Use a red or orange cloth on the altar
and decorate it with tea lights, small volcanic rocks (basalt), sparklers,
golden suns and red flowers. In the centre light a large red candle.
Cast a circle, being
especially conscious of where your altar is in relation to the sun, to forests
subject to bushfires, to hot dry deserts etc. In each direction invoke an aspect
of Hattannah: her creativity in the sunrise, her passion in the summer sun, her
molten energy in the earth's core, her powers of death and rebirth in the
bushfire.
Play gentle background music
while you sit quietly, feeling the throbbing life within the candle flame
merging with the beating of your own heart, the pulsing of your blood.
Use a small red candle
to bless each other (or yourself), with the words: 'May the Goddess of the fire
bless you.' Blow out the candle, with a prayer of blessing and thanks to
Hattannah.
Recite the Charge of the Goddess,
adding the names of the Australian Goddesses: Hattannah, Aqualena, Althera and
Areia.
Reflect on times and places
in your own life when you have encountered the Goddess of the fire in Australia.
Think about the feelings that fire invokes in you. Acknowledge that in these
times and places you meet Hattannah, the Goddess of the fire. 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 Hattannah, with the invocation: Hattannah, Goddess of the fire 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 fire I/we thank you'.
Pour glasses of red grape juice
for all to share. Offer a prayer of thanks to Hattannah for the sun's energy
which filled the grapes with rich sweetness.
Place tea lights in a bowl
of sand. As you light each one, name what you have learned from the Goddess of
fire, and thank Hattannah for all her gifts to you. When all the candles are
alight, enter into the energy of the fire – via singing, chanting, drumming or
dancing. Be conscious that the energy of your body is one with the energy of
Hattannah, the Goddess of fire.
Make a commitment to work
for Hattannah in some practical way e.g. to minimise further damage to the ozone
layer, to use solar power wherever possible, to use more natural light in your
home etc.
Open
the circle, thanking Hattannah for her presence.
