Tonight, I was invited to join Lady Sabrina Rhiannon and her coven in their Full Moon esbat. But for all of us, this was more than just another Full Moon ritual. We gathered together at Sara’s house for this particular ritual to send out some protection energy to her husband who will be deployed to Iraq this week.
We also held a drumming circle which was simply awesome! I had attended drumming circles before as an observer, but had never actually participated in one. The energy raised in this kind of gathering is so intense that you feel as if you are essentially “one” with the rest of the group. It is definitely something which is hard to describe if you have never been a part of one before. It was very exciting!
Oh yes, I almost forgot – I also had the pleasure of meeting the rest of her "clan". She and her husband have four cats, one dog, a huge turtle, a lizard and a couple of snakes.
(The pics from top to bottom: Sara's beautiful altar, giving back to the Earth after ritual, enjoying an array of delicious food, Sara with her cat Baby, Mitzi, her Sheltand Sheepdog Shelby, Scooter, a bag of thoughtful goodies from Sara, and her turtle Morla)
In short, we prayed for Sara’s husband’s safety as well as the safe return of all of our brothers and sisters (Pagan or other) in the military who risk their lives every day for our freedom. As her friends and "sisters", Sara knows that we will always be there for her whenever she needs our love and support.
Looks like you had a lovely time!
ReplyDeleteCoven members or for us our sangha has become so important. Nothing quite like the energy you can raise as a group, you know? We have started attending more regularly. FWIW, we drum and sing a lot, too!
We chant out loud in Yoga as well and some days we can whip ourselves in to quite a frenzy!!
Glad you had such a wonderful night. I will add my prayers to yours for the safe return of our troops. I am SO against all of this fighting, but so NOT against our troops. They have my full support, as ever!
Hugs!
Thank you so much for your caring comments, Buddhist Mama, they are very much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more about the fighting as I too, of course, do not like war. But as you have said, I am NOT against our troops. I do not feel as though I have to support the wars in order to care about our troops.
Blessings to you,
Kim
IM JUST STARTING TO LEARN BOUT WICCA,IVE BEEN READING ALOT OF PRAYERS ,IM WONDERING ARE THEY ANY PRAYERS FOR A SAFE RETURN ON THEIR TRIP?....PLEASE RESPOND..THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ReplyDeleteBLESSING TO YOU,
LESLIE S.