Kore Prayer
(by Fred McLaren Adams)
Priestess:
"Now celebrants please, arise and face the circle and repeat the Kore Prayer after me.”

All rise, face the circle and repeat the prayer.

Recited by all celebrants together, while holding hands in the circle.

Priestess: (guides)
Part I

"Oh Nameless Maiden!
Everything that is, IS,
And everything that is not, still is,
Because of Thy Certain Something
Always strangely elsewhere,
In windy resonance of vast Virgin Distances
Whispering infinitely Thy Intimate Nearness Here."

Part II

"Oh Holy Maiden!
Of the Kindling Quick,
Of merging mist and mazing echo,
The innocent bounty of the trees
Bears Thy Faerie Flesh of Wildness,
Wonder, Magic, Mirth and Love
. They Beauty seals our Bridal with all Life.
The dance of Thy Green Pulse unfolds all Souls,
all Bodies and all Blessings
From Earth’s fragrant Form.

Grant us therefore the Blessings of Life Everlasting
Altogether in rapture of Love ever revealing Mysteries of Paradise
Everywhere surrounding and open to All!"
All turn outward to repeat the Kura address.

"Arretos Kura!
Pante esti-Kai
Panta esti Me esti Su Kat – ti

Momento – La Morte – La Vita
La Vibrazuoni della Dea Fanciulla
E come una Bella Gallazi
Le Vibrazioni della Buono Signora
Viva! A la Via Lattea!
Viva Dea! Viva Dea!"





The Aval Communion
(by Fred McLaren Adams)
Priest:
Lifts incense.
"This scent represents the Breath of the Maiden -
Essence of Intelligence and Empathy."
Lifts candle.
"This flame represents the Blood of the Maiden -
Essence of Passion and Compassion."
Lifts fruit.
"This fruit represents the gift of the Maiden's Flesh -
Essence of Proportion and Beauty."
Lifts cup of spring water.
"This spring water represents the Milk of the Maiden -
Essence of Mercy and Tenderness."
Holds up flower.
"And what is the Quintessence of the Maiden Soul?
'The Holy Fascination of the Supremely Alive and Beautiful'.

And what is the Penultimate of the Maiden Spirit?
Innocent, childlike Love."
Priest and Priestess seal with kiss. Each blows kisses to the celebrants.

Priest:
“And what is the Will of the Maiden?
This Korythalia presents the Will of Arretos Kura,
Everlasting Life and Joy for the unique as well as the Universal.”
Shows youth bough and then place on head of each celebrant.

Music: ‘La Pericole’ by Jacques Offenbach.





Avala
(by Fred McLaren Adams)
Priestess:
On a tray she has a small bowl with raisins and coffee.

Lifts up the sacred Tray.
"Ambrosia of trees – Quintessence of Fire and Earth –
Eonic Body of the Maiden.
By Her Love freely given and with harm to none
Thine own body become."
She presents the Tray to each celebrant in the circle and delicately places a raisin in each mouth.

Lifts up the coffee.
"Nectar of springs, Quintessence of Air and water –
Eonic fountainhead of the Maiden.
By Her Love freely given and with harm to none,
Thine own fountainhead become."
She presents the coffee to each Celebrant, who takes it and swallows a sip.

Priestess:
“The Aval Communion is completed, the Temple is sealed –
the Bacchanalia begins. Listen with joy to this music
while the Libation is concocted.”
Priestess and Priest:
They prepare the Libation. A Russian toast of champagne to Arretas Kura.

Everyone offers toasts.
When the toast is given each celebrant raises glass and cries in unison.

All: (Russian Toast)
“Hail to Arretos Kura!”
Russian Drinking Song follows.






Closing of Temple, Four Quarters, Cross Quarters and Centre
(by Lady Svetlana)

In the open air stone ring, with only Initiates remaining, the Priestess as Megeia extends her arms outward to the right and left. She intones the following enchantment:

Priestess:
“I close (* name of your own Temple) with the words:
In the Name of Kore and Kura
The left sides belonging to solar systems, constellations and galaxies are closed.
The right sides of black-white holes, quasars and universes are concealed!
So Mote It be!
The four cardinal directions shall now be closed
And the four cross-quarters of the Elementals shall return to their abodes.

KONX OM PAX
Consummatum Est!”
Music: ‘La Perichole’ by Jacques Offenbach.

“Kore Blessings of Earth Love”
All return to the Hearthroom.

Then follows the festive social encounters.

Suggested music: ‘Die Fledermaus’ by Johann Strauss.

FINIS




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