God and Goddess Invocations

Table of Contents for the Invocations

Most of these Invocations also have dismissals that go with them. We call them "Thankings" because it does seem a bit presumptuous to think that we can just "dismiss" a God or Goddess! Also, most of these invocations go together within a particular ritual - written to be complimentary.

  Brighid Invocation & Thanking for Imbolg

Brighid Invocation & Thanking for Ostara

Herne Invocation & Thanking for Ostara

Gaia Invocation & Thanking for Beltane

Pan Invocation & Thanking for Beltane

Ishtar Invocation  & Thanking for the Full Moon

Horned God Invocation & Thanking for the Full Moon

Brighid Invocation for Imbolg

Guide the tools of smiths
     that their creations function with simplicity and beauty.
Guide the pens of poets
     that their writings inspire us beyond the realms of our own imagination.
Guide the hands of healers
     that their gifts of wholeness heal the body as well as the soul.

Oh Triple Goddess of the Hearth,
bring us your energies of strength and wisdom
As we warm ourselves at your hearth fires
     As we quench our thirst at your holy wells
          As we dance in ecstasy in your sacred circles!

Let us seek the seed of life that is within ourselves
     and see the reflection of Your eternal flame.

So mote it be!
 

Giving Thanks to Brighid

 We thank You for Your presence this night!
 We are blessed by your gifts of creativity, inspiration and healing!
 
May we always seek Your presence within ourselves
     as we move through our daily circles
     and we ask that our movement is transformed into a joyful dance
          in honor of your blessings!
 
Farewell and Blessed Be!

© 1998 Sabrae
 
Return to the Invocation Table of Contents
 

Brighid Invocation for Ostara

Hail Brighid, Goddess who brings forth life anew!

We ask that You be here with us
On this rite of Ostara -
Balanced between Your energies of fire and frost.
For the time of cold and dark has passed, and
We move into the time of warmth and light.

Brighid, we ask that You be midwife unto the world!
Aid the sprouting of seeds, pushing up through the dark earth.
Bring comfort to those who labor bringing forth
new life from the dark womb.
Watch over the sprouts and the newborns,
protecting them with Your gentle hand.

Let Your inspiration fill our hearts.
Let us feel Your fire in our souls.
Let our minds perceive the world in clarity.

So Mote It Be!

Thanking Brighid at Ostara

Hail Brighid!
Thank You for Your guidance at this Rite of Ostara!
We are grateful for Your gifts of inspiration, fire and clarity.

Hold Your protective hand over us and our loved ones
As we travel the spiral paths of our lives.
May we always feel Your presence within us.

Blessed Be!

© 2003 Sabrae
 
Return to the Invocation Table of Contents

Herne Invocation for Ostara

Hail Great Horned Herne!

We ask you to be here with us
On the Rite of Ostara.
You are the balance between Hoof and Horn
As the time of rest and reflection has come to pass
As we move into the time of growth and action.

Herne, we ask that You be our guide for the world!
Give us the drive for new growth.
Bring us the insight on our path.
Watch over us and protect us on our way.

Let Your intuition fill our heads.
Lets us feel Your strength in our bones.
Let our bodies move in this world with confidence.

So Mote It Be!

Thanking Herne at Ostara

Hail Great Horned Herne!
Thank You for Your guidance at this Rite of Ostara!
We are grateful for your gifts of intuition, strength and confidence.

Place your protective eye over us and our loved ones
As we travel the spiral paths of our lives.
May we always feel Your presence within us.

Blessed Be!

