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| Enaid Las Prayer Beads |
| Make your own Blue Glass Prayer Beads based upon "The Stone Womb" in Chapter Seven . . . |
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| He turns to me, filled with questions. "Is this . . . ," he struggles for words, "a temple to your goddess?" I smile, for his words explain so much of his misunderstanding. "This is a gathering place of my gods, Eos." Putting his staff and basket on the ground, he looks down into the cauldron, the glass painting its walls such a rich blue, the water absolutely clear, sparkling silver and blue in the sunlight. Drifts of yellow buttercups shimmer in the grass around the edge and, above, the old oak stands like a warrior in his stillness. I walk to his side and look into his face, his forehead ridged with thought. "Not one goddess, Eosaidh." And I show him each one, speaking the name in the old tongue and in the language we share: the earth who gives him birth, the waters that flow, he sun that touches, and the wind that meets us here. I tell him of the ancestors who listen within the stones, holding the stories of every gathering, and the spirits of the trees, who give the songs to the wind for those who would hear. And there are some I don't speak of. -- Chapter Seven |
| Nineteen blue glass beads of any shape, representing the nineteen years of the Solar/Lunar Cycle. One blue glass pendant of any design, and a strong beading thread. |
| Beginning on the Pendant, say: Ancient Oak, Sacred Cauldron. Crystal Water, Cobalt Glass; Place of Meeting, Place of Filling, Place of Blessing Enaid Las. On the Pendant, add: As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace. First Time Around the Nineteen Beads, on Each Bead, Say: Ancient Pridd, aGoddess of stable Earth, Giver of life, Enfolder of death; Hear my prayer, and accept my offering of love. (While reciting this prayer, meditate upon Pridd, Lady of Earth.) Then on the Pendant, Say: As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace. Second Time Around on Each Bead, Say: Ancient Dwr, Goddess of flowing Water, Darkness of lost marshes,Depth of salt seas; Hear my prayer, and accept my offering of love. (While reciting this prayer, meditate upon Dwfr, Lady of Water.) |
| Then on the Pendant, Say: As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace. Third Time Around on Each Bead, Say: Ancient Huan, Goddess of blazing Sun, Lusting of Flesh, Passion of Mind; Hear my prayer, and accept my offering of love. (While reciting this prayer, meditate upon Huan, Lady of Sunfire.) Then on the Pendant, Say: As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace. Fourth Time Around on Each Bead, Say: Ancient Awel, Goddess of whirling Wind, Breath of Inspiration, Spirit of Life; Hear my payer, and accept my offering of love. (While reciting this prayer, meditate upon Awel, Lady of Air.) Then on the Pendant, Say: As it was, as it is, as it shall be, with the ebb and with the flow of grace. Finally, Ending on the Pendant, Say: Ancestors, Ancient Ones, Speakers in the Stones; Old Trees, Wild Winds, Singers of the Songs; Unnamed, Unspoken, Secrets of the Ages; Hear my prayer, and accept my offering of love. So mote it be. |
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