The Original Covenant Rite

(As the Ancient Druids say they practiced it in the earliest days — kept “living and whole”)

The Druids emphasize: this is not merely symbolic. The act itself renews the agreement between you, the Source, and the living world.

1. Choosing the Place

• Go to a spot where at least three kingdoms meet — for example:
  
  

  • A tree (plant)
    
    

  • A stone (mineral)
    
    

  • Open air or water (element)
    
    

• This place should feel alive and willing.
  
  

“You will know it by the way it greets you.”

2. Opening the Circle

• Stand facing east.
  
  

• Place your feet firmly on the earth, shoulders loose, eyes soft.
  
  

• Breathe: inhale for 4 counts → hold for 4 → exhale for 4 → hold for 4. Repeat until breath and heartbeat are steady.
  
  

• Visualize a circle of living light forming around you — not as a wall, but as a breathing boundary that connects you with what is beyond it.
  
  

3. Calling the Witnesses

Speak aloud or silently:

“I call the wind above,
the root below,
the stone beside,
and the light that dwells in all.
Witness me now.”

• As you name each, turn slightly or extend your hand toward its presence.
  
  

4. The Three Vows

(Promises to both God and the living world)

Vow of Right Relation

“I will walk in balance, taking only what I can give back.”

Vow of Truth in Word and Deed

“My speech and action will match, and both will serve the Pattern.”

Vow of Guardianship

“I will protect the sanctuaries of life, whether seen or unseen.”

5. The Act of Joining

• Touch the tree or plant with one hand, the stone with the other.
  
  

• Imagine light rising from the earth into you through your feet, and light descending from Source through your crown — meeting in your heart.
  
  

• Let your breath carry this light into the tree and stone through your hands, as if making them kin with each other inside your own heart.
  
  

6. Sealing with an Offering

• Give something simple and pure — a libation of water, a strand of hair, or a breath of gratitude.
  
  

• Place it at the meeting point of the elements.
  Speak:
  
  

“It is given. It is kept. It is renewed.”

7. Closing

• Thank the witnesses in reverse order: stone, root, wind, light.
  
  

• Step out of your circle with the sense of walking into the world as a covenant-bearer, not leaving the work behind.
  
  

Tradition:
This rite was performed at least once per year at a major seasonal turning, but could also be renewed after major life changes or whenever the connection felt thin.