Wherever people seek the highest is holy ground.
- Ethical Culture Movement - Felix Adler - 19th Century

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The Great Invocation
From the point of Light within the Mind of God Let Light stream forth into the minds of men. Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God Let love stream forth into the hearts of men. May Christ return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known Let purpose guide the little wills of men— The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which we call the race of men Let the Plan of Love and Light work out. And may it seal the door where evil dwells. Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
- Lord Maitreya

* In Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish translations of the Great Invocation, the name of the Coming One is spoken as - Lord Maitreya, Krishna, the Imam Mahdi and the Messiah.

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The Divine Invocation

We call upon the energies of the Great Central Sun

The Great Illuminating Source of Love & Light. We call upon the Elohim, the overlighting Archangels and the four pillars of the Sun... Sanat Kumara, Metatron, Michael and Melchizedek.

We call upon the Star Beings who uplift and support our efforts.

We call upon Angels, Guides and the Ascended Masters who guide and nurture this gathering of Souls, Starseeds and Masters incarnate in dedicating their intent to raise all life to love.

We call upon Mother Mary, Quan Yin and the Magdalene to fill our hearts with humility and compassion.

We call upon our I AM Presence to bring our gifts, insights and offerings in heart centered unity of purpose to create clarity, divine direction and Love manifestation.

I AM That, I AM - I AM That, I AM
I AM That, I AM
To be the Light and Keep it Light

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Ancient Vedic Prayer
Asatho Maa Sad Gamaya.
Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya.
Mrithyur Maa Amritham Gamaya.
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.

From untruth lead us to Truth.
From darkness lead us to Light.
From death lead us to Immortality.
And peace on Earth. Amen.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.

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The Serenity Prayer (Original Version)
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.

St. Theresa's Prayer
May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you...
May you be content knowing you are a child of God...
Let this presence settle into our bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of you.

Child's Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
- 18th century

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Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
Taking, as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it,
Trusting that You will make all things right,
If I surrender to Your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen.
- Reinhold Niebuhr

Fire of the Spirit,
life of the lives of creatures,
Spiral of sanctity,
Bond of all natures,
glow of charity,
lights of clarity,
taste of sweetness to the fallen,
be with us and hear us.
- Hildegarde of Bingen - 12 Century

Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart
and try to love the questions themselves ...
Don't search for the answers,
which could not be given to you now,
because you would not be able to live them.
And the point is, to live everything.
Live the questions now.
Perhaps then, someday far in the future,
you will gradually, without even noticing it,
live your way into the answer.
- Rainer Maria Rilke

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Immortality
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousands winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
- Author Unknown

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Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit,
Giving life to all life,
Moving all creatures,
Root of all things,
Washing them clean,
Wiping out their mistakes,
Healing their wounds,
You are our true life,
Luminous, wonderful,
Awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.
- Hildegarde of Bingen - 12 century

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Jewish
How wonderful, O Lord, are the works of your hands!
The heavens declare Your glory,
the arch of the sky displays Your handiwork
In Your love You have given us the power
to behold the beauty of Your world
robed in all its splendor.
The sun and the stars, the valleys and the hills,
the rivers and the lakes all disclose Your presence.
The roaring breakers of the sea tell of Your awesome might,
the beast of the field and the birds of the air
bespeak Your wondrous will.
In Your goodness You have made us able to hear
the music of the world.
The voices of the loved ones
reveal to us that You are in our midst.
A divine voice sings through all creation.
Traditional Jewish Prayer

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My Daily Prayer
Dear Lord,
Thank you for this day.
Hold my hand and give me courage
to carry the cross You have chosen for me. Let me never complain.
Let me smile and give strength
to my family and friends
and to all I come in contact with.

I accept what I have and will not ask, "Why me?" I will fight until You take me because it is my belief that I was made to serve You on earth - and death is my final reward.
- Betty McElwee - 1984

Today is Here
Lord, I do give thee thanks
for the abundance that is mine.
- original author unknown

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We Give Thanks For This Day
For the expanding grandeur of Creation,
worlds known and unknown,
galaxies beyond galaxies,
filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations:

We give thanks this day.
For this fragile planet earth,
its times and tides, its sunsets and seasons:

We give thanks this day.
For the joy of human life,
its wonders and surprises, its hopes and achievements:

We give thanks this day.
For our human community,
our common past and future hope,
our oneness transcending all separation,
our capacity to work for peace and justice in the midst of hostility and oppression:

We give thanks this day.
For high hopes and noble causes, for faith without fanaticism,
for understanding of views not shared:

