Neith- Lighting the Torches Festival

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Festival of Lighting the Torches to Neith
Date- July 2nd

This Festival celebrates the Great Goddess Neith. It can also be incorporated into your Midsummer Festivities. The idea of this Ritual is to light a corridor that will create a doorway. Spirits and guardians can pass freely through this doorway into your circle. Make sure you only perform this ritual within Sacred Space.

Have a buffet meal set up within your circle, but out of the way.

If you are performing this spell indoors, use taper candles instead of torches.
This Ritual calls for creating a vertical fire ring with the torches. Make sure to plan this out well ahead of time and be careful to make sure you are not going to catch anything nearby on fire.

Cast your Sacred Space as you normally do.

Tools and Supplies needed:

Sword
Athame
Cauldron
A torch for each person present
A candle for each person present which they can take home
Engraving tools

Each person should take a few moments to engrave their candle with symbols or the names of loved one who have passed within the last calendar year.

High Priest says:

This is a celebration of lighting the torches to Neith,
Mistress of the Dark that resides within all of us.

The Temple Guardian lights the balefire.

High Priestess says:

On this night, we celebrate the Goddess
and her gifts in all her forms.
As Maiden, she is the light
Which illuminates our path.
As Mother, she is the warmth
that nurtures our soul.
As Crone, she is the key
Which opens the portal between the worlds.

Silently, one by one, Coven members come forward and light their torches from the balefire. Each torch is taken to the West side of the Sacred Space and placed so that they appear to form a vertical fire ring.

High Priestess says:

Great Goddess Neith
We ask you to open this portal
And allow our loved ones to join us.

Everyone sits and meditates on the fire ring for as long as they desire. When they have finished, they light their engraved candles from the fire ring, and place the lit candles on the altar. When everyone has lit their candles, the High Priestess says:

We welcome our loved ones to us
And thank the Goddess
for opening the portal.
May they all join in our feast.

Each Coven member should fill their plate, as well as a small plate to offer to the Gods and spirits. Once the plates have been filled, each member should find a quiet place within Sacred Space and eat quietly, mentally conversing with the spirits. Don’t forget to fill a plate for Neith and place it on the altar.

When you are done eating, clean up after yourself, and sit quietly in your place until everyone is finished.

Once everyone is done, The High Priestess says:

We thank the Great Goddess Neith
For allowing us this time.
May all spirits go with peace.

The fire ring torches/candles are extinguished. Now, close the Circle in your usual manner.

News & Upcoming Events

March 16-20 - Spring Equinox celebration. Main ritual will be on the 18th starting at 10:00 a.m. and lasting until we get sleepy.

April 29th - Beltaine celebration beginning at 7:00 p.m.

June 20 - 25 - Second annual Trial of Set game!

June 24 - Midsummer celebration beginning at Noon and lasting until 11:00 p.m. Main ritual begins at 6:00 p.m.

September 22 - 24 - Autumn Equinox Celebration. Main Ritual will be on the 23rd beginning at 7:00 p.m.

October 26 - 29 - Harvest celebration. Main Ritual will be on the 28th, beginning at 7:00 p.m.

For more information on any of these events, please email Nydia. Please put 'Rituals' as the subject line of your email.