Rituals for Mastering the Art of Ritual Magick - Grimoire

Consecration of the Magick Temple
Blessing of The Lustral Water

The selected Celebrant stands before the altar, takes the magickal dagger and gives a salute.

Then the Celebrant draws a triangle (point down) and lowers the dagger, blade first into the chalice, doing a slow exhale. Feel the dagger emitting power into the chalice to charge the water. 

The Celebrant then says: 

I bless and charge this water, 
making it pure and imbued 
with the Spirit. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].  
So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant then lifts the chalice of water off the pentacle and sets it to the side, exposing the salt positioned in the middle of the pentacle.

The Celebrant again takes up the dagger and gives salute, drawing a triangle (point up) and lowers the dagger, blade first onto the pentacle, doing a slow exhale. Feel the dagger emitting power into the pentacle to charge the salt. 

The Celebrant says: 

I bless and charge this salt, 
making it  blessed and imbued 
with Spirit. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s)  Name].  
So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant takes the pentacle and carefully pours the salt into the chalice, sets down the pentacle and places the chalice back upon it.  The dagger is picked up and used to draw first an inverted triangle and then an upright one superimposed over it, to form a hexagram. 

The Celebrant then lowers the dagger, blade first, into the chalice, slowly exhales and stirs the mixture three times deosil. Then the Celebrant kneels, leans over the resultant sacrament, blowing breath over the surface of the water.  

The Celebrant says: 

In the creative joining of Man and Woman, Power and Mercy, Wisdom and Love, 
thou art the Water of Spirit, 
the Lustral Water! 

Procession of the Elements

If this working is performed in a group, the following activities may be delegated among the present individuals. Otherwise, a solo magician may perform each action.

In the following order and in a single action, the chalice of lustral water, burning censer and the right altar candle are to be taken up in order to circumambulate the circle once, beginning in the Eastern quadrant and proceeding deosil until completing the circuit in the East. 

During each of these actions the incantations of the elements are to be read or recited.

At each Watchtower the workers shall: 
-	bow and give salute (with the hand), 
-	aspurge with the lustral water; 
-	swing the censer four times, 
-	and draw an equal arm cross with the altar candle. 

With regards to the Four Elements -- salt is Earth, water is Water, incense is Air, and the candle is  Fire. 

The incantation is as follows:

I bless and sanctify this space 
with the Powers of Earth and Water
conjoined with Air and with Fire; 
in the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].  
So Mote It Be.

 Engraving of the Magick Circle

Standing to face the East, the Celebrant takes up the sword and holds it out straight from the waist.  

The Celebrant then slowly circumambulates the magick circle, starting and ending in the East, with the blade facing out, imagining an azure line of power forming where the sword crosses the air. 

Brief pauses are to be made at each of the Watchtowers to project power into them. 

While drawing the circle, the Celebrant recites the following incantation three times:

Circle of Light, 
Circle of Powers, 
Bind together the Realm 
of Fourfold Towers,
Cause the World of Purity 
and Spirit Supreme 
To be contained herein 
A World of Dreams. 

After the full circuit of the circle is complete, the Celebrant proceeds to the center of the circle and draws a line of power from the Ultrapoint (Zenith) to the Infrapoint (Nadir) with the sword.  The sword is then returned to its place.

Summoning the Four Wards

The Celebrant and workers (if any), pick up their daggers and proceed to the Eastern Watchtower and stand before it. 

Holding magick daggers aloft, a salute is given to the East and the Ward of the Eastern Watchtower is invoked with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the East,
[Read East Watchtower correspondences], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the East. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be. 

The participants then draw an invoking Pentagram of Air. 

Celebrant and workers then proceed to the Southern Watchtower and stand before it. Taking up their daggers and give salute to the South, the Ward of the Southern Watchtower is invoked with the following incantation: 

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the South, 
[Read South Watchtower correspondences], 
to manifest and appear,
to ward the Watchtower of the South.
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be.

The participants then draw an invoking Pentagram of Fire.

Celebrant and workers then proceed to the Western Watchtower and stand before it. Taking up their daggers and give salute to the West, the Ward of the Western Watchtower is invoked with the following incantation:

 I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the West,
[Read West Watchtower correspondences], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the West.
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be.

