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Pick one faith and stay with it. Dilettantism is the mark of an amateur.

Familiarize yourself with the specifications for sacrificial victims, and ensure that unacceptable substitutes cannot be unexpectedly introduced into the ceremony. If the penalty for not-to-specs work is death and/or mutilation, consider working for a more fault-tolerant deity.

Avoid needless embarrassment. Practice the correct pronunciation of your deity’s name in the privacy of your own room before chanting it in public.

Flash cards are often helpful.

Before agreeing to impregnation by a supernatural being, investigate the survival rate of the other women who have undergone the procedure.

Never invoke anything bigger than your head.

Eschew deities whose followers are all young; such faith groups usually employ an unpleasant retirement procedure.

Avoid all cabalistic jewelry over ten pounds in weight — it attracts unwelcome attention from tourists, policemen, various supernatural creatures, and can be downright dangerous during thunderstorms. Its jingling also tends to warn the hero of your approach.

Citronella candles may not be used in rituals. I cannot stress this enough.

Pastel colored candles in the shape of cute animals are like direct sunlight to the Powers of Darkness.

If the spirit contacted during a seance begins offering financial advice, you’re dealing with a con artist, and not a genuine medium.

Always keep your kit with you: candles, chalk, incense, silver knife, Thuggee cord, service revolver, garlic, and cab fare.

Fluorescent lighting is very annoying to most netherworldly creatures.

When the Black Mass goes awry, stay away from the Evil Priest. Enraged Demons always go for the pompous.

When a religious artifact begins emitting light, close your eyes. Thousands of cult members could be saved every year if they followed this simple safety tip.

When mutilating cattle, avoid the ones with testicles.

During ritual sacrificing, taking bits home for later is now generally considered “bad form.”

Contrary to historical belief, drugs and invocations do not mix. When The ritual goes awry, it is vitally necessary to be able to discern between The gibbering monstrosity to pump full of silver bullets and the gibbering monstrosity that will fade away after a few hours, some B complex, and cheap diet pills online a good hot bath.

Piety and belief are powerful things, and few forces in nature, can stand against one who is true to his faith, his god/goddess, and the deal made In exchange for the soul. However, it is also true that gods tend to side With the heaviest artillery, so be prepared to change sides at the drop of a hat.

For those situations where a fresh, living, sacrifice is not available, The lower ranks of demons can be fooled by microwaving a previously frozen Chunk of ex-victim and cleverly jiggling it. However, a mock victim sculpted from Spam is unacceptable.

Instead of picking human victims who are young, virginal and innocent (and tend to turn out to be the Hero’s girlfriend), see if you can substitute mass murderers, lawyers, and other people who won’t be missed

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Only perform this ritual if you’re in a stable emotional state of mind, as this ritual is design to invoke personal discoveries some of which can be painful so having someone to be with you after ritual can help.

Timing.

Waning moon to black moon (note the closer to the black moon the stronger the results so start with baby steps start just after full moon and work towards a black moon do not perform day after day unless you have done some practice I could take a year or mores practice before you can do the whole waning moon).

Deity

This requires one of the dark deities those that deal with the realms of the dead, it is advisable to choose one you are familiar with or one of your own gender.

Equipment

Wand / Athame

Candle (colour any)

Preparation

Take a look at your life and you will see that you repeat the same mistake over and over again, it could be with relationships or work life you will need to question your self why doe relationships fail or why do I never get promoted once you have found the question you are ready to start

Cleansing

You will order prescription drugs online need to shower or bath and as you do just keep remembering times when you have made the mistake, dress in light clothing.

Create your scared space

No need for formal circle a energy bubble will do just as long as u have enough room for candle and wand / Athame.

The Invocation

In darkness you hide

In shadows you dwell

You hold my greatest fears

You who command and protect

<deity> reveal to me by darkest fears my hidden shame

Be my guide and reveal the truth

Let me see what I did not see before.

<deity> see me as worth to face this trail

Spend a moment or to in silent meditation focusing on what your trying to achieve, when ready pick up wand / Athame and trace a invoking inverted pentagram while chanting.

