Duir Invocation and Ritual

Color: Black
Element: Earth
Altar: Upon a black cloth place the vase of oak branches, a hammer, a metal lightning bolt, a sun symbol with the rune Sigil of Duir upon it, and a Green Man with an oak-leaf face.Offerings: Give thanks for personal victories.
Daily Meal: Serve salad with each meal, arranged in the circular pattern of the Green Man.

Duir Invocation

Call: Now is the time of the Sun's height.

Response: Now is the time when the leaves reach to the heavens.

Call: Now is the time when the Oak King spread his arms.

Response: Now is the time when we reach with him for the Sun.

Call: Now is the time when we return to the ancient grove of the Druids.

Response: Now is the time when we witness the Sun's sacrifice.

Call: Now is the time when we go forth in glory.

Response: Now is the time of the turning of the year.

Call: Hail to the wren, soul of the Oak King!

Response: Hail to the sky, crown of the Oak King!

Call: Hail to the Earth, bed of the Oak King!

Response: Hail to the Sun, lover of the Oak King!

Call: Hail to the guardians of the door!

Response: May they guard us well, O oaken beams!

Call: We have no need to guard ourselves....

Response: For the Gods will guard us.

Call: We have no need to hide behind bolted doors....

Response: For now is the time to be open to the Sun!

Call: Like the Green Man, we speak through the oak!

Response: Like the Green Man, our voice is the strength of the earth!

Call: Like the Oak King, we do not fear the lightning!

Response: Like the Oak King, we will accept all repercussions!

Call: We have no shame for our actions....

Response: For all that we do, we do from a place of worthiness.

Call: For all that we do, we do from a place of honor.

Response: For all that we do, we do from a place of love.

Chant:

By my body I be earth

By my spirit I be fire

Call the lightning to my heart

Bring my soul what I desire

Found in: Pagan Book of Hours