The participants then draw an invoking Pentagram of Water. 

Celebrant and workers proceed to the Northern Watchtower and stand before it. Taking up their daggers and giving salute to the North, the Ward of the Northern Watchtower is invoked with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the North, 
[Read North Watchtower correspondences], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the North. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be.   

The participants then draw an invoking Pentagram of Earth. 

 Then everyone proceeds to the East, turn and assemble around the center of the circle, completing the circuit. 

All give salute to the Ultrapoint, and holding daggers aloft, invoke the ward of Spirit with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences
of the Center, 
[Read Godhead correspondences for Center], 
to Manifest and appear, 
to guard and guide the Practitioners of 
Magick herein gathered. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be.  

The participants then draw an invoking Pentagram of Spirit. Then the daggers are then replaced on the altar. 
Setting the Four Emissaries & Squaring the Circle 

The Four Emissaries of the Deity are invoked at each watchtower with a special incantation. A secondary invoking pentagram is drawn (above the original invoking pentagram set for the Element) and the two devices (original and secondary) are drawn together with an invoking spiral, to create a pylon. After all of the emissaries are invoked in this manner, the circle is squared by drawing the four watchtowers together along the periphery of the circle.

Celebrant takes up a wand and resumes standing in the center of the circle to perform the next part of the rite. 

Facing the East, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:___________. 

Then draws an invoking pentagram of Spirit Masculine above the pentagram inscribed there with the wand and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

The Celebrant then intones an incantation of the Emissary:  [ Invocation of the Emissary of the East - Air.] 

The Celebrant then draws an invoking spiral around both pentagrams, drawing them together.

Facing the South, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:___________. 

Then draws an invoking pentagram of Spirit Masculine above the pentagram inscribed there with the wand and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

The Celebrant then intones: [Invocation of the Emissary of the South - Fire.] 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral around both pentagrams, drawing them together.

Facing the West, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:___________. 

Then draws an invoking pentagram of Spirit Feminine above the pentagram inscribed there with the wand and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

The Celebrant then intones: [Invocation of the Emissary of the West - Water]. 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral around both pentagrams, drawing them together.

Facing the North, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:___________. 

Then draws an invoking pentagram of Spirit Feminine above the pentagram inscribed there with the wand and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

The Celebrant then intones: [Invocation of the Emissary of the North - Earth.] 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral around both pentagrams, drawing them together.

Facing the Ultra-point in the Center, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity: ___________. 

Then draws an invoking pentagram of Spirit Masculine in the ultra-point with his wand and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

The Celebrant then intones: [Invocation of the Personal Deity Aspect that acts as the Ruler of the Emissaries]. 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral around both pentagrams, drawing them together.

Then the Celebrant returns the wand to the altar and takes up the sword again and proceeds to draw a line of force from Watchtower to Watchtower, producing a square; beginning with the East and proceeding deocil, until ending in the East. The following incantation is spoken while performing this task:

 [Incantation to the circle squared. This should be an incantation of the four powers of the Emissaries and the Deity conjoined.]

Then the sword is returned to the altar and the Celebrant returns to the circle center and draws an equal arm cross in the Meso-point (middle point between the Zenith and Nadir). He/She then draws all of the powers of the three central nodes into him/herself, with arms outstretched, and says the final incantation. 

In the Names of the Powers 
of Earth, Water, Fire and Air,
through the Principles of 
Wisdom and Understanding, 
[Read Godhead correspondences for Center].  
these are the qualities that have caused 
this circle and Temple of Power
and Light to be formed.
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name],
So Mote It Be.

The Celebrant and workers draw an equal arm cross upon their bodies, touching the head, genitals, right shoulder, left shoulder, then focusing on the heart center, drawing all of the nodes together. 

They say as they touch those points: 

[Recite the names of the Four Emissaries and their Ruler.]

Performing the Ritual Working

The Celebrant and workers perform a ritual working that consists of either the Pyramid of Power ritual or one of the Mysteries of the Moon, the Sun or Initiation. This is the point where the circle consecration rite effectively ends and the actual working begins. 
Banishing the Circle

Note: The banishing is to be performed only in cases where the above ritual working does not perform the Rose Ankh Vortex. A vortex cannot be banished. 

