Calendar of the Moon 1 Luis/Gamelion
Day of the Rowan Tree Colour: Light grey Element: Earth Altar: On a cloth of light grey set a vase of rowan twigs, gathered ahead of time and forced into budding, dried rowan berries from the preceding year, a single red candle, a pot of soil, seeds, a bowl of water, and a bell. Offering: Plant seeds. Keep your dreams alive. Daily Meal: Vegan. Red food. Invocation to the Green Man of the Rowan Tree Hail, Green Man of the Winter! Rowan tree of the mountains, Slender of stalk and many of leaf, Sacred berries that break any spell And ward any home, Red as the ochre of our ancestors, Red as the food of the gods, Brigid's pride, magical branch, Protector of doorways, Protector of children, Expunger of evil, Fire of the forge, Floods across the plain, Duck who rides the flood, We hail you, sacred rowan tree, Green Man of the Winter, On this the time of your dreaming. Chant: I rise with the sap, I feel the deep spark, I find joy in the cold, I bend with the winds. (Each comes forward and plants a seed in the pot of soil, saying, "Hail Green Man of the Earth!" Water is poured onto the pot, and then the rest is poured out as a libation. Ring bell and dismiss.)
[source:paganbookofhours.org]