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[badstar]

Okay, now I'm just bored.

For those of you who are interested, I wrote this invocation for the Grove's Beltaine ritual this weekend...I'll be sayin it while spinning fire....


I call to the bright and shining God Of Fire,
Brilliant Ruler of the Sun that shines warm on our faces
Belenus Apollo, Lord of Healing at St Sabine's sanctuary
Who is also called Bel
This evening we celebrate your feast
We ask you to be present among us
That we may praise you
That you may light our days
That we may exhalt you
That you may impart wisdom
And incite the flames of our spirits
As we bask in your rays

Comments

[resident-geek.livejournal.com]

I like the non-rhyming, balanced logos that your invocation presents. It's aesthetically pleasing without relying on trite mechanisms.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

why thank you. i didn't even really try to write it...very much. it just kinda came out of the pen and ont the paper

[chronarchy.livejournal.com]

I like it.

Perosnally, I avoid referencing Saint names in any invocation I do in public, if I can help it.

But I like it.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

thank you. I kinda dig it myself :-) Now I just have to memorize it and remember to speak loudly enough to be heard above the flames.

St Sabine rolls off the tongue a lot easier than Cote d'Or....


whyfor no saints names in public? Too much Christian connotation, afraid of confusing the masses?

[chronarchy.livejournal.com]

Mostly, I avoid the saint-stuff if I can because it's my job to keep people in a ritual mindset, and though I can handle the word "saint" pretty easily, not everyone can. The word can really jar some people out, I've found, and they find it hard to get back on board.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

good point.

however...most people will probably not notice that I was saying "saint" if I use the correct French pronounciation, those that might will be too distracted by fire, therefore not jarring them out of their little ritual bubble >:-)

[pytheos.livejournal.com]

Very good. Apollon had quite a few holy fires in His temples..