We give thanks this day.
For all who have labored and suffered for a fairer world,
who have lived so that others might live in dignity and freedom:

We give thanks this day.
For human liberty and sacred rites;
for opportunities to change and grow, to affirm and choose:

We give thanks this day.
We pray that we may live not by our fears but by our hopes,
not by our words but by our deeds.
- O. Eugene Pickett

Thank you for the Day
I thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
day of life and love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the no
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginably You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
- E. E. Cummings

Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1803-1882

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A Child's Poem
Goodnight God.
I hope you are having
a good time being the world.
I like the world very much
I'm glad you made the plants
and trees survive with the
rain and summers.
When summer is nearly near
the leaves begin to fall.
I hope you have a good time
being the world.
I like how God feels around
everyone in the world.
God, I am very happy that
I live on you.
Your arms clasp around the world.
I like you and your friends.
Every time I open my eyes
I see the gleaming sun.
I like the animals - the deer,
and us creatures of the world,
the mammals.
I love my dear friends.
- Danu - age 4 & ½

Traditional Children's Bedtime Prayer
Bless me Lord, this night I pray,
Keep me safe till dawn of day,
Bless my mother and my father,
Bless my sister and my brother,
Bless each little girl and boy,
Bless them all for heavenly joy.
Amen.

Child's Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
- 18th century

Child's Mealtime Blessing
Thank you for the world so sweet,
Thank you for the food we eat.
Thank you for the birds that sing,
Thank you God for everything.

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7 Steps of Effective Prayer

1. I release all of my past, negatives,
   fears, human relationships, self-image, future, and human desires to the Light.
2. I am a Light Being.
3. I radiate the Light from my Light Center
throughout my being.
4. I radiate the Light
from my Light Center to everyone.
5. I radiate the Light
from my Light Center to everything.
6. I am in a bubble of Light
and only Light can come to me and only Light can be here.

7. Thank you God for everyone, for everything, and for me.

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Unity

Let us be united;
Let us speak in harmony;
Let our minds apprehend alike.
Common be our prayer,
Common be the end of our assembly;
Common be our resolution;
Common be our deliberations.
Alike be our feelings;
Unified be our hearts;
Common be our intentions;
Perfect be our unity.
- from The Rig Veda

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Lord, you carry me over the troublesome waters.
My arms are raised.
As you lead me to salvation.
My arms are raised.
For you reached out to me when I needed you most.
My arms are raised.
My eyes are closed, I feel your hand.
My arms are raised.
You lived and died for me.
My arms are raised.
I kneel down before you and give thanks.
My arms are raised.
Holding up the cross forever and ever.
My arms are raised.
- Angel Gardner - 2002

The angels dance in your wake
The sun rises for your glory
Stars illume in your light
Magnificent and eternal
My Lord Jesus
My timeless love
- Justina M. Ppernetter

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This is the chant section of the prayers & chants page. Clicking on the titles of each chant will cause a recording to play.

Hoom Chi
Hoom chi hoom chi tae ul chun sun wun gun (inhale)
Hoom ni chi ah do re hoom ni ham ni sa pa aha (inhale)
Releases emotion and puts you in touch with the divine. Repetition deepens the results.

Sa Ta Na Ma
Sa Ta Na Ma, Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Say So Hung
Very clearing. Repeating this chant over and over deepens the clearing with each repetition. Touch your thumb to each finger on each hand as you chant each syllable.

Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo
Ong Namo, Guru Dev, Namo
Puts you in contact with your high self. Chant it 3 times.

Sanskrit Happiness Mantra

Chanting this mantra daily will help you to overcome unhappiness and experience a deep joyful euphoria! (No song for this one)

Namo Ratna Trayaya
Om Kamkani Kamkani
Rotsani Rotsani Trotani Trotani
Trasani Trasani Tratihana Tratihana
Sarwa Karma Param Parani Me
Sarwa Sato Nentsa Soha

(Translates for as long as space endures and living beings remain may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.)

~ Compliments of Dikki-Jo Mullen

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Blessing of Peace
Om purnamadah purnamidam purnat purnamudacyate
purnasya purnamadaya purnamevasisyate
Om shantih shantih shantih

Oh Almighty! You are infinite, the universe is also infinite!
From infinite the infinite has come out!
Having taken infinite out of the infinite, the infinite remains!
Oh Almighty! May there be a peace! Peace!! Peace!!! Everywhere.
- Ishawashya Upanishad 1 - India

Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.
- Adapted from - Ancient Gaelic Runes

May we be at peace
May our hearts remain open
May we awaken to the light of our own true nature
May we be healed
May we be the source of healing for all beings.

