NEW ZEALAND PAGAN FESTIVAL ~ THE RITUALS

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Over the course of the weekend there will be rituals occuring. We ask that you please arrive PROMPTLY. If the ritual starts at 9.30pm - be there at 9.15pm !
Failure to be on time may result in you being denied admittance to the circle.

Rituals are held for the Weekend campers only - no day visitors may attend.

Once within the sacred space please act with respect and keep the noise levels down. DO NOT start ANY chanting without the express permission of the facilitators of the ritual. It may all be quiet but something may be going on that you are not aware of!
Use this time for quiet contemplation or energy raising :)

The High Priestess or High Priest's word is law! Whilst in their circle please do as you are told without argument. Failure to comply with their requests may mean you are asked to leave the ceremony taking place.

We ask that NO intoxicating substances are brought within the sacred space.

We ask that NO intoxicated persons are brought within the sacred space.

Each person works differently (if you haven't realised that yet - go back to basics!) Keeping that in mind, we ask that your personal opinions about someone's ritual remain personal!! Yes, we all know that you know better but this person/people have given their time and energy freely and to debase their work is insulting at the very least. If you think you could have done a better job, perhaps you should offer to take next year's ceremony ?

Please do not place anything in the Ritual Bonfire. If there is something you would like enveloped by the flames, please seek out a Fire Warden and ask them to do it for you.

Children are welcome for the Opening and Closing rituals. The Saturday night ritual is for adults only as the ritual content makes it unsuitable for children. Please keep children's noise levels to a minimum whilst within the sacred space. At the risk of disrupting others should your child be unable to keep the noise levels down, we ask politely that you remove them from the ritual altogether.

OPENING RITUAL - Frances Billinghurst (Temple of the Dark Moon - AUS) and Ramsey Dukes (Occult Philosopher and Contemporary Magickian - UK)

SATURDAY NIGHT RITUAL - Ritual kindly organised and led by members of the Temple of the Old Ways and Temple of the Good Game.

CLOSING RITUAL - Ramsey Dukes (Occult Philosopher and Contemporary Magickian - UK) and Frances Billinghurst (Temple of the Dark Moon - AUS)