We celebrate the abundance you bestow
of Water – of Fire – of Earth – of Air
A story… Of Kari.
A Chant/ song
Spirits of the fire come to us
we will kindle the fire
Spirits of fire come to us
we will kindle the fire
We will kindle the fire
Dance the magic circle round
we will kindle the fire
we will kindle the fire
A story of Hel (Goddess)… Where we have been and where we are heading.
*Personal Statement of who I am
Tay-me Un Tay-nee
Tay-me Due-Crusha-Fiona
Devotion Guides me
Faith drives me
Love binds me
Prayer to my Guides
I call in my three Shields
The Morrigan, my Foundation
Kari, God of Voice
Hel, Goddess of The Well
(here is where I will say these words over the water left before the freezing and then drink it)
I drink from your cup
To see what you see, Feel what you feel,
Know what you know.
To walk with you means to have Faith,
Faith requires sacrifice,
Sacrifice does not exist without Love.
(then I will drink the water and sit quietly with the fire, listening and feeling any message they may give during this)
Closing Chant/ song
Family spin your circle bright
weave your web of dark and light
earth – air – fire – water
Bind us as one
Closing Thoughts
The reason I laid out the outline for this ritual is so anyone who might want to use it can, or to give them inspirations to create their own. Although this ritual was crafted for the specific purpose stated in the beginning, it can be altered and shifted to apply to any transformative change or forward movement. You can even alter it to create a needed change – switch the ice aspect to those that have you frozen in place – instead of the gratitude of moving on. Then when you burn it, you are melting those away.
I hope you enjoyed this and it gave you some ideas of your own. Have a wonderful Full Moon!!
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