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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:
"Blessed be thou, cup of art. By art made, by art consecrated. By water and earth I purify thee."
Pass the chalice through the smoke of the incense, saying:
"Blessed be thou, cup of art. By art made, by art consecrated. By fire and air I charge thee."
Take your athame and carve your Magickal name or initials in runes on the chalice, saying:
"Blessed be thou, cup of art. By art made, by art consecrated. Be thou the gateway of my dreams. So
mote it be."
Take a few drops of oil and rub between your hands. Anoint the outside ( NOT the inside) of the chalice
, saying:
"Blessed be thou, cup of art. By art made, by art consecrated. With oil I charge thee. Be thou the cradle
of pleasure. So mote it be."
Fill the chalice with wine. Pour a libation to the Lady into the bowl of salt water if you are indoors, on
the ground if outdoors, saying:
"Blessed be thou, cup of art. By art made, by art consecrated. Be thou ever filled with the wine of life.
So mote it be."
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