Maiden's Ritual - Gretchen Laymon - May 15, 1995

East - Air - Mind
  We honor and invite you to join us here tonight!
  Fresh, young breeze, Maiden's breath, 
  brighten our ideas with creativity and intuition.
  Blessed Be!

South - Fire - Energy
  We honor and invite you to join us here tonight!
  Brilliant, youthful Maiden's boundless strength,
  blazÈ bright within us.
  Blessed Be!

West - Water - Emotion
  We honor and invite you to join us here tonight!
  Pure spring of our feelings, flow and ebb through us
  with our own Maiden's truth and innocence.
  Blessed Be!

North - Earth - Body
  We honor and invite you to join us here tonight!
  Healthy Maiden's beauty and awesome force,
  ground us to you with strong roots.
  Blessed Be!

Center - Spirit - Change
  We honor and invite you to join us here tonight!
  Sweet Maiden's spirit, transform us always
  into our best and deepest selves.
  Blessed Be!