Hallowing
Hamarr i Nordhri helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer in the North
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr i Austri helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer in the East
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr i Sudhri helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer in the South
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr i Vestri, helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer in the West,
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr yfir mer helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer above me
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr undir mer helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer below me,
hallow and hold this holy stead”
Hamarr, helga ve thetta ok hald voerdh
“Hammer, hallow and hold this holy stead”
Prayer
“Hail thee, day! Hail, day’s sons!
Hail night and daughters of night!
With kind eyes look upon us:
Give victory to those standing here!
Hail to you gods! Hail goddesses!
Hail Earth that gives to all!
Good wisdom and rede we ask of you
And healing hands while we live”
Rede
Communities are made up of connections of people. They are bound by some sense of duty to each other, and are disciplined in keeping those connections alive. These communities can be flexible and powerful, and magnified by their beliefs.
They need patience, persistence, fortitude. Through loss, gain, grief, upheaval, recovery and redefinition. Through pressure from the outside world to change or be a certain way. But, communities are not beholden to those in their outer circles, only to they themselves within.
After experiencing our thriving community today, may we bear these things in mind as we return with inspiration to our smaller communities, and work to make them stronger and more resilient. Let us take a moment of reflection of our experiences today and the work to be done tomorrow.
(pause)
Join us as we call forth the Aesir and Asynjur, Disir, and Alfar, and all the vaettir of Austin
Calling
Odin, we are awed by thy craft
Frigga, your wisdom keeps us
Tyr, you are just and true
Idunna, your apples strengthen our souls
Baldr, your brightness and boldness guide us
Thor, your thunder wards our stead
Freya, we gain freedom from your frolic
Freyr, from thee a harvest of frith
Hail the gods, hail the goddesses
Hail the holy ones who dwell together
“We welcome you to join us in this stead”
Ancient and honored ones
Blood of our blood
Heart of our hearts
Ancestors of both flesh and spirit
Hail the Holy Mothers, Dises of the Harrow
Mighty mothers of old, we turn our minds to you
Hail the Holy Fathers, Alfar of the Hall
Fearsome fathers of old, we turn our eyes to you
Hail the Holy Guardians, Ken of the Hearth
Caring ken of old, we turn our hearts to you
“We welcome you to join us in this stead”
Spirits of the land and home
Vaettir, wend your way to us
You of the earth, water, and sky
Share our hearths, share our hearts
Our wyrd is wild with your energy
“We welcome you to join us in this stead”
Offering
We dedicate this day to you all
We offer our time, our works, our words
We offer you our weal and wealth
We offer you our gratitude and blessings
We offer you the harvest of ourselves
Blessing
As the wheel turns ever onwards
As dawn dies to dusk
As spring falls to winter
We ask for blessings in the cycle to come
May the gods and goddesses favor our works
May your ancestors guide you in all your ways
May the spirits of our land embrace you
Closing
As you fared here and well came, now it is time to leave this stead.
May we be well and successful, and meet again in good health in the coming year!