#pagan prayers

E-offering to Lady Sekhmet

May your glowing rays of rage fuel my spirit

May your thundering growl reverberate through my chest

May your battle cry guide my mind, body and soul

Dua, Sekhmet.

Help us grow in generosity and resourcefulness, that we may be ready to offer hospitality in whatever form is needed, for all those who are in need.

Hestia, you were known in ancient times to protect not just the hearths of individual homes, but the collective hearths of communities.

Illuminate the ties that bind us together across all divisions, all borders, all boundaries that would divide us from one another and diminish our sense of wholeness.

A prayer for the unsettled

May Mother God and Her children guide us and keep us safe.

May we recognise their unity.

May we recognise our unity.

May we be cleansed of hubris; may pridefulness be gone from our gaze.

May we live in the sweetness of our true nature; may our hands make works of beauty; may our words bring healing. May our existence foster the profundity of life.

May a mouth sowing pain be closed, and may its words dwell in the emptiness where is their home. And may those breeding discord be unseen and powerless, and overlooked for the greatness of our love. May the bitter harvest they produce be their own part.

Re who endured in maat, who allows his course to be written by the wise one, who overcomes all evil with triumph. Come forth from your mothers womb, bring forth the horizon and let the skies blaze with your glory.

Let your light shine on the darkness, evacuating everything evil that dwells within, and bring forth a glorious day!

Let your fires blaze, extinguishing all evil that dares to dwell in your glory, and bring forth a glorious day!

Prayer to Hekate for Mother's Day

(this prayer mentions an offering. Traditional offerings to the hellenic gods are incense, honey, bread, wine, and water. Hekate is also traditionally given garlic, fish, and eggs. I just offered incense and a candle, simple is fine!)

Hekate, Mother of Witches,

Who takes in the strays

And takes in the bold.

You who loves with a strict and stern heart,

You who fosters the power within

Without fear of what your child will become,

Because you see the spark inside

And teach us how to handle the flame

You ignite in out soul.

Hekate, Mother, The Moon in Full,

I honor you this day

Dedicated to the love of Mothers.

You are the firm but guiding hand

Your wayward children need.

You are the commanding but patient voice

Your resilient children need

To lead them to greatness. To power.

Mother of The Sovereign,

I honor you with love and gratitude in my heart.

Please accept my praise and this offering,

And have a joyous Mother's Day!