Once the ritual area has been selected, it is cleanned, and prepared (preferably with salt water). Once the space is clean, and secure, three circuits of the exterior of the designated area are performedilst reciting the charm of making to induce the 3 realms Air, Earth, and Water.

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Anal Nathrach            Breath of the Dragon         (Air) Cense the area with thurible (1st round)

Uatha bha is Bhi         Of Death's cave is it born (Earth) Sprinkle/scatter salt (2nd round)

Dubh ist Eachnt          Dark/Black is yonder Horse/Wave (Water) Asperge (3rd round)

L'e Dhe anamh e!       It is of God that it was named Stand facing altar and address God. (Presentations of offerings is done with the last line)

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Addressing the Altar, Chromlech (Sword/ Sgian dubh overhead)

Tog orm cleidheamh na smain  Lift to me the sword of thought

Carson na Fiannachaid                For the Warrior

neo chomasaich smaoinich        Who cannot think

anns am magh catha,                   On the field of battle

's marbh mar tha                             is already dead

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Am firinne in aghaidh am tSaoghail

Bi siodhchana leum

Cannon ard ud eile Channon

Bi siodhchana leum

Macalla ard ud eile macalla

Bi siodhchana leum

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Sidh gu naoimh            Peace as high as heaven   (Indicate the sky)

Naoimh gu domhan    Heaven is on earth              (Draw from sky to earth)

Domhan fo naoimh      Earth under heaven            (Circle the 2)

Neart i gcach                Strength in everyone

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Make 1 or 3 clockwise turns where you stand, or 3 circumambulations of the working space's periphery. Everything your gaze touches will be brought to peace.

Observe here a moment of silence.

3 Rings to mark the beginning (ring sickle with wand, or a bell depending on offering)

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Taing dhuit a dhe

thug mise bho ndhe gu tos ndhiugh

cum sholus sioruidh

l'e chosnaidh dha mcchre l'e feum maith...

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-Lighing the need fire

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O Canada...

Dhiathan gleidh am Banrigh mor...

Ailiu iath Chanada...

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-Collects

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Mise a dol amach ora slighesa Diathan...

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-Baptising the altar/Chromlech

-censing the altar

-process/present the offering 1 or 3 times

-preparing offering (thanking, baptising, charging)

-Fractioning

-Augury

-proclamation

-Dissmisal / preparation for feast

-Feis beginning with fada 's farsaing

 "Tha bhiadh aig cuid, 'S gun aca cail     Some hae meat and canna eat

  Acras aig cuid, 's gun aca biadh,           and some wad eat that want it

  ach againne tha biadh is slainte            but we hae meat, and we can eat,

  molaidh mar sinn a bhith don Triath.     and sae let the lord bethank it.

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