A Ritual For The Bees

Here, with R's permission, is the ritual that she'll be leading in Arlington, Virginia on the Blue Moon:


Intention:
Seeking the wisdom of the Mighty Dead and of the Bee Devas, we then raise our energies and send this out for healing of the bee hives.

*FYI-
Bees have been carved into temples in Greece, Egypt, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico. Numerous historians tell us that Priestesses, and sometimes Priests, imbibed special honey mixtures and then gave prophetic and/or healing messages to people and tribes. Historical accounts also tell of bees and their gifts being used to confer powers on to leaders. Many temples in India and Thailand still keep bees as sacred temple residents.

Also, many cultures believe that insect spirits generally process information in communal ways versus individual perspectives. Devas are commonly thought of as the oversoul of those in the insect kingdoms, with each insect type having a specific Deva. Devas are said to speak the One Truth from the community voice. Most people think of Devas as another form of the Faeries, although semantics usually cloud the discussion.


Ritual for the bees:
Ground/Center
Purify the area/each other
Cast the circle
Call to the energetics of the directions
Call to the Devas
Call to Deity
State the intention
Read a poem for the bees.

The working:

Ask participants to imagine they are standing outside of an ancient temple. On the entry pillars they see bee forms have been etched into the stone. Beside the pillars are vats of honey. They feel encouraged to lift the wooden spoon from the vat and take the sweetness into their body. Then the most intense bee hum ever heard starts coming from inside the temple. A connection has been made between now and the time when bees were worshipped as deity. You are in a time that is not a time and a place that is not a place. You stand before the Mighty Dead that worshipped bees.
*Actually pass around a bowl of honey and wooden spoon if possible.

Call to the Priestesses and Priests of old ask them to send us a message on how to work with, protect and heal the bees of our world. Close your eyes and see/hear/smell, sense.

Now your vision shifts and you are in a lush green field with flowers and plants all around. You see numerous bee hives in various forms.

Call to the devic power that work with the bees. Ask the Deva to ask the bees some questions for us and to help us hear their responses.
Have participants each call out one question.
Wait for an answer between each.
Sit in silence and integrate any vision/message/symbol/color/sound, etc. received.

After a few minutes of silence each participant should call out what they received. Someone should scribe.

Call to the bees, let them know our gratitude for their many gifts and that we wish to help in ways that we can. Let them know our humbleness and other feelings that participants have. Tell them we will listen intently throughout this moon cycle for their messages and that we will share those with others. Tell them that for their gifts, we now give them back a gift…what energy we can raise.

Participants then stand close together, hold hands and while moving quickly as a circle start to hum the BZZZZZ sound. Raise a cone of power while envisioning a bee hive. When the energy has reached its peak each person calls out to a specific place (i.e. to the hives in the area of Falls Church, VA, etc.) to where they are sending this energy. Let the energy flow out….

Sing a song or say another poem for the bees.

Reverse the basics:
Thank all the beings that have aided our work
Thank Deity
Thank the Devas
Thank the energetics of the directions
Uncast the circle

Blessed BEE

~Art found here.