Chants/Songs

Below is a list of chants and songs that CUUPS Fort Myers has typically used in its rituals. All authors have been noted when such citations are available.

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OPENINGS / CIRCLE CASTING

We Are a Circle
We are a circle, within a circle
With no beginning, and never ending

Hand to Hand ~ Lesley Peterson
Hand to hand, the circle is cast
Joining present, future and past

A Cirle is Cast ~ Libana
A circle is cast,
Again and again and again…

ELEMENTS

Air I Am ~ Andras Corban Arthen
Air I am,
Fire I am,
Water, Earth and Spirit I am.

Air Moves Us ~ Reclaiming Collective
Air moves us
Fire transforms us
Water shapes us
Earth heals us
And the balance of the wheel goes round and round
And the balance of the
Wheel goes round and round
And the balance of the wheel goes round

Born of Water ~ Lindie Lila
Born of water,
Cleansing, powerful
Healing, changing
We are

Sparks ~ Reclaiming Collective
Sparks from the hearth
Of the Queen of Death and Life
Swarm through the dark,
Dance through the night

The River is Flowing ~ Rachel Sessions
The river she is flowing
Flowing and growing
The river she is flowing
Back to the sea

The Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Air ~ Libana
(2x) The earth, the water the fire the air
Return, return, return, return
(2x) Ai ay, ai ay, ai ay, ai ay,
Ai oh, ai oh, ai oh, ai oh

GODDESS/GOD CHANTS

We All Come From the Goddess / Hoof and Horn ~ Z. Budapest & Ian Corrigan
We All Come From The Goddess
And To Her We Shall Return
Like A Drop Of Rain
Flowing To The Ocean

Hoof and horn, Hoof and horn
All that dies shall be reborn

Hecate, Cerridwen
Hecate, Cerridwen
Dark Mother take us in
Hecate, Cerridwen
Let us be reborn

Cerridwen ~ Lesley Peterson
Deep cauldron, ancient wisdom
Cerridwen
Life yields to your embrace
And is born again

Ancient Mother
Ancient mother, I hear you calling
Ancient mother, I hear your song
Ancient mother, I hear your laughter
Ancient mother, I taste your tears

Snake Woman ~ Starhawk
Snake Woman, shedding her skin
Snake Woman, shedding her skin
Shedding, shedding, shedding her skin
Shedding, shedding, shedding her skin
Bird Woman, taking flight…
Star Woman, shining bright..
Moon Woman, riding the night…
Star Woman, opening wide…

Rhiannon ~ Lesley Peterson
Veil covered face, and golden beauty
Birds sweetly singing, Rhiannon
Annwyn’s great Queen, warm embracing mother
Hoofbeats are ringing, Rhiannon

Blodeuwedd ~ Lesley Peterson
Blodeuwedd, fair maiden
Behind a face made of flowers
Lie mysteries, beginnings,
The knowing eyes of the owl

Cernnunos ~ Lesley Peterson
Horned one the Hunted,
Horned one the Lord,
Horned one the Hunter,
Horned one Cernunnos

Lugh the Sun King
(2x ) Oh, tell me why,
Oh, tell me why,
Oh, tell me why did the clouds come to darken the sky
This is the wake of Lugh the Sun King
He lost his life on the solstice day
This is the wake of Lugh the Sun King
He steps into the dark and guides the way

Lugh ~ Lesley Peterson
Fiery one the blazing sun
Lugh, Lugh, Lugh, Lugh
Eye in the sky, shining high
Lugh, Lugh, Lugh, Lugh, Lugh

OTHER CHANTS

We Are the Old People ~ morning feather/Will Shepardson
We are an old people, we are a new people
We are the same people, stronger than before.

Rise Up and Call Their Names
Those who have gone before us,
Rise up and call their names

Powerful Song
Powerful moon of radiant light
Weave us a web to spin the night
Web of stars that holds the dark
We are the power that holds the spark
Strand by strand, hand over hand
Thread by thread, we weave the web

The Earth is Our Mother ~ Traditional Native American
The Earth is our Mother
We must take care of her
The Earth is our Mother
We must take care of her
Hey younga ho younga hey young young
Hey younga ho younga hey young young
Her sacred ground we walk upon
With every step we take
Her sacred ground we walk upon
With every step we take
Hey younga ho younga hey young young

We Are One
We are one…
With the soul…
Of the earth…
Mother Earth…

May the Circle Be Open
May the circle be open but unbroken
May the peace of the (god/goddess/universe) be ever in your heart
Merry meet and merry part
And merry meet again

ORIGINAL SONGS ~ by Lesley Peterson

Dragons Everywhere
Feel the winged beat rise through the sky, through the sky,
Whistling winds embrace us, lift us high, lift us high
Clear new visions freely floating by, floating by
Dragons of the air
Dragons of the air
Feel the breath of flame that warms our hearts, warms our hearts
Causing trepidation to depart, to depart
Spark that stirs the life in all we start, all we start
Dragons of the fire
Dragons of the fire
Join dragons of the air
Feel the coursing current ebb and flow, ebb and flow
Tender reassurance we will know, we will know
Gently giving shape to all that grows, all that grows
Dragons of the water
Dragons of the water
Join dragons of the fire
Join dragons of the air
Feel the roaring rumble through the ground, through the ground
As our spirit strengthens to the sound, to the sound
Manifest creation now be found, now be found
Dragons of the earth
Dragons of the earth
Join dragons of the water
Join dragons of the fire
Join dragons of the air
Feel the pulsing power permeate, permeate
Ever turning wheel that guides our fate, guides our fate
Balancing the forces we create, we create
Dragons of the spirit
Dragons of the spirit
Join dragons of the earth
Join dragons of the water
Join dragons of the fire
Join dragons of the air
Join dragons everywhere
There are dragons everywhere

The Oldest Animals
The shadowed cloak of twilight falls
The wind sighs through the rowan branch
The blackbird lifts its voice to call
The gateway beckons to us now
Yes the gateway beckons now

(Chorus)
So go to the blackbird and stag, they will tell
You to seek out the owl and the eagle as well
They will lead to the salmon come drink of its wisdom
At the pool where the hazel nuts fall now
At the pool where the hazel nuts fall

The birch trees at the gateway stand
The bellow rings through the crisp fresh air
The stag stands proud on ancient land
The path spreads out before us now
Yes the path is spread out now

(Chorus)

The full moon shines on frosty snow
The ivy covers the frozen branch
The silent owl has eyes that know
The spiral beckons to us now
Yes the spiral beckons now

(Chorus)
The rising sun announces day
The oak embraces the growing dawn
The eagle soars on golden rays
The new day calls out to us now
Yes the new day call to us now