Rituals
Throughout my life, I have been fortunate to participate in, and often help shape, a diverse range of rituals. Some were intimate circles among friends; others were large public rites. Each was born of a particular time, place, and community; yet, together, they form a thread that runs through my work.
What you’ll find here is a record—a sampling of rituals I have performed, written, or co-created. They are offered not as fixed scripts, but as living documents that mark moments in our collective history. My hope is that they serve as a resource for students of the Craft, as well as a glimpse into the many ways ritual has been woven into my path.
Featured
Major Arcana: Portraits of Witches in America by Frances Denny
A photographic portrait of contemporary American witches. I’m proud to be included among those featured, sharing how I live my witchcraft alongside many others.
worm, root, wort… & bane by Ann Shelton
An exploration of plant knowledge, gender, and magic. I’m honored to be one of many voices in this beautiful and thought-provoking book reflecting on our ancestral and spiritual relationships with herbs.
Get a Life: Chronicles of a Conscientious Scofflaw by dress wedding
From underground dealing to marijuana activism, this candid memoir weaves Pagan practice, privilege, and remembrance into a story that uplifts and inspires.
Rituals Archive
Over the years I have taken part in, written, or co-created many rituals. Here is a record of some of them.
2005
Bridget: A Celebration of the Triple Goddess of Forge, Flame, and Healing Springs. Auburn Theological Seminary Center for Multifaith Education, New York, February 2005.
2004–2005
Witchual: A Spell. Sacred Harvest Festival, August 2004; PantheaCon, February 2005. A spell to view the dark and light in ourselves and our communities, to recommit to Goddess, and to reclaim and honor stereotypes. Text by William Shakespeare, Victoria Slind-Flor, and myself. Homage to Steven Posch. Approach in solemn silence and follow the dark and twisted path. Dare to meet your inner Witch, incarnate and magnified three times. Dance with hags and partake of the Witches’ magic brew — if you dare! “‘Tis time, ’tis time.”
2002
Praise Be Lady Liberty! A collaborative ritual with Sam Webster and Vibra Willow, for Pagan Pride Day in San Francisco, September 2002.
2001
A Marvelous Place for a Moondance. Summerset 2001, with the folks at Summerset.
2000
Full Moon in Grand Staircase. Escalante National Monument, Utah. A ritual to empower and protect local wilderness preservation activists and to open the Escalante Wilderness Action Gathering. Co-designed with Juniper Brighidsdottir, Valley High, and Michael Finnegan Rhys. May 2000.
Goddesses Alive! A Goddess 2000 Ritual. A processional and experiential ritual of masked, embodied goddesses to bring re-wareness of the Goddess into current Pagan practices. Created in collaboration with 20 others, presented at PantheaCon 2000, San Francisco, CA. This ritual, later renamed A Rainbow of Goddesses, was expanded and polished with original music by Amy Luna Manderino at New College of California, under the sponsorship of the Women’s Spirituality Program and The Lilith Institute.
1999
Dancing the Goddess Home. With Abby Willowroot and many contributors of liturgy and art, an international ritual published online initiating the Goddess 2000 Project, December 21–22, 1999 worldwide.
Cerridwen’s Cauldron: A Ritual Brew. Created for Shadowmas, sponsored by PCCO, October 1999.
Celebrating Diversity. An interfaith worship service sponsored by CUUPS, Salem, MA, September 1999.
The Meeting of Earth and Sky: A Celebration of Thor and Freyr. Co-Priestess for this ritual created by Sparky T. Rabbit, Return to Avalon, August 1999.
1998
Meeting the Fates. Co-priestessed with Oz Anderson and Amber K., Magical Mountain Mabon, Jemez Mountains, NM, September 1998.
1984 & 1987
Kali, the Terrible Mother, and Other Dark Goddesses. With Sharon Devlin and Bone Blossom, Ancient Ways Festival, Harbin Hot Springs, CA, 1984. With Bone Blossom and Sequoia, MerryMeet, Saratoga, CA, 1987.
1981
The Wheel of the Year. Coven Holy Terrors, MerryMeet, Rodeo Beach, CA, 1981.