Statement of Purpose for Alban Gaef (Winter Solstice)

This was also for the Clergy Training Program in 2009.

This is the Statement of Purpose for an Alban Gaef (Winter Solstice) Rite, written and performed as part of my “Theatre For Ritual 1” class which is for the ADF Clergy Training Program

Children of the Earth, we are here to celebrate the Feast of Alban Gaef, the Winter Solstice, when the days are short, and the nights are long, and the sun is weak.

Winter is upon us, and our days grow colder. So we shall call for the sun to return!

We also remember another winter of the world, when Lleu Llaw Gyffes was mortally wounded, and flew in eagle form, and took refuge at the top of a tall oak tree. There, His uncle Gwydion restored Him to health, and to His rightful place in the Cosmos.

And at the Sacred Center of the Worlds, we may do the same.

So let us join together as one Folk and make our sacrifices in joy and reverence.

Bydded felly! So be it!