The Ancestors, spirits of the ancient dead; The Earth Spirits who share this world with us; and the Gods, or the Shining Ones.

Prayers are said on each bead, while meditating on the mysteries of the Three Kindred, and the experience of human life.

On the gold Sun Bead/Pendant say:

Blessed (Father, Mother,) come to me,

and cast your lovely, golden light.

Give light to earth that I may see

your glory shining ever bright.

Triple Kindred, Blessed Be,

and true well met, my soul’s delight!

On the divider bead/space say:

I bind unto my self today the

Memory of the Ancestors.

Meditate on the Memory of the Ancestors . . .

On each Ancestor Bead say:

Ancestors, Ancient Ones,

Remember me as I remember you

Old Ones, hear my prayer,

And accept my offering of love.

On the divider/space say:

 I bind unto myself today the

Comradeship of all Earth Spirits

 Meditate on the Aid of the Earth Spirits . . .

On each Earth Spirit Bead say:

Fur and feather, leaf and stone,

Aid me as I aid you.

Earth Spirits hear my prayer,

And accept my offering of love.

On the divider/space say:

I bind unto myself today the

Power of the Gods and Goddesses.

Meditate on the Honor of the Shining Ones . . .

On each God and Goddess Bead say:

Gods and Goddesses, Shining Ones,

Honor me as I honor you.

First-Born of Earth, hear my prayer,

And accept my offering of love.

On the divider/space say:

I bind unto myself today the

The presence of the Three Kindred.

On the gold Sun Bead/Pendant conclude:

I bind unto myself today

The virtues of the starlit Heavens,

The glorious Sun’s life-giving ray,

The whiteness of the Moon at even;

The flashing of the lightning free,

The whirling Wind’s tempestuous shocks;

The stable Earth, the deep salt Sea,

Around the old eternal Rocks.

So may it be.

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It is best to string your own beads.

Follow the same procedure for the Goddess Prayer Beads, but substitute Gold for Silver, because Druid spirituality is Sun oriented rather than Moon oriented. 13 white 8mm beads for the Gods & Goddesses 13 red 8mm beads for the Earth Spirits 13 black mm beads for the Ancestors 1 gold 10mm bead representing the Sun 52 gold spacer beads (class “E” 6/0) representing the Sunlight. Nylon thread clear, monofilament You may begin and end stringing anywhere in the loop, but the tie-off is less visible in the midst of the black beads. The gold Sun bead is separated from the white God/Goddess beads by four (4) gold spacer beads. Each white God/Goddess bead is followed by one gold spacer bead, but the thirteenth bead is followed by four (4) spacer beads. Then come the red Earth Spirits beads, each followed by one gold spacer, but the 13th bead is followed by four (4) spacers. Then come the black Ancestors beads, each followed by one gold bead, but the 13th is followed by four (4) spacers. And so we are back at the gold Sun bead. In other words, beads of the same color are separated by one spacer. The three sets of beads and the larger Sun bead are separated by four spacers. Thirteen (13) beads are used in each set to signify the thirteen months of the lunar year. The gold spacers represent sunlight issuing from the Sun bead throughout the Three Kindred of Ancestors, Earth Spirits, Gods & Goddesses.