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Stand facing east, raise two arms to meet with palms facing one another directly overhead. Then bring them down to rest on forehead, one palm over the other. Say...

<<Brid>>

Lady of Inspiration and Poetry.

A ray of light extends down through joined palms to illuminate the head.

Lower the two hands to rest on womb centre, one palm over the other palm.

Say...

<<Brid>>

Lady of Hearth, Childbirth and Healing

The ray of light extends from head, through womb centre (illuminating it), to the heart of the earth.

Open two hands, like a flower, until they rest palms facing up, at about the level of the heart.

Say...

<<Brid>>

Lady of Smithcraft and of Making.

The ray of light returns from the heart of the earth, back through womb centre to fill and illuminate your whole body.

Cross arms in front of chest, letting each palm rest on the opposite shoulder.

Say...

Prayer

Blessed <<Brid>> Be with me

Blessed <<Brid>> Guide me

Blessed <<Brid>> Bring light to darkness

Blessed <<Brid>> Bring your healing to all

Light shines out through your body, and fills the space around you, cleansing and blessing it.

Drop arms to sides, raise right arm, pointing to the east. Using two fingers, draw symbol in a clockwise circle, finishing with line traced upwards. Point to the centre of the symbol you've drawn, and say...

By the yellow gate of the rushing winds, and in the great name of Dawn-born <<Brid>>, Breath on the Wind, Lady of Spring, may the powers of Air bless and protect me, and further the blessed work of healing in this place.

See the symbol you've drawn, in front of you, made of yellow light. Create mental images you associate with air, yellow, spring.

With the right hand, pointing east with two fingers, draw symbol in an anticlockwise circle, finishing again with the line traced upwards

With the blessing of <<Brid>> and the help of the powers of the east, I banish from within and around me, and from within and around this blessed place, all unbalanced manifestations of air, I banish them far from here.

I thank the powers of air for their gifts of blessing and banishing.

Turn to face south. Using the right hand, point south. Using two fingers, draw the symbol, starting at the top point, in a clockwise direction

By the red gate of the bright flames, and in the great name of Flame-Headed <<Brid>>, Tongue of the Inspired, Lady of Hearths, may the powers of Fire bless and protect me, and further the blessed work of healing in this place.

See the symbol you've drawn in front of you, made of red light. Create mental images you associate with fire, red, summer.

With the right hand, pointing south with two fingers, draw the symbol, starting at the top point, in an anticlockwise circle.

With the blessing of <<Brid>> and help of the powers of fire, I banish from within and around me, and from within and around this blessed place, all unbalanced manifestations of fire, I banish them far from here.

I thank the powers of fire for their gifts of blessing and banishing.

Turn to face west. Using the right hand, pointing west, with two fingers, draw the symbol, starting at the bottom point, in a clockwise direction

By the blue gate of the mighty waters, and in the great name of Life-giving <<Brid>>, Goodness of Milk, Lady of Wells and of the waters, may the powers of Water bless and protect me, and further the blessed work of healing in this place.

See before you the symbol you have drawn, made of blue light. Create personal mental images you associate with water, with blue, with autumn.

With the right hand, pointing west, with two fingers, draw the symbol, starting at the bottom point, in an anticlockwise circle.

With the blessing of <<Brid>> and help of the powers of water, I banish from within and around me, and from within and around this blessed place, all unbalanced manifestations of water, I banish them far from here.

I thank the powers of water for their gifts of blessing and banishing.

Turn to face north. Using the right hand, pointing north, with two fingers, draw the symbol, finishing with the line drawn downwards, in a clockwise direction. Point to the centre of the symbol you've drawn. Say...

By the green gate of the tall stones, and in the great name of Green-mantled <<Brid>> Feeding of Flocks, Lady of pastures. May the powers of Earth bless and protect me, and further the blessed work of healing in this place.

See before you the symbol you've drawn, in green light. Create personal mental images you associate with earth, with green,with winter.

With the right hand, point north. Using two fingers, draw the same symbol, starting at the bottom, finishing with the line drawn downwards, in an anticlockwise direction. Point to its centre. Say...

With the blessing of <<Brid>> and help of the powers of earth, I banish from within and around me, and from within and around this blessed place, all unbalanced manifestations of earth. I banish them far from here.

I thank the powers of earth for their gifts of blessing and banishing.

Turn to face east. Using the right hand, with two fingers point down at the ground, trace a clockwise circle.

By the orange gate of spirit below, and in the great name of the Earth Mother <<Brid>> She Who is Root of all, may the powers of spirit below bless and protect me, and further the blessed work of healing in this place.

I thank the powers of spirit below for its gifts

See below you the symbol you've drawn, in orange light.

Still facing east. Using the right hand, with two fingers point above your head, trace a clockwise circle.

By the purple gate of spirit above, and in the great name of the Exalted one <<Brid>> She who is Light of all, may the powers of spirit above bless and protect me, and further the work of healing in this place.

I thank the powers of spirit above for its gifts.

See above you the symbol you've drawn, in purple light.

Still facing east. Bring arms to cross one another, hands at opposite shoulders.

By the six powers here invoked, may the spirit within me be in harmony with the spirit within the world as reflected in the power, the inspiration and the healing work of <<Brid>> in this blessed place.

See the spirit within as light gathering within your solar plexus.

Still facing east raise the elbows and then the hands upward above head and from there trace an outward circle bringing two hands down to meet again at waist level, saying...

I place myself and all that I protect and care for, within the Sphere of Protection of <<Brid>>

Here, Now, Everywhere, Always.

See a sphere filled with pure white light expand from your solar plexus and grow as big as it needs to enclose yourself, and the place and people within your care, blessing and cleansing everything it touches.