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Please
note: These rituals are in Southern Hemisphere directions, switch
them for the Northern Hemisphere
SH:
Fire = North, Earth = South, Water = West, Air = East, Deosil = Anti-clockwise,
Widdershins = Clockwise
NH: Earth
= North, Fire = South, Water = West, Air = East, Deosil = Clockwise,
Widdershins = Anti-clockwise
The Circle
should be cast in the direction the sun travels (Sunwise) which is Deosil,
and it should be reversed when uncasting.
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Concecrating
Ritual Tools
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There are many
ways..... I personally do it this way:
Place the item
on the pentacle, point the Athame or Wand to the item (you can use a finger
if you don't have an Athame or wand consecrated yet) and say:
"I
consecrate thee, For the Element of ....... (*)
May you
serve me well, and harm none!
In the
names of the Goddess and God, (hold
the item to the Goddess candle, then to the God one)
and by
the powers of Earth (sprinkle
salt on it)
Air
(pass
it through the incense smoke)
Fire
(pass
it (quickly) through the candle flame or present it to the Fire candle)
and Water
(sprinkle
water on it or present it to the Water candle)
Thou art
consecrated!"
*
each tool has a corresponding element:
Pentacle = Earth
Chalice = Water
Censer = Air
Athame = Fire (some people say Air)
Wand = Air (some people say Fire)
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Simple
Circle Casting Ritual
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Set up an
Altar. (To see how I set up my Altar - please go to the Magickal
Infomation page and for a full detailed instructions for setting
up the circle, please go to the second
Magickal Info page)
I have a white
or red Altar candle, a Purple Goddess Candle and a Red God Candle.
You can use the following colours though:
Goddess: Green,
Blue, White, Grey, Silver, Purple.
God:
Yellow, Orange, Red, Gold.
Place your
ritual tools (Please see the Magickal Info section
for more information on ritual tools) on the altar with a small bowl of
sea salt (normal salt will do) and one of water (preferably from a creek/river
etc. or rain water). You should now have a symbol of each element
on the Altar (Air = Incense, Earth = Salt, Water = Water and Fire = Altar
candle) and a ritual tool for each element (Although if you are missing
one - it doesn't matter) Athame = Fire (some say air), Wand = Air
(although some say Fire), Pentacle = Earth, Chalice = Water. If you
cannot have these on the Altar, (due to space, or not having the tools)
you may use a ceramic/pottery Essential oil burner. The Water
in the bowl part symbolises Water, the scented steam is Air, the candle
is Fire and the pottery is Earth
Place a Red
candle in the Northern point of the circle. Place a Green candle
in the Southern point of the circle. Place a Yellow candle in the
Eastern point of the circle. Place a Blue candle in the Western point
of the circle. (please note: These are Southern Hemisphere
directions, in the Northern Hemisphere Fire (red) is South and Earth (Green)
is North). If you wish to mark out the circle using stones, feathers,
ribbon or cord, a chalk mark etc. you may do this (I find it easier
to mark out the circle once the quarter points are in place.) I personally
don't mark out the circle, I instead place a white candle in between the
Elemental candles. I use those "Restaurant" candles (the ones in
glass containers) for my Elemental and circle candles as they don't blow
out when outside, and they are less likely to be knocked over and do not
drip.
Take the bowl
of salt, and walk deosil around the Circle, sprinkle a little as you walk,
saying:
“ With Salt I purify this Circle,
may no harm enter within.”
When you
have finished, replace the salt on the Altar. If you have a Besom
(Broom) you can “sweep” from the centre of the circle outward to remove
any negativity in your circle space (“sweep” a few cm above the floor,
but don’t actually touch the floor).
Outide the
circle, take a large bowl of salt water, and place your hands into it –
releasing any negativity you have into the water. Dry your hands
and throw the water away. “Smudge” yourself by using a Smudge stick
(A bunch of dried sage (usually white sage) that you light and let the
smoke waft over you.) If you don't have a smudge stick, you can use
Sage, Frankincense or Sandalwood incense, either on a charcoal block (you
can waft it using a feather) or as a stick. Waft the smoke all around
you to purify yourself.