Now take the time unwind the door now let me see what was before

Let <deity> be my guide, Let <deity> be my guide, Let <deity> be my guide

(Visualise the pentagram forming).

Once the pentagram is complete see the edges brighten but only filling the internal structure of the star until it becomes a bright star.

The say out load

Door before me only my guide and I have free travel both ways (light candle) this light will bar all spirits and negatives entrance to this realm now open and let me in.

Now visualise the door beginning to open,

As the door opens you can make out a small boat on the banks of a river it is dark as you and the deity step in to the boat the boat moves in to the current and you start to travel on the river you look behind you and you can see the candle in the door way getting further away.

Your guide explains that you’re travelling to the underworld as the boat travels deeper you notice that the river is getting thicker and blacker and just off in the distance you can make out a large jetty and a very large house. In no time at all you find yourself along side the jetty your guide offers standing on the jetty offering you a hand to get out of the boat.

Your guide leads you up the path towards the house; the house has so many windows and you marvel at its size, once your at the door your guide warns you of what you will find inside, he warns you that although you can view and feel events they can not harm you

You guide will ask you if you are ready to face your fears if you are not ready you will be returned to the boat and the doorway and you will leave. If you stay, the door will open and you step through.

Inside you find a large hall with many doors you are asked to walk freely around the house and if you feel a door calling to you open it step through and you will find yourself in a part of your past you will be able to rewind, stop and ask yourself questions such has why did you say that what are you feeling you will get to observe your actions and feelings as an outsider seeing ever action as if it was a movie of your life. Once you have got all you can from this room find another door to which to walk through, you may enter another event in your life to which you do the same ask questions and view or you may find yourself back in the boat travelling back to the doorway (ant time you want to leave think boat and open a door and you will find yourself back in the boat) once their step through and prepare yourself for next step.

Next step

You will need to close the door lift the candle to the centre of the star and ignite the centre so the star glows bright see the light fade leaving the lines of the pentagram pick up your wand/ Athame and banish the pentagram.

Now spend some thinking about what you have seen and felt what lesson did you learn.

When your ready draw the energy bubble back and ground yourself.

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This is an adaptation of a meditation from Laurie Cabot originally called the pink star meditation, which was used to send self love energy towards a person for healing, self love Can be a very powerful thing to send to a person it can help transform them in to a better person.

Original the meditation sent pink healing energy to a person but I have found that if you adjust the colour of the light you can send different energies, which help bring about change.

As long as your motives are pure this spell / meditation can bring about some great transformation not just for the intended recipient but also for the person / group doing the meditation.

This meditation can be done solitary or in a group as part of a path working / walking.

Start by getting yourself comfortable and close your eyes and begin your breathing.

Visualise a white light moving up your body starting at your toes and when it reaches your crown see it form in to a lotus flower.

Once the lotus has formed watch it float from your crown to the floor.

Once on the ground see the petals open slowly until the lotus is fully open.

Once the lotus is fully open you will see in the centre outer space you step through the centre of the lotus and look around see the gateway behind you.

As you stand floating in space you will feel drawn in a direction and you start moving off in that direction, making note of the planet you pass making a mental note of your journey.

Off in the far distance you see a small star (colour will depend on the colour and purpose of this meditation for the purpose of this I will use pink NB*) in a soft pink drawing you towards it.

The closer you get the bigger the star will get radiating a soft pink light you can see the light vibrating and reaching out to you.

The closer you get the deeper you will fill the vibrations until one of the vibrations touches you and you become to harmonise with the colour and the intentions and correspondences of that colour.

Once you have become attuned to the colour call the name of the person you wish to send the gift to see them forming before you.

A perfect image of the person standing before you watch as the stars energy reaches out to the person wrapping them in the healing light.

Watch as the form changes to a vibrating pink form of the person and watch it vibrate at the exact rate as the pink star.

