New Moon Ritual

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Cast the Circle:

I conjure Thee, O circle of Power, that thou beest a meeting place of love and joy and truth; A shield against all wickedness and evil; a boundary between the world of Men and the Realms of the Mighty Ones; A rampart and protection that shall preserve and contain the power that we shall raise within thee. Wherefore do I bless thee and consecrate thee, in the names of the Lord and Lady.

 

Cleansing the Circle:

Fire and Air, this charge I lay no phantom in thy presence stay Not in complete accord with me and as I will, so mote it be. Water and Earth, where thou art cast No spell nor adverse purpose last not in complete accord with me and as I will, so mote it be.

Coven: So Mote it Be!

Call the Watchtowers:

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtower of the East, your time the pale rosy light of dawn, the green budding of Spring, aid us with the knowledge needed to work the Magick. I do summon, stir and call you up to join with us this night!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtower of the South, your time the clear and bright noonday, the many-colored flowering of Summer, aid us with the strength of will to work the Magick. I do summon, stir and call you up to join with us this night!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtower of the West, your time the gray and shadowed twilight, the crimson and gold harvesting time of Autumn, aid us with the courage to dare to work the Magick. I do summon, stir and call you up to join with us this night!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtowers of the North, your time the darkness of the midnight sky, the white stillness of Winter, aid us with the strength to keep silent after we work the Magick. I do summon, stir and call you up to join with us this night.

 

Priestess stands with head bowed and her arms across her breast. Conveners start to move deosil around the circle, chanting the name (or names) of the Goddess. They move around completely three times then stop.  

Priest stands before Priestess

 

Priest: Dark is the night as we reach this turning point. Here is a time of death; yet a time of birth.

Convener: Endings and beginnings.

Convener: Ebbing and Flowing.

Convener: A journey done; a journey yet to start.

Convener: Let us honor now the Crone-Mother darksome and divine.

Convener: Let us give of our strength and in return to see rebirth.

Priest: Behold, the lady of Darkness, Mother, Grandmother. Old, yet ever young.

  • Priestess slowly raises her head and spreads her arms outwards and upwards. All kneel.

Priestess: Hear me! Honor me and love me now and always. As the wheel turns we see birth, death and rebirth. Know, from this, that every end is a beginning. Every stop a fresh starting point. Maiden, Mother, Crone. I am all of these and more. Whenever you have need of anything call upon me. I, and my Lord, are here, for I abide within you all. Even at the darkest of times, when there seems no single spark to warm you and the night seems blackest of all, I am here, watching and waiting to grow with you, in strength and in love. I am she who is at the beginning and the end of all time. So Mote it be!

Coven: So Mote it Be!

 

  • Priestess folds her arms again and there is a moment or two of silence.

 

Priestess: My Lady! Join us this night as we honor you! This is a time of Healing, it is a time to begin anew, a time to grow. As you have carried our seeds in the great winds, as we have been planted by your hand, we shall take root, and strengthen. In turn, our seeds will ripen and spill to the ground to once again be lifted by your arms, the great winds. Generation after generation cast to you, protected. Mother, lift us, your servants, with your compassion. We will bury our roots deep into the Earth, and you shall harvest us when we are ripe.

Coven: We are a circle In a circle with no beginning and never ending. We are a circle In a circle with no beginning and never ending Spirit of fire come to us. We will kindle the fire Spirit of fire come to us . We will kindle the fire.  We will kindle the fire, dance the magick circle round .We will kindle the fire. We will kindle the fire

 

  • Begin Vision Questing, Meditation.

  • When complete, ground the energy.

  • Cakes and Wine

 

Priest: Great Father, Hunter, Provider. With this bread share with us your wisdom. As we take it to our bodies, so are we also accepting your love and protection. Blessed Be.

 

Male Coven members: The Male holds the power and is the reservoir of power.

Female Coven members: The Female taps the power in him and channels it.

Both: Neither one can work without the other; one without the other is incomplete.

Males: The God is a God of Life and Death.

Females: The Goddess is of Birth and Renewal.

Both: To learn you must struggle, to live you must be born, to be born you must die; the beginning, the continuation and the end, over and over and over.

Males: The Sun gives forth light.

Females: The Moon holds it in darkness.

Males: As above.

Females: So below

Males: As the Athame is to the male.

Females: So the Chalice is to the female.

Both: And together joined they are one in truth, for there is no greater power in the world than that of a man and a woman joined in the bonds of love.

Priestess: Great Mother, Lady of Dreams and Compassion. With this Wine share with us Intuition. As we take it to our bodies, so are we also accepting your love and protection. Blessed Be.

Priestess: My Lady, we give thanks to you as we honored you this evening. Go in Peace, but with that know our love goes with you into the infinite, the realms of the Divine. Mother, protector, Goddess. Grant us wisdom and compassion as we close our circle. Blessed Be!

 

Dismiss the Watchtowers:

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtowers of the East, We do thank you for the knowledge to work the Magick. Hail and Fare Well, So Mote it Be!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtowers of the South, We do thank you for the Strength of Will to work the Magick. Hail and Fare Well, So Mote it Be!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtowers of the West, We do thank you for the Courage to Dare to do the Magick. Hail and Fare Well, So Mote it Be!

Lords and Ladies of the Watchtowers of the North, We do thank you for the Strength to Keep Silent after we work the Magick. Hail and Fare Well, So Mote it Be!

 

Close:

Priestess: The Circle is open, but not broken. Go now with Love and Blessings from our Lady and Lord. Merry have we Met, and Merry have we Been Merry Shall we Part, and Merry Meet Again.

 

* Although this ritual is written for a coven, it can be easily adapted for the solitary. Enjoy!