The Priest walked out All Hallow’s Eve A fair young maid he heard to grieve Said her lover left her lost Lorn alone & worldly tost “Practice Godly love,” he said “til your lover comes to bed” “’Til your lover leads you home – “ “I’d insure you safe alone” “Kindest priest to kindness give - “God is my lover while you live “But if my true love comes to me “Exchanged places must there be” Windy sky & ragged clouds Their love was more than God allowed And as winter weathered cold Warmer grew their love, & bold Ragged clouds & windy sky In ungodly bed they lie Through the room there blows a blast Her lover has come home at last Standing in his sea-drench clothes The wind through his cold visage blows “Home, my Love, as you said I’d be “Though my ship was wrecked at sea!” “If my true love comes to me “Exchanged places must there be “Now the spell at last is done “Now, kind priest, you must be gone” Ragged clouds & windy sky The evil laughing lovers lie And on the sea, the wind blows cold And tears away the lost priest’s soul first verse again, & out

With Tom O’ Bedlam’s merry fools, ten thousand year I’d travel With dirt-bare toes I’d mad mock those, who spoilt their shoes on gravel Old Tom O’Bedlam goes shanks-mare, his motley crew to muster We gurn the Bishop’s mistress there - & a fie to all their bluster In Paris I went down to Hell, to beg my breakfast yearning And there I got so piping hot, I licked the spits for turning Then took I up the cauldron where boiled ten thousand harlots I threw up flame & drank the same, to the health of all such varlets Yet still I sing bonny churls, bonny mad girls All Bedlam souls are bonny For they will go bare, & they live by the air, And they want no drink nor money No gypsy slut or doxy shall from Mad Nan estrange me We’ll weep all night or spit our spite - yet brave it will not change me I now repent that ever, Mad Nan I sore disdain’ed My lips are crossed since her I lost - which makes me go thus chain’ed My staff is raised to giants - my bag maintains my cleavers To cut mince pies from sheriff’s thighs - with which I’ll feast the beavers My horn is made of thunder - I stole it out of Heaven And in my hair the rainbow wear, from which I’m ever driven The spirits have belied me, I asked this journey guide me The Sun did shake, the Moon did quake, as soon as ‘er they spied me And when that I have beaten, the Man in Moon to powder His dog I’ll help, to make him yelp, as could no demon louder A health to Tom O’Bedlam - go drain the sea in barrels I’ll drink it all well brewed with gall, & let no drunken quarrels With Tom I’ll go a begging - done well, I will grow younger To live on Earth with some in mirth, & cheat the noose’s hunger

The end of the year - all Nature seem dying The leaves are all falling - the cold days are here If we listen & mark the old wind sound’s faint crying We hear voices of souls when we open our ear The green world is failing - all essence it held The Spirit & mind net, the conference clear Let us rejoin it - melt & re-meld Let us be holders of ancestors dear All spirits & beings once held by the forest Supported by cells of those souls, small & great Return to us now - your need is the sorest Use part of our spirit - you don’t have to wait As we dance in the spiral, all spirits we find Of names that we call, & all those that are good More human, & smaller, the reservoir mind We hope you find fair as the heart of the wood Come all who would join us - come all our old friends Come all you good spirits, where ever you roam Come to this great gathering, as Summer it ends; Come to our group soul - come back to this home