Now say <persons name> this astral form is now charge with the healing energy of pink light to bring you ** self love that you can use to help you find what you need in yourself now return to yourself and bring this change about so mote it be.

What as the astral form fades away (you can repeat with another person if you choose).

Allow your self to absorb some of the stars energy before thanking the star and returning back to the gateway again noting the planet you pass.

Once back at the gateway step through and return to your physical form close the petals of the lotus and draw back the energy and return it to the earth.

Open your eyes and ground yourself.

NB

* change colour to desires colour for your purpose.

** change words to include the affirmations that you wish to send.

Basic colours and meanings

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Colours play a very important part in magicks; each colour has it own meaning and uses. One of the most basic forms of using colour in magick is candle magicks, but when performing magicks choosing the corresponding colour or colours will greatly enhance your magicks.

Colours are known to affect your psychology, intellect and our emotions and have been used in therapies and in home to help change moods and behaviours. As humans we are conditioned to respond to colour almost from birth. We all know that red is for danger, green is for safety, white is purity and black is negative.

We also have our own personal colours our favourite colours; colours that make us feel good or attractive but there are deeper meanings to colours, below is a table of colour correspondences giving the meanings of colours

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Originally posted 2011-04-13 11:29:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Pagans do pray but not in the Christian way with palms pressed on bended knee. For many neo pagans the Christian way is considered pleading rather then praying. For a pagan a pray is a direct correspondence with a deity /spirit / or divine and are used mostly for gaining wisdom, and that being said many pagans will prepare to pray.

Preparation will include ritual cleansing or bath or shower, preparing sacred space have the appropriate offerings for the deity / spirit.

A circle or sacred space is created and then the deity is called to attend offering are offer to encourage the presence of the deity / spirit.

The person once they have felt the presence of the deity / spirit the person would state who they are and by what right they have to call the deity / spirit in question. This can often be a long process of speaking your history, training and anything that the person thinks the deity would like to know.

If the deity / spirit sees the person as worthy they will stay the person would the petition the deity / spirit for what they require listing the reason why they need or want and how it will be used. Only the very foolish will try to strike a bargain offering personal favours in return for what they require.

If the deity / spirit has been duly impressed by your petition the answers will come to you it almost like speaking with the words of the spirit or deity you will know whether your going to get what you need or not if you are going to get the you will be told what you need to change to create the successful or the reasons why your not going to receive what you what.

Prays can be combined with creative visualisations which are used to increase the experience and spiritual connections to the deity /spirit. Prays to the element are often used to allow a new student of the art to connect with the elemental forces,

Here is an example of a pray please feel free to adapt any way you wish

Pray to air

I <insert name> stand here before you almighty element of air, I am a child of air with out you I cease to exists, and I call you as your child you touch me inside and out you who are my life’s breath the gentle breeze on my skin, my wild natures are your wild winds, my thought are your words and wisdoms.

I inhale you and you fill me you touch each and every cell in me we are one connected I carry you in me.

Air I honour you Air am I worthy….

… I <insert name> who seen as worthy, petition that you almighty air to share your understanding How do I <insert name> become more at one with the elemental for of air what do I not see what do I not know where do I need to go to connect with you. I ask this of you as I need to have greater understand of you air so I may grow as a person both in my daily life and my spiritual path.

(Silent meditation comes now as you share the connections when ready to continue and you will no what and when to say what you answer will be you would normal assume the element of air similar to drawing down the moon)

I am Air the breath of life the gentle winds the soft breeze the wild gales and hurricanes…. (just say what feels right )

Always end prays by thanking the spirit /deity releasing sacred space in your normal way.

I have not come across any other formal for pagan prays although their must be a few prays are also associated with spells and ritual work as a whole each of them are a pray but are seen as performing magicks rather than pray work.

Chanting is also another form of pray but is referred to as energy rising and as I sit here and think very few pagan books mention pray and if they do they are very under played although their are books on pagan pray. I not sure if its more to do with the neo pagan paths that remove Christian terms from the text that pray seems to be a little under rated. But whether we pray or do ritual we must remember that we are communicating with spiritual beings and we should show them honour in our words and our deeds.

