Containment / putting out / management / prevention of bushfires and bushfire related damage, loss and injury

ESSENCE

Invoke (by chanting the name with increasing vigour) the runes Jera, which is associated with balance, and Yr, which is associated with the mid-point.

Contemplate how peace, fairness and harmony lead to balance, and how this could be of benefit to you in your life, and the lives of others.

Chant:

Artemis, Baba Yaga, Pachamama and Cernunnos,
help us connect to the wild places
- show us all the beauty of all the life there,
human, animal, plant or mineral,
help all who touch these places,
to truly know and care for them,
for their own innate worth. 

Brigid, Maeve and Isis,
inspire and help all those who care for the bush or fight bushfires,
let them fulfil their duties with passion and inspiration;
and inspire and heal those tempted to do harm
to such responsibility and caring
that they can NOT commit such sacrilege,
but may Ma’at bring swiftly to justice all who do.

Nu Kua, bringer of order to chaos,
bring your ordered way to the wild places;
let the rains fall and the winds blow when and where they are needed;
Durga, protector against demons,
set boundaries on any fires which may occur,
and protect the wild places from the demon “bushfire”;
Cerridwen, transform all harm and damage done into growth: death into rebirth.

Gyhldeptis,
we call on you to help synthesise all these threads,
love, responsibility, inspiration, justice;
ordered rain and wind, protective boundaries, transformation;
help these many ways become one great whole,
for the good of all the wild places, and all the wild life.
throughout this coming bushfire season and beyond.

Artemis, Baba Yaga, Pachamama, Cernunnos,
Let us love the wild places;
Brigid, Maeve, Isis and Ma’at,
Heal and inspire responsibility and justice;
Nu Kua, Durga and Cerridwen,
Tame and bound the demon bushfire;
Gyhldeptis,
Bring all this together.

Kenaz, Nauthiz, Tiewaz, Berkana, Mannaz, Wolfsangle, Erda,
May it all be so.

The ritual in full follows:

THE RITUAL

All rituals consists of 5 major parts, which you will notice below are segmented into the five elements.  Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit, but not in that order.  Each Elemental correspondence has its own unique role within the ritual.

In most cases they are broken down as follows:

·         East – Air – Athame – Opening – This is the basis of preparation, introduction of the ceremony.

·         North – Fire – Wand -  Invocations – This is the basis of invocations, prayers of the ceremony.

·         Spirit – Centre – the ritual itself.

·         West – Water – Chalice -  Offerings – This is the time of offerings, libations, and honour

·         South – Earth – Pentacle – Closing – This is the time of devocation and opening of the circle.

