of Shadows
Place a cauldron filled with water on the altar. Light white candles and appropriate incense.
Open the door to my inner life; reveal the
past to me.
Open the door to my inner life, that my way
be made clear.
Send me the light of your cosmic fire;
Make my path bright clear.
Give me a sign, that's no will of mine, to
show me your presence is here.
Follow this by meditation and divination with the cauldron. Sometimes this must be done for several nights leading up to the Full Moon before your inner doors begin to open.
With the wand, enclose your altar and working area in an invisible circle.
Stones for art, stones for birth,
Stones as symbols here on Earth,
The Old Ones set in circles round,
In lines that march across the ground.
Their power still flows like a flowering tree,
O, Great Ones, send the power to me.
Make a circle on a small piece of paper with a pen; ballpoint ink will do as well as any other. Place your name inside the circle. Anoint the center of the paper with a drop of lily oil. Leave this on the altar overnight. The next night burn it in the caul
Tap the altar three times your sword.
Life and death are yours to give,
They are also yours to hold.
There is no ending of this life.
We are born in another mold.
But all must be balanced, and so must I.
This I will ask by Earth and Sky.
Tap the altar another three times. Explain your needs carefully and precisely, for these dieties take things quite literally, often creating strong results.