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the priest invokes into the priestess (or, depending on your point of view, she evokes
from within herself) the Goddess or Triple Goddess, symbolized by the phases of the
moon. She is known by a thousand names, and among them were those I had used as a
child. In some Craft rituals the priestess goes into a trance and speaks; in other traditions
the ritual is a more formal dramatic dialogue, often of intense beauty, in which, again, the
priestess speaks, taking the role of the Goddess. In both instances, the priestess functions
as the Goddess incarnate, within the circle."
On the tape the background music sounded as if it might have been Brahms. The voices
of the man and woman possessed an English accent. Clear were the words of the
invocation:
Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old also called Artemis, Astarte,
Melusine, Aphrodite, Diana, Brigit, and many more other names╜"
Judging from Adler's descriptions this one ritual of Drawing Down the Moon can, and
sometimes does, embody many of the major activities of modern Witchcraft. Generally
the ritual is conducted within a circle, sometimes called a magic circle. The circle is a
place set apart; its physical location makes no difference, because in the mind it becomes
a sacred place through its casting and purification. It is a placed between worlds where
the gods are met.
Within the circle psychic power is raised, a work that is known as "raising the cone of
power." This is accomplished through music, chanting, and dancing that can at times
combine the wills of the participants. When the priest or, more often, the priestess senses
the cone of power has been raised she can focus and direct it with the mind toward its
destination. One such destination, or purpose, is the psychic healing of someone who is
sick, or the purpose might be to seek something which is needed by someone.
This is the essential reason why gods and goddesses are invited into the circle. When the
moon is drawn down, the high priestess often enters a trance in which the Goddess
possesses her. Acting as the incarnate Goddess, the priestess speaks and acts as the
Goddess. The circle's psychic power now becomes Goddess power. Frequently this is
thought of as a mystical experience, and possibly it could be class as monistic mysticism.
Similarly, when the God force is drawn into the circle, the high priest becomes the God
incarnate. The latter ritual is known as Drawing Down the Sun or Drawing Down of the
Horned God or Calling Down the Moon.
The state of the altered consciousness that the high priest or priestess experience during
the ritual determines the after effect that is felt, some priestesses have said they feel the
presence of the Goddess within them for days afterwards. Others have reported seeing
changes within some persons following such rituals, but also say there are pretenders.
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