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An
Isis Rosary
By Paul ‘The Mystic Fool’ Ingrassia
Bead Strand Configuration (design is
similar to a standard Catholic Rosary, with Wiccan, Isian, and other pagan influences): Charm (I use an Ankh, but any Goddess
related pendant or charm will do); three medium sized beads of different colors – for example: 1 white, 1 tan, 1 brown
(represent Maiden, Mother, and Crone respectively); 1 large bead or charm (I’ve used a Scarab bead and a pentacle charm)
forms an intersection for the loop (represents Spirit); 10 small beads (Goddess beads, use the color that suits you best);
1 large green bead (Earth); 10 small beads (Goddess); 1 large yellow bead (Air); 10 small beads (Goddess); 1 large red bead
(Fire); 10 small beads (Goddess); 1 large blue bead (Water); 10 small beads (Goddess).
Notes: A collection of beads, seeds, stones, coins, etc.
and two bowls can substitute for a Rosary. Simply fill one bowl with enough items in varying colors to represent the beads
of the rosary, and toss one into the other bowl for each prayer in the cycle. Also, choose colors that match with your usual
correspondences. The colors I mention are merely suggestions based upon my preferences.
Instructions: Create sacred space. Assume a meditative
posture (Lotus Position, sit in a comfortable chair, etc.). Start prayers with the (Ankh) charm, work up the string to the
spirit bead, then around towards the earth bead, then air, fire, and water, through the loop back to the spirit bead and down
the string to end at the charm again. Thus, the order of prayers is: charm, maiden, mother, crone, spirit, 10 goddess beads,
earth, 10 goddess, air, 10 goddess, fire, 10 goddess, water, 10 goddess, spirit, crone, mother, maiden, charm.
The Prayers
Charm
Great Lady Isis,
Queen of Gods,
Mother of All,
I
praise thee!
Goddess of Goddesses,
Called Kwan Yin, Inanna,
Gaia,
Mary, and 10,000 others,
I honor thee!
Isis the All Woman,
You
are my mother, sister, wife,
Daughter, the Yin within all.
I love thee!
Goddess
of the Earth,
Hear the cries of your children,
Protect, nurture, and guide them,
I beseech thee!
Isis of
the wings and crescent,
Hear the adoration of your children,
As they honor you in thought and deed,
I worship thee!
Goddess
of my mind,
Goddess of my body,
Goddess of my spirit,
I give
myself to thee!
Maiden Bead
Sweet Maiden Isis,
Goddess
of youth,
Grant me your fertility
That I may grow in your light.
Mother Bead
Great Mother Isis,
Matron of all,
Grant
me your strength
That I may grow in your light.
Crone Bead
Great Crone Isis,
Lady of wisdom,
Grant me your knowledge
That
I may grow in your light.
Spirit
Bead
Divine Spirit within me,
Seed of the God,
Born of the
Goddess,
Splinter of the One,
Coalesce the energies of
The
four elements within me,
That I may live a life full of
Balance, tolerance and love.
Earth Bead
Spirit
of Earth,
Element of the North,
Grant me the energy of life
So
that I may live mine to the fullest.
Air Bead
Spirit of Air,
Element of the East,
Grant me
the energy of knowledge
So that my intellect may grow.
Fire Bead
Spirit of Fire,
Element of the
South,
Grant me the energy of purification
So that I may cleanse my Spirit.
Water Bead
Spirit
of Water,
Element of the West,
Grant me the energy of compassion
So
that I may respect all life.
Goddess
Beads
Isis,
Queen of Heaven,
Holy mother
of all,
Bless me, protect me, and guide me.
Love me, as I love thee. About the Author: Paul Ingrassia is a poet and writer from Westchester County, New York.
He has been nominated for a Pushcart
Prize in poetry, and his work has appeared extensively
online and in print. He follows a personal, solitary, eclectic spiritual path that he has come to call 'The Tao
of Isis'. He has been a member of the Fellowship of Isis since
March 2003. In June 2006, the FOI Iseum of Ma'at and Thoth granted him membership as a
Scribe of the House of Life in recognition of his writing contributions to the FOI. In January 2010, Paul founded his own
FOI Iseum called The Iseum of the Tao of Isis, the blog for which can be found at: http://iseumtaoofisis.blogspot.com/. This is a slightly expanded
version of An Isis Rosary, which first appeared in Isis-Seshat # 6, Vol 2 # 2, June 2005.
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