When the working is complete, Celebrant and workers assemble in the center of the circle, take their daggers and give salute to the Ultrapoint.
 
The Celebrant says:

The work is completed, 
the Magick has been sent 
to fulfill its purpose.  
We thank the 
[Read Godhead correspondences for Center]
for assistance and give license 
to depart. 
May Peace be with thee, 
So Mote It Be.

The Celebrant and workers then draw a banishing Pentagram of Spirit Feminine to the Infrapoint, charging it with a banishing spiral (widdershins, from center to outside), followed by a banishing Pentagram of Spirit Masculine to the Ultrapoint. 

The Celebrant and workers proceed to the North. Therein they give salute and the Celebrant says:

Unto [Read Watchtower correspondences 
for the North], 
we thank thee for thy assistance 
and give you license to depart.  
May Peace be with you, 
So Mote It Be.

The Celebrant and workers then draw a banishing Pentagram of Earth, charge it with a banishing spiral and travel widdershins to the West. , They give salute and the Celebrant says: 
 
Unto [Read Watchtower correspondences for the West], 
we thank thee for thy assistance 
and give you license to depart. 
May Peace be with you, 
So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant and workers then draw a banishing Pentagram of Water, charging it with a banishing spiral and continue widdershins to the South. They give salute and the Celebrant says:
 
Unto [Read Watchtower correspondences 
for the South], 
we thank thee for thy assistance 
and give you license to depart. 
May Peace be with you, 
So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant and workers draw a banishing Pentagram of Fire, charge it with a banishing spiral and proceed widdershins ot the East. They give salute and the Celebrant says: 

Unto [Read Watchtower correspondences 
for the East], 
we thank thee for thy assistance 
and give you license to depart. 
May Peace be with you, 
So Mote It Be.  

The Celebrant and workers draw a banishing Pentagram of Air and charge it with a banishing spiral. 

All assemble in the center of the circle and the Celebrant says: 

This Circle of Light and Power 
is diminished and extinguished 
but its purpose lives on 
through our hearts and aspirations 
that are guided by the Authority 
of [Deity(s) Name].  
So Mote It Be.  

With the work now complete, the Celebrant sounds the bell or gong three times. 

Consecration of the Magick Grove
Blessing of the Elemental Offerings

Assembling before the altar, each person in turn invokes the Spirit of Life in whatever personal fashion feels appropriate to bless the offerings which will be used in the working.

The Celebrant places hands over each of the sacraments and blows breath over them, to infuse them with the power of the Spirit. 

The Celebrant then says for each blessing:

I bless this Wine as the Spiritual Blood of 
the Great Mother, the Earth. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].

I bless this Oil as the Spiritual Seed of the 
Great Father, the Earth. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].

I bless this Milk as the Spiritual Nutrients 
of the Great Mother, the Earth. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].

I bless these Cakes as the Spiritual Flesh of 
the Great Father, the Earth.  
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].

I bless this Rose Water as the Scented Dew 
of the Great Mother, the Earth.  
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].

I bless this Incense as the Burnt Offering of 
the Great Father, the Earth.  
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name]. 

The Celebrant holds hands with the other workers, forming a ring, and says the following orison to the Elemental Offerings:

I summon the Spirits of the Earth, 
as the Cakes of Light and Joy. 

I summon the Spirits of the Air, 
as the Scented Oil of Consecration. 

I summon the Spirits of Water, 
as the Milk and Honey of sweet nutrients.  

I summon the Spirits of Fire, 
as the Liberating Power of Wine. 

I call upon the Spiritual Essence of all Mankind,  as the Sacraments 
of Life and Joy.  

I hail and draw to us the Spiritual Essence of all Womankind, 
as the Sacraments of Life and Joy.  

I invoke the fusion of Love and Desire, that binds them together as one; 
the Child of Spirit and Flesh, 
born as the fruition of the ordeal. 

So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant and workers then gather together the oil, wine, cakes, milk and honey, and place or pour a portion of each into a shallow hole dug into the earth near the altar.  A rock or boulder shall then be placed over the hole to seal it. 

