Candle Magic Rite for Mabon
by Gerina Dunwich
Sabbat Candle Colors~ Orange, brown, yellow.
Cast a circle about nine feet in diameter. In the center, erect an altar facing north. On
the altar, place an orange candle, a consecrated athame, a dish of salt, a consecrated altar
bell, and a censer of incense. (The following incenses are sacred on this Sabbat: benzoin,
myrrh, passion-flower, red poppies, and sage.)
Decorate the altar with traditional holiday decorations: acorns, pinecones, marigolds, white
roses, and thistles. The flowers can be arranged in bouquets or garlands for the altar or made
into a crown and worn on top of the head.
Consecrate the circle with salt in the usual manner and say:
With sacred salt
I consecrate this Sabbat circle.
So mote it be.
Light the candle and incense. Take the altar bell in your left hand and ring it thrice (three
times) to begin the equinox rite and conjuration of the elements. Take the athame in your right
hand, face the east and say:
O sacred Sylphs of the air
and elemental Kings of the east
I conjure thee and be ye to
come and partake in this holy Sabbat
in this consecrated circle.
So mote it be.
Ring the altar bell thrice. Face the south and say:
O sacred Salamanders of the fire
and elemental Kings of the south
I conjure thee and bid ye to
come and partake in this holy Sabbat
in this consecrated circle.
So mote it be.
Ring the altar bell thrice. Face the west and say:
O sacred Undines of the water
and elemental Kings of the west
I conjure thee and bid ye to
come and partake in this holy Sabbat
in this consecrated circle.
So mote it be.
Ring the altar bell thrice. Face the north and say:
O sacred Gnomes of the earth
and elemental Kings of the North
I conjure thee and bid ye to
come and partake in this holy Sabbat
in this consecrated circle.
So mote it be.
Return the bell and athame to the altar. Stand with your arms stretched out before you and say:
Air, Fire, Water, Earth
Womb to life, death to rebirth.
The Great Wheel of the seasons turns,
The sacred Sabbat fire burns.
We are all children of the Goddess
and to Her we shall return.
Ring the altar bell thrice and say:
O great Goddess
Earth Mother of all living things
We bid thee farewell
As ye go now to rest.
Blessed be.
And we welcome Thee
O great Horned God of the Hunt,
Earth Father of all living things.
Blessed be.
Ring the altar bell thrice to end the rite and then uncast the circle.
Source~ "The Magick of Candle Burning", by Gerina Dunwich. ©1989 Citadel Press.
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