So mote it is one of the common ways of ending communications with spiritual beings in ritual which means the same thing as amen “so it be” so we it truth much of what pagans do is pray it just that we call it by a different name.

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A spell is a magickal formula, which can be written or spoken which is intended to cause or influence a particular state or event. The belief in magicks and spell is worldwide and since ancient times has been part of religious practice. The basic premise of a spell is to raise energy and releasing that energy to cause an effect, Many spells are based on ritual.

Spells are very closely related to prayers in the sense that the caster of the spell would call on the aid of a deity for success In magicks the spell can be successful with out a deity’s a persons own will is strong enough to cause the effect but only the arrogant would not call for guidance from a spirit, deity or any other divine source.

Spells do not need formal ritual or circles to be successful. Using mental powers including mediation and visualisation and positive thought for spells is commonplace, as well as daily ritual spells such as lighting a candle, self-affirmations.

The purpose of a spell is down to the person casting it this can be for good or bad and can be for any purpose but be careful for what you wish for you might just get it. A good spell is used for positive purposes is called a blessing, a bewitchment (which can also be used for negative magicks) and an enchantment, although enchantment is a spell form of it own it is a spell chanted or sung to empower an object or person (this also can have negative connotations). A negative spell is called a curse or Hex.

Nearly every magickal empowered person will cast spells and throw curses as the need dictates although in neo-paganism and Wicca and modern witchcraft a set of ethics is available which forbid negative spells of any kind. Which causes controversy because of “Binding spells” a spell that fall between the cracks of positive and negative magicks

The binding spell is used to prevent a person doing something The ethics of the Wiccan rede and three fold law basic state to interfere with a life is wrong by preventing someone from doing what they are or where going to do is causing them harm so effectively it would be wrong to bind a murder from murdering because your causing harm to the murder. My view I would say what ever spell your planning meditate long and hard on the outcome and see it results and if your happy then start casting and if you get a backlash welcome it and learn from it.

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One of the activities that are common during Samhain is the Mute Supper. The mute supper is a meal held in silence followed by a session of divination.

The Mute Supper is held on the eve of Samhain and is done to honour your ancestors. The Mute supper can be held by yourself or with a group (friends and family or even with your coven). If holding the Mute Supper with a group it a fun idea to make it pot luck (everyone attending brings a dish).

Traditionally you should set a seat for each of your ancestors although this can make a very big table for groups although I have found that if you create an Altar to honour ancestors decorated with pictures and memorabilia and place this behind one of the chair you set at the table. Insure that this chair like the goddess chair is well decorated.

It is traditional when setting the table to use black tablecloths and black plates; the head of the table should be set for the Goddess (and or God) and a place at the table should be set for your ancestors. The host of the Mute supper should sit at the foot of the table facing the seat set for the deity.

There are rules for the Mute Supper ritual-

• The supper should take place in Sacred Space.
• All dinnerware and the tablecloth should be black.
• No one may speak during the course of the supper
• Candlelight or lamplight should be used.
• All must bring a written prayer for each ancestor honoured.
• Each living guest should bring a divination tool.

Before the ritual, place a black votive candle at the seats of all deceased family members and a white votive candle at the head of the table. Cast a circle, call quarters or ritually clean the area as you see fit.

Place your hands on the shrouded chair at the head and invite the Spirit to your feast. Walk around the table touching the ancestor’s place, while explaining that the feast is in their honour.

If doing this with a group the guests should enter the room in silence, they then should place their prayers for each of their ancestors under the ancestor’s plate. All living guests should then join hands and pray silently for the blessing of the meal and those present, both living and dead. Afterwards, the host or hostess serves the Goddess then the ancestors, then the living guests from oldest to youngest.

Since no one can speak during the course of the meal, the host or hostess must attend to the needs of the guests by passing food around the table. (Food could be placed at both ends of the table to make serving easier).

