Calendar of the Sun 18 Halegmonath Vanaheim Day Colours: Green and Gold Element: Earth Altar: Upon cloth of green and gold set sheaves of grain, many woven corn dollies and straw ornaments, three green candles, a chalice of beer, harvest fruits, and a knife. Offerings: Fruits of the harvest. Daily Meal: Vegetarian Vanaheim Invocation Hail to the Green World of the Vanir! Hail to the Realm of Growth, of Earth Sacred and fed with blood, springing forth Abundance and plenty to feed many worlds! Hail to the spring flowers that bloom, Hail to the summer fruits that globe on tree and vine, Hail to the golden grain ripening in the fields, Hail to the winter of peaceful slumber And preparation for the next perfect spring! Hail to the devouring earth that is Nerthus, Lady of the blood-soaked soil! Hail to the teeming seas that wash the shore, Sailed by fine Njord of the salt winds, Domain of Aegir and Ran of the great waves And their nine sharp-nailed daughters! Hail to the spring fields where flowers Bloom in Freyja's bare footsteps! Hail to the grain that is cut with the sickle As Frey's blood nourishes the soil! Hail to the Gods of Abundance, of green, Of lust and death, of the mysteries of the cycle, And may they bless us with joy and understanding In equal measure. (All cry out, "Hail Vanaheim!" The beer is poured out as a libation, and the grain and fruits are set outside as an offering.) [source:paganbookofhours.org]
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