Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
Funeral for a Witch
Hilary Lee Meyer
August 3, 1956 - February 26, 2023
Order of Service
Lighting of the Brigid candle
Brigid was Hilary's patron goddess.
Invocation
(Hilary Lee Meyer)
Welcome/Statement of Intention
Casting the Circle
Chant (all):
We are a circle within a circle,
with no beginning, and never-ending.
Blowing of Quarter Horns
Opening the Gates (all)
Together we open the Gates between the Worlds
Hilary: Three Remembrances
(First remembrance)
(Second remembrance)
(Third remembrance)
Reading
The Charge of the Great Mother
Lyke Wake Dirge (all)
The Lyke Wake Dirge opens the way for the passage of the deceased.
Closing the Gates (all)
Blowing of Quarter Horns
Round Dance
Chant (all):
And so return, return, return / return to the Mother. (x 4)
All over the world, the waters are breaking;
the waters are breaking, all over the world. (x 2)
Final Blessing and Dismissal
Hilary Cook Meyer
Memorial and Rite of Crossing
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Europa Room
Crowne Plaza Hotel
3131 Campus Drive
Plymouth, MN
A reception with food will follow at the Earth House suite.
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