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Admiral Veil
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:41 pm


Well, for some, this is the first stepping stone into Wicca, as for me I would study up on it a bit before you did this. And if you do this-- Make sure this is the right path for you to take. Or else you maybe just miserable with it. And that's not good now is it?

The Dedication Rite, A Ritual to dedicate yourself to the Goddess and the God.

Again, in Laymans Bold.
If you are Very Certain that Wicca is the spiritual path for you, it is time to perform a dedication, this step formally announces to the Goddess and the God that you will promise to learn all you can about their ancient worship in preparation for the Serious rite of Initiation or Self Initiation.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:11 pm


If you are ready to dedicate yourself to Wicca, you will need the following Items:

A small bowl of water
A pinch of salt in a saucer
A white candle
An incense burner and a cone or stick of Frankincense or lotus Incense
A flat space to use as an altar.

Place the ceremony to take place at night on a Full Moon, if possible, and make certain that you will not be disturbed. Make sure that you will not have any distractions whatsoever. If you have a noisy neighborhood, play soft music. Ex; Celtic Music. ;3
To muffle background noises.

Make sure your altar is neat and clean before you place your needed items on it. Place the altar so that you face the east when standing before it. Put the Wite candle in a holder in the center of the altar withthe incense to one side. The water and salt should be placed whitin easy reach on your alter, but not directly in front of you. This will keep from spillings. During tthe time you are setting up the altar, think about what you are doing and why you are doing it.

Place your copy of the rite before the candle.

When you are ready to begin, light the candle and incense. [Next step become skyclad....*remove all clothing....*]

Skyclad symbolizes your intent to come before the ancient deities as your true self shorn of material trappings and open of examination of your heart and conscience. Turn off the lights, leaving on the candle for illumination.

Kneel Before the altar and relax, when you feel ready stand facing the altar and the east. Raise your arms and say:

This is a time that is not a time, in a place that is not a place, on a day that is not a day. I stand at the threshold between the worlds, before the Veil of the Mysteries. I ask that the Lord and the Lady be with me as I take my first steps on the Ancient Path.

Hold you rands above the bowl of water and say:

Bless this symbol of the great womb of the Goddess. May it be my source of inspiration and continuous blessings.

Hold your hands over the salt and say:

Bless this symbol of earth that it may be by strength and protection.

Tip the satl into the water and hen gently swirl the bowl. Hold up the bowl over that altar and say:

As this salt and water mingle and bless each other, may my inner and outer bodies be mingled and blessed.

Sprinkle the salt and water mixture lightly in a circle around your altar, beginning and ending in the east, moving in a clockwise direction. Put the bowl back on the table. Kneel before the altar and say:

As I have dedicated this sacred circle to the Goddess and the God, so do I dedicate my life to the spiritual path of Wicca. I come here tonight to make my pledge to the Ancient Ones. I promise to dedicate myself to the study of the Wiccan way for a year and a day, that in time I may be worthy of stepping within the greater sacred circle of worship. I promise to hold the Goddess in reverence as the Great Mother who created everything in the universe. I promise to hold the God in reverence as Her co-creator and consort. Hear my words, for they are true and from my heart.

Sit quietly for a timeas you contemplate the step you have taken into your new spiritual life. When ready, stand up and raise your arms, saying:


May I be blessed with peace, protection, and prosperity in my life, both physically and spiritually. May I gain understanding of all that I study. And may I be found worty to call myself a Witch.


Symbolically cute the circle by waving your hand over it, saying:

The circle is open, but unbroken.

Turn on the lights, extinguish the candle, and clear away all that you used on the altar. You are now a dedicated apprentice on the Wiccan Path.

Admiral Veil
Vice Captain


Admiral Veil
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:15 pm


[Study Work]

Write your thoughts on why you want to dedicate your life to the Goddess and the Wiccan Way. Also, make a list of personal habits you need to change in order to become a more positive person.

And, Do Not, Do a self initiation at this time, Wiccan study traditionally lasted for a year and a day, --the old Celtic Calandar.
PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:59 pm


Thank you so much. I simply adore you for helping me! <3
But, it sucks that I share a room with my sister. So ... I may do it the weekend after next, or I will check when the next full moon is.

As you said, about the alter being clean, you should be clean also?
Just questions popping into my head. Please if I ask too many questions for you tell me to stop or limit them. sweatdrop

Ra ii n B o w D r e a m s


Admiral Veil
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:51 pm


[Soup Nazi]
Thank you so much. I simply adore you for helping me! <3
But, it sucks that I share a room with my sister. So ... I may do it the weekend after next, or I will check when the next full moon is.

As you said, about the alter being clean, you should be clean also?
Just questions popping into my head. Please if I ask too many questions for you tell me to stop or limit them. sweatdrop


Yeah. xD Maybe take a bath before the rite, ....since you'll have to be Skyclad. XD Hee-heehee. That's a lovely word.
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