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Affirmation

The enlivening Spirit of God is
freely expressive in and through me.
It illumines my mind,
regenerates my body,
inspires me with creative ideas,
empowers my constructive actions,
and easily and harmoniously arranges
all of my circumstances.

Every aspect of my life is now in divine order.
- Affirmation - Roy Eugene Davis

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It was the wind that gave them life.
It is the wind that comes out of our mouths now that gives us life.
When this ceases to blow we die.
In the skin at the tips of our fingers
we see the trail of the wind;
it shows us the wind blew
when our ancestors were created.
Native American - Navajo

We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us.

We return thanks to the rivers and streams which supply us with water.

We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases.

We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,the beans and squashes, which give us life.

We return thanks to the bushes and trees, which provide us with fruit.

We return thanks to the wind, which, moving the air, has banished diseases.

We return thanks to the moon and the stars, which have given us their light when the sun was gone.

We return thanks to our grandfather He-no, that he has protected his grandchildren from witches and reptiles, and has given us his rain.

We return thanks to the sun, that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.

Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in whom is embodied all goodness, and who directs all things for the good of his children.
- Native American - Iroquois

Cover my earth mother four times with many flowers.
Let the heavens be covered with the banked-up clouds.
Let the earth be covered with fog;
cover the earth with rains.
Great waters, rains, cover the earth.
Lightning cover the earth.
Let thunder be heard over the earth;
Let thunder be heard;
Let thunder be heard over the six regions of the earth.
- Native American - Zuni

In the house made of dawn.
In the story made of dawn.
On the trail of dawn.
O, Talking God.
His feet, my feet, restore.
His limbs, my limbs, restore.
His body, my body, restore.
His voice, my voice, restore.
His plumes, my plumes, restore.
With beauty before him, with beauty before me.
With beauty behind him, with beauty behind me.
With beauty above him, with beauty above me.
With beauty below him, with beauty below me.
With beauty around him, with beauty around me.
With pollen beautiful in his voice,
with pollen beautiful in my voice.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.
In the house of evening light.
From the story made of evening light.
On the trail of evening light.
- Native American - Navajo

Oh, Great Spirit,
whose voice I hear in the winds
and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me.
I am small and weak.
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes
ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand
the things you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength, not to be superior to my brother,
but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make me always ready to come to you
with clean hands and straight eyes,
so when life fades, as the fading sunset,
my spirit will come to you
without shame.
- Native American -Lakota - Chief Yellow Lark

Bringing the Sacred Pipe
With visible breath I am walking.
A voice I am sending as I walk.
In a sacred manner I am walking.
With visible tracks I am walking.
In a sacred manner I walk.
- White Buffalo Maiden

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The Submariner's Prayer
Almighty, Everlasting God,
the Protector of all those who put their trust in Thee:
hear our prayers in behalf of Thy servants
who sail their vessels beneath the seas.
We beseech Thee to keep in Thy sustaining care
all who are in submarines,
that they may be delivered
from the hidden dangers of the deep.
Grant them courage,
and a devotion to fulfill their duties,
that they may better serve Thee and their native land.
Though acquainted with the depths of the ocean,
deliver them from the depths of despair
and the dark hours of the absence of friendliness
and grant them a good ship's spirit.
Bless all their kindred and loved ones
from whom they are separated.
When they surface their ships,
may they praise Thee for Thou art there as well as in the deep.
Fill them with Thy Spirit
that they may be sure in their reckonings,
unwavering in duty,
high in purpose,
and upholding the honor of their nation.
Amen
- author unknown

All mighty Father,
whose way is in the sea
and whose paths are in the great waters
whose command is over all and whose love never faileth:
Let me be aware of Thy presence
and obedient to Thy will.
Keep me true to my best self,
guarding me against dishonesty in purpose and in deed,
and helping me so to live
that I can stand unashamed and unafraid before my shipmates,
my loved ones, and Thee.
Protect those in whose love I live.
Give me the will to do the work of a man
and to accept my share of responsibilities
with a strong heart and a cheerful mind.
Make me considerate of those intrusted to my leadership
and faithful to the duties my country has intrusted to me.
Let my uniform remind me daily
of the traditions of the Service of which I am a part.
If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith;
if I am tempted, make me strong to resist;
if I should miss the mark, give me courage to try again.
Guide me with the light of truth and keep before me the life of Him
by whose example and help I trust
to obtain the answer to my prayer,
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
- World War II - Naval Serviceman

