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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

 Program — Box: 1, Folder: 16

Description

Cover title: The Spiral Dance, Samhain '88 / Reclaiming

This volume is a program for the The 9th Spiral Dance

Dates

  • Issued: 1988

Creator

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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