The Furious Spinner

May Spirit satisfy you
With the water of grace.

The love and affection of the sun be to you,
The love and affection of the moon be to you,
Each day and night of your lives,
To keep you from haters, to keep you from harmers,
to keep you from oppressors.

Excellence of women be upon you,
Excellence of men be upon you,
Excellence of lover be upon you,
Excellence of dells be upon you,
Excellence of hollows be upon you,
Excellence of travel be upon you,
Excellence of small town be upon you,
Excellence of beauty be upon you,
Excellence of day and night be upon you.

Power of raven be thine,
Power of eagle be thine,
Power of storm be thine,
Power of moon be thine,
Power of sun.

Power of sea be thine,
Power of land be thine,
Power of heaven.

Each day be joyous to thee,
No day be grievous to thee,
Honor and compassion.

The strong help of the serpent be thine,
The strong help of fire be thine,
The strong help of the graces be thine.

Joy of night and day be thine,
Joy of sun and moon be thine,
Joy of men and women be thine,
Each land and sea thou goest,
Each land and sea thou goest.

May the sun bless you,
May the moon bless you,
And I myself bless you
Be you blest.

Blessed be.

Only slightly rewritten blessings from the Carmina Gadelica. 2 comments

2 Comments:

Excellence of dells and hollows be upon you -

Love that.

Here's a Romanian incantation, by way of blessings back, or exorcism prior to blessings, or with them:

'O luminous moon, come and take away the spell and the desolation and the hatred from the world, and from my house, and from my table, and from my garden, and from my vineyard, and from my craft, and from my trade, and from my purse, and drive it away to the wild mountains and forests.'

-Marcu Beza

By  Theriomorph, at 11:19 PM  

Yes, I love that. It's the same kind of thing. I like the idea of us enchanting one another. What a glorious thing to say to another being: May the love and affection of the moon be upon you. Or, Power of the bear be yours; joy of the flowers be yours, delight of a thousand children be yours...

I'm going to use the Romanian incantation next time I'm under the moon. What a lovely way to draw down the moon.

By  Kim Antieau, at 9:50 AM  

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