The Hearth Rite is a central pillar of your Tegobessus. It strengthens many aspects of your custom and serves as a direct line of connection to the sacred. While personalization is welcomed, all members of Bessus Nouiogalation (BNG) are encouraged to know and perform the Adaððus Aidoniâs regularly. In doing so, we tend our relationship with the Dêuoi and reinforce the spiritual bonds that connect our scattered homes into a unified Touta.
Few rites are as foundational as the Adaððus Aidoniâs (Read more in-depth about this rite HERE) — the Hearth Rite. Rooted in the veneration of Aidonâ, the sacred hearth-flame and Deuos of the home, this rite ties our daily and weekly rhythms to the divine center of our lives. Aidonâ is ever-present wherever the flame is lit: whether in a traditional hearth, a candle on your shrine, or a small devotional fire — she is there.
But hearth rites are more than routine. They are an act of cosmogony. Every motion, word, and offering reaffirms your place in the cosmos. Through this rite, we enact the world’s ordering, mirroring creation itself and grounding ourselves in the eternal dance of Samos and Giamos.
To keep this practice accessible to all, BNG follows a simple, meaningful format:
- Invocation of the Three Realms of Drus — Albios, Bitus, and Dubnos
- Offering of Ponem (Mugwort), for purification and sacred connection
- Presence of Carnonos, Deuos of the in-between, as Gatekeeper between realms
What follows is the core version of the BNG Hearth Rite. It can be adapted as your own custom grows, but this form serves as a shared ritual foundation — simple, meaningful, and powerful.
Each Galatis is encouraged to perform this rite at least once a week. It nourishes Dêuocariâ (Piety), Luxtiâ (Duty), and Decos (Honor), anchoring your home within the sacred rhythm of our tradition.
How to Perform the Hearth Rite
This version of the Hearth Rite features an invocation to Galatos, the Toutatis of BNG, but it may be adapted for other deities (Dêuoi), Regentiâ (Ancestors), or Bituatî (Land Spirits). Additional Invocations can be found HERE.
1. Glanosâgon (Purification)
- Wash hands: Glanolamâs — “Clean hands”
- Swipe forehead: Glanobritus — “Clean mind”
- Swipe down face: Glananation — “Clean soul”
This symbolic cleansing prepares us to enter sacred time and space.
2. Louceton (Lighting the Flame)
- Light your Dagilâ (hearth candle or flame).
- Say: Dauiûmî aidun sondon Aidoniâs — “I light this flame of Aidonâ”
3. Establishing Sacred Space
- Circumambulate sunwise (clockwise) around the flame 3x with Ponem (Mugwort), lit from the flame.
- Visualize Drus: its roots in Dubnos, trunk in Bitus, branches in Albios.
Say:
Gaulish:
Albios ux nos, Bitus ambi nos, Dumnos uo anse, exugriûmî in sindon mediolanon do legiû nemeti mou. Aidona aidus tou berait teððin eti leucetun, ac cei butâ tou anauâit comadberon anson. Datiûmî addatun sindon tei.
English:
Albios above us, Bitus around us, and Dumnos below us, I enter into this sacred center to establish my nemeton. Aidonâ, may your flame bring warmth and light, and may your presence enrich our communion. I give you this offering.
4. Offering to Aidonâ
- Offer herbs or incense to the flame.
5. (Optional) Gatekeeper Invocation
Carnonos serves as the Gatekeeper of BNG. His invocation helps open the paths between realms.
Gaulish:
Adgariomos Carnonon, Ancorios mantalon, Agios matos alami, Arxiomos agnî eri adàððun sondon. Uêdiâs anson cluâontor. Rodâmos addatus etic bratun tê.
English:
We call upon Carnonos, Opener of the ways, Wise guide of the herd. We ask for your guidance during this rite. May our prayers be heard. We give offering and thanks to you.
6. Adgarion (Invocation to Deity)
Here we invoke Galatos, our tribal protector.
Gaulish:
Adgariomos Galatû Toutatî, Latis Toutiâs, Nertos urittosergios, Uernos Anson, Anegestûnis etic rodîestû tancon. Rodâmos addatus etic bratun tê.
Optional:
Arcîmî ratobo Galatîs — I ask for blessings to the Galatî.
English:
We invoke Galatos, hero of the people, mighty against disease, our protector. You give us peace and guidance. We offer you our thanks.
7. Silence and Communion
Sit or kneel quietly. Listen, feel, and commune.
8. Incoron (Closing the Rite)
- Circumambulate sunwise three times.
Gaulish:
Albios ux nos, Bitus ambi nos, Dumnos uo anse, nu adgabiûmî mediolanon sindon. Brâton tei, Aidona, are teððun etic leuceton. Brâton tei, Carnone, are ancoriaton mantalonon. Molâiûr te. Exiâiûmî tancû. Eðði senâtun.
English:
Albios above us, Bitus around us, and Dumnos below us, I now leave this sacred center. Thanks to you, Aidonâ, for warmth and light. Thanks to you, Carnonos, for guiding the paths. I praise you. I go in peace. It is done.
Note: This rite is adaptable and may be expanded as one develops their relationship with Aidonâ or other deities. The important thing is consistency and sincerity. Performing the Hearth Rite regularly becomes a sacred rhythm that deepens one’s spiritual life in BNG.
Circumambulate means to walk in a circle around something, especially in a sacred or ritual way. In BNG, we circumambulate the flame — often with Mugwort — to define sacred space and connect to the realms of Drus. This act is a physical and spiritual boundary-setting, turning an ordinary space into a Nemeton.
Cosmogony refers to the story or act of the world’s creation. In ritual, especially the Hearth Rite, our words and actions symbolically mirror this creation. When we invoke the Three Realms and move in sacred patterns, we’re participating in the ordering of the cosmos — weaving our personal rites into the greater pattern of existence.
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