Preparation for the Lammas Ritual

Copyright Lady Bridget 1997

For the Lammas ritual contained here you will need your regular altar supplies. It is appropriate to have corn husks, corn dollies, wheat and grain decorating the altar and the quarters. In addition you will need:

• Parchment paper (or regular paper) cut into squares, enough for each person
• Pens or pencils
• Large eyed needles
• Heavy thread
• Slightly dried sweet corn or indian corn with which to make corn necklaces prior to circle
• A large cauldron, or some type of container resembling a cauldron in which a fire can be made to burn the parchment papers.
• Corn cakes and mead or ale is very appropriate, can use apple juice as a good non-alcoholic substitute.

Generally our group and guests meet an hour or so prior to the circle time and we make our corn necklaces then. We find it hard enough to thread needles without trying to do so by candlelight! The corn necklace symbolizes the life giving grain, in the shape of the never ending cycle of life as symbolized by all circles. The corn is for the God, the circle for the Goddess, the two together nourish us.

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