Calendar of the Sun 13 Halegmonath Egyptian All Souls' Day - Day of Anubis Colours: Black and tan Element: Earth Altar: Set with a cloth of tan like the desert sands, upon which is poured a mound of sand with one black candle set within it, a cup of beer, and a figure of the jackal god Anubis. Offerings: Candles. Incense. An offer to guide someone in need out of darkness. Daily Meal: Beer. Figs. Dates. Millet. Barley. Lentils. Duck or goose. Invocation to Anubis Lord of the desert sands Who guides lost souls through endless waste Into a better land Who brings the Dead To their final judgment Into the hand of Ma'at Great-eared one who sniffs out All things hidden And from whom nothing Can be concealed forever, Guide us surely and skillfully Out of the darkness Of our own blind searching. Chant: Dark God of the West Take me home I am a wandering soul Call and response while pouring the beer libation: Bring us forth out of darkness Guide us through the waste lands Find for us the track of Fate Like all our ancestors Like all the souls of the beloved dead We will find a way We will find a way We will find a way Forth out of the darkness And into the blazing Sun.
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