Prepare area, gather all tools and set up altar
Bathe, add Sandalwood, Frankincense and Cinnamon. Add Sea Salt,
light candles and concentrate on what is before you.
Purify space and open the circle.
Face the East, raise your projective hand and point to the sky.
Say..."Powers of Air, I do summon, stir and call you now to witness
this rite and guard this circle. Powers of Air, be with me as I
journey between worlds."
Turn to the South, point your hand & say..."Powers of Fire, I do
summon, stir and call you now to witness this rite and guard this
circle. Powers of Fire, be with me as I journey between worlds."
Turn to the West, Point your hand and say..."Powers of Water, I do
summon, stir and call you to witness this rite and guard this circle.
Powers of Water, be with me as I journey between worlds."
Turn to the North, point your hand and say..."Powers of Earth, I do
summon, stir and call you to witness this rite and guard this circle.
Powers of Earth, be with me as I journey between worlds."
Face the Altar, raise your hands to the sky and say..."The Circle is
cast and I am between the worlds, beyond the bounds of time, where
night and day, birth and death, joy and sorrow meet as one."
Ring the bell to signal that the circle is cast and to invite the
deities.
Read the Charge of the Goddess.
Light the Candle and raise your hands and say..."On this night and
in this hour; I call upon the ancient power of (your choice of deity)
I ask that you assist me in my dedication ritual as I take a new path
in my life."
"I have cast this circle this night to perform the act of dedication
of my mind, body and spirit to the Goddess and God and to the
Religion and Science of Witchcraft. From this day forward, I will
honour and respect both the Divine and myself. I vow to hold the
ideology of the Craft in my heart and my mind for the totality of
this lifetime and beyond."
Next, point to your knees and say..."Blessed be my knees as I kneel
at the altar of my faith, not in supplications, but in thanksgiving. at
Next, point to your groin and say..."Blessed be my womb that holds
and produces the creation of the human essence. I vow to protect and
teach the children of the world."
Next, point to 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."
Next, point 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."
Next, point 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."
Now, turn to face the altar, raise your hands in the air and
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 New Craft Name) and shall honour, respect and cherish this oath
I have taken!"
Next, take the wine and say..."As I take this wine into my body, I
take that of the Goddess, Earth Mother and seal my oath...forever. tak
Drink half the wine and hold it to the sky and say..."Accept this
wine as my offering of thanksgiving. wi
Then place the wine on the altar and say..."I, (Your Name), wish to
thank you (Your Goddess/God Name) for presiding over this dedication
ritual. May we together walk within the light forever."
Close the circle, starting in the East and thank the Angel and Power
for assisting in the rite. Follow with South, West, North.
Then face the altar and say..."The circle is open, but never
broken."
Clean up, pour the wine into the ground.
