Calendar of the Sun 13 Blutmonath Fontinalia Colours: Blue and clear Element: Water Altar: Set with a blue cloth, a large earthenware bowl of spring water in which has been placed several stones, an earthenware chalice, a dipper, and possibly a small fountain. Offerings: Coins, to be tossed into the fountain or bowl afterwards. These should then be added to a charity fund. Daily Meal: Nothing to drink but spring water all day. River fish. Watercress. Lotus root. Invocation to Fons: Hail, Spirit of the Fountain, Spirit of wells and springs, Gift of the Earth! So much of our world is water, So much of our bodies are water, So much of the air we breathe Is laden with water, And yet so little of it Will quench our thirst. Let us never forget the generosity Of the Earth beneath us Who gives forth blood In a form that we can drink of. Hail, Spirit of the Fountain! You who are the pure water Blossoming forth from the Earth, Let us remember how purity Can come forth from that Which is made of cold stone And that which rotted into the mould. With every taste of water, We will remember your gift. Chant: Born of water, cleansing, powerful, flowing, healing, we are.... (Let one who is chosen to do the work of this ritual ladle out the spring water into the chalice, and pass it about to all present, and then pour the rest back into the bowl. After the meditation is over, the water should be returned to the Earth as a libation, and the stones set aside until the next year. One stone should be added each year thenceforth.)
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