Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi - Michael M. Hughes 2018
No Borders, All One Family: Invocation to Hermes
The Magical Activist’s Spellbook
A spell to protect immigrants and refugees, especially those fleeing harm, and to encourage global fellowship via the invocation of Hermes.
Perform during the waxing or full moon.
Components
Printed photo of Earth from space
Blue candle
Statue or printed image of Hermes or Magician tarot card
Cut out the printed image of Earth so that it is a circle and place it on your altar between your elemental symbols. Place the blue candle on the center of the Earth. Have the statue or image of Hermes or your Magician tarot card propped up and looking upon your ritual.
Do the Centering Ritual.
Light the blue candle. Hold your arms in the orans position (arms extended to your sides, elbows bent, palms turned slightly upward; it should feel as if you are holding up a large, invisible ball).
Each time you repeat the refrain No borders, all one family, bring your hands to prayer posture, resting against your chest. Then return to the orans posture. Say,
Come unto me, Lord Hermes
Protector of travelers
Crosser of all boundaries
Bestow upon me your grace
And hear my prayer
May those fleeing persecution and danger
Be welcomed and protected
No borders, all one family
May families never be torn asunder
But united and made whole
No borders, all one family
May those who spread hatred of immigrants
Realize their kinship with all people
No borders, all one family
May boundaries dissolve
And borders disappear
No borders, all one family
May we all awaken to our common humanity
And accept our brothers and sisters with love and compassion
No borders, all one family
Retain prayer position until the end of the spell.
Lord Hermes, whose eyes are the sun and the moon
Please protect those traveling to foreign lands
And those living in new lands
Open the hearts of the ignorant and bigoted
And awaken us all to love for our brothers and sisters
No matter where they were born
For thou art king of heaven and earth
And thy name and spirit rest upon the good
So mote it be
Stand silently, imagining a globe without borders, in which all humanity acknowledges our deep connection as one family.
Blow out the blue candle to end the ritual. Be sure to ground.
While you’re still feeling the leftover energy of the spell, make a donation (however small) to an immigrant rights or refugee support organization. If you desire, make it in the name of Hermes.
Note
If done as a group, the leader should read the main passages while the others respond with the refrain No borders, all one family.