Yule Invocation
(from Silver RavenWolf's Ultimate Book of Shadows for the Solitary Witch)
Morning light will flood the chamber
-Winter Solstice sun.
Energy unfolding,
Saturn's rule has just begun.
Crystals formed of ice and frost
freeze field and forest green.
While mighty Oak and Holly
fight for favors from the Queen.
The Great Wheel brings conception,
birth, and death as days of yore.
Each bonfire on a leyline
honors what has gone before.
Refrain: "Seven planets, seven spheres,
Seven gates swing open.
I lift my arms and call the charge,
the incantation spoken."
I conjure water spirits,
pour forth the sacred winds,
come hither o great fire!
The magick now begins!
Solar vapors, starry heavens,
clouds and earth and waves,
unite in your perfection
on this shortest Solstice day!
I hold the key of secrets
and phantoms will avail
the crossroads shimmer open
as the rod connects to grail.
Refrain
Beribboned Yule logs burning
each spark a blessing brings.
Red and green, the sacred blood
of past and future kings.
Mistletoe and bayberry,
winter's leaves and resin.
Spice and myrrh and evergreen
connect the earth to heaven.
Through scented smoke and sacred prayer
I manifest goodwill.
Bring peace and joy to hearth and home
and every wish fulfill.
Refrain
-Winter Solstice sun.
Energy unfolding,
Saturn's rule has just begun.
Crystals formed of ice and frost
freeze field and forest green.
While mighty Oak and Holly
fight for favors from the Queen.
The Great Wheel brings conception,
birth, and death as days of yore.
Each bonfire on a leyline
honors what has gone before.
Refrain: "Seven planets, seven spheres,
Seven gates swing open.
I lift my arms and call the charge,
the incantation spoken."
I conjure water spirits,
pour forth the sacred winds,
come hither o great fire!
The magick now begins!
Solar vapors, starry heavens,
clouds and earth and waves,
unite in your perfection
on this shortest Solstice day!
I hold the key of secrets
and phantoms will avail
the crossroads shimmer open
as the rod connects to grail.
Refrain
Beribboned Yule logs burning
each spark a blessing brings.
Red and green, the sacred blood
of past and future kings.
Mistletoe and bayberry,
winter's leaves and resin.
Spice and myrrh and evergreen
connect the earth to heaven.
Through scented smoke and sacred prayer
I manifest goodwill.
Bring peace and joy to hearth and home
and every wish fulfill.
Refrain