Calendar of the Sun
5 Hrethemonath
Navigium - Poseidon's Day
Colors: Blue and blue-green of the sea
Element: Water
Altar: Set with sea-colored cloths, figures of dolphins, the figure of a ship, a compass, and a
great bowl of salt water.
Offerings: Sea salt. Face some emotion that seems overwhelming to you.
Daily Meal: Fish. Seafood. Seaweed.
Invocation to Poseidon
Great Bull from the Sea
Crashing against the rocks
Master of the waves and depths
Foaming horses champing wild
Break against the yielding shore
And you, Lord of bitter brine,
Sink not our ships as they make their way
From safe harbor to safe harbor.
And we shall sing the praises of Poseidon
Earth-shaker, loudest voice
In the world between heaven and underworld,
The voice that booms up from the depths
Of every water-borne soul.
Chant:
Earth-Shaker
Storm Maker
Lord of the Wave
(The compass is then passed from hand to hand, and each person in turn says, "Guide me in my
navigations, Lord of the Unending Waters, and bring me safe home again." The bowl of salt
water is then passed hand to hand, and each splashes a bit onto their heads. The rest is poured
out as a libation.)
(All join hands including those girl children who wish it, and dance in a circle.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]