Rituals

Rituals

Self Dedication Ritual

NOTE: This is a ritual that I wrote years ago for my wife's and my
self dedication ritual. As with all posted rituals this is meant to be a guideline
to assist you in designing your self dedication ritual.
Feel free to adapt, use all or none to meet your needs.

Items Needed

1. White cord for each participant

2. Athame or wand for each participant

3. Dedication gift for each participant
(in our case it was a piece of ritual jewelry and a
small pentacle on a silver chain for everyday wear)

4. Simple feast

Ritual

1. Set up altar (gifts will be on altar)

2. Light candles and censer

3. Cast the circle

After the circle is cast say:

'The circle is cast and we are between the worlds,
beyond the bounds of time, where night and day,
birth and death, joy and sorrow, meet as one.'

4. Recite the blessing
(refer to blessing file in Book of Shadows)

5. Recite the invocation to Goddess
(refer to invocation file in Book of Shadows)

6. Recite the invocation to God
(refer to invocation file in Book of Shadows)

7. Say:

(This charge is given to us by Aradia. )

'Hear my words and know me!
I shall be called a million names by all who speak!
I am Eternal Maiden! I am Great Mother!
I am the Old One who holds the immortal key!
I am shrouded in Mystery, but am known to every soul!

Hear my words and know me!
Whenever the moon rises in the Heavens shall my children come to me.
Better it be once a month when the moon is full,
shall ye assemble in some secret place, such as this,
and adore the spirit of I.
I, who am the Queen of Witches!

And under my watchful eye,
my children shall be taught the mysteries of Earth and Nature,
of the ways of all Magick!
That which is unknown shall be known,
and that which is hidden shall be revealed,
even the secluded soul shall be pierced with my light.
From my cauldron shall be drunk all knowledge and immortality!

Ye shall be free from slavery and ye shall dance, sing, and feast.
Music shall surround you, for mine is the ecstasy of the spirit,
and mine is also the joy of the earth!

I do not demand sacrifice! For behold,
I am the Mother of all living things!

Create and heal.
Be strong, yet gentle.
Be noble, yet reverent.
Bring forth and replenish.

And as does the cycle of the Moon
ever begin to wax and wane and to grow forth again,
as do the seasons from one to the next flow in smooth rhythm,
from sowing to reaping, to seeming death and rebirth...
so will my children know their own pattern in both worlds!

And ye shall say these words...
I will love and harm none.
I will live, love, die and live again.
I will meet, remember; know, and embrace once more.
For the free will of All,
And with harm to none
As I will
It now is done
So mote it be!'

8. Say:

'I have cast this circle this night to perform the act of dedication
of my mind, body and spirit to the Lady, Her Consort,
and to the religion and science of Witchcraft.
From this day forward, I will honor and respect both the Divine and myself.
I will hold two perfect words in my heart: Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
I vow to honor the path I have chosen, the Divine and myself.'

Pick up the Athame and say:

'I vow to hold the ideology of the Craft in my heart
and my mind for the totality of this lifetime and beyond.'

Point the Athame at your feet and say:

'Blessed be my feet,
may they always walk the path of eternal and Divine light.'

Point the Athame to your knees and say:

'Blessed be my knees as I kneel at the altar of my faith,
not in supplication, but in thanksgiving.'

Point the athame at your groin and say:

'Blessed be my womb/phallus that holds and produces
the creation of the human essence.
I vow to guide, protect and teach the children of the world.'

Point the Athame at your chest and say:

'Blessed be my heart that it may beat steady and true.
May the warmth of my love spread throughout the galaxy.'

Point the Athame to your lips and say:

'Blessed be my lips that they shall utter
truth and purity of mind and soul.
May wisdom flow for the benefit of all humankind.'

Point the Athame to your third eye and say:

'Blessed be my astral sight,
that I may see through the veil of life
with the truth of the Divine.'

Ring the bell seven times.
Take a white cord and wrap it firmly around your projection hand
( right if right handed or left if left handed),
with the Athame handle in your palm say:

'I (your name), in the presence of the Universe,
do of my own free will and mind, most solemnly swear
that I will ever abide by the religion and science of The Craft.
I shall neither harm my fellow human with the secrets that I learn,
nor shall I flaunt my beliefs or power before them.
Henceforth from this day,
I shall be reborn as (your magickal name) and shall honor,
respect and cherish this oath I have taken.'

Unwind the cord and place it on the altar.
Ring the bell nine times.

Hold the wine bottle in your projection hand
and the chalice in your receptive hand.
Pour wine into the chalice.
Dip your dedication gift into the chalice and place it on your body.
Hold the chalice aloft in both hands and say:

'With the partaking of this wine
I take into my body that of the Goddess,
and seal my oath forever.'

Drink half of the wine
and hold the half filled chalice up to Goddess and God. Say:

'Accept this wine as my offering of thanksgiving.'

Hold the plate of cakes up and say:

'As grain is the bounty of the Goddess,
and the eating of it denotes the sacrifice of the Lord and his rebirth,
I seal my oath forever as I take into my body that of the Consort.'

Say:

'I, (your magickal name),
wish to thank the Lord and Lady for presiding over this dedication ritual.
May we together walk within the light, forever.'

9. Release the circle

10. Pour the half full chalice into the ground outside
to be absorbed by Mother Earth.
Leave left over cakes outside for the animals.

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