This is in a group ritual format, however, it can be changed to suit a solitary ritual. This ritual is to be performed on the waning moon or the new moon.
Charge
and cleanse tools.
Cast your Circle.
Have
all four elements present. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Allow the members to
enter with the correct password and anoint them with oil on their forehead.
To enter the Circle they
must say: “With Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.”
Cleanse
everyone with sage.
Call
the Quarters:
Stand
to the East:
“I
call upon the Guardian of the East, who dwells in the Realm of Earth. I beckon
to you to come forth from your entombed realm and harmonize our souls to the
rhythm of the Earth. Bring to us strength, endurance, and power as we perform
our rites. Hail and Welcome. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Stand
to the South:
“I
call upon the Guardian of the South, who dwells within the candle flames and
basks in the light of the sun. I beckon to you to come forth from your fiery
realm and teach our souls the power that you hold. Bring to us confidence,
will, and empowerment as we perform our rites. Hail and Welcome. So mote it
be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Stand
to the West:
“I
call upon the Guardian of the West, who dwells within the waters of the rivers
and the waves of the ocean. I beckon to
you to come forth from your watery realm and wash upon our souls the sensuality
you possess. Bring to us Healing, Renewal, and Purity as we perform our rites.
Hail and Welcome. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Stand
to the North:
“I
call upon the Guardian of the North, who dwells within the Northern Winds. I
beckon to you to come forth from your airy realm and rush through our souls the
knowledge that you possess. Bring to us Wisdom, Understanding, and Freedom as
we perform our rites. Hail and Welcome. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Call
upon the Goddess:
“We
call upon the Goddess in her aspect of the Crone, the mother of the waning
moon, the means to an end of all things, the path to regeneration and rebirth.
We call upon thee to come forth within this sacred Circle and aid us in our
ritual. Help us to end our miseries, our negativity, and our misfortunes. And
with this end, help us rise to embrace the gifts of wisdom, cleansing, and
purification which you have gracefully bestowed upon us.”
“We
honor you, and your many gifts. So mote it be”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Call
upon the God:
“We
call the God, to assist us and his Lady during this time of the waning moon.
Bring us understanding and clarification of our goals upon this night. Be our
light that lights the dark. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Call
upon the Old Ones:
“We
call upon the Old Ones, the ancients, our teachers, our guides, to aid us in
our endeavors to rid ourselves of negativity and misfortune. We call upon you
to join us as we perform our rites. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be!”
Ridding
Oneself and Building Oneself:
For
this ritual, we will be energizing people. One person will stand in the middle
of the Circle at a given time and have a lit white candle, while the members
stand around them. The members standing around the one member will hold hands
and spin in a deosil direction. As the members do this, the member in the
center will ask the God and Goddess what they desire an end to (ie an end to
money troubles, negativity, an end to misfortune) and then state what they
would like new beginning to (ie a fresh start at a new job, a new positive
outlook). Once the member finishes their requests they will end by saying: “So
mote it be.”
All
shall say: “So mote it be, so mote it be, so mote it be.”
The
members will keep circling until every member has said at least three positive
things about the member in the Circle (ie you are strong willed individual)*.
This will be done as the member in the center meditates upon her requests of
the God and Goddess. Once every member, has said their three positive things,
all the members who are circling shall say: “So mote it be.”
The
member in the center shall say: “So mote it be.”
They
will then extinguish their candle.
Briefly,
switch places with another member and begin the process again.
*Note:
When saying positive things about a member, make sure it addresses to that
member. Use the member’s NAME.
Cauldron
of Rebirth:
Each
member will sit upon the ground and will be passed a piece of paper and a pen.
They will write down what has been bothering them for the past month. The leader
shall say:
“Dear
Crone, we write upon this paper our worries and our sorrows. We ask thee to
heal us, to guide us, and bestow upon us your wisdom in overcoming our
troubles. Help us achieve our goals, aide us in improving our misfortunes, and
banish all negativity from us and our surroundings. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be.”
Each
member may choose to either read aloud what they wrote before casting it into
the cauldron or they may simply place their paper into the cauldron one by one,
each saying “As I do will, so mote it be.”
Once
all is cast into the cauldron:
“We
cast our troubles into the cauldron of rebirth. What is put forth shall be born
into something good, that which is desirable to us. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be.”
Light
the contents of the cauldron and meditate while holding hands in the circle
around the cauldron (still seated).
Say:
“As
the fire transforms us, we begin anew. For what we have asked, we shall
receive. So mote it be.”
All:
“So mote it be.”
Cakes
and wine:
Hold
the cakes and say:
“Dear
God and Goddess, bless these cakes that we take into our bodies. May we never
hunger.”
Hold
the Wine:
“Dear
God and Goddess, bless this wine that we take into our bodies. May we never
thirst.”
Thank
the God, Goddess, and Old Ones for their services. Thank the Quarters, and open
the Circle.
End
Ritual