When the meal is over, the living again join hands and ask for the Blessing of the Spirit on the living and the dead. They then leave the room in silence. When the guests are gone, the host or hostess closes the circle and/or the quarters, after which the guests may return to assist in cleanup. At this time, guests may discuss any impressions they received during the feast.

When the table is cleared, the guests break out their divination tools. They may pair off or do a group reading. Allow the candles to burn until the last guest has gone home, then snuff each candle.

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Many neo pagan paths will use tools as part of their ritual work. Pagan ritual tools can be bought or made, although the majority of pagan tools will require a high degree of skill to construct.

Although no witch or pagan needs tools to perform magicks, cast spells or for ritual work it is nice to have them. But what should you buy and for what reason, below is a list of pagan and craft tools, I have separated the tools in to primary, secondary and tertiary craft tools

Primary tools of the craft

These tools are use in a majority of neo pagan paths and are common tools of the craft.

The Athame

The Athame (pronounced ah-thah-may) is a double-sided dagger with either a straight or flame shaped blade with a black handle. The blade is blunt so it does not accidentally cut someone, if Athame blade comes in contact with blood would render it useless and polluted. The Athame is never used to cut only to direct energy and is used in casting a circle.

The Athame is associated with the East and Air or South and Fire depending on which pagan path you follow. The Athame is also associated with the Male deity due to it phallic shape and is often used in conjunction with the Chalice and cauldron to symbolise the union of the god and goddess.

Besom Or Bossume

The traditional witches broom use to sweep away negativity and is used in Handfasting ceremonies witches are often depicted flying on a besom, The Besom is constructed from bundle of birch twigs, a staff of ash or oak, and a binding made from willow wands and is associated with the west and water.

Book of shadows

This is a book were possible leather bound and hand made but normally a large book containing rituals, spells, recipes, tables of correspondences and notes it possible to find that the contents may have been written in a magickal language such as runes or Theban. Their are coven Books of shadows and indervidual books of shadows

The Cauldron.

The cauldron has many uses within neo pagan paths and witchcraft; it is used for cooking, potions and food, scying, spell work. The cauldron is a three-footed pot with lid that comes in a range of sizes from tiny to mammoth size.

The cauldron is associated to the goddess and is seen a womb and a grave and places of hidden mysteries. The cauldron is associated with the west and water but can be used with any element with out conflict as the cauldron can be placed on earth or in fire filled with water when heat creates steam (air).

The censer

The censer is used to burn the incense that is often offered to the Deities, as well as being used to invoke the spirits of the Air, the Sylphs and Faery. The censer can be swinging brass burner or a few incense sticks held together and by wafting will become a censer.

The censer is a tool of the element Air.

Cup or Chalice

The Cup or Chalice is closely associated with the cauldron and is often called a bowl and is used to contain salt water, or wine for libation. The cup, chalice or bowl is normally made from brass, animal horn, crystal, glass or ceramic; some paths may have one Chalice for libation and other Cups (bowls) on an altar.

The Chalice represents the goddess and the west and water and is often used in conjunction with the Athame to symbolise the union of the goddess and goddess.

Cord Or Cingulum

The cord is used in some initiation rituals to bind the applicant; the cord is also used to mark out the circumference of a circle.

The Pentagram

The symbol of the pentagram is often worn a jewellery, engrave and printed on fabrics or ornaments and tools of the craft. The pentagram is also used as an altar plate where spells are constructed or offerings are places. The pentagram is associated with the goddess and the direction north and earth but can be associated with any element depending on the way it has be cast.

Wand

Often used as a replacement or alternative to the Athame wands can be made from wood or metal and it is possible to have more than one wand as wand can be created for specific purposes.

The wand is associated with the god and depending on tradition is either associated with the south and fire or east and air.

Secondary tools of the craft

The secondary tools are important but are not used in all pagan paths they are often associated or akin to primary tools.

Bells

The bell is often use to symbolise a beginning or completion or used as a source of vibration to help add energy to your working associated with east and air.

