Prayers, Chants, and Charms

Opening Negotiations

Hail to you spirits of soil!
Hail to you spirits of stone!
Hail to you spirits of leaf!
Hail to you spirits of loam!

I come to gain your favor,
I come to work this land;
I offer the work of my back,
I offer the work of my hands.

I promise to ward you from danger,
I promise to keep you from harm,
I promise to be ever mindful
Of that which I swear with this charm.

A Charm for Turning Compost

From blessed use to blessed use
The Mother Turns
And all things turn
Soil to root to fruit to soil
soil to root to fruit to soil
soil to root to fruit to soil