PAN RITUAL FOR LARGE GROUP
                         BY KATLYN

          VERSES FROM DION FORTUNE AND CROWLEY

                         THE RITE 
                          OF PAN

                  1991 - FRIDAY NIGHT

(LISTEN FOR THE DRUM PROCESSION AFTER DARK)

ancient ways- KATLYN

"PAN IS ALL, ALL IS PAN,
COME, OH GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!
IO PAN!"
EVOE, HO! IACCHE! HAIL, O HAIL!

- PLEASE BRING CHALICE OR WINE CUP, 
- AN OFFERRING TO PAN, 
- OBJECTS TO BE CHARGED UPON THE ALTAR
- DRUMS, RATTLES, MASKS
- PLEASE WEAR LOOSE GARB 
SUITED FOR THE WILD DANCE

All participants gather in another area and join in a procession lead by a
torch bearer and drummers  to meet at the site. The participants should all
bring Wands and offerings to Pan*. When all are settled around the altar, 
The drumming quiets .... A pan pipe is heard playing in the distance 

-GREETINGS-


PRIEST:
 Welcome to the Rite of Pan!
 Let us open our hearts to the Wild -
 Bring thy offerings and objects to be charged with 
 energy of  life to the altar of the Goat Foot God.
 We call to the wild wood, we call to Earth, 
 We call to Pan to bless us with his presense!
(DRUMS BEGIN TO PLAY SOFTLY AS THEY BRING FORWARD OFFERINGS)
 

OPENING  INVOCATION  ROUND (CUE FROM PRIESTESS)

NORTH - RETURN TO EARTH O GREAT GOD PAN!
 COME AT OUR CALL - SHOW THYSELF TO MAN-

EAST - OPEN THE DOOR THAT HATH NO KEY
 THE DOOR OF DREAMS, WE CALL TO THEE-

SOUTH - SHEPARD OF GOATS ON THE WILD HILLS WAY
 LEAD THY FLOCK FROM DARKNESS TO DAY-

WEST - PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 COME, OH GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!

PRIEST RECITES "HYMN TO PAN" PRIESTESS DANCES 

SECOND INVOCATION ROUND- (CUE FROM PRIESTESS)
 
NORTH -  HARKEN NOW, FOR THE VEIL IS RENT 
 SENSE PAN'S PRESENSE, CATCH HIS SCENT- 

EAST -  PAN APROACHES, PAN IS NIGH 
  WITH CLOVEN HOOF AND GLEAMING EYE

SOUTH - EACH BREATH HE FILLS WITH LUST AND LIFE
  CARRIED AWAY FROM WORRY AND STRIFE

WEST -  LISTEN NOW AND HEAR HIM PRANCE
  HE WELCOMES US TO JOIN THE DANCE!


PRIESTESS-
 "LORD OF THE WILD, LORD OF EARTH
  DANCING HOOFS BRING JOY AND MIRTH
  GOAT FOOT GOD COME PLAY THY TUNE
 LORD OF THE MOUNTAIN, LOVE OF THE MOON
 
 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 COME, OH GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!
 
 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 COME, OH GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!

 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 COME, OH GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!
 EVOE!, IO PAN! IO PAN! IO PAN! 
 (ALL JOIN IN)

"OPEN THINE HEARTS AND YE SHALL SEE THE PRIEST OF PAN-"

 PAN ENTERS WITH SATYRS AND NYMPHS AND SHOUTS:
"WHO DRINKS WITH ME?"
 ALL SHOUT: 
"WE DRINK WITH THEE!"

-PAN APPROACHES PREISTESS, 
"WHO DRINKS WITH ME?, 
"WE DRINK WITH THEE!"

-PAN THEN APPROACHES THE CENTER 
 THE QUARTERS RESPOND, "WE DRINK WITH THEE!"

SATYRS AND MAENADS ENTER DANCING AND "FOLLICKING" IN A LUSTY MANNER, SATYRS
CASTING ROSE PETALS AND PERFUMES UPON THE CROWD- MAENADS BEARING CHALICES OF
MEAD TO SHARE WITH ALL- THEY ENCOURAGE ALL TO DANCE AROUND THE FIRE -
DRUMMING AND MUSIC BUILD! 
     IO PAN!!! 



TO CLOSE (IF REQUIRED)

PRIEST AND PRIESTESS SIGNAL THE BACCANTAE TO GATHER AROUND THE ALTAR, ALL
SPRAWL TOGETHER IN JOYOUS EXHAUSTION-

PRIEST:

 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 WE THANK THEE GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!
 
 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 WE THANK THEE GOAT GOD, COME AGAIN!

 PAN IS ALL AND ALL IS PAN.
 STAY WITHIN THE HEARTS OF MAN!

PAN RETREATS BACK INTO THE WOOD, AND GIVES HIS BLESSING...MAENADS AND SATYRS
FOLLOW-

ALL SHOUT:  IO PAN!