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PathWalkers.Net Interactive Plunge the blade into the earth, saying: "Blessed be thou, blade of iron. By art made, by art consecrated. Be used in the service of our Mother the Earth. So mote it be." (do this three times.) If you are outside, you may choose to leave the knife in the earth for three days, as is traditional; but this is not essential. When you take it out of the earth the third time, kiss the blade, and say: "Blessed be thou, blade of iron. By art made, by art consecrated. I consecrate thee with a kiss. Serve me well. As I do will, so mote it be." You can paint your Magickal name in runes on the handle or scribe them into the blade, if you wish. If you haven't yet decided on a Magickal name, wait until your initiation to do it. This is the Magickal working for this circle, and can be followed by a pathworking if desired, or you may go directly to the cakes and wine, to be followed by the formal Leave to Depart to the directions and the Gods. It isn't necessary to use the exact words given; they are traditional in many Circles, but your own words, spoken in sincerity from your heart, are the best Magick you can use. Just remembe that your athame is the keen blade of your mind, which is used to delineate the difference between the worlds, between one state of awareness and another. Keep that in mind when you cast a circle. Consecrations, II: The Wand Ritual ingredients necessary: a wand (must be at least the length from your elbow to longest fingertip, but may be as long as you like over that--see Robert Graves' The White Goddess for tree symbolism); incense; a bowl of salt water; candles; almond oil (symbolizing the Sun); your athame. Procedure: Cast the Circle. Invoke the Goddess and God. Take the bowl of salt water and sprinkle over the length of the wand, saying: "Blessed be thou, wand of art. By art made, by art consecrated. By water and earth I purify thee." Pass the wand through the smoke of the incense, saying: "Blessed be thou, wand of art. By art made, by art consecrated. By fire and air I charge thee." Take your athame and carve your Magickal name in runes on the wand, saying: "Blessed be thou, wand of art. By art made, by art consecrated. Be thou an expression of my will. So mote it be." http://www.pathwalkers.net/interactive/print.php?sid=457 (3 of 25) [12/25/2005 12:11:07 AM]
PathWalkers.Net Interactive (If you have not yet picked a Magickal name, just carve your initials on the wand, and carve your Magickal name when you choose one.) Take a few drops of almond oil and rub them between your hands. Anoint the wand, top to bottom and bottom to top, saying: "Blessed be thou, wand of art. By art made, by art consecrated. With oil I charge thee. Be thou the instrument of my desire. So mote it be." Everyone present in unison pounds wands on the floor, chanting: "Dancing wand, with earth I charge thee. Blessed be." Follow up with trancework, cakes and wine, and end with Leave to Depart. This may seem to contain some sexual symbolism. Clever of you to notice. The wand is, in fact, the symbol of the powers of Fire, of Will, of outgoing energy (thought of in this society as being the exclusive province of males, but, as we all realize, belonging to everyone regardless of plumbing). It is, in short, a symbol of the penis; so it may quite appropriately be covered with phallic carvings if you wish. it represents the second side of the witches' pyramid; just as the athame represents Imagination, the wand represents Will. (Rampant feminists have patience: next we consecrate the Chalice, and we all know what THAT stands for...) Blessed Be! Consecrations, III: The Chalice Ritual ingredients needed: salt, water, incense, oil (some lunar type of oil such as jasmine, lemon, or eucalyptus); red wine; your athame; a chalice and a bowl (the bowl can be of earthenware or metal, as can the chalice; however if you use a chalice of copper or brass, be sure to coat the inside with Varathane or some other non-reactive coating, as the alcohol in wine reacts with these two metals and you can poison yourself. Silver is nice but probably beyond the means of most of us; pewter is excellent, being moon-colored; and, if you are the careful type, a glass goblet would be very pretty. Suit yourself). Procedure: The initial purification ritual with salt water used to cast the circle will serve to purify your bowl. When doing this consecration in a group, each person should fill his/her own bowl with water and individually add the salt and do a purification rather than passing one bowl around the circle. This bowl will then serve as your container for salt water to purify the chalice. Cast the Circle as usual, and invoke Goddess and God. Take salt water from the bowl and sprinkle over your chalice, saying: http://www.pathwalkers.net/interactive/print.php?sid=457 (4 of 25) [12/25/2005 12:11:07 AM]
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(If you have not yet picked a Magickal name, just carve your initials on the wand, and carve your<br />
Magickal name when you choose one.)<br />
Take a few drops of almond oil and rub them between your hands. Anoint the wand, top to bottom and<br />
bottom to top, saying:<br />
"Blessed be thou, wand of art. By art made, by art consecrated. With oil I charge thee. Be thou the<br />
instrument of my desire. So mote it be."<br />
Everyone present in unison pounds wands on the floor, chanting:<br />
"Dancing wand, with earth I charge thee. Blessed be."<br />
Follow up with trancework, cakes and wine, and end with Leave to Depart.<br />
This may seem to contain some sexual symbolism. Clever of you to notice. The wand is, in fact, the<br />
symbol of the powers of Fire, of Will, of outgoing energy (thought of in this society as being the<br />
exclusive province of males, but, as we all realize, belonging to everyone regardless of plumbing). It is,<br />
in short, a symbol of the penis; so it may quite appropriately be covered with phallic carvings if you<br />
wish. it represents the second side of the witches' pyramid; just as the athame represents Imagination,<br />
the wand represents Will.<br />
(Rampant feminists have patience: next we consecrate the Chalice, and we all know what THAT stands<br />
for...)<br />
Blessed Be!<br />
Consecrations, III: The Chalice<br />
Ritual ingredients needed: salt, water, incense, oil (some lunar type of oil such as jasmine, lemon, or<br />
eucalyptus); red wine; your athame; a chalice and a bowl (the bowl can be of earthenware or metal, as<br />
can the chalice; however if you use a chalice of copper or brass, be sure to coat the inside with<br />
Varathane or some other non-reactive coating, as the alcohol in wine reacts with these two metals and<br />
you can poison yourself. Silver is nice but probably beyond the means of most of us; pewter is<br />
excellent, being moon-colored; and, if you are the careful type, a glass goblet would be very pretty. Suit<br />
yourself).<br />
Procedure: The initial purification ritual with salt water used to cast the circle will serve to purify your<br />
bowl. When doing this consecration in a group, each person should fill his/her own bowl with water and<br />
individually add the salt and do a purification rather than passing one bowl around the circle. This bowl<br />
will then serve as your container for salt water to purify the chalice.<br />
Cast the Circle as usual, and invoke Goddess and God. Take salt water from the bowl and sprinkle over<br />
your chalice, saying:<br />
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