Cast the circle. Invoke the Goddess and God. Go deosil to the west, and annoint yourself with water, in the place of your third eye. Go sit at the cauldron, and sense the darkness and cold all around you. Say:

"On the longest night, all nature sleeps. Coldness and stillness, like death, grip the earth. there is a reign of darkness. There is a pause, a hovering between life and death, a suspension. But the world is ever dreamt awake, year by year. Silver vision be granted to me, in this darkness. I share the work of the Mother Goddess and dream the future into being."

Close your eyes, and go into trance, repeating:

"For as the world is dreamt awake,
From year to year and age to age,
And the sun shall come up early,
may silver vision be granted to me, in this darkness."

Repeat until pictures begin to form. See the world as it could be if peace and harmony were restored everywhere. See how the world could be, as the sun rises, a faint gleam at first. Then imagine rays of sun over the land, revealing th earth in unspoiled beauty. What is the world like, how do people live, what is valued? See art and hear poems and music. then see yourself having a part inc reating this world. Dream yourself acting or invoking for change. See the results.

Now, stand with your back to the altar, saying

"I dance for birth, for the returning Sun
And for the earth in dawn beauty.
Now the womb of night gives birth to life and light
And all shall be renewed. it begins here, now.
Womb of the night bring forth new life and light."

As you dance deosil, repeat the last line as a chant to build power and energy. Direct it into a candle in the cauldron, surrounded by fir clippings. take the clippings and arrange them in a circle as you say:

"The circle of life is unbroken in the triple Goddess. In Her, life is renewed so light shall return. For the Great Mother gives birth to the Son and daughter, now in a timeless moment. Sun Child and Daughter of the Earth are seen, as worlds are recreated. hail to the sabbatt of Yule!"

Light a candle and say:

Take your wand and pass it through the candle flame. Go deosil with the invocation at each quarter:

Return the wand to the altar, and go the the east with a bell, saying:

"The cry of the newborn Daughter of the earth is now heard in all the worlds. Now celebration brings renewal and new order, in Her name. Blessed be!"

Ring the bell at each quarter, hearing it ring on the inner planes, as well as traveling to the four corners of the earth on the four winds. replace teh bell on the altar.

Next, fill up your chalice with wine and honey, or honey water or jiuce. Hold it up and say:

"I share in the renewal of all life.
With all creatures, I am cherished by the Mother Goddess.
May I grow in (ex. Love and wisdom)
Pagan child of the sun and moon,
I am reborn in freedom.
I am nourished in sweetness."

Drink from the chalice. As you do, meditate on teh theme of development, the nurturing of gifts, abilities. There will be some Yuletide gift from teh Goddess and God, to help you on your way. Close your eyes and sit silently beside the cauldron. See the Mother and father of all life, coming towards you on a dark and snowy night. You are in a forest, with stars overhead. You meet the Lord and Lady in a small clearing. they will gove you a gift or gifts. you may know right away what it is, or you may not. Its meaning may be symbolic, and you will discover the meaning later. Recieve the gifts with thanks.

End your rite by sharing communion with the God and Goddess. Then, thank them for their presence, and bid hail and farewell to them, and the guardian spirits.