Enter the circle
and pick up the bowl of water from the Altar, add a few pinches of salt
to it, and walk around the Circle sprinkling some as you go, say:
“Of Salt and Sea, may ill stay free.
Around, around, the Circle be bound.”
Replace
the bowl. Light the Censer and Altar candle, carry these around the
Circle (If you can't, the hold just the incense, as it's smoldering will
represent Fire) as you say:
“Of Fire and Air, draw all that is
fair.
Around, around, the Circle be bound.”
Replace
the candle and censer. Take your Athame or Wand (if you do not own
one of these ritual tools, you may use your index finger), and walk around
the Circle, in a deosil direction (imagining white
light streaming out from the Athame/Wand/Finger to create a Circle of fire.
As you walk around a second time, imagine the fire growing higher and higher,
spreading out under the ground as well. As you walk around for the
third and final time, imagine the fire closing up over the top of you,
and joining up under the ground to create a sphere. When you have
finished, stand in the centre of the circle with arms up and say:
“I cast this magick circle,
that it be a boundary between this world,
and that of the Spirit realm.
As above [reach
to the sky],
So below [point
to the ground],
the circle is cast!”
Walk over
to the Northern candle, light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet
slightly apart, saying:
“Hail Guardian of the Watchtower of
the North,
Element of Fire.
I call upon thee to guard and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
So mote it be!”
Repeat
for The East (Air), South (Earth) and West (Water). Return to the
Altar. Stand before the Goddess candle (a Silver/white candle), and
light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet slightly apart, saying:
“Holy Mother of the Earth,
Shining lady of the moon,
I call upon thee to assist and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
Welcome, loving Goddess,
into my Circle.”
Stand before
the God candle (a Gold/yellow/red candle), and light it. Stand with
arms crossed over your chest, feet together (like a Pharaoh position),
saying:
“Holy Father of the Sky,
Blazing Lord of the Sun,
I call upon thee to assist and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
Welcome, loving God,
into my Circle.”
You may
now perform any spells, Sabbat rituals etc. you wish. I like to do
banishings in all my rituals. To do this, take a pen and paper, and
write all the negative things you wish to banish. If possible, burn
this paper, either in a cauldron, or in a large heatproof bowl, if this
is not possible, then simply throw the paper into a stream or river to
be carried away, or bury it in the ground. As you discard of the
paper say:
“I banish …<whatever it is>…
I have no need for this any more,
I banish it away.
So mote it be!”
If you wish to
raise a cone of power, start by walking around the circle, chanting or
singing, and get louder and faster until you feel ready to stop.
When you are ready shout, throw your hands up and imagine all the energy
you were creating shooting out through the top of the Circle out to where
it is needed. If you are less active, you can sit on the ground
and rock from side to side, getting faster and faster. I use the
rocking method with my Circle group and it works very well. After
raising power, it is necessary to ground yourself to remove any excess
energy that didn’t leave the circle. To do this, kneel on the ground
with your palms and forehead on the floor, or lie face down on the floor.
Feel all the excess energy draining from you and the circle. Not
your energy, just the excess energy from the cone of power. When
you are ready, you can sit up.
Now it is time
for the simple feast, Also called “Cakes and Ale”. Pour some wine,
juice or other drink into the Chalice, dip the tip of the Athame into it
saying:
“In like fashion may Male join Female
for the happiness of both”
Drink some
wine. Take a plate of cookies or other foods, place the tip of the
Athame to them saying:
“This food is the blessing of the
Gods to our bodies. It sustains us.”
Have some
of the cookies. Don’t forget to leave some as an offering to the
Goddess and God, which you should sprinkle on the ground outside.
When you are
ready to end the Circle, stand before the Goddess candle and say:
“Farewell O’ loving Goddess,
I thank you for your assistance and protection,
Both within this Circle,
and in my life.
I now bid you farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Blow or
pinch out her candle. Repeat for the God. Stand infront of
the Fire candle and say:
"Farewell Guardian of the Watchtower
of the North,
I thank you for your assistance and protection,
Both within this Circle,
and in my life.
