Ritual: Solitude
Midnight! The hour calls to work Completing the circle To make the effort worth Long is one night, long is the next; How can I bear three? A month has often seemed less to me Than this half night of uncertainty Nine - is the key to bliss Nine - save from the abyss Nine - of photosynthesis Nine will set me free! Dig the toes deep in the soil Knock on the door of the spirit world Show respect, present your stir A shattered mind, turned and toiled Cup of fire, a guiding flame Elvenblood, a boiling gift Wormwood, blessed by Una Might for three, against thirty Plantain, herb mother Inner strength, resistance Bitter cress, betony, Soothe the pain Thrice times thrice Recite, Release, repeat Thrice times thrice The ritual is complete From the thin veil between light and dark A Thousand voices adhere to one Remember the core, align the Nine Take this sacrifice of mine From the thin veil between light and dark A Thousand voices adhere to one Remember the core, align the Nine Be here once more: Solitude Serenity, at last...
Submitted by Pestilence — Jul 16, 2026