Jord's Day Color: Green Element: Earth Altar: Upon cloth of the colors of the Earth place the figure of a pregnant woman, and also the figure of a woman made from the branches of trees, wearing a dress, and a chalice of mead. Offerings: Clean some small part of the Earth. Daily Meal: Vegetarian. Invocation to Jord Hail, Lady of the Dark Earth, Fertile mother of the thunder, Fertile mother of queens, Fertile mother of many, We reach out to you each spring As the green begins its onslaught, Wishing, asking for your blessing On these our flocks and fields and lands. May your touch bring new growth to our lives As your touch makes the seeds to sprout. May your touch bring fertility to our souls As it brings fertility to our bodies. May your touch nurture us into the future As it has nurtured so many children. Daughter of the night sky, Dark as the turned earth; Daughter of the deep well, Reflecting stars in its depths, Your thighs spill forth bounty From between their dark cleft Across the yearning land. Chant: From the lap of Earth we rise To the breast of Earth we fall Into the Earth we descend To follow the greening call Mother, I hear your call Mother, I hear your call Mother, I hear your call