Beltane Pagan Ritual
   BELTANE      This a Pagan Ritual file, of interest to Neo-Pagans, specifically  Wiccan based religions.     Equipment- see standard list    Set up a candle in each of the four cardinal directions. Lay  the rest of the tools on the altar cloth or near it. The altar can be  on the ground, a table, a rock or a stump. The altar should be in the  center or just north of center of the Circle. Light the six candles  and the incense, start the music and begin the ritual.    The Beltane ritual should start before sunrise or in the  evening of April 30th. This is to welcome the sun in and to make  effective use of the bonfire. The party or the ritual should finish  some time after sunrise.                         THE RITUAL   Facing North, the High Priest and Priestess kneel in front of the  altar with him to her right. She puts the bowl of water on the altar,  places the point of her athame in it and says:    "I exorcise thee, O...