Offerings
I did the offerings tonight with the following:
Sky: candle
"Deities of Dark and Light,
Those who endure beyond us**,
Mysterious ones of the cloud,
Be welcome at my hearth."
Land: sugar cube
"Spirit friends of beast and branch,
Those who dwell beside us,
Merry ones of the Wood,
Be welcome at my hearth."
Sea: water mixed with Florida water
"Ancestors of Craft and Blood,
Those who have gone before us,
Mighty ones of the dead,
Be welcome at my hearth."
I had originally thought of incense as for Sky, rather than a candle, but have thought through it a bit and realized that, at least for me, Ian is right about it relating to all three. His reason was that scent permeates everything. That didn't quite work for me, but after thinking about it, I realized:
The stick (if it's stick incense) and the actual material (whether herb or resin) are related to the Land. The smoke rises, relating it to the Sky. And what you have left are ashes, which brings to mind the dead, and the realm of the Sea.
**not sure about this line, as all three groups of entities endure beyond us, not just the Sky ones.
Sky: candle
"Deities of Dark and Light,
Those who endure beyond us**,
Mysterious ones of the cloud,
Be welcome at my hearth."
Land: sugar cube
"Spirit friends of beast and branch,
Those who dwell beside us,
Merry ones of the Wood,
Be welcome at my hearth."
Sea: water mixed with Florida water
"Ancestors of Craft and Blood,
Those who have gone before us,
Mighty ones of the dead,
Be welcome at my hearth."
I had originally thought of incense as for Sky, rather than a candle, but have thought through it a bit and realized that, at least for me, Ian is right about it relating to all three. His reason was that scent permeates everything. That didn't quite work for me, but after thinking about it, I realized:
The stick (if it's stick incense) and the actual material (whether herb or resin) are related to the Land. The smoke rises, relating it to the Sky. And what you have left are ashes, which brings to mind the dead, and the realm of the Sea.
**not sure about this line, as all three groups of entities endure beyond us, not just the Sky ones.