Riioton colanês etic anatiî / Freedom of Body and Spirit: Solo Rite
Riioton colanês etic anatiî / Freedom of Body and Spirit: [Reproductive and Bodily Autonomy] An empowering rite for those doing the rite solo Needed : 5 candles, offerings, bell. Optional : drum, horn. You do not need to drum or have a horn and instead can stomp your feet, clap your hands, or use your voice in a cry. Offerings can be whatever you feel fits best. Some suggestions if you are unsure: spring water, coins, yarrow, juniper berry, mugwort, fennel, henbane, parsley, raspberry, sea lavender, wine/mead/libations (to those Dêuoi who are accepting,) a drop of blood / moon blood, poems, art. [Make sure you are familiar, safe, and responsible with the use and procedure of making any offerings.] Before the rite is begun, cleanse and purify the self, even if only the hands and/or face. Opening the nemeton / calling the quarters The bell is rung 3 times as you circle around the nemeton while sprinkling sacred herbs as an offering to Nemetona. Say: “A great rite is about to take p...