![]() When you arrive back at the north, place your athame or wand on the altar. Naught but love shall emerge from within. Stretch the energy out, visualizing it forming a complete sphere, half above the ground, half below. ![]() Walk slowly around the circle’s perimeter, clockwise (or widdershins if you’re being naughty), charging it with your words and energy. Hold the knife or wand out at waist level. Now stand facing north, at the edge of the circle. ![]() In the name of the Mother Goddess and the Father God, I bless this salt. I bless this salt that it may be fit to dwell within the sacred circle. Then touch the point to a bowl of salt, saying: Visualize your knife or wand blasting away all negativity from the water. In the name of the Mother Goddess and the Father God, I consecrate this water. I consecrate and cleanse this water that it may be purified and fit to dwell within the sacred circle. Lift your athame (ritual dagger) or wand and touch its point to a bowl of water, saying: Now take some salt (or some other sort of markers, such as flowers or pine branches), and form a circle, keeping the cardinal point markers inside it. Use four candles to mark the cardinal points: green for north, yellow for east, red for south and blue for west.īegin with the north and work clockwise (unless you’re performing black magic, in which you should move counterclockwise or the enticingly named widdershins). I always play the Twin Peaks soundtrack because I was obsessed with the show when it came out, and the ethereal music by Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise puts me into a trancelike state. And evergreens, mistletoe, holly and Christmas lights add a special touch at Yule.īefore you start your ritual, you have to set the mood and find the right music. If it’s Samhain, for example, Halloween decorations and some black candles lend an appropriately macabre air to the ritual. You can also add whatever you want to represent the season or festival. I don’t have a lot of space at home, so I often just set up the four candles and skip right to the part where I chant as I light each, invoking the spirits of the Old Ones. It’s not necessary (that’s the beauty of the religion - you don’t have to do anything), but it can make your magic all the more powerful if you do.Īlso, keep in mind that you can modify this based on what you have handy, or the time you have available, or what just feels right to you. ![]() Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned practitioner, this is the first thing you should do before casting a spell or conducting a Wiccan ritual. ![]()
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