sample Dedication Ritual for GreyOak, Mandie, & Shane 5-17-07 Dedication Ritual (for Dedicants of the First Degree) (I create the circle and call the quaters and goddess before letting the dedicants in the room.) <DIR> As you all know..this is a very special day I think everyone knows our neophites, Mandie, Grey Oak, & Shane ... Thank you for coming today and supporting them in this very important time in their path... Are we all ready to begin? hugs each one and kisses them on the thrid eye I will ask the seekers to please depart into the void and you will be brought in at the appointed time. watches the neophytes leave the sacred circle ... Now that they have gone, I will let you know that you are here to witness their vows into this path we all take alone You each know that it is a very special time. Before I create the Circle is there any questions? This will be one of concentration and not too much interaction on your part other than witnessing this rite... I thank you for taking this time out of your day to be here for our new seekers and soon-to-be dedicants. I will ask you now to ground and center I will not be doing a meditation today I know that as you breathe and concntrate on the all..that you will come into your grounding so breath in...1...2...3...4... and out...1...2...3..4..</DIR> <DIR> takes her Sword from the altar and traces a circle around all present here, beginning in the North. As she returns to the North, she kneels and salutes: Hail and well come, frosty Spirits of the North. Lend to us your power and protection this night, that those who are prepared may be given a true initiation, to justly wield the power of Earth. So Mote it Be! advances to the East. She kneels and salutes, Hail and well come, bright Spirits of the East. Lend to us your power and protection that may be given a true initiation, to justly wield the power of Air. So Mote it Be! rises and advances to the South. She kneels and salutes, Well come, fiery Spirits of the South. Lend to us your power and protection that may be given a true initiation, to justly wield the power of Fire. So Mote it Be! rises and advances to the West. She kneels and salutes, Well come, tireless Spirits of the West. Lend to us your power and protection that may be given a true initiation, to justly wield the power of Water. So Mote it Be! moves to the center of the Circle... her presence seeming to surround and encompass you. I call upon the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone; I call upon the Spirits of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water! I call upon the Hosts of the Mighty Dead! I call every true Witch within this circle to witness that we are here to consecrate as Priestess and Witch. The circle is cast, the Mists have been called forth! I want you all to envision the walls of the circle bending together overhead and flowing together under the floor to form a hemisphere of bright, misty white light. Once you see this in your mind’s eye, exclaim from the depth of your Power and Energy Source "So mote it be!" SO MOTE IT BE!! Know that each of you are witness to this sacred rite of passage. I ask that you focus and lend your energy to the power that is now raging and ready for the Dedicants Concentrate as you build the power by saying aloud...aoooommmm....aaaoooommmmm....aaooooommmmm (continue as I birth the dedicants until they are present here) Blessings to each of you and I again thank you for lending your power to this sacred Rite. I will now lead the Dedicants into our Circle. I will now lead the Dedicants into our Circle. Move to the IM to get the dedicants </DIR> (this is said in IM) <DIR> Blessings Dear Ones ...As you pass into the Sacred Circle (wait for my direction as I will give you the url when I am ready for you to enter.), You may start your music if you have some </DIR> This should be soft in the background , creating a hearbeat of time. so prepare this now to be flipped on as you enter The Circle has been cast and awaits your birthing . holds up hands in Opening Position and says to the dedicants: " You are about to enter a Vortex of Power A place beyond imaging where birth and death Dark and Light, Joy and Pain meet. You are about to step between the worlds Beyond time, outside the realm of your human life." Each person slides between Lady Majyk Whispering-Owl's legs into the circle which they will enter now... http://chat.parachat.com/chat/login.html?room=L__S_Sacred_Circle_Chat_Room&width=800&height=600&bg=ff9933&fg=00ff00&lang=en (Enters Chat Room) <DIR> "From Woman you were born. From Woman you will be born again into this Circle." As you stand before your altar, I will direct you. Do not interrupt should you have a question. Listen to the answer which your heart gives you. The plant you see before you represents your life force. Brand new in your discovery of self. Wild and free like nature. Ready to grow and bloom like the green plant before you. Breathe. Smoothly, deeply. Follow the natural rhythm of your breath into your heart, into your center, into your feet. Feel, as every inch of you tingles with the life force of your breath. looks deep into the eyes of Amanda ...then moves and also looks deep into Allens eyes... then moves, and lastly peers deeply into Shane's anxious eyes... The eyes of these special people, she knows, are the mirrors to the soul. She now addresses each one altho all hear at the same time..it is to each person personally. Before you is a dish of salt, the symbol of Mother Earth. Pick it up and hold it at arms length in front of you. Look at this salt, look at the Mother. From Her all source of power flows. From Her all wisdom flows. Place a pinch of the salt on the floor before you and then kneel down upon it. Know that you are kneeling on your own power, and your own wisdom. You may put down the dish of salt. Pick up the chalice and hold it to your heart. In the chalice the elixir of life is contained, the water which is two-thirds of the planet as well as our bodies and the wine which is the nectar from the fruit of the vine. When you drink of the water and the wine you drink of divinity. You are divine. As you sip the elixir allow yourself to commune with your own divinity and that of all life. puts her hands on the hands the dedicant that holds the chalice and guides it gently to the mouth as it is the necter is sipped. Look at your altar. See all the symbols which rest upon it. Look at the green plant and merge some of your water elixer with it. Let your special elixer Become the plant. Let it’s power bless You ....This is a very important step. Feel this expression for a moment. You may close your eyes if you wish. Now place a pinch of salt in your chalice----just a pinch!- Feel the Power of Self Creation. Take a sip of this creation..and let it merge within your soul. You are the Divine Ocean, Creator of Yourself. You are One with Mystery of Life. lights sage bundle and walks around the cirlce (asks the dedicant to light their sage as well) watches as the smudge surrounds the room and the dedicant and feels the power of the scent. Breathe in deeply and tak the smudge inside your body as will as outside. "Now we awaken the mind with our sense of smell. Our sense of smell causes many reactions within us. We are either repulsed or tantalized. The mind immediately awakens and processes the smell, and then acts upon it by prompting an emotion into being. " Take the matches in front of you and light the two candles. As you do so become aware of the increase in light around you and your altar. Know that this light is now a light where darkness once dwelled but has now devoured what once was only void. With the salt we acknowledged the element of Earth. With the wine and water we acknowledged the element of Water. With the incense we acknowledged the element of Air, and with the flame we acknowledged the element of Fire. We now have the powers of the four directions surrounding us, and are ready to begin the ceremony. looks lovingly at the special people within the sacred space and walks to the center of the Circle. I now call forth the Dedicant known as Amanda Seigler who is known, in Circle, as Mandie... "I ask you , my dear, Do you want this for your life path?" (wait for reply) "Do you know that I now speak as Goddess.?" (wait for reply) "I now call forth the Dedicant known as Allen Dale Shultz, known, in Circle, as Grey Oak..." "I ask you , dear One, Do you want this for your life path?" (wait for reply) "Do you know that I now speak as Goddess." (wait for reply) "I now call forth the Dedicant known as Shane McLeese, known, in Circle, as Alainna..." "I ask you , dear One, Do you want this for your life path?" (wait for reply) "Do you know that I now speak as Goddess." (wait for reply) I now speak to each of you, so listen carefully... Close your eyes and breathe within for a moment to gather your center...count to three then open your eyes and we will continue... (wait to the count of three) Know that you are in a space that is made sacred by your essence. Now is the time of Your Divinity. Listen to the melodies dance around your head and heart. With the first two fingers of your right hand, dip them into your chalice and touch them to your forehead. (pause) </DIR> |
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