The Sacred Hearth

Open the the rituali with noise and chanting.

Evocation: Gaia, Holy Mother of Alli, we call upon you to witness this rite of worship for you. Welcome Mother who is in all things. (or the Homeric hymn to Gaia may be used.)

Throw grain in the fire.

Statement of Purpose: Today we gather to honor Gaia and to dedicate our statues to Her worship.

Have everyone bring out the statues they made in the ritual entitled Grandmother Earth I and show them to the group and talk about them one by one.
The leader should discuss how God/Goddessii images help us connect to our Deitiesi during everyday worship and how it honors Them to create images of Them to place on our altars. Explain the purpose of sanctificationi and dedicationi of statues.

Then each person should proceed in turn to the altar to sanctify and dedicate his or her statue.

Pass the statue through the incense smoke saying "May all that is unworthy burn to ash and blow away."
Sprinkle with salted water and say, "May all that is unclean be washed away and buried."
Annoint the statue with olive oil saying, "I dedicate this statue to the worship of Gaia, the Earthmother, She Who is in All Things. May it bring Her honor."

When all have completed this process, wrap things up in the usual way.