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  • Circle Us, O GodCaim Prayers for Current Days

    Circle Us, O God

    Caim Prayers for Current Days

    A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking for protection. They are a group of petitions made while the petitioner traces a circle around the object of the prayers. This is a series of caim prayers I composed in response to current events.

  • Quarter Calls: Invoking the Archangels

    Quarter Calls: Invoking the Archangels

    A Call to the Four Quarters involing the Archangels Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Uriel, this ceremony is designed to be part of a larger ritual, placed where you would normally call the Quarters. This ceremonial is written in a Christian context and you can combine it with daily prayer, a eucharistic celebration, or a holy…

  • An Element-ary Way to Start the Day

    An Element-ary Way to Start the Day

    Find a quiet place and take a few moments to center yourself. I find music helpful in this. You might try playing something like Song of Awen by […]

  • An Element-ary Prayer to Start Your Day

    An Element-ary Prayer to Start Your Day

    Begin your day with this prayer invoking the spirits of Air, Fire, Earth, and Water.

  • Ritual Words

    I’ve been working on a set of quarter calls and releases, with the idea of singing them. Today, I’m posting calls for Ostara.  You can find it at […]

  • Earth My Body

    It’s been an interesting week. Last Sunday morning, I woke up not feeling well. I got up, got ready, and headed out to the Unitarian Universalist church where […]

  • For Justice and Reconciliation

    In perfect love and perfect trust, we ask for the blessings of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth to help us dispel darkness and hate with the power of […]

  • For Justice and Reconciliation

    For Justice and Reconciliation

    In perfect love and perfect trust, we ask for the blessings of Air, Fire,Water, and Earth to help us dispel darkness and hate with the power oflight and […]

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

David Ensley Jul 17, 2025

As winter’s darkness closes inWe gather here withinTo hear a…

stone circles in Scotland

Circle Us, O GodCaim Prayers for Current Days

David Ensley Mar 11, 2025

A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking…

collage of icons of Irish saints

Daily Prayer – All Saints

David Ensley Feb 25, 2025

Approach and Invocation Brothers and sisters, + our help is…

Wheat field

Lammas, the Feast of BreadA Reflection on the Grain Harvest

David Ensley Aug 4, 2024

Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast…

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

The HarrowingA Reflection on Holy Saturday

David Ensley Mar 31, 2024

Free verse reflecting on my recent experiences with life and…