February full moon esbat - rekinding old circles

Last night saw an old circle come together. Some years ago I used to circle fairly frequently with two friends and we had a rather good group egregore built up. Perfect love and perfect trust. We would be able to do ritual without anyone leading or giving hints for what to do next. Our rituals were smooth and seamless. It has been years but last night we got together once more in order to celebrate esbat. 

An empty room was methodically transformed into a ritual space: tables carried, altar set, candles and incense lit. As calm music filled the room we commenced the ritual with a triple cleansing. Casting the circle and quarter calls were combined in one, the three of us working in unison. As the gods were called, the room changed. Suddenly there was warmth, golden light, power. 

Everything flowed as if we were working with one mind. We performed our work, toasted to the gods and allowed inspiration to guide us. It was magical to say the least. And although it might not have gone as seamlessly as it used to, we knew that we had not forgotten. We still had the feel for working ritual together, as we used to. 

Afterward we sat and talked, going through what we had done and commenting on what worked and what we might improve. We talked about possibilities and inspiration for future rituals, for how we might work and what we might experiment with. 

The empty room turned ritual chamber is empty once more, but with the promise of new and engaging rituals.

~Stella