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Chants

Here are a few classic chants for use in rituals and sacred circles.

Many people have asked me for them after reading about them in my writings, and it can be hard to find the basic tunes on Youtube, so here they are.

 

The earth, the air, the fire, the water

Return, return, return, return. . .

 

A classic chant for raising, and releasing, energy in ritual

https://anniefinch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-Earth-The-Air-The-Fire-The-Water-Sung-by-Annie-Finch.wav

We all come from the Goddess,
and to her we shall return
like a drop of rain
flowing to the ocean . . .

Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna

 

This widely-loved chant by Zusanna Budapest is often sung in a two-part round

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The circle is open, and unbroken.
May our love for ourselves be always  in our hearts.
Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again.

The circle is open, and unbroken.
May our love for each other  be always in our hearts.
Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again.

The circle is open, and unbroken.
May our love for the Goddess be always in our hearts.
Merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again.

 

The final stanza of this chant is often used to close a sacred circle
(my own Sacred Circle added the first two stanzas).

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