I now bid you farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Repeat
for the other elements (in reverse order to your invocations), blowing
out their candle after each one. Walk Widdershins around the Circle,
imagine the white fire that created the circle retracting back into your
Athame/Wand/finger. Walk around doing this 3 times, return to the
Altar, put down the Athame/Wand and say:
“May the circle be open,
but unbroken”
It is done!
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Set up a simple
Altar. Place a black or dark red candle in a candleholder on the
Altar. You may like to have some representation of the Goddess in
her Crone (old woman) aspect on the Altar, such as a picture or a statue
of the Goddesses Hecate or Kali. Place Salt in a small bowl
upon the Altar. Have all the other items close to the Altar, so that
you will have them on hand. Set up the Circle and Elemental Candles.
Take the bowl of salt, and walking deosil around the circle, sprinkle a
little as you walk, saying:
“ With Salt I purify this circle,
may no harm enter within.”
When you
have finished, replace the salt on the Altar. Take your Athame or
Wand (if you do not own one of these ritual tools, you may use your index
finger), and walk around the circle, in a deosil direction, imagining white
light streaming out from the Athame/Wand/Finger to create a circle of fire.
As you walk around a second time, imagine the fire growing higher and higher,
spreading out under the ground as well. As you walk around for the
third and final time, imagine the fire closing up over the top of you,
and joining up under the ground to create a sphere. When you have
finished, stand in the centre of the circle with arms up and say:
“I cast this magick circle,
that it be a boundary between this world,
and that of the Spirit realm.
As above [reach to the sky],
So below [point to the ground],
the circle is cast!”
Walk over
to the Northern candle, light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet
slightly apart, saying:
“Hail Guardian of the Watchtower of
the North,
Element of Fire.
I call upon thee to guard and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
So mote it be!”
Repeat
for the other Elements. Return to the Altar. Stand before the
Goddess candle, and light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet
slightly apart, saying:
“Holy Mother of the Earth,
Wise lady of the moon,
I call upon thee to assist and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
Welcome, Wise One,
into my circle.”
The dark
moon is a time of letting go of any past ideas or influences that you don’t
need any more. It is also a time for wisdom (ask the Goddess for
help on a subject if you need her advice – then pay attention to your dreams)
and banishing. Take a pen and paper, and write all the negative things
you wish to banish. If possible, burn this paper, either in a cauldron,
or in a large heatproof bowl, if this is not possible, then simply throw
the paper into a stream or river to be carried away. As you discard
of the paper say:
“Grandmother Crone, banish …<whatever
it is>…
I have no need for this any more,
please banish it away.
So mote it be!”
The Crone
aspect of the Goddess is a powerful protector. If you are in need
of protection at this time, whether physical or spiritual, you may ask
her to protect you. You may wish to chant the Goddess chant as you
imagine a sphere of protection around yourself:
“Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter,
Kali, Innana.”
You can
now hold the simple feast, drink dark drinks such as coffee or tea, and
eat dark foods, such as chocolate cake (Yum yum). You may like to
make special cookies in the shape of a round moon, and colour them as dark
as you can (and still be able to eat them). Don’t forget to leave
some as an offering to the Goddess which you should pour/crumble into the
ground, to give back to Mother Earth. When you are ready to end the circle,
stand before the Goddess candle and say:
“Farewell Wise and loving Goddess,
I thank you for your wisdom and protection,
Both within this circle, and in my life.
I now bid you farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Blow or
pinch out her candle. Return to the Western candle, say:
“Farewell Guardian of the Watchtower
of the West,
I thank you for your assistance within this
circle.
I bid you now farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Blow or
pinch out the West candle. Repeat the above for each of the remaining
Elements, Earth, Air and Fire. When you have said farewell to the
Northern Guardian, Blow or pinch out the Altar candle, and pick up your
Athame or wand, or use your finger (whichever you used to cast
the circle). Walking widdershins around the circle, imagine the white
fire that created the circle retracting back into the Athame or Wand.
Walk around 3 times, and when you have returned to the northern point again,
put down the Athame/Wand and say:
“May the circle be open, but unbroken”
It
is done!
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Set up a simple
Altar where you can see the moon, preferably outside. (If performing
the ritual outside, it may be necessary to place the candles in heat proof
cups, to avoid breezes blowing the flame out. If this is not possible,
leave the candles unlit, it will not affect the ritual to leave them unlit).
