Tides and Cycles

Another Circle Casting

From the book "Power of the Witch" by Laurie Cabot

1. Remove all animals and small children from the area and any furniture that you do not want to be inside your circle.

2. Set up your altar before you cast the circle.

3. Locate magnetic north with a compass and, holding the wand out from your body, go into alpha and see the wand's aura extending out from it, especially at the tip.

4. Visualize the tip of the wand creating a circle of light and energy, like a lazer, as you walk clockwise three times around the area. The circumference drawn by the wand's tip will be the edge of your circle. Project white light out from the wand to create the circle of energy. In your mind see the circle as geometrically perfect and say to yourself that it is.

5. Walk the circle the second time around and say out loud, "I cast this circle to protect me / us from all negative and positive energies and forces on any level that may come to do me / us harm. I draw into this circle only the energies and forces that are right for me / us and the most correct for my / our work."

6. Walk the circle the third time and say, "I create sacred space. So mote it be."

7. Invoke the four directions and the energies of the elements, angels, and powers that reside in them by using the athame, wand, sword, or index finger to draw an invoking pentagram as you face each direction. Use a ritual spell of invocation or one you write for yourself.

8. To open a circle hold the wand out over the circumference of the circle and, beginning at magnetic north, walk once around the circle counterclockwise as you say, "I send this circle into the cosmos to do my / our bidding. The circle is undone but not broken."

Another Quarter Call

From somewhere on the net. Unfortunately, I don't remember the URL.

Face East: I summon the forces of Air. Blow out the old and bring in the new on your winds of change.

Face South: I summon the forces of Fire. Burn away my / our regrets and shine your gentle rays upon me / us for growth.

Face West: I summon the forces of Water. Cleanse me / us of all negativity and purify my / our thoughts.

Face North: I summon the forces of Earth. Let your renewing strength bury all ills and open new paths before me / us.

Another Invocation to the Goddess

From the book "Wicca" by Scott Cunningham

Gracious Goddess,
You who are the Queen of the Gods,
the Lamp of Night,
the Creator of all that is wild and free;
Mother of woman and man;
Lover of the Horned God and protectress of all the Wicca:
Descend, I pray,
with Your Lunar ray of power
upon my circle here!

Another Invocation to the God

From the book "Wicca" by Scott Cunningham

Blazing God,
You who are the King of the Gods,
Lord of the Sun,
Master of all that is wild and free;
Lover of the Moon Goddess and protector of all the Wicca:
Descend, I pray,
with Your Solar ray of power
upon my circle here!

Another Grounding

From the book "To Ride a Silver Broomstick" by Silver RavenWolf

After you have performed a ritual, you should ground your energy. You may ground your energy in two ways. Either place your hands physically upon the ground and feel the energy drain into Earth Mother, or imagine your energy as a force field around you, and quietly step back out of the skeleton of energy and watch it collapse in upon itself and melt into the ground.

Another Feast

From the book "Wicca" by Scott Cunningham

Hold up a cup of wine or some other liquid between your hands to the sky, and say:

Gracious Goddess of Abundance,
Bless this wine and infuse it with Your love.
In Your names, Mother Goddess and Father God,
I bless this wine (or brew, juice, etc.).

Hold up a plate of cakes (bread, biscuits) with both hands to the sky and say:

Powerful God of the Harvest,
Bless these cakes and infuse them with Your love.
In Your names, Mother Goddess and Father God,
I bless these cakes (or this bread).

Thank the Goddess and the God and release the circle. It is done.