As promised, here is my Beltane 2012 Ritual. I'm not going to post the entire ritual, but the break down looked like this:
Invoke The Deities With Prayer: I was working with my Mother, Brighid and An Dagda, Boann, Aengus Og, Caer Ibormeith, Aine, Manannan Mac Lir, and Fand, who are the Deities I honor on the Irish side of my spirituality.
State Goals for This Year's Ritual: New growth, one goal of which involves finding a full-time job doing what I love: writing/editing.
Now, the spell I used for this ritual involved apple seeds, as apples are often equated with Female Divinity and what better way to invoke new growth into my life than by using fruit? I also used a magickally charged green candle for money and prosperity that I bought in Salem from the store Hex Old World Witchcraft and Witchery to represent the power of fire and of prosperity and new growth.
I anointed the seeds with my magickal oils (Protection, Bergamot for luck, etc) and then charged them after my Invocation to my Gods and Goddesses. So they'd be charged for things like finding a new job doing what I love, good health, things like that.
Then I held the seeds over the fire and recited the spell, visualizing a positive outcome for each goal and asking my Gods to bring it forth as the Wheel of the Year turned. Once that was finished, I thanked my Gods for Their help in this endeavor and for all of the good things in my life and ended the ritual.
Also note that I offered my dinner in thanks for all of the positive things in my life and in honor of Beltane to my Gods. It was one of my favorite dishes from Fuel if anyone is curious, and it seemed to be a hit.
I'm going to leave the seeds outside in my backyard garden to help them grow to fruition; there's a nice purple flower in one part and aside from being one of my favorite colors, purple is also a power color as well, which will give the spell a boost (magickally speaking).
All in all, it was a great Beltane and I'm looking forward to celebrating the Solstice in June!