Place a silver/white
candle in a candleholder on the Altar. You may like to have some
representation of the Goddess on the Altar, such as a shell, a picture
or a statue of a Goddess. Place Salt in a small bowl upon the Altar.
Have all the other items close to the Altar, so that you will have them
on hand. Place the Elemental candles and mark out the circle.
Take the bowl of salt, and walking deosil around the circle, sprinkle a
little as you walk, saying:
“ With Salt I purify this circle,
may no harm enter within.”
When you
have finished, replace the salt on the Altar. Take your Athame or
Wand (if you do not own one of these ritual tools, you may use your index
finger), and walk around the circle, in a deosil direction, imagining white
light streaming out from the Athame/Wand/Finger to create a circle of fire.
As you walk around a second time, imagine the fire growing higher and higher,
spreading out under the ground as well. As you walk around for the
third and final time, imagine the fire closing up over the top of you,
and joining up under the ground to create a sphere. When you have
finished, stand in the centre of the circle with arms up and say:
“I cast this magick circle,
that it be a boundary between this world,
and that of the Spirit realm.
As above [reach to the sky],
So below [point to the ground],
the circle is cast!”
Walk over
to the Northern candle, light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet
slightly apart, saying:
“Hail Guardian of the Watchtower of
the North,
Element of Fire.
I call upon thee to guard and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
So mote it be!”
Repeat
for the other Elements. Return to the Altar. Stand before the
Goddess candle, and light it. Stand with arms outstretched, feet
slightly apart, saying:
“Holy Mother of the Earth,
Shining lady of the moon,
I call upon thee to assist and protect,
to lend your power to mine.
Welcome, loving Goddess,
into my circle.”
You are
now ready to perform any spells you wish to do, or you might like to say
a poem to the Goddess, or sit in quiet contemplation under the moonlight.
You can draw down the moon, which is where you point your Athame (or wand
or finger) to the moon, and imagine energy from the moon flowing into you.
You can use this energy to do spells etc. Make sure you ground afterwards
though. (if you are inside, hold the Athame to the ceiling)
Another thing
you can do during a full moon is to make holy water from the moonlight.
Take a large white or silver bowl. (If you do not have one, line
a large bowl with silver foil), fill it with water, and hold it up where
it can catch the moonlight. Add a pinch of salt to the water, and
say:
“I consecrate thee O’ creature of
water,
And bless thee in the name of the Goddess,
Under the moon, by my power,
Thou art Blessed and consecrated!”
Add a few
tsp of Rose water or lavender water (this isn't neccessary though) You
have now made holy water, place this in a bottle, and save it to use in
stead of normal water your rituals, or you can add crystals or herbs and
empower this water for healings, or any other purpose you feel is necessary.
You can now
hold the simple feast, drink milk or lemonade, and eat white cookies
or other foods you have brought into the circle. You may like to
make special cookies in the shape of crescent moons for this special occasion.
Don’t forget to leave some as an offering to the Goddess which you should
pour/crumble into the ground, to give back to Mother Earth. When you are
ready to end the circle, stand before the Goddess candle and say:
“Farewell O’ loving Goddess,
I thank you for your assistance and protection,
Both within this circle, and in my life.
I now bid you farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Blow or
pinch out her candle. Return to the Western candle, say:
“Farewell Guardian of the Watchtower
of the West,
I thank you for your assistance within this
circle.
I bid you now farewell,
may you go in peace and love.
Blessed be.”
Blow or
pinch out the West candle. Repeat the above for each of the remaining
Elements, Earth, Air and Fire. When you have said farewell to the
Northern Guardian, Blow or pinch out the Altar candle, and pick up your
Athame or wand, or use your finger (whichever you used to cast
the circle). Walking widdershins around the circle, imagine the white
fire that created the circle retracting back into the Athame or Wand.
Walk around 3 times, and when you have returned to the northern point again,
put down the Athame/Wand and say:
“May the circle be open,
but unbroken”
It
is done!