Phase	Actions	Words (if wish to provide guide or use particular words)
	Overall direction of ritual:
	Collate items required: ·         Cauldron and match ·         salt, water ·         athame ·         copy of order of ritual / running sheet / speaking notes
	Ask for and brief volunteers
Air – East - Athame OPENING	Cleanse salt, water, incense and fire. Charge salt, water, incense and fire. Cleanse and charge area. Participants waiting outside to Ground and Release, and make sure watches are removed and mobile phones are turned off.	- hand over water, visualise yellow-white light from hand into water, 3 Clockwise, to the south, circles while say “Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Water, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within!” - hand over water, visualise blue-white light filling water, 3 Sunwise (to the north, anticlockwise) circles while say “And I do bless and consecrate you to this work!” - hand over salt, visualise yellow-white light from hand into water to force out negativity, 3 Clockwise, to the south, circles while say “Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Earth, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within!” - hand over salt, visualise blue-white light filling water, 3 Sunwise (to the north, anticlockwise) circles while say “And I do bless and consecrate you to this work!” - add three pinches salt to water (to make Holy Water) and say “Behold, the salt is pure! Behold, the water is pure! Purity into purity then, and purity be blessed!” Walk Sunwise (to the north, anticlockwise, in the Southern Hemisphere) and asperge (sprinkle with Holy Water) while visualise filled with yellow-white light. “Behold I cleanse and purify this space.” Turn to face inside of circle, visualise blue-white light and say. “I bless and consecrate this space.”
	Cast circle	“Behold I do cut apart a space between the realms of humankind and of the Might Ones – a Circle of Art, to focus and contain the power raised herein!”
	Invite participants into circle and smudge
Fire – North – Wand INVOCATIONS	Invoke the Four Quarters
	East (air)	Example only: “Hail unto You, O Guardian of the Watchtower of the East, power of Air and intellect. We pray that You will be with us this night in our circle, and that You will give Your blessing and Your aid to this our undertaking! We bid you hail, and welcome!”
	North (fire)	Example only: “Hail unto You, O Guardian of the Watchtower of the North, power of Fire and manifestation. We pray that You will be with us this night in our circle, and that You will give Your blessing and Your aid to this our undertaking! We bid you hail, and welcome!”
	West (water)	Example only: “Hail unto You, O Guardian of the Watchtower of the West, power of Water and emotion. We pray that You will be with us this night in our circle, and that You will give Your blessing and Your aid to this our undertaking! We bid you hail, and welcome!”
	South (earth)	Example only: “Hail unto You, O Guardian of the Watchtower of the South, power of Earth and integration. We pray that You will be with us this night in our circle, and that You will give Your blessing and Your aid to this our undertaking! We bid you hail, and welcome!”
	Invoke the Goddess	Example only: "Divine Mother Goddess, All-Bountiful, All-Beautiful, Source and Sustenance of Existence: we do invoke You, asking now for your aid and guidance in this our undertaking.– May Your Divine Love be as a light within our hearts, now and always! Light our path, guide and strengthen us, enfold us in Your love, Divine Mother – we thus pray! Holy One, we bid You Hail and Welcome!"
	Invoke the God (optional / depending on type of ritual)	Example only: "Holy Father God –Son, Brother, and Consort of Our Lady- we do invoke You asking now for your aid and guidance in this our undertaking.–. May Your Divine Love be as a light within our hearts, now and always! Light our path, guide and strengthen us, enfold us in Your love, Divine Father – we thus pray! Holy One, we bid You Hail and Welcome!"
	Invoke your Patron Deity (optional / depending on type of ritual)
	Invoke the Ancestors  (optional / depending on type of ritual)	Example only: “O Mighty Ancestors, Beloved Ones Who have gone before, We invoke You and ask You to join us and to Bless us! Ancestors of the Correllian Tradition, Priestesses and Priests, Mothers and Uncles of the lineage, Spiritual family which aids and supports us –lend us Your inspiration and Your love, Your guidance and Your aid this night, we pray. Beloved Ones, we bid You Hail and Welcome!”
Spirit – Centre RITUAL		Chant: Artemis, Baba Yaga, Pachamama and Cernunnos, help us connect to the wild places - show us all the beauty of all the life there, human, animal, plant or mineral, help all who touch these places, to truly know and care for them, for their own innate worth.  Brigid, Maeve and Isis, inspire and help all those who care for the bush or fight bushfires, let them fulfil their duties with passion and inspiration; and inspire and heal those tempted to do harm to such responsibility and caring that they can NOT commit such sacrilege, but may Ma’at bring swiftly to justice all who do. Nu Kua, bringer of order to chaos, bring your ordered way to the wild places; let the rains fall and the winds blow when and where they are needed; Durga, protector against demons, set boundaries on any fires which may occur, and protect the wild places from the demon “bushfire”; Cerridwen, transform all harm and damage done into growth: death into rebirth. Gyhldeptis, we call on you to help synthesise all these threads, love, responsibility, inspiration, justice; ordered rain and wind, protective boundaries, transformation; help these many ways become one great whole, for the good of all the wild places, and all the wild life. throughout this coming bushfire season and beyond. Artemis, Baba Yaga, Pachamama, Cernunnos, Let us love the wild places; Brigid, Maeve, Isis and Ma’at, Heal and inspire responsibility and justice; Nu Kua, Durga and Cerridwen, Tame and bound the demon bushfire; Gyhldeptis, Bring all this together. Kenaz, Nauthiz, Tiewaz, Berkana, Mannaz, Wolfsangle, Erda, May it all be so.
Water – West - Chalice OFFERING	This is traditionally done with a chalice of juice, wine or water passed around the company within the circle AFTER the dedicationary offering has been completed. Then it is common practice to pour out a small libation, and dedicate that to your Ancestors, physical and spiritual, and to all your friends in Nature, seen and unseen. Dedicate what remains in the Chalice to the Goddess and the God. (After the ritual, the libations may be emptied outside, or otherwise respectfully disposed of.)
Earth - South - Pentacle CLOSING	It is now time to give thanks, and close the ritual
	Devoke the Four Quarters
	North (fire)	Example only: “Guardian of the Watchtower of the North, power of Fire and manifestation. We thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	West (water)	Example only: “Guardian of the Watchtower of the West, power of Water and emotion. We thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	South (earth)	Example only: “Guardian of the Watchtower of the South, power of Earth and integration. We thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	East (air)	Example only: “Guardian of the Watchtower of the East, power of Air and intellect. We thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	Devoke the Goddess (optional / depending on type of ritual)	Example only: "Divine Mother Goddess, All-Bountiful, All-Beautiful, Source and Sustenance of Existence: we thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!
	Devoke the God (optional / depending on type of ritual)	Example only: "Holy Father God –Son, Brother, and Consort of Our Lady, we thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	Devoke your Patron Deity (optional / depending on type of ritual)
	Devoke the Ancestors  (optional / depending on type of ritual)	Example only: “O Mighty Ancestors, Beloved Ones Who have gone before, we thank You for Your presence here tonight – we thank You for Your aid, and Your guidance. May there be peace between us now and always. Go if You must, stay if You will, we bid You hail, and farewell!”
	Take down the Circle itself.	Example only: “As Above, So Below. As the Universe, so the Soul. As within, so without. Merry meet. Merry part. And merry meet again.”
	Ground and release all excess energy.