Dedication

A Consecration Ritual for an Athame

Note: This ritual was written with the athame as a tool representing the east. If it represents the south in your tradition, substitute the consecration of the wand. This may be done with any of these rituals, if your correspondances differ.
 

The Altar should be provided with:

a lighted pale yellow candle
a yellow rose
a cup of white wine
a plate of bread and salt
Incense and burner (the incense should be olibanum, but sandalwood will do as a substitute)
Holy Water
the Athame to be consecrated

 The Rite:

Consecrate a circle. Face East. Taking the Athame in your right hand, pass it through the flame of the candle three times. say:
In the Name of the Lord, I purify this Athame with Fire.

With your left hand, sprinkle the Athame with Holy Water three  times. say:
In the Name of the Lady, I purify this Athame with Water.

Then pass the Athame through the incense three times and say:
In the Name of the Lord, I purify this Athame with Air.

Finally sprinkle the Athame with salt three times and say:
In the Name of the Lady, I purify this Athame with Earth.

Holding the Athame up to the sky, say:
Great Father, I call to you in the East, and ask that You  instill the Power of Discernment in my Athame. (see the power of discernment entering the Athame)

Great Father, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Courage of Horus in my Athame.(see courage entering your Athame)

Great Father, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Wisdom of Ptah in my Athame.(see wisdom entering your Athame)

Great Father, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Intelligence of Thoth in my Athame.(see intelligence entering your Athame)

Holy Mother, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Instinct of Isis in my Athame.(see instinct entering  your Athame)

Holy Mother, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Harmony of Hathor in my Athame.(see harmony entering your Athame)

Holy Mother, I call to you in the East, and ask that You bestow the Preservation of Nepthys in my Athame.(see preservation entering your Athame)

Know your Athame to be the physical embodiment of these qualities. Lower the Athame. Draw an invoking pentagram of Air over the Athame and say:
By the Lord and by the Lady, this Athame is now a holy tool, purified and consecrated to Your Service. So mote it be.

Wrap the Athame in yellow silk or cotton for storage.

Close the circle and snuff the candle.

Thus ends the rite.