© 2003 Rock

Return to the Invocation Table of Contents

Invocation to the God Pan for Beltane

A glimpse of tanned skin
     Sweat matted hair
          A curve
               A horn

Hail Pan, Dance amongst us
     Our souls are moved by Your pipes
     Our bodies ache for Your touch
          Warm, Healing, Invigorating

Burn us with Your lusty touch
     That our concentration will shine as embers

Consume us with Your eternal music
     Moving us freely to explore the world around us

Cleanse us of our inhibitions with Your wildness
     So we can more fully celebrate our existence

Inspire us with Your passion
     To engulf ourselves in this work

Be pleased to be with us in our circle
    For Your very being is our being
    Feeding each other throughout time and space
    Blessing All who seek Your Caress

Blessed Be
 

Thanking the God Pan at Beltane

       We are reminded daily of our connection to You
       Be blessed and honored as we bid farewell

  Blessed Be

© 1998 Rock

Return to the Invocation Table of Contents
 

Gaia Invocation for Beltane

The scent of green leaves and blossoms float to us
on sweet breezes this Eve
The luxurious glow of growth and renewal
Reflecting both Brightness and Darkness
A night blessed by sacred joining

You have long been the watcher and guardian of life
Beginnings
And endings
A procession of children who call you home

Hail Gaia, Dance through us
Our souls are moved by Your breath
Our bodies flow with Your blood
Nurturing, Growing, Blooming

Plant Your seeds of knowing within us,
That we may move with confidence and courage

Fertilize our imaginations
Moving us to create our world anew with fresh vision

Sweep clean our doubts and fears
So that we can more fully embrace life and the wonders that it brings

Fill us with Your Love of life
So passion can more fully envelop our being

Be pleased to be with us in our circle
For Your very being is our being
Feeding each other throughout time and space
Blessing All who seek Your Love

So Mote It Be!

Thanking Gaia at Beltane

Hail Gaia

We thank You for Being here this Eve
And we are truly thankful and blessed
By planting us with your knowing seeds
By fertilizing us with imagination
By sweeping clean our doubts and fears
By filling us up with Your love of life
We are reminded daily of our connection to You
Be blessed and honored as we bid farewell

Blessed Be!

© 2003 Sabrae
 
Return to the Invocation Table of Contents

The next pair of invocations were written for the full moon and to compliment each other in tone and rhythm.

Invocation to Ishtar as the Full Moon

We see You as the Full Moon
     Glowing in the darkness of the night sky
     Revealing the Fullness of the Mother!

Dancing the Dance
     Amongst the clouds and stars
     Your nightly journey as secret
          and as open as the path we follow.

We feel You caress our face
     A brush of starlight
     As soft as Passion itself

We scent Your Horned Lover
     Earth fragrance enmeshed in Your Radiance
     The very essence of existence

We hear the whisper of Your breath within the
     Beating of our hearts
     As Your rhythm of Life waxes and wanes
 
Bestow upon us Your empathy to reach out to one another
     As we worship and work in our Circle

Give us the ability to follow our Intuition
     As we traverse between worlds seen and unseen

Impart to us the clarity of insight
     As we observe this Esbat Rite

Blessed Be
 

Thanks to Ishtar

These gifts remind us of our connectedness to You
     As we are inspired to seek You within us

Blessed Be!

© 1998 Sabrae
 
 Return to the Invocation Table of Contents
 
 

Invocation to the Horned God at the Full Moon

We see You as the White Hart
     Glowing in  the full moon light
     Echoing the Power of this night

Dancing the Dance
     Amongst the bare tree branches
     Reflecting the architecture of Your antlers

We feel the caress of Your body against our own
     A velvety fur
     As soft as Passion itself

We sense the ambrosia of Your musk
     Fragrance of the Earth
     The very essence of sustenance

We hear the whisper of Your breath and the fall of Your step
     Beating with our hearts
     The rhythm of the Celebration of Life

Bestow upon us Your courage to strive ahead
     As we worship and work in our Circle

Give us the ability to see with our instinct the Path ahead of us
     As we traverse between worlds

Impart to us the clarity of purpose
     As we observe this Esbat Rite

Blessed Be
 

Thanking the Horned God

   We thank You for being at this Esbat Rite
      And we are truly thankful and blessed
      By Your bestowing upon us Your courage
      By Your giving us the ability to see with our instinct
      By Your imparting to us the clarity of purpose

  These gifts remind us daily of our connection to You
   Be blessed and honored as we bid farewell

  Blessed Be

© 1998 Rock
Return to the Invocation Table of Contents