Calendar of the Sun
12 Thrimilchimonath
Vara's Blot
Colors: White and blue
Element: Air
Altar: Upon cloth of white and blue set twelve white candles, one sky-blue candle, a great jug of
mead, and a knife. Throughout the next seven days, the altar stays the same, and one more candle
is lit. On this day, light the blue candle and five white candles.
Offering: Renew or rededicate oaths. Do things correctly.
Daily Meal: Soup or stew. Bread with cheese, meat, or jam.
Invocation to Frigga's Handmaidens
Call: Twelve maidens hold the halls of Asgard!
Response: Twelve virgins hold the pillars of heaven!
Call: Twelve mysteries hold the luck of Asgard!
Response: Twelve virtues hold the Law of heaven!
Call: Twelve words of power resound through Asgard!
Response: Twelve stars light up the dome of heaven!
Call: We call upon the power of Virtue!
Response: We call upon the mysteries of heaven!
Invocation to Vara
Hail, Maiden of Fidelity!
You who oversee all oaths,
You who hold us to our words,
You who will not swerve from your path,
You who are not distracted by temptation,
Make us strong and faithful
To all that we have vowed to do,
And to our narrow path of mindfulness.
For fidelity is more than merely
Clinging to the herd,
It is holding to that which is right
Beyond all measure of comfort or consolation.
Chant:
Cloth of honor from the thread of truth
Weave your heart into all you offer
(All approach the altar and place their hands on the hilt of the blade, and say, "In Vara's name,
I swear that all the oaths I have taken still hold true." A libation of mead is poured out for Fulla,
and the jug replaced for the next day's ritual.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]