Chants

Air I Am	Brighid	Goddess	Midnight	Rhiannon #3
Air Moves Us	Cerridwen	Hail (Elements)	Moon	River of Birds
Ancient Mother	Earth	Hecate	New Moon	Samhain
Arianrhod	Earth Site	Herne	Nimue	Samhain's Revels
Back to the River	Earth Spirit	Hoof & Horn	Power Raising	She Changes
Banish the Old	Elemental Vows	Horned One	Protective	She's Waiting
Blodeuwedd	Endless Eternal	I am the )O(	Quarter Call #1	Solid as a rock
Blood (Ancients)	Energy	Look	Quarter Call #2	The Elements
Born of Water	Evening )O(	Meditation	Rhiannon #1	We all come
Branwen	Fire Soul	MM & MP	Rhiannon #2	We are a circle

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----- Air I Am -----

Air I am,
Fire I am,
Water, Earth and
Spirit I am

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----- Air Moves Us -----

Air moves us
Fire transforms us
Water shapes us
Earth heals us
And the balance of the wheel goes round and round
And the balance of the wheel goes round

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----- Ancient Mother -----

Ancient Mother, I hear you calling
Ancient Mother, I hear your song
Ancient Mother, I hear your laughter
Ancient Mother, I taste your tears

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----- Arianrhod Chant-----

Silver wheel, stars and time
Ever turning and returning
Bring us 'round
Arianrhod
Castle revolving
Spiral Milky Way

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----- Back to the River -----

Back To The River, Back To The Sea,
Back To The Ocean, One With Thee.
Back To My Blood, And Back Through My Veins
Back To My Heartbeat, One And The Same
Back To The Forest, Back To The Fields
Back To The Mountains, Her Body Revealed
Back To My Bones, Back To My Skin
Back To My Spirit, The Fire Within.

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----- Banishing the Old -----

Take the old and burn it,
Burn it let it go.
Fire starts within our hearts
And gives us room to grow.

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----- Blodeuwedd -----

Blodeuwedd, fair maiden
Behind a face made of flowers
Lie mysteries, beginnings,
The knowing eyes of the owl

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----- Blood of the Ancients-----

It's The Blood Of The Ancients,
That Runs Through Our Veins And The Forms Pass,
But The Circle Of Life Remains

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----- Born of Water -----

Born of water
Cleansing, powerful
Healing, changing
We are

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----- Branwen Chant -----

Deep within her gentle bosom
Far across the salty foam
Branwen's heart echos our longing
Send her message home

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----- Brighid's Song -----

We will never
Never lose our way to the well
And the memory
Of the power
Of her living flame
It will rise
It will rise again

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----- Cerridwen -----

Deep cauldron, ancient wisdom
Cerridwen
Life yields to your embrace
And is born again

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----- Earth -----

The earth is our mother
We must take care of her
The earth is our mother
We must take care of her

Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon
Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon

Her sacred ground we walk upon
With every step we take
Her sacred ground we walk upon
With every step we take

Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon
Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon

The earth is our mother
She will take care of us
The earth is our mother
She will take care of us

Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon
Hey, yona, ho yona, hey yon, yon

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----- Earth Site -----

Earth site
Witch's rite
Merry meet
In joy tonight!

Sacred ground,
Newly bound.
Witness to
The power found!

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----- Earth Spirits-----

Guardians Of The Dreamtime, Shapes And Forms.
Roots Of The Mountain, Silent And Deep.
Earth Spirits Dreaming, Awaken To Our Touch.
Shapers Of The Crystal, Shapers Of The Leaf,
Shapers Of The Valley Beneath Our Feet.

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----- Elemental Vows-----

As the sea is eternal, so is our love;
As the wind is all-encompassing, so is our love;
As the earth is solid beneath our feet, so is our love.
And yet, our love is so great
That it even soars beyond the sea and the wind and the earth.
It is so perfect to be standing beside you here,
Among these elements
Which reflect the love we have for each other,
As we commit ourselves to each other today.

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----- Endless Eternal -----

Endless Eternal, Powers Of The Night
Endless Eternal, Powers Of The Day
Endless Eternal, By Dusk And By Dawn
Come To Us Now, Come To Us Now
We Who Live In Time. We Who Live And Die
We Who Live In Time. We Who Cross The Veil
We Who Live In Time. Are Here And Are There
Flow Through Us Now, Flow Through Us Now

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----- Energy Chant-----

Be silent
Be Still
Resonate at will.
Resonate within yourself
Feel the energy
Feel the wealth.
Crystal heart
Love's mark
Radiant to all.
Color spectrum
Divine light
Echoing its call.
Trusting now
Flying wide
Reaching out within.
Listen close
Ignore no more
For now it is time to begin.......

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----- Evening -----

Hail fair moon, Ruler of the night;
Guard me and mine, until the light.

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----- Fire Soul -----

Fire, Fire, Soul's Desire
Changer Change Me
Burning, Burning, Higher

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----- Goddess Chant -----

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate
Demeter, Kali, Inanna

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----- Hail the Elements -----

Hail, Hail The Wind It Blows,
Hail, Hail The Water Flows,
Hail, Hail The Fire Glows,
Hail, Hail The Earth It Grows,
Hail, Hail, The Spirit Knows

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----- Hecate -----

Hecate, Cerridwen
Dark Mother take us in
Hecate, Cerridwen
Let us be reborn

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----- Herne -----

Herne, horned one
Hunter 'neath the northern sun
Watcher at the gates of winter
Flame on the wind

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----- Hoof & Horn -----

Hoof and horn
Hoof and horn
All that dies shall be reborn
Corn and grain
Corn and grain
All that falls shall rise again

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----- Horned One -----

Horned one, the hunter
Horned one, the lord
Horned one, the hunted
Horned one, Cernunnos

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----- I am the Goddess -----

I am the Goddess,
I am the Mother,
All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals.

