American
Traditional Witchcraft
American
Traditional Witchcraft
| DANCE OF
THE LAME GOD: A SPIRAL DANCE CHANT: (adapted from "Hephaestus Hammer of the Gods") Take this weight from off this chest Crush and kill all that's left I bend my will unto this task The hammer falls, the hammer falls To forge a witch that's free from fear Clothed in magick that's worn for years I will be the one to outrun fate And I will die upon my feet Swing the hammer, swing the hammer. This is a spiral dance led by a woman portraying the Goddess and a man portraying the god Hephaestus. The man personifies Hephaestus, who is lame, by dragging a foot. The dance starts counterclockwise as an inward spiral, which symbolizes the journey in to the Underworld. The dancers chant until the dance is done. At the center of the spiral, the dancers meet the Great Goddess, who regenerates them and sends them outward toward life; they chant and dance clockwise as a journey of rebirth. |