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Basic Group/Coven
Circle Casting Ritual
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Draw a circle
on the ground, or mark it out with cord, stones, candles etc. Find the
North point of the Circle and place a candle in each of the 4 quarters
in the appropriate colours for their Element (Fire= Red/Orange, Water=
Blue, Earth= Brown/Green, Air= Yellow/White). Set up a simple Altar.
Place Salt in a small bowl upon the Altar. Have all the other items close
to the Altar, so that you will have them on hand.
If possible,
have one person to represent each of the 4 Elements. These people
could choose which Elements they represent based on their Star Signs, (Water
= Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces; Air = Gemini, Libra, Aquarius; Fire: Aries,
Leo, Sagittarius; Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) and could dress in appropriate
colours.
If there is
enough people, have a Goddess and a God representative (A High Priestess
and High Priest [regardless of gender, but for this ritual I will assume
they are Male and Female] for this Ritual if not the Coven's High Priest/ess),
if not, choose the Fire and Water or Air and Earth representatives to do
these tasks also.
Any other Coven/group
members should stand forming a circle on the inside of the marked out circle
(The Elemental representatives should also be forming this circle, but
do so from their Elemental points) If you like to use a bell in ritual
I have included the parts where this is rung, this is useful to provide
a cue for the members to say their lines, but is not necessary. If
you do not use a bell in ritual, ignore this. Have each of the Elemental
Representatives standing in their Element's point, facing into the Circle.
They should hold in their hands a symbol of the 4 Elements (Water = A bowl
of water, Air = an incense stick or censer, Fire = A candle, Earth a bowl
of salt).
[Bell is rung]
Have the Earth and Water representatives walk around the Circle Deosil
(Anti Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, Clockwise in the Northern),
sprinkling their salt and water as they walk, saying:
"By
Salt and Sea, May ill stay free".
Everyone
else replies:
"Around,
Around, the Circle be bound".
The Earth
and Water representatives return to their places.
[Bell is rung]
Have the Fire and Air representatives walk around the Circle Deosil (Anti
Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, Clockwise in the Northern), holding
up their candle and Incense as they walk, saying:
"By
Fire and Air, draw all that is fair".
Everyone
else replies:
"Around,
Around, the Circle be bound".
The Fire
and Air representatives return to their places.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priestess takes the Athame or Wand (if you do not own one of these
ritual tools, you may use your index finger), and walks around the circle,
(deosil). Everyone should visualise white light streaming out from
the Athame/Wand/Finger to create a circle of fire. As she walks around
a second time, everyone should visualise the fire growing higher and higher,
spreading out under the ground as well. As she walks around for the
third and final time, everyone should visualise the fire closing up over
the top of the circle, and joining up under the ground to create a sphere.
When she has finished, she stands in the centre of the circle with arms
up and says:
“I
cast this magick circle,
that it
be a boundary between this world,
and that
of the Spirit realm.
As above,
So below, the circle is cast!”
[Bell is rung]
The Fire Representative lights the Fire Candle and stands with arms outstretched,
feet slightly apart, saying:
“Hail
Guardian of the Watchtower of the North, Element of Fire.
I call
upon thee to guard and protect, to lend your power to ours.
So mote
it be!”
They may
then draw a Fire invoking pentagram in the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Water representative lights the Water candle and stands with arms outstretched,
feet slightly apart, saying:
“Hail
Guardian of the Watchtower of the West, Element of Water.
I call
upon thee to guard and protect, to lend your power to ours.
So mote
it be!”
They may
then draw a Water invoking pentagram in the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Earth representative lights the Earth candle and stands with arms outstretched,
feet slightly apart, saying:
“Hail
Guardian of the Watchtower of the South, Element of Earth.
I call
upon thee to guard and protect, to lend your power to ours.
So mote
it be!”
They may
then draw an Earth invoking pentagram in the air with a Wand/Athame or
finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Air representative lights the Air candle and stands with arms outstretched,
feet slightly apart, saying:
“Hail
Guardian of the Watchtower of the East, Element of Air.
I call
upon thee to guard and protect, to lend your power to ours.
So mote
it be!”
