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.151 Circle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisMusic is something often found in our rituals.If you wouldlike to include it in yours, this section contains songs for manyof the Tameran deities.Our big rituals are usually followed by a potluck feast.Overthe years, it has become traditional for our Harvest or Hallowsfeast to be made up of dishes that might have been served inancient Egypt.This has always added to our feeling of connec-tion with our deities, and with those who called upon Them.Inthis section I ve included a list of foods and spices that wereavailable to the Tamerans, and some recipes we ve discovered.Incenses and oils are, of course, part of ritual for us, andthere s a collection of recipes for these in this section.Below you will find a Circle Opening and a Circle Closingto be used with the two rituals.You may, of course, use themwith other rituals if you like, or use your own.Circle OpeningAll gather at the place of the ritual.If the individual orgroup has a special circle opening for calling the Elements, itmay be performed before this opening.Using awand, staff, or athame, draw the symbol of thethrone to the East, saying,The Lady Aset stands before me.Turn to the West and draw there the hieroglyphfor Nebet Het, saying,The lady Nebet Het, behind me.Turn to the North, draw there glyph for Asar,saying,yTo my left, my Lord Asar.152 RitualsTurn to the South, and draw there the Eye ofHorus saying,To my right, my Lord Heru.Again, face East and make a sweeping motion above yourhead from the Eastern edge of the circle to the Western edge,saying,Nut above me.Make another sweeping motion from West to East, butthis time with the wand lowered, saying,Geb below me.Face East again, and say,Safe I stand within the GodsBlessed be the Work done within this sphere.Proceed with the ritual.Circle ClosingBegin at the East and as you mention each deities name,turn in that direction, and bow.Our Work is ended.We thank the Lady Aset,Lord Heru, the Lady Nebet Het, Lord Asar,Lady Nut, and Lord Geb for their protectionand guidance.Although we shall leave our formal circle, weask that the love, protection, and guidancewe have received from these deities continue,for we shall ever be in need of thoseblessings.If you have a formal circle closing, it may be done now.Ifnot, rap on the altar and say,The rite is ended.153 Circle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCircle of IsisCelebration of the Birthdays of the GodsFor many years, Sothistar held a Birthday of the God/dess party, to celebrate the birth of five Egyptian deities.Iam unaware of any traditional birth dates for deities of otherpantheons, so we celebrated the birthdays of all the Gods andGoddesses of all pantheons at this party.These celebrations were held on the Saturday or Sundaythat fell within the five days preceding July 19th, the date ofthe rising of Sirius.This ritual celebrates the births of the five deities, but isdesigned so that you may add names in order to celebrate Godsof all pantheons, if you wish.A participant should be chosen to represent each of thefive deities.All others in the circle should be given (or choose)the name of other deities of the Egyptian pantheon (or anypantheon).To add to the spirit of the celebration, this ritual can (andshould be) followed by a potluck feast.Information on tradi-tional foods can be found later in this section.Circle Is OpenedPriest: My friends, we are gathered here to celebrate, withjoy and love, the birthday of five deities worshipedin an ancient land.Priestess: Five they were, born of the sky, fathered by theEarth.Five they were, born one each day in the fivedays not of the year.Priest: Five were born of the sky mother; three sons andtwo daughters.Let us first honor Them, one by one.Priestess goes to the participant representing Asar, bows and says:Praise to Thee, Asar, eldest Son of Nut
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