Use an aqua or turquoise cloth on the altar
and decorate it with a picture of Aqualena, shells, pearls, sand, river pebbles
and water plants. If you have photos of water places in Australia that are
special to you, put these on the altar also. In the centre place a crystal bowl
of fresh water, a small container of salt, and a stirrer.
Cast a circle, being
especially conscious of where water is in relation to your altar – rivers,
creeks, beach etc. In each direction invoke an aspect of Aqualena: her bounty in
the rain, her power in the ocean, her interconnectedness in the tides of sea and
moon, her stillness in the silent pool.
Play background music
of water – waves on the beach, a waterfall or the sound of rain. Sit quietly
for some time letting the waters of your body feel the movement of the water in
the music.
Add salt to the water
in the bowl, and stir it gently. Use this water to bless each other (or
yourself), with the words: 'May the Goddess of the water bless you.' Pour the
remaining water onto the earth, or onto a plant, with a prayer of blessing and
thanks to Aqualena.
Recite the Charge of the Goddess,
adding the names of the Australian Goddesses: Aqualena, Althera, Hattannah and
Areia.
Reflect on times and places
in your own life when you have encountered the Goddess of the water in
Australia. Think about the feelings that your favourite water places invoke in
you. Acknowledge that in these places you meet Aqualena, the Goddess of the
water. What was significant about the encounter? Think about how you can get to
know Her more, how you can deepen your relationship with Her. Share some of
these insights with others in the group.
Name the many ways that we
meet Aqualena, with the invocation: 'Aqualena, Goddess of the water I/we see you
in ……' (Repeated by one person, with others completing the sentence, as many
times as desired). When all the invocations have been said, offer thanks: 'Goddess
of the water I/we thank you'.
Pour glasses of water
for all to share. Offer a prayer of thanks to Aqualena for her gift of fresh
drinking water.
Lay a flower on the altar as
an offering to Aqualena in Australia's sacred water places – reminiscent of
the offerings made to the Goddess at sacred wells throughout the world.
Make a commitment to work
for Aqualena in some practical way e.g. to clean up her waterways, to minimise
your use of precious water etc.
Open the circle, thanking
Aqualena for her presence.