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Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me from your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
- Bible - Psalm 51:10-12 - King David

What shall we then say to these things?
If God be for us, who can be against us?
- Bible - Romans 8:31

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Jesuit
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous,
teach me to serve you as I should,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labour and ask not for reward,
save that of knowing that I do your most holy will.
- Jesuit - St. Ignatius Loyola - 16th Century

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Prayer for Deliverance
Dear God,
Deliver me to my passion.
Deliver me to my brilliance.
Deliver me to my intelligence.
Deliver me to my depth.
Deliver me to my nobility.
Deliver me to my beauty.
Deliver me to my power to heal.
Deliver me to You.
Amen
- Marianne Williamson

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Deep peace of the running wave to you.
Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
Deep peace of the infinite peace to you.
- Adapted from - Ancient Gaelic Runes

Traditional Irish Blessing
May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine upon your window pane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near to you and
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Traditional Gaelic Blessing
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

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Prayer to Quan Yin
Divine Mother of all Beings
Great Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
May my heart be home to you
like your island in the sea.
May I feel your presence guiding me in fear and rage.
May the strength and balance of your grace-filled body be mine when I need them,
And may I walk in your Bodhisattva Way with trust and gladness,
Beyond time, beyond the end, beyond the beginning.
- Claudia L'amoreaux

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Goddess
Grant, O God, thy protection,
and in protection, strength,
and in strength, understanding,
and in understanding, knowledge,
and in knowledge, the knowledge of justice,
and in the knowledge of justice, the love of it,
and in that love, the love of all existences,
and in the love of all existences, the love of God,
God and all goodness.
- Gorsedd Prayer - Iolo Morganwg - 1792 summer solstice

Charge of The Goddess
Hear the words of the Star Goddess,
the dust of whose feet are the hosts of heaven,
whose body encircles the universe:
I who am the beauty of the green earth and the white moon
among the stars and the mysteries of the waters,
I call upon your soul to arise and come unto me.
For I am the soul of nature that gives life to the universe.
From Me all things proceed and unto Me they must return.
Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices,
for behold-- all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals.
Let there be beauty and strength,
power and compassion,
honor and humility,
mirth and reverence within you.
And you who seek to know Me,
know that your seeking and yearning will avail you not,
unless you know the Mystery:
for if that which you seek,
you find not within yourself,
you will never find it without.
For behold, I have been there with you from the beginning,
and I am that which is attained at the end of desire.
- Doreen Valiente - adapted by Starhawk

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Gaian
Great Spirit, Divine One, Creator
who is heaven earth rock wind insect tree fox
human of every size shape color
Holy are your infinite names chanted sung whispered
shouted in every language, tongue.
We will midwife the rebirth of Gaia
as best we can
restoring the Great Law of Peace.
Guide our hands to the soil and seed
honoring the alchemy of food.
Let us remember your abundance
and share the bread of life with any who hunger.
We are for giving
and giving and giving.
We trust in the give-away.
We give and receive.
Let us be humble before the darkness and the light
walking in harmony amidst them.
Give us courage to know them intimately
both within and without.
For you have breathed it all —
the behind, the above, the below, the beyond.
Your awesome power courses in our veins
and animates our hearts.
You are the Great Drum.
We thank you.
- Translation of The Lord's Prayer from King James to Gaian - Claudia L'amoreaux

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Through your blessing, grace, and guidance,
through the power of the light that streams from you:
May all my negative karma, destructive emotions,
obscurations and blockages be purified and removed,
May I know myself forgiven
for all the harm I may have thought and done,
May I accomplish this profound practice of phowa,
and die a good and peaceful death,
And through the triumph of my death,
may I be able to benefit all other beings, living or dead.
- Tibetan Buddhist Phowa Practice - care for the dying

Traditional Buddhist Prayer
May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness;
May all be free from sorrow and the causes of sorrow;
May all never be separated from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless;
And may all live in equanimity, without too much attachment and too much aversion,
And live believing in the equality of all that lives.

Ancient - Tibetan Buddhist - Blessing
May you be filled with loving kindness.
May you be well.
May you be peaceful and at ease.
May you be happy.

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Evening Prayer
Watch thou, dear Lord,
with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight,
and give thine angels charge over those who sleep.
Tend thy sick ones, Lord Christ.
Rest thy weary ones.
Bless thy dying ones.
Soothe thy suffering ones.
Pity thine afflicted ones.
Shield thy joyous ones.
And all, for thy love's sake.
Amen.
- Saint Augustine - 4th century

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