Candles

Although no ritual seems to be complete with out candle light candles are used in ritual as symbols or representations of the elements, the deities a person or for spell work. Candles are associated with the south and fire but the corresponding colours can be used to invoke other associations.

The Staff

Basically a staff, is a big wand and has the same associations and uses but it can also be used as a symbol of leadership.

The Sword

The Sword is a big Athame with the same association and is used in the same way and can be used as a symbol of leader ship.

Tertiary tools of the craft

The tools of the craft are not required for every ritual but no doubt every pagan and witch will have most if not all of these items.

Burin Or Bolline

A minor tool, a white hilted knife, is used for cutting herbs and any other use save magickal ritual in which the Athame is implemented. Many paths differ on the need for the Burin. Gardnerian Wicca absolutely forbids the use of the Athame for any purpose other than rituals. Seax-Wica on the other hand finds no need for it. It is a tool either abandoned or accepted by the various paths.

Crystals

Crystals use as altar decorations offerings used in spell work and healings.

Divination tools

Divination tools, such as runes, tarot cards, crystal balls used in spell work and affirmation

Herbs

Herbs used in incense as offerings in spell working and healing.

Poppets

Poppets or effigies these are either cloth or made from wax and are used in healing and spell work.

Sigils of the craft

symbols and charms and talismans used in jewellery, spell work healing and ritual works the most common Sigel is the pentagram.

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Originally posted 2010-08-24 11:59:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Blot is the most common ritual within Asatru. In its simplest form a blot is making a sacrifice to the Gods. In the old days this was done by feasting on an animal consecrated to the Gods and then slaughtered. (The word blot itself is related to the Norse words for “blood” and “sacrifice.”) As we are no longer farmers and our needs are simpler today, the most common blot is an offering of mead or other alcoholic beverage to the deities.

Many modern folk will be suspicious of a ritual such as this. Rituals such as the blot have been falsely interpreted by post-Pagan sources in order to denigrate the ritual or trivialize it. The most common myth about ritual sacrifice is that one is buying off a deity e.g. one throws a virgin into the Volcano so it won’t erupt. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Asatru it is believed that we are not only the worshippers of the Gods but that we are physically related to them. The Eddas tell of a God, Rig, who went to various farmsteads and fathered the human race so we are physically kin to the Gods. On a more esoteric level, humankind is gifted with “ond” or the gift of ecstasy. Ond is a force that is of the Gods. It is everything that makes humans different from the other creatures of the world. As creatures with this gift, we are immediately connected to the Gods, we are part of their tribe, their kin. Thus we are not simply buying off the Gods by offering them something that they want, but we are sharing with the Gods something that we all take joy in. Sharing and gift giving was an incredibly important part of Norse culture (and of most ancient cultures) and had magical significance. Giving a gift was a sign of friendship, kinship, and connection. By sharing a blot with the Gods we reaffirm our connection to them and thus reawaken their powers within us and their watchfulness over our world.

A blot can be a simple affair where a horn of mead is consecrated to the Gods and then poured as a libation, or it can be a part of a larger ritual. A good comparison is the Catholic Mass which may be part of a regular service or special event such as a wedding or funeral, or it may be done as a purely magical-religious practice without any sermon, hymns, or other trappings.

The blot consists of three parts, the hallowing or consecrating of the offering, the sharing of the offering, and the libation. Each of these is equally important. The only tools required are mead, beer or juice, a horn or chalice, a sprig of evergreen used to sprinkle the mead, and a ceremonial bowl known as a Hlautbowl into which the initial libation will be made.

The blot begins with the consecration of the offering. The Gothi (Priest) or Gythia (Priestess) officiating at the blot invokes the God or Goddess being honored. This is usually accomplished by a spoken declaration with ones arms being held above ones head in a Y shape, in imitation of the rune elhaz. This posture is used for most invocations and prayers throughout Asatru. After the spoken invocation an appropriate rune or other symbol of the God or Goddess may be drawn in the air with the finger or with the staff. Once the God is invoked, the Gothi takes up the horn. His assistant pours mead from the bottle into the horn. The Gothi then traces the hammer sign (an upside down T) over the horn as a blessing and holds it above his head offering it to the Gods. He then speaks a request that the God or Goddess bless the offering and accept it as a sacrifice. At the least one will feel the presence of the deity; at best one will be able to feel in some inner way the God taking of the mead and drinking it.

