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Samhain is here, cold is the earth,

as we celebrate the cycle of death and rebirth.

Tonight we speak to those through the veil,

the lines between worlds are thin and frail.



Ghosts and spirits in the night,

magical beings rising in flight,

owls hooting up in a moonlit tree,

I don't fear you and you don't fear me.



As the sun goes down, far to the west,

my ancestors watch over me as I rest.

They keep me safe and without fear,

on the night of Samhain, the Witch's New Ye

This is the night when the gateway between

our world and the spirit world is thinnest.

Tonight is a night to call out those who came before.

Tonight I honor my ancestors.

Spirits of my fathers and mothers, I call to you,

and welcome you to join me for this night.

You watch over me always,

protecting and guiding me,

and tonight I thank you.

Your blood runs in my veins,

your spirit is in my heart,

your memories are in my soul

With the gift of remembrance.

I remember all of you.

You are dead but never forgotten,

and you live on within me,

and within those who are yet to come.

have loved you from the day you came into my life,

and now it is time for me to let you go.

I could not watch you suffer,

I could not see you in pain.

Now you are free.

Your body is no longer sick,

or weak, or hurting.

Now you can run with the others,

playing and hunting as wild things do.

Because I loved you,

I had to let you go.

You will live forever in my heart.

You have crossed over now,

into the spirit realm.

May you walk with Bast,

and I will see you again some day.



2. Mother Earth, we return to you

the body of one of your children.

Her spirit will return to her ancestors,

and she will continue to live in our

memories.

We are thankful that we were able

to share our lives with her,

and give her to your loving arms.



3. Bast, Sekhmet, we give you back your child.

Noble, regal, honorable cat

Watch over her, and guide her on her way

to the spirit world.

May she be blessed in your names,

and hunt ever after beside you





DEDICATED TO SEAN'S PRECIOUSKITTEN CHLOE CLODS WHO DIED TRAGICALY ONJAN 8 2009 BLESSINGS BE DEARCHLOE CLODS FOREVREINOURHEARTS UNTIL W MEETAGAIN AT RAINBOWBRIDGEXXX

. Faithful friend, loyal companion,

we say farewell to you now.

You have kept us warm at night,

protected our home

and offered us unconditional love.

For this we are thankful,

and we will remember you forever.



2. In days gone by, the dog ran wild, untamed and free.

Although man may have tamed your bodies,

we have never tamed your spirit.

You are free now.

Go and run with your pack,

with your wild ancestors, racing by the midnight moon.

Go and hunt for your prey,

taking what is your birthright.

Join the wolf, the jackal, the wild dogs,

and run with your kin on the wild hunt.

Run, and guide your spirit home.

The food is put away for the winter,

the crops are set aside to feed us,

the cattle are come down from their fields,

and the sheep are in from the pasture.

The land is cold, the sea is stormy, the sky is gray.

The nights are dark, but we have our family,

kin and clan around the hearth,

staying warm in the midst of darkness,

our spirit and love a flame

a beacon burning brightly

in the night.

The longest night has come once more,

the sun has set, and darkness fallen.

The trees are bare, the earth asleep,

and the skies are cold and black.

Yet tonight we rejoice, in this longest night,

embracing the darkness that enfolds us.

We welcome the night and all that it holds,

as the light of the stars shines down.

The sun returns! The light returns!

The earth begins to warm once more!

The time of darkness has passed,

and a path of light begins the new day.

Welcome, welcome, the heat of the sun,

blessing us all with its rays.