Folder 16. The Spiral Dance: A Ritual for Feast of Samhain / adapted from the 1985 script by the Spiral Dance Committee ; script design and additional text by Robin Weaver ; Spiral Dance logo by Norma Novy ; cover design by Sophia Sparks, 1988
Description
Cover title: The Spiral Dance, Samhain '88 / Reclaiming
This volume is a program for the The 9th Spiral Dance
Dates
- Issued: 1988
Creator
- Reclaiming Collective (San Francisco, Calif.). Spiral Dance Committee (Adapter, Organization)
- Arachne (Feminist witch) (Adapter, Person)
- Artemisia (Feminist witch) (Adapter, Person)
- Lutrasong, Brigid (Adapter, Person)
- Iris, Calypso (Adapter, Person)
- M. Macha NightMare (Adapter, Person)
- Pleiades (Feminist witch) (Adapter, Person)
- Moonshadow, Raven (Adapter, Person)
- Weaver, Robin (Adapter, Person)
Extent
1 Volumes (7 unnumbered pages, 38 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ) : music ; 28 cm
Language
English
Spiral Dance Committee
Arachne, Artemisia, Brigid Lutrasong, Calypso Iris, M. Macha NightMare, Pleiades, Raven Moonshadow, Robin Weaver
Contents
Setting (p.1)
Creation (p.1)
Entrance meditation. (p.1-5 inclusive)
"Spirits" / Susan North (p.2)
"Burning Times" / Charlie Murphy (p.3)
"Goddess Chant" / Deena Metzger (p.3)
Proclaiming the Feast. "This is the Feast of Samhain" (p.5-6)
Grounding. [Tree of Life] (p.7)
Casting the Circle. "The Earth, the Water, the Fire, the Air" / Native American chant (p.8)
Invoking the Four Directions. "The Guardian Song" / Amber Khan-Engel (p.8-11)
Invoking the Goddess & God (p.11)
"There is No End to the Circle" / Starhawk (p.12-13)
"Song to the God" / Amber Khan-Engel (p.14-16)
The Shore (p.16)
Litanies of Remembering & Mourning (p.17-22)
Sailing to the Isle of the Dead. "Gone gone gone beyond" / Buddhist chant (p.23)
"Set Sail" - Samhain Version / music by Mara June Quicksilver ; lyrics by Starhawk (p.24-25)
"Sail the Hidden Ocean" / Amber Khan-Engle ; adapted by Starhawk (p.25)
The Isle of the Dead (p.25)
"Opening of the Gates [Entering the Gates]" / lyrics by Starhawk & Lauren Liebling ; music by Mara June Quicklightning (p.26-28)
"Awake" / Amber Khan-Engle (p.29)
"Litany of the New Year" / lyrics by Starhawk & Lauren Liebling ; music by Mara June Quicklightning (p.30-33)
"Through All the World Below" / Shaker hymn ; adapted by Susan Rothbaum (p.33-34)
Sailing back. "Gone Gonna Rise Again" / Si Khan (p.33)
Return to the Shore (p.33)
Litany of the New Born. "Bless the Shining Children Our Love Brings to Ground" ((p.34-35)
Cakes & Wine (p.35)
"Demeter's Song" / Starhawk (p.35-36)
Devoking the Directions. "There is No End to the Circle - Reprise" / Starhawk (p.37-38)
Opening the Circle (p.38)
Dissolution (p.38)
Notes. Appended songs for the Entrance: (unnumbered page 1)
"Nottamun Town" / traditional (unnumbered page 2)
The Rolling of the Stones / traditional (unnumbered page 3)
Lyke-Wake Dirge / traditional (unnumbered page 4)
Samhain Hymn / music: Welsh Hymn ; words by Leigh Ann Hussey (unnumbered page 5)
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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