All Hallows Eve Ritual You Can Do This at Home! PRIEST takes up
sword or athame, unsheathes it and walks widdershins once around
the circumference of the circle, beginning in the east, making
sorties toward the center so as to cover the entire area. This
is done in front of the encircled attendees, swinging the sword
to banish evil spirits and cleanse the area. He repeats as a chant
until the circuit is
completed
Onward, Onward! Evil come to he who evil thinks. Thoughts in
the Light bring the Light.
and hands the sword/athame to the PRIESTESS so she can cast the
circle. PRIESTESS takes the sword and beginning in the east, walks
deosil three times around the circle, going behind the encircled
attendees, holding the sword pointing toward the ground ahead
of her. She chants until the three circuits are completed
"THREE TIMES AROUND, THREE TIMES ABOUT POWER STAY IN, WORLD
STAY OUT!"
and returns the sword to the east side of the altar after it
has been sheathed.
Quarter callers: Take the appropriate element symbol (incense
(for Air)/candle (for Fire)/water(for itself) /salt (for Earth))
from the altar, goes to the east, south, west and north points
in turn, returning each element to the altar before doing the
next direction, and invokes the guardians of the appropriate watchtowers,
saying
Guardians of the East, guardians of Air and Wind, Be with us here
in mighty presence that our circle be guarded and our rites be
blessed.
Guardians of the South, guardians of Fire and Heat, be with us
here in mighty presence that our circle be guarded and our rites
be blessed.
Guardians of the West, guardians of water, oceans, rivers be guarded
and our rites be blessed.
Guardians of the North, of earth and of soil and things which
grow, be with us here in mighty presence that our circle be guarded
and our rites be blessed.
When all four quarters have been called, PRIEST says:
"WHAT IS NOW IN THE CIRCLE IS BETWEEN THE WORLDS. WHAT IS
BETWEEN THE WORLDS DOES NOT CONCERN THE WORLD!"
PRIEST turns to face PRIESTESS. She crosses her wrists on her
chest and stands with feet about 12 inches apart as PRIEST administers
the Fivefold Kiss. As PRI EST ’s head rises above her waist,
she moves her arms until they are outstretched to the sides.
PRIEST kisses in turn PRI ESTESS ’S feet, knees, vagina,
breasts and lips saying, as appropriate
"BLESSED BE THY FEET, WHICH HAVE BROUGHT THEE IN THESE WAYS."
"BLESSED BE THY KNEES, WHICH KNEEL AT THE HOLY ALTAR."
"BLESSED BE THY WOMB, WITHOUT WHICH WE WOULD NOT BE."
"BLESSED BE THY BREASTS, FORMED IN BEAUTY."
"BLESSED BE THY LIPS, WHICH SPEAK THE HOLY NAMES."
PRIEST says "WELCOME, LADY!" and kisses PRIESTESS on
the lips again.
PRIESTESS now returns Fivefold Kiss, with PRIEST duplicating
PRIESTESS' movements when she was the recipient, as she says
"BLESSED BE THY FEET, WHICH HAVE BROUGHT THEE IN THESE WAYS."
"BLESSED BE THY KNEES, WHICH KNEEL AT THE HOLY ALTAR."
"BLESSED BE THY PHALLUS, SOURCE OF THE SEED OF LIFE."
"BLESSED BE THY BREASTS, FORMED IN STRENGTH AND BEAUTY."
"BLESSED BE THY LIPS, WHICH SPEAK THE HOLY NAMES."
PRIESTESS says "WELCOME, LORD!" and kisses him on the
lips again.
PRIESTESS: "We are gathered here tonight to celebrate another
turn of the wheel of the year. Samhain marks the New Year's Eve
of Wiccans, our greatest holiday of the year. Once again we begin
the cycle of fertilizing, planting, nurturing and harvesting.
At Samhain the veil between the worlds is the thinnest; at Samhain
those who have already crossed over can return the easiest. It
is they whom we honor and let them know we still think of them
and love them.
We shall go around the circle thrice. The first time, let each
person call upon someone who has gone before and invite them to
join our circle tonight as honored guests. Starting with the person
at the east quarter, let us go around the circle in turn as each
person calls by name the one they wish to invite, their relationship
to that person and what they wish to give that person as a gift
to take back with them to the other side."
(Example: " I call upon Elsa Grossmann Dietz, my mother,
and give to her the beauty and joy of the flowers I grow, especially
the roses, to enjoy on the other side.")
PRIEST and PRIESTESS call upon their departed after participants
have gone around the circle to the east quarter again.
PRIESTESS: "WE WELCOME THEE ALL, WHO HAVE COME FROM BEYOND
TO JOIN US IN THIS CIRCLE. BE REASSURED THAT THOU ALL ARE LOVED,
NOT FORGOTTEN."
(Just the beginning of the Ritual. The
complete Ritual can be found here)
