Solitary

Items Needed:
Paper and pen
Plant pot filled with soil
A large plant or flower seed
Light green candle

Preparation:
Place the plant pot on the floor next to the left side of the altar.
Place the paper, pen, and seed on the altar pentacle.

Ritual:
Cast the circle.
Call Quarters & Dieties.
Ring the bell three times. Say:

The Goddess has freed Herself from the icy prison of winter.
Now is the greening, when the fragrance of flowers drifts on the breeze.
The Maiden displays her beauty through colorful spring flowers and their sweet aromas.
The Sun wakes from His long winter's nap.
The God stretches and rises, eager in His youth, bursting with the promise of summer.
I welcome thee, beautiful spring!

Light the light green candle. Say:

Springtime is seedtime. Now is the time to plant that which I wish to come to flower.
Spring brings hope and joy; expectations for desires realized; and inspiration for new ideas.
Life is brought into balance and I am reborn with the earth's renewal.
Now the darkness of Winter and the past is cast behind.
I look only to that which lies ahead and what I wish to bring forth.

Sit in front of the altar and meditate on what seed of an idea you would like to plant, to grow into an opportunity. It could be a skill or personal quality you'd like to acquire, or an opportunity to do or create something. When you have decided what desire you'd like to nurture in the coming year, write it down on the paper. Stand up and say:

Lord and Lady, receive this seed.
Let it germinate in my mind and heart.
Let it prosper and grow into maturity,
For I will care for it and encourage it in Your names.

Light the paper from the light green candle, holding it so that as it burns, the ashes fall into the soil in the plant pot. With the athame, mix the ashes into the soil. Pick up the plant seed and concentrate on it and your desire. Place the seed in the center of the pot and close the soil over on top of it. Water it with blessed water. Say:

This seed I place in the womb of the earth
That it may become a part of that earth,
A part of life and a part of me.

Ring the bell three times.

Cakes and Ale.
Thank Everyone.
Close the circle.

Place the plant in a room you go into frequently, and take care of it whenever needed, knowing that as it grows and blossoms so too will your desire grow and blossom.