Illumination and Consummation

The fire pit is blessed by the Celebrant (making an Equal Arm cross over it) while the workers bow their heads to silently meditate upon the qualities of the Element of Fire as Knowledge, Wisdom and Illumination.  Then the fire in the fire pit is lit and tended until it is blazing. Chant the following Fire Chant:

Light the Fire, the Power of Light! 
The way of Man and Woman,
 the gift of the  Gods  long ago. 
Light the Fire, the Power of Light! 

All then meditate upon the fire for a period of time. 
Invocation of the Four Grove Wards

The Celebrant and workers proceed to the Eastern Watchtower, stand before it, take up their wands and give salute to the East. All invoke the Ward of the Eastern Watchtower with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences 
of the East, 
[Read Watchtower correspondences for 
the East], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the East. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name],
So Mote It Be. 

All draw an invoking spiral, penetrating its center with their wands.  

The Celebrant and workers proceed to the Southern Watchtower, stand before it, take up their wands and give salute to the South. All invoke the Ward of the Southern Watchtower with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences 
of the South, 
[Read Watchtower correspondences 
for South], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the 
South.  In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be. 

All draw an invoking spiral, penetrating its center with their wands.  

The Celebrant and workers proceed to the Western Watchtower, stand before it, take up their wands and give salute to the West. All invoke the Ward of the Western Watchtower with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the West,
[Read Watchtower correspondences 
for West], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward the Watchtower of the West.  
In the name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be. 

All draw an invoking spiral, penetrating its center with their wands.  

The Celebrant and workers proceed to the Northern Watchtower, stand before it, take up their wands and give salute to the North. All invoke the Ward of the Northern Watchtower with the following incantation:

I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences of the North, [Read Watchtower correspondences for North], 
to manifest and appear, 
to ward  the Watchtower of the North. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be. 

All draw an invoking spiral, penetrating its center with their wands.

All proceed to the East, then turn to assemble around the center of the circle, completing a circuit. 

They all give salute to the Ultrapoint, and hold wands aloft to invoke the ward of Spirit: 
 
I call upon You, 
O Powers and Intelligences 
of the Great and Absolute Spirit, 
[Read Godhead correspondences] 
to manifest and appear, 
to guard and guide the practitioners of
Magick gathered herein. 
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name].
So Mote It Be. 

All draw an invoking spiral in the Ultrapoint, penetrating its center, and an invoking spiral in the Infrapoint, also penetrating its center.  

The Celebrant gives the final blessing: 

By the Powers of Earth, Water, Fire and Air, 
Through the principles of 
[Read Godhead correspondences for Center]
thus are all conjoined in this 
Sacred Grove, 
these are the qualities that have caused 
this Circle and Grove of
Power and Light to be formed.  
In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
So Mote It Be. 

Weaving the Endless Knot of Life

Celebrant takes up the sword. Workers take up a container of rose water and a thurible with burning incense. Together, they sanctify and cast the magic circle. Workers aspurge and incense the area before the Celebrant etches the magick circle on the ground. They proceed deosil around the circle, starting in the East and ending in the East.

If only one individual is performing this action, then the circle is engraved without incensing or aspurging.

Once the circle is cast, the workers and Celebrant continue with aspurging and incensing the area before the Celebrant, who holds the sword and etches the ground, to form the figure of a pentagram. They begin in the East, proceed to the Northwest Angle, to the Southeast, Northeast, Southwest and returning to the East. 

In this manner, a rather imperfect but significant form of a Pentagram is inscribed within the magick circle. 

While this is proceeding, the workers chant the following Circle chant:

The Circle is drawn, 
the Pentagram is sown in the Earth, 
the Season turns 
and the Star in the Center  spins. 
The Lines of Fate are drawn! 
We are the hands that draw it, 
We are the minds that direct it. 
So Mote It Be. 

Erection of the Holy Tree (Pylon)

All proceed to the center of the circle and summon the masculine spiritual archetype (as the Sky) and the feminine spiritual archetype (as the Earth). 

First, summon the Sky by chanting the following several times:

We call and summon You, 
O ______________, 
to come down to this Grove, 
beautifully made. 
O Beloved One, 
come to us, come to us, come to us!  

Then, summon the goddess of the Earth by chanting the following several times:

We call and summon You, 
O ______________, 
to come into this Grove, 
carefully made. 
O Beauteous One, 
come to us, come to us, come to us!