I Am Seeker - Samhain Ritual 17:27 Have at hand salt, bread, & wine, & a wand Though the cold must come, & snow And the Winter goes so slow Still, the Spring will come I know The Spring will come again, I know The old trees are dying, changing to chance as they grew The old trees are dying - who will be planting the new? I, I, I - this is my name - (say your secret, magickal name) I come before you, all you Old Ones, And declare my fealty to You Oh, East, Lord of Air - I am Seeker & a lover Of the highest Shining Ones - God & Goddess over all Oh, South, Lord of Fire - I am Seeker & a lover Of the highest Shining Ones - God & Goddess over all Oh, West, Lady of Water - I am Seeker & a lover Of the highest Shining Ones - God & Goddess over all Oh, North, Lady of Earth - I am Seeker & a lover Of the highest Shining Ones - God & Goddess over all At this time of year, in Fall - Let us re-direct ourselves Dedicate ourselves & souls, to the God & Triple Goddess I honor the Triple Goddess, Great Lady of many aspects, in three ways - (turn to the West) Glorious Maiden, Goddess Princess of Youth, Water, Time, & new beginnings Goddess of flowing, sex, change, evolution & delight May You be for us always (turn to the North) Lovely Mother, Queen of Earth, Goddess of Mater, Magick, & Knowledge, Great Goddess, giver of nurturance, plenty, & justice. steadfastness & love May You be for us always (turn your attention Downward) Great Crone, Wise Goddess of the Night, Holder of the Cauldron of eternal birth & death Glorious Empress, Creatrix of the future of infinite possibility Ancient before Time yet ever new, I praise & adore You May You be for us always (pause) I honor the Triple God, Great Lord of many aspects, in three ways (turn to the South) Exalted Warrior, God Prince of Fire, War, & Conquering Vigor God of arousing exciting active energy, renewal & new greenery May You be for us always (turn to the East) Bright Sun King, God Ruler of Science, Lore & Knowledge Magnificent Father, Ruler of Space, penetrating work, & all aspects of the Air May You be for us always (turn your attention Skyward) Honored Imperator, God of Light & Form, Penetrator of Chaos Wonderful Artist, Who’s Lyre makes all Harmonious, clear & illuminated I praise & worship You - enthuse me May You be for us always (meditate on the Center) Oh, Center, mind, point of view - personified by Trickster Lord Coyote, Hermes, Wayland, Mercury, Dianket, Govannon Do here allow me to believe & see, Ishtar & the Greenwood’s horn’ed God As manifest as aspects of these Holy Six I praise You & delight in You, oh Lord of thieves & crossroads May You be for us always (pause) This night is the Feast of the Dead The night of the year, wheel-turning That brings us again to the Time, when the Veil can be easily parted The gates between the worlds stand open wide for us It’s Time to honor & praise our Ancestors here around us Whose voices come to us borne on the whispering wind (pause) All those who wish me well are welcome in this circle (hold the bread & salt) This is Ancestor Night - the strongest night for talk We may communicate with those who’ve gone away before Those who dwell in the subtle realm In the light of the Eldern Gods The Veil is lifted - so I know - I am not forgotten All those who wish me well are welcome in this circle - (pause - lift the bread & salt upwards to the sky) I ask all those who’ve gathered here to join us in this feast (pause - then dip the bread in the salt, & eat) May me & mine & all of us, be hale & whole & have good health May our World be healed of woe, & grow us prosperous to wealth May all blessings ‘round us flow By North & South & East & West May our lives & all we know Be filled with all that’s fair & blest (pause - pick up the wine) May we be forever strong, in body, mind, & spirit Give us wisdom from the Gods - give us ears to hear it! All praise to the Old Gods, that bless & help Their friends Merry meet, & merry part, & merry meet again! X3 (drink the wine) Turn to the Goddesses, & meditate on Them (pause) The year wheel has turned to harvest once again Blessed be - Blessed be - Blessed be My thoughts & Dreams have grown & flowered Since we last came gathered here Let the good be harvested, at this harvest time of year Let the bad be cast aside - as those who seek to harm or hinder Are yet thwarted by the Old Ones, so let all bad be brought to nothing The Triple Goddess, lovely, shining, has covered me with gentle hands She guides my steps & hears my wishes All honor, praise, & love to Her - from my grateful heart Turn to the Gods, & meditate on them (pause) The year wheel has turned to harvest once again Blessed be - Blessed be - Blessed be I stand once more before - the thin Veil between the worlds Before the gates of vision - close to knowledge that is hidden Let the journey we embark on, be protected from all mishap The Triple God, magnificent, defends me with His sword & shield He guides my steps & teaches me All honor, praise & love to Him - from my grateful heart Concentrate on the wand Give me knowledge of my path - hear my wishes, all You Powers Great & Shining Lovely Ones - lead & guide me, shield & teach me Give me wisdom & fulfillment - help me find a better way All love & honor to the Lady Love & honor to Her Lord X3 Blessed Be X3 (pause) We wish to reach the souls Stored in the Greater Mind Plant & insect, frog & snail All those lives that fall & fail As the Autumn, darker, older Shrinks the circle, smaller, colder All these Spirits that are kind Welcome, come & make us whole Now let the Spiral Dance begin Sunwise, first, then Widdershin Spiral out & spiral in And see beyond the Veil so thin Listen, hear with both your ears At this ending of the year While the ancestors are near Call the names of those held dear Cal their names as on you dance Call their names & leap & prance Call them out, feel their presence Call them into remembrance This dance is frightening, but enlightening Wind the Spiral loose, then tightening Spiral tightening, power heightening Frightening, & enlightening Ride the horse, home of course Trace the force to its source

Hello Halloween I like Bats, & Witchy Cats Awful clever, & mean Spookiness Forever! Hello, Halloween On the level, watch that Devil Who taunts & haunts the scene Spookiness Forever! Hello, Halloween It’s Moon-Rise, in Her eyes Nightmare ride, my Queen Spookiness Forever! Hello, Halloween So fetch my britches, stitched by Witches Purple, orange, & green Spookiness Forever! Hello, Halloween