Another update of my daily rituals

Near the beginning of the blog, I posted about my daily rituals. The idea was to inform you about what I do, but I also posted it as a way for me to look back on the journey I have made. The original post can be found here, and an update from a good while later here. I came across that second post back in December of 2013 and realized that again much had changed. This time, when I came across that post, I realized very little has changed in two years--and that is also a reason to share. I did realize I wasn't listing the hymns I use so I added those as well. In case of partial hymns, they have been added, else I use the full hymn. Again, please keep in mind that this sounds much better in Dutch.

Night time prayers (before bed):

Preparation:

• Pour wine in my kylix
• Empty water bowl and fill anew with water previously prepared by mixing tap water with sea water and asking Okeanos' blessing
• Empty sacrificial bowl
• Add ethanol to sacrificial bowl
• Lay out a match and a hand towel
• Lay out (dried) herbs or scented wood and incense

Rite:

• Procession to the shrine
• Strewing of barley groats on the altar
• Preparation of khernips 
• Purification – washing of hands and face, sprinkling the room and altar with fingers
• Add khernips to wine
• Hymn (Orphic, 82, to Okeanos) and prayers to Okeanos

"Blessed Okeanos, may your bright waters purify this space, and prepare both me, and it, for the rites that are about to unfold."

• Lighting of Hestia's candle (if not yet burning, mine almost always is), as well as the ethanol to burn sacrifices in
• Hymn (Homeric, 14, to Hestia) and prayers to Hestia

"Blessed Goddess Hestia, accept this offering of honey sweet wine, and guard this house as you guard the houses of all who sacrifice to you. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation of honey sweet wine to Hestia
• Hymns (Orphic, 2, to Nyx + Orphic, 8, to Selene) and prayers to Nyx and Selene

"Blessed Nyx, Goddess of night. She who holds the world in her dark embrace, and Selene, Goddess of the moon, who illuminates the night like a torch. Accept this offering of sweetest wine, and come always, as the day follows the night. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation to Nyx and Selene
• Hymns (Orphic, 84, to Hypnos + Orphic, 85, to Dreams) and prayers to Hypnos and Morpheus

"Blessed Hypnos, Morpheus, Gods of sleep and dreams, respectively. Accept this offering of honey sweet wine, and grant me equally sweet sleep, and even sweeter dreams. Carry my mind far beyond the limits of my imagination. Accept my prayer, and allow me to rise rested and rejuvenated so I may continue my hard work. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation to Hypnos and Morpheus
• Hymns, prayers and libations to the night time or Khthonic Theoi whose sacred day it is, or any night time or Khthonic Theoi whom I feel the need to pray and sacrifice to.
• Hymn (Orphic, 0, to Musae, final five lines) and prayer to Hekate

"I call Einodian Hekate, lovely dame, of earthly, wat'ry, and celestial frame, Sepulchral, in a saffron veil array'd. Goddess of the night, companion to Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld. You, key bearer of this world. Accept my offering of honey sweet wine, and guard the borders of this house as you guard the borders of the houses of all who sacrifice to you. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation to Hekate
• Hymn (Homeric, 14, to Hestia) to Hestia

"Blessed Goddess Hestia, Goddess of home and hearth. To you, I offer last of all, as any pious mortal should. Tend to those whom I love, and guard the houses of the pious. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Drink remaining wine
• Extinguishing of the candle or replace with electric one, as I always do.
• Clean up and off to bed

Day time prayers (after waking up):

Preparation:

• Pour water in my kylix
• Add ethanol to sacrificial bowl
• Lay out a packet of matches and a hand towel
• Lay out (dried) herbs or scented wood and incense

Rite:

• Procession to the shrine
• Strewing of barley groats on the altar
• Purification – washing of hands and face, sprinkling the room and altar with fingers
• Add khernips to wine
• Hymn (Orphic, 82, to Okeanos) and prayers to Okeanos

"Blessed Okeanos, may your bright waters purify this space, and prepare both me, and it, for the rites that are about to unfold."

• Lighting of Hestia's candle, as well as the ethanol to burn sacrifices in, and the incense burner
• Hymns (Homeric, 14, to Hestia) and prayers to Hestia

"Blessed Goddess Hestia, accept this offering of honey sweet wine, and guard this house as you guard the houses of all who sacrifice to you. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation to Hestia
• Hymns (Homeric, 31, to Helios) and prayers to Eos, Hêmera and Hēlios

"Blessed Goddes Eos, Goddess of the bright dawn. You who speed forth from the gates of heaven before everyone else; Hêmera, blessed Goddess who pulls back the veil of darkest night; and Hēlios, God of the sun; He who brings light and warmth to all on earth, accept this libation of honey sweet wine and come always, as the night follows the day. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libation to Eos, Hêmera, and Hēlios
• Hymns, prayers and libations to the Ouranic Theoi whose sacred day it is, or any Ouranic Theoi whom I feel the need to pray and sacrifice to.
• Hymns (Homeric, 26, to Athena) and prayers to Athena

"Come forth, blessed Athena, Sacker of Cities, golden-helmeted, who rejoices in the din of horse and shield. Guard over this house. May your shield protect us always and may your spear slay any who wishes us harm."

• Libation to Athena
• Hymns (Orphic, 64, to Ares) and prayers to Ares

"Blessed Ares, exceeding in strength, strong of arm, unwearying. O  hear me, helper of men, giver of dauntless youth! Shed down a kindly ray from above upon my life, and strength of war, that I may mould my body in your image and never falter in feats of strength."

• Libation to Ares
• Hymns (Homeric, 16, to Asklēpiós) and prayers to Asklēpiós

"Blessed Asklēpiós, Giver of Health, prophet in the night, You who has the most lovely of daughters, may your blessings forever reach my home."

• Libations to Asklēpiós and His daughters
• Prayers to the household Gods

"And to the household deities I offer libations, to Zeus Kthesios, Zeus Ephestios, Zeus Herkeios, Apollon Aguieus, Hermes Propylaios, and Agathós Daímōn, in gratitude of all you have bestowed upon me."

• Libations to the household Gods
• Hymns (ending of Kallimachos’ Hymn to Zeus + Homeric, 12, to Hera) and prayers to Zeus and Hera

"Hail, greatly hail, most high Son of Kronos, giver of good things, giver of safety. Thy works who could sing? There hath not been, there shall not be, who shall sing the works of Zeus. Hail! Father, hail again! And grant goodness and prosperity. Without goodness wealth cannot bless men, nor goodness without prosperity. Give us goodness and wealth."

"Blessed Zeus, King of Gods, and protector of the household, and Hera, Queen of the Gods, and protector of unions: guard mankind, and share with us the wisdom and strenth to worship the Theoi as they should be worshipped. Guard those I love, and all who need protection. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Libations to Zeus and Hera
• Hymn (Homeric, 14, to Hestia) to Hestia

"Blessed Goddess Hestia, Goddess of home and hearth. To you, I offer last of all, as any pious mortal should. Tend to those whom I love, and guard the houses of the pious. As the Gods will it, so shall it be."

• Drink remaining wine
• Extinguish incense burner
• Clean up and on with the day