OK, I’m always likely to get in trouble announcing my ideas in a flurry of enthusiasm. Having actually written the rite for this working, I find that I must scale back my expectations. I won’t really have a captive audience of occult monks, and I’ll be constrained somewhat by the festival conditions. Thus, I’ve scaled back the level of detail. Good thing too, because the final rite is still detailed enough.
I’ve reduced the number of Powers of Brigid that will be called to three. Here are the short invocations used in the rite:
Trí Chumhachtaí Bríd • We call to the Clairseach Bríd - the Harp of Brigid. Oh you who bear the inspirations of the Poet, the true tongue and the Magic Aires, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd • We call to the Cupán Bríd - the Cup of Brigid. Oh you who bear the draughts of the Healer, for woman and of man and of children all, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd • We call to the Casúr Bríd - the Hammer of Brigid. Oh you who bear the strength and sorcery of the Smith, who shapes by Fire and Water, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd
Once these major daemons (or Nobles of the Daoine Sidhe, as you like) are invoked and offered to, the Blessing Bowl will be hallowed, asking that the crowd have their vision-eyes opened to the Host of the Court of Brigid. The lesser spirits will be conjured, only those willing to work in safety being welcomed, and there will be time for the folk to see them, speak with them and perhaps to call out what they see and who they meet. I hope to have scribes to write down at least some of the names of spirits. In this way I hope to begin acquiring a ‘catalog of spirits’, of the families and lineages willing to work with our Druidic magicians.
So, I think I have this carved into a manageable rite. It remains a big experiment, but I hope we can generate some powerful and valuable experiences.
I’ve reduced the number of Powers of Brigid that will be called to three. Here are the short invocations used in the rite:
Trí Chumhachtaí Bríd • We call to the Clairseach Bríd - the Harp of Brigid. Oh you who bear the inspirations of the Poet, the true tongue and the Magic Aires, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd • We call to the Cupán Bríd - the Cup of Brigid. Oh you who bear the draughts of the Healer, for woman and of man and of children all, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd • We call to the Casúr Bríd - the Hammer of Brigid. Oh you who bear the strength and sorcery of the Smith, who shapes by Fire and Water, reveal yourself. Let your face and form appear, arrayed in wonder beside your Queen.
Come, power come, by Brigid’s name:
teacht, cumhacht, teacht, de réir ainm Bríd
Once these major daemons (or Nobles of the Daoine Sidhe, as you like) are invoked and offered to, the Blessing Bowl will be hallowed, asking that the crowd have their vision-eyes opened to the Host of the Court of Brigid. The lesser spirits will be conjured, only those willing to work in safety being welcomed, and there will be time for the folk to see them, speak with them and perhaps to call out what they see and who they meet. I hope to have scribes to write down at least some of the names of spirits. In this way I hope to begin acquiring a ‘catalog of spirits’, of the families and lineages willing to work with our Druidic magicians.
So, I think I have this carved into a manageable rite. It remains a big experiment, but I hope we can generate some powerful and valuable experiences.
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