Calendar of the Sun
23 Haymonath
Neptunalia
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 Neptune
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.
Show us the depths of our own souls
As you know the depths of the ocean itself,
And give us safe passage there as well.
Save us from the whirlpool and the drowning tides,
Save us from the circling predators
That would drag us to the bottom.
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.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]