They may
then draw an Air invoking pentagram in the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priestess stands before the Goddess candle on the Altar (a Silver/white
candle), and lights it. She stand with arms outstretched, feet slightly
apart, saying:
“Holy
Mother of the Earth, Shining lady of the moon,
I call
upon thee to assist and protect, to lend your power to ours.
Welcome,
Loving Goddess, into our circle.”
[Bell is
rung] The High Priest stands before the God candle on the Altar (a Gold/yellow/red
candle), and lights it. He stands with arms crossed over his chest,
feet together, saying:
“Holy
Father of the Sky, Blazing Lord of the Sun,
I call
upon thee to assist and protect, to lend your power to ours.
Welcome,
Powerful God, into our circle.”
[Bell is
rung]
Any Magickal
workings and Sabbat observances are now held.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priest says:
"It
is now time for us to feast and share in the bounty of the Earth".
The simple
feast is now held. An offering to the Goddess and God should be poured/crumbled
into the ground (or into a potted plant), to give back to Mother Earth.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priest says:
"All
good things must come to an end,
and it
is now time to finish this feasting
and farewell
the Circle."
Everyone
stands up and returns to their positions around the Circle.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priestess stands before the Goddess candle and says:
“Farewell
O’ loving Goddess,
we thank
you for your assistance and protection,
Both within
this circle, and in our lives.
I now bid
you farewell,
may you
go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The High
Priestess then blows or pinches out her candle.
[Bell is rung]
The High Priest stands before the God candle and says:
“Farewell
O’ loving God,
we thank
you for your assistance and protection,
Both within
this circle, and in our lives.
I now bid
you farewell,
may you
go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The High
Priest then blows or pinches out his candle.
[Bell is rung]
The Air representative faces the Air candle and says:
“Farewell
Guardian of the Watchtower of the East,
We thank
you for your assistance within this circle.
I bid you
now farewell,
may you
go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The candle
is blown/pinched out. They may then draw an Air banishing pentagram in
the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Earth representative faces the Earth candle and says:
“Farewell
Guardian of the Watchtower of the South,
We thank
you for your assistance within this circle.
I bid you
now farewell, may you go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The candle
is blown/pinched out. They may then draw an Earth banishing pentagram in
the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Water representative faces the Water candle and says:
“Farewell
Guardian of the Watchtower of the West,
We thank
you for your assistance within this circle.
I bid you
now farewell, may you go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The candle
is blown/pinched out. They may then draw a Water banishing pentagram in
the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]
The Fire representative faces the Fire candle and says:
“Farewell
Guardian of the Watchtower of the North,
We thank
you for your assistance within this circle.
I bid you
now farewell, may you go in peace and love.
Blessed
be.”
The candle
is blown/pinched out. They may then draw a Fire banishing pentagram in
the air with a Wand/Athame or finger.
[Bell is rung]The
High Priest walks Widdershins (clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, Clockwise
in the Northern) around the circle, pointing their Wand/Athame/Finger.
Everyone should visualise the white fire that created the circle retracting
back into the Athame/Wand/finger. The High Priest walks around 2
more times, with everyone visualising the light dissipating and flowing
back into the Athame/Wand/Finger.
[Bell is rung]
When the High Priest has walked around for the 3rd and final time, he returns
to the Altar, puts down the Athame/Wand and says:
“May
the circle be open, but unbroken”
[Bell is
rung]The High Priestess leads everyone in the chant/song:
"May
the Circle be open, but unbroken,
May the
peace of the Goddess be ever in your hearts
Merry Meet,
and Merry part, and Merry meet again."
The Ritual
is now ended. It is advisable to perform a grounding after any Ritual
or Magickal working, to release any of the energy that has remained in
your body. The simple feast is one way to do this, which is why it
is normally done at the end of a Ritual. The High priestess or Priest
can also lead everyone in knealing on the ground, with their forehead and
forearms on the ground, visualising any excess energy flowing out into
the Earth.
As a group
you might like to sit around and discuss the ritual while you have a bite
to eat, before you all leave to go home. This might give everyone
a chance to talk about how they felt and what they liked/disliked about
the ritual, as well as a social time.
HPS
- Shortened version of High Priestess. The Female leader of a Coven.
HP
- The shortened version of High Priest. The Male leader of a Coven.
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