CAT BLESSING

Perform this  ritual on a night when the moon is full and shining brightly, or as close to the
night of a Full Moon as possible.  Light some fragrant incense and place a gold candle and a white
candle on the center of your altar.  Cast a circle around your altar in whatever manner you usually
cast it and call upon the four elements of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth to be present and to serve as
guardians of the circle.  Light the gold candle and then humbly invoke the powers of the Horned God.

O GREAT HORNED GOD
CONSORT OF THE GODDESS
I INVOKE THEE
AND INVITE THEE
INTO THIS CIRCLE

Light the white candle and then, holding your cat gently in your arms, kneel before the altar and
recite the following prayer:

O GREAT HORNED GOD,
FATHER OF THE WOODLANDS
AND LOVING LORD OF ALL CREATURES
THAT WALK, CRAWL, SWIM, AND FLY,
A THREEFOLD BLESSING I HUMBLY ASK
OF THEE ON THIS SPECIAL DAY;
MAY THIS CAT'S LIFE BE A LONG,
HAPPY, AND HEALTHY ONE;
MAY SHE OR HE ALWAYS RECEIVE
YOUR DIVINE PROTECTION;
AND WHEN OUR INCARNATIONS
IN THIS WORLD CEASE TO BE,
MAY WE FOREVER BE REUNITED
IN THE GREAT WICCAN OTHERWORLD
KNOWN ONLY AS SUMMERLAND.
SO MOTE IT BE!

After the prayer has been recited, gaze into the flame of the gold candle and chant thrice the
name of your cat, each time followed by the words: BLESSED BE.  Give the cat a loving kiss
and place her or him down in the center of the circle.  If the cat chooses to exit the circle at this
point this is all right.

Give thanks to the Horned God in your own words and bid Him farewell.  Uncast the magic
circle counterclockwise and say:

IN PERFECT LOVE AND HARMING NONE
THIS PAGAN BLESSING NOW IS DONE
SO MOTE IT BE!