The mead is now not only blessed with divine power but has passed the lips of the God or Goddess. The Gothi then takes a drink of the horn and it is passed around the gathered folk. Although it sounds like a very simple thing, it can be a very powerful experience. At this point the mead is no longer simply a drink but is imbued with the blessing and power of the God or Goddess being honored. When one drinks, one is taking that power into oneself. After the horn has made the rounds once, the Gothi again drinks from the horn and then empties the remainder into the hlautbowl. The Gothi then takes up the evergreen sprig and his assistant the hlautbowl and the Gothi sprinkles the mead around the circle or temple or onto the altar. If there are a great number of the folk gathered, one may wish to drop the drinking and merely sprinkle the various folk with the mead as a way of sharing it. In a small group one might merely drink as the blessing.

When this is done the Hlautbowl is taken by the Gothi and poured out onto the ground. This is done as an offering not only to the God invoked at the blot, but it is also traditional to remember the Earth Mother at this time, since it is being poured onto her ground. Many invocations mention the God, Goddess, or spirit being sacrificed to, and then Mother Earth, as in the Sigrdrifa Prayer “Hail to the Gods and to the Goddesses as well; Hail Earth that gives to all men.” (Sigrdrifumal 3) With this action, the blot is ended.

Obviously this is a very sparse ritual and if performed alone could be completed in only a few minutes. This is as it should be, for blots are often poured not because it is a time of gathering or festivity for the folk, but because the blot must be poured in honor or petition of a God or Goddess on their holiday or some other important occasion. For example, a father tending his sick child might pour a blot to Eir the Goddess of healing. Obviously he doesn’t have time to waste on the “trappings” of ritual. The intent is to make an offering to the Goddess as quickly as possible. At some times a full celebration might not be made of a holiday because of a persons hectic schedule, but at the least a blot should be made to mark the occasion. However, in most cases a blot will at least be accompanied by a statement of intent at the beginning and some sort of conclusion at the end. It might also be interspersed with or done at the conclusion of ritual theater or magic. Our kindred, for example, begins the ritual with a chant of “Odin, Vili, Ve” which connects us to the Gods of creation. Between the invocation of the God or Goddess and the actual Blot we usually add a meditation or something else which acts as a focus of the ritual. Once, for example, we made mead in the middle of a ritual to Aegir. As part of our blot we also pass the horn three times. The first time around is a taking in of the power of the charged mead and all offer a toast to the God(s) of the occasion. The second and third rounds are open to toasts to other Gods, toasts to the kindred, the hosts, to pledges, boasting and anything else on wishes to say. It is essentially a “mini sumble” in the middle of our blot. Always of course, we remember the purpose of our ritual. We would never toast one of the Jotnar during a ritual to Thor for example. We have also added a few steps at the end which are a private affirmation of our groups kinship with each other and with the Gods.

Basic Outline of the Blot Ritual:

1. Sanctify space with the Hammer rite
2. Invocation of the Deity
3. Secondary Activities supporting the blot: meditation etc.
4. Load mead by offering it to the God
5. Pass mead for blessing or sprinkle on folk
6. Other activities, prayers, etc.
7. Thank the deity
8. Pour the libation to the Earth

Originally posted 2011-05-23 11:10:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Although there are many very good rituals available on line and in books, it is the aim for many solitary witches to create their own rituals. So how do you start? There are two main types of ritual celebratory and magickal. Magickal rituals are rituals where the focus is magickal healing, spell working etc. While Celebratory rituals include the Sabbats and Esbats where the primary object is to celebrate the Gods life and relationships, their rituals that contain both celebratory and magickal elements but for the purpose we will just look at the two main types of ritual as once you have created a few rituals of your own you will soon find ways of combining celebratory and magickal rituals.