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----- Look -----

As We Walk The Circle Round, Change And Transform
As We Dance On Sacred Ground, Shine And Rejoice
Look At Each Other. See The Sun, Moon, And Stars
Look At Each Other. See The Sun, Moon, And Stars

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----- Meditation -----

Water wash over me
Wash imbalance away
Sun shine brightly
Warm my soul every day
Wind blow gently
Whisper wisdom in my ear
Earth rise to greet me
Cradel me safe and near
With the Spirit of Nature
I am never alone
I have arrived
I am home

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----- Merry Meet, Merry Part -----

May the circle be open
But never broken
May the peace of the Goddess be ever in your heart
Merry Meet
And Merry Part
And Merry Meet again.

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----- Midnight -----

O stars whirling through the inky round;
O power hiding from the light;
O black curling on the darkened ground;
O secrets biding in the night;
O ebon treasures and the owl's sweet cry;
O haunting forces of the deep;
O misty measures of the circling sky;
O daunting courses that you keep:
Come to me with your magick power!
Enfold me with your arcane might!
Be here at this mystic hour!

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----- Moon -----

Dark Moon, We Hear You Call Us,
Bright Moon, We Call Your Name,
Crescent Moon, We Sing With You,
Crescent Moon, We Sing With You.

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----- New Moon-----

Waxing, waxing, Growing, growing-
Diana's power is flowing, flowing.

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----- Nimue -----

Young huntress, Nimue
Enchanting woodland nymph
Weave sweet oblivion
Skillful fae sorceress
Cares be bound
Encircle healing spells around us
Speak the sound
That calls our weary souls to rebound

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----- Power Raising -----

We are the children of the night,
Gentle are we-yet feel our might.
Singing, dancing, chanting low.
Power building...let it go!
Round and round this Esbat site;
Power build to work our rite.
Brother and sister, together we sing.
Directing the forces that our wills bring.
We are the spokes of the mighty wheel;
This power we raise that all might feel.
Deosil circle round about;
Building the power, let it go with a shout!

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----- Protective Chant -----

(while chanting, visualize a triple purple circle around you)
I am protected by your might,
O gracious goddess, day and night.

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----- Quarter Call #1 -----

By the Earth, that is Her body,
By the Air, that is Her breath,
By the Fire, of Her bright spirit,
and by the Waters, off Her living womb.
I call forth the elements, to form this circle.

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----- Quarter Call #2 -----

Earth, Water, Fire and Air
and by the pentagram, that I wear,
Ruled by spirit as all should be,
as I will it, so Mote it be

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----- Rhiannon #1 -----

Ride forth from your faery mound
Rhiannon, heed our call
Bring to us your fertile magick
From your bounteous hall

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----- Rhiannon #2 -----

Veil covered face, and golden beauty
Birds sweetly singing
Rhiannon
Annwyn's Great Queen, warm embracing mother
Hoofbeats are ringing
Rhiannon

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----- Rhiannon Carry Us -----

Rhiannon Carry Us,
Rhiannon Carry Us,
Rhiannon Carry Us Over,
Crossing The Threshold,
From Sleeping To Waking,
From Birthing To Dying And Over

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----- River of Birds -----

There's a river of birds in migration
A nation of women/(people) with wings

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----- Samhain Chant -----
- Doreen Valiente -

Fire red, summer's dead
Yet it shall return.
Clear and bright, in the night,
Burn, fire, burn!

Chorus:
Dance the ring, luck to bring,
When the year's a-turning.
Chant the rhyme at Hallows-time,
When the fire's burning.

Fire glow, vision show
Of the heart's desire,
When the spell's chanted well
Of the witching fire.

Chorus:
Dance the ring, luck to bring,
When the year's a-turning.
Chant the rhyme at Hallows-time,
When the fire's burning.

Fire spark, when nights are dark
Makes our winter's mirth.
Red leaves fall, earth takes all,
Brings them to rebirth.

Chorus:
Dance the ring, luck to bring,
When the year's a-turning.
Chant the rhyme at Hallows-time,
When the fire's burning.

Fire fair, earth and air,
And the heaven's rain,
All blessed be, and so may we,
at Hallows-tide again.

Chorus:
Dance the ring, luck to bring,
When the year's a-turning.
Chant the rhyme at Hallows-time,
When the fire's burning.

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----- Samhain's Revels -----

Come! Come! Samhain Revels, Summer's End
Sing! Dance! Celebration For The Dead
Pour! Pour! The Libation For The Dead
Life! Death! Part The Veil, Summer's End

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----- She Changes -----

She changes everything she touches,
And everything she touches changes.
(repeat)
Changes...Touches
Touches...Changes
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----- She's Been Waiting -----

(chorus)
She's been waiting, waiting
She's been waiting so long
She's been waiting for her children to remember, to return.

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Blessed be and blessed are the lovers of the lady.
Blessed be and blessed are the Maidens, Mothers, Crones.
Blessed be and blessed are the ones who stand together.
Blessed be and blessed are the ones who stand alone.

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----- Solid as a Rock -----

Solid as a rock
Safe within the harbor
Ancient as a stone
Strong as the sea
Solid as a rock
Safe within the Mother
And water that flows through me

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----- The Elements -----

The Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water
Return, return, return, return,

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----- We all come -----

We all come from the Goddess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of rain
Flowing to the ocean

We all come from the horned one
And to him we shall return
Like a spark of fire
Rising to the heavens

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----- We are a circle -----

We are a circle,
Within a circle,
With no beginning,
And never ending

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