The Liturgy of Isis

1. Welcome

2. Creating sacred space:

• Inviting the Directions: East, South, West, North
• Inviting the Goddess: Candle lighting and invocation
• Hymn: Invocation to Isis (All)

3. Why we're here: to celebrate Isis

• To get acquainted with Her
• To visit Her temple and experience Her directly
• To share with each other some of our experiences with Isis

4. The Call of Isis (from Apuleius)

5. Hymn:Isis, Astarte (All)

6. Visit to the Temple of Isis (Guided meditation)

• Visit to Bast, receiving Her gift
• Visit to Isis, receiving Her love
• Coming back: Sharing the fruits of our meditation

7. Sharing Her Blessings: Bread and Wine

Blessing over the bread:
Isis is the Giver of All Gifts
She is in the Earth that grows the grain
She is in the hands that bake the bread
When we eat the bread, She is in us.

Blessing over the wine:
Isis is the Giver of All Gifts
She is in the Earth that grows the grapes
She is in the hands that make the wine
When we drink the wine, She is in us.

8. Hymn: The Wings of Isis (All)

9. Farewell to the Directions

10. Closing song and dance: May the Circle Be Open (All)