Celebratory rituals

Each pagan path will have special days not everyone follows the Wiccan wheel of the year. Start by finding out the reasons, symbols, mythologies and meanings of your feast days, there is plenty of information available online or from books, if it a lunar ritual find out the corresponding aspects are.

Magickal rituals

Each pagan path will have its own deity relating to a desired out, this may be in the form of a god/dess of a particular desire such a deity of healing or love. In monotheistic and duotheistic paths their will be a mythology in which the deity will have grated the desire showing that the deity has supreme power of that aspect of human life. So research what tools are appropriate to carry favour with the deity, will you be using creative visualisation, candle magick, potion brewing or kitchen witchcraft or poppets etc?

Once you feel you have all the information and equipment for your ritual you can start your preparation for your ritual. Since this format for creating a ritual can be used by both the solitary practitioner and by groups the following list contains information for both solitary and group rituals.

Preparing for the ritual

1.      Choose a time that is appropriate and convenient to perform your ritual, solitary practitioners should try to do thing within desired time frames with groups a little give and take on timings for celebratory rituals can be ok few days before or after the day but you know their coming up so try to plan for them, give your group members plenty of time where possible. There are occasions where emergency meetings for healing are needed at which times I would recommend you txt your group ask who is available to do a ritual for…who ever between x o’clock and y o’clock once you have the number do the research as above knowing that your going to have a short group it always handy to ask for some extra energy text your friends explain what has happen briefly “my friend has just had xyz and is in hospital keep my friend in your thoughts and send her some positive thoughts and your prayers” this will help when you direct and release the energy  the other positive energy will be attached to your energy to boost healing energy.

2.      Clear working space and clean it it’s your choice what method, duster and Hoover or a traditional besom broom sweeping east to west. Prepare altar if not already set up (not everyone has the room for a dedicated temple space).

3.      Be wary of your thoughts do not let your mind be come embroiled in negative thinking, avoid things that are likely to agitate your mind or the mind set of the group.

4.      Grounding and centring yourself or group. This is done about 15 minutes before you start your ritual, this is done by meditating on what your about to do and removing the mundane thought of daily life behind. Mythologies of the deity may also be read as a reminder of what can be achieved.

The Ritual itself.

This format is designed with different neo pagan paths in mind so fill free to amend what you need to match your path.

1. Create your sacred space, whether that is a mystic plot, magick circle or energy bubble always remember you’re creating a space where you can communicate with the deity/s.
2. Call forth your guardians whether This be a totem spirit, the watchtowers, the four elemental dragons, your ancestors names etc these guardians are called for several reason, to protect, bare witness, help direct and increase the energy that is released or even as keys required to gain access to the deity. The amount and type of guardians you have depends on your beliefs this can range form a single guardian to hundreds but the average is four based on the cardinal points of the compass and or the four elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water)
3. The Libation this is interchangeable with the working some prefer to have the libation after working, the libation will normally take the form of food and drink, the food normal bread, cake or biscuits but could include meat or a stew depending on deity
4. The working this can come before libation the working will depend on what you have planned.
5. The closing of sacred space for this you will need to thank the deity/s in the appropriate fashion release and thank the guardians and finally draw the energy from the sacred space back. It is advice able to vocally end the rite by dismissing any higher beings attached by your energy a simple “to all those that bore witness this rite has now ended go in peace your presence is no longer required”
6. Grounding one of the most important aspects of any ritual is to ground your self there is still at lot of extra energy in your systems and if not dispersed correctly can make you unwell the best way to ground your self is to sit on the floor have some thing to eat small biscuit and let the excess energies flow back to the earth think of mundane things and let your self return to the day to day life.

Rituals can and are enhance with drumming, music, chanting, dancing reading poetry or mythologies related to your working as you write your ritual out you will know where to put these things. Keeping notes in your book of shadows, journals etc will help you develop these rituals to the point of perfection.

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Originally posted 2010-08-17 12:14:13. Republished by Blog Post Promoter