·       Wand

·       Cauldron

·       Black candle

·       Plate of bread and salt

·       Apple

·       Oak leaves or oak twig

·       Herbs (sage)

Cast your circle. Hold the wand in your power hand, tap the cauldron 5 times and say.

“I ask for your blessing Dark Mother and Father of darkness, as the veil between the two worlds thins. I greet my ancestors and loved one who have gone before me, may only those who wish me well enter within this circle.”

Touch with the wand the plate of bread and salt, the herbs and the apple say.

“Welcome all ancestors to share this feast with me. The bread, salt and apple are hear prepared as a suitable feast, thus representing the fruits of the earth. Acknowledging the presences of the gods, we remember that death is a moment in the ever turning wheel of life.”

Now take some of the bread, dip it in the salt and herbs and eat it. If there are any left over’s, leave hem outside as an offering to the spirits. Light the black candle in the cauldron and say.

“We great all those gone before us who are free of earth ties.”

Cut the apple across its width to reveal the pattern of the seeds and say.

“This apple symbolizes the three aspects of maid, mother, crone, birth, life and death. There is no fear, for tonight we understand the cycle and acknowledge it in its fullness.”

Eat some of the apple and say

“We love we honour and we bless, so be it”

Now share the remains of the apple by putting it outside for the birds and animals close your circle.