Then two among them, a man and a woman, proceed to the center of the circle and stand facing each other. She faces the Eastern Watchtower; he faces the Western Watchtower. 

The woman kneels and embraces the man around the waist, drawing the power up from her feet like the roots of a tree; and the man spreads his arms up and out, like the branches of a tree. He draws the power up from her and into the sky. The rest of the group begins the Chant of the World Tree, which the embraced couple now emulates.  

Behold the Tree in the Center of the World; it stands between the Heavens 
and the gentle Earth. 
From above the Spirit embraces Flesh, 
from below the Earth embraces Bone; 
they join in Humanity – 
the Breath of Wind in the Branches, 
of the one True and Great Tree. 

Women chant the invocation of the Goddess of the Earth and the men chant the invocation of the God of the Sky. While they are doing this, the woman stands, facing the man and then they gently embrace, drawing the powers from above and below together.

The couple remains embracing as the Celebrant draws an invoking spiral in the Northeast Angle with the wand and says:

The Wisdom of Life 
guides us through our daily trials! 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral in the Western Watchtower with the wand and says: 

The Challenges of Life 
teach and temper our natures! 

The Celebrant draws an invoking spiral in the Southeastern Angle with the wand and says: 

The Ordeal of Life 
causes us to be Transformed and Exalted!

The Celebrant draws the three positions together in a deosil arc (Southeast, West and Northeast) and then draws each position to the Ultrapoint, in the same order. 

At that moment, the Celebrant sounds a bell or gong three times, and the couple who are still embracing draw apart but facing each other, take hold of each other's hands and draw them up, forming an arched gateway. 

The Celebrant enters their arch, kneels amongst them and receives their blessing. He/She then passes between them, being gently pressed between their bodies.

Other members of the working group follow the Celebrant through the gateway, receiving a blessing and passing through the arch into the world that lies beyond. 

When the last person has passed through, the couple briefly embraces once more and separates to join the rest of the group. 

The Celebrant draws a sealing spiral over the space where the passageway was erected, sealing it.  

If a solitaire worker is performing this rite, then perform the following actions: 

-	Draw the powers of the Archetypal Male and Female into the body and proceed to the center of the circle. 

-	Invoke the three gate positions, drawing them together and joining them to the Ultrapoint. 

-	Perform the Opening Portal gesture (rending the veil), proceed through the opening, then seal the entrance.  

The Grove is now ready and prepared. Meditate briefly before continuing.  
Performing the Ritual Working

The Celebrant and workers perform a ritual working that consists of either the Pyramid of Power ritual or one of the Mysteries of the Moon, the Sun or Initiation. This is the point where the grove consecration rite effectively ends and the actual working begins.  

Closing the Sacred Pylon Gate

The couple who acted as the Gate proceeds to the center of the circle and therein embraces once again. They then part and turn to the North, and together make a sealing spiral, thus closing the Gate. 

The solitaire worker will go to the center of the circle and make the Closing Portal gesture.

The Celebrant draws sealing spirals to the four Angles, four Quarters, Infrapoint and Ultrapoint. 

Workers gather together to meditate as the Thanksgiving Meditation is said by the Celebrant.        

We join together, 
hand to hand, 
heart to heart, 
seeking to understand 
the Mysteries of this Beauteous World. 

A Gem of Azure, 
White, Green and Brown 
is this Great World. 

We celebrate our life in this World through love and a giving of thanks. 

This completes the Grove consecration ritual. 

Pyramid of Power Ritual
Erecting the Pyramid 

All face East. The Celebrant stands in the center of the circle and says the following introit:

In ancient times the first civilizations built Pyramids to the glory of their rulers and to themselves as Nations. 
In these modern times, 
in this rite of self empowerment, 
we erect the Spiritual Pyramids 
of our own glory 
finding Eternal Edification. 
There shall we discover 
that all our desires have come to be. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Southeast Angle, and standing before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element using the dagger, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Then the Celebrant intones the following incantation:

The Fool is the Man of Pure Heart, 
Pure Soul; 
the place where one begins,
The primal origin 
as wildness without guile. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Southwest Angle, and standing before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element using the dagger, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

The Celebrant intones the following incantation:

Warrior is the Man as Seeker of Truth, 
Never straying;
the place where one sees
With open eyes 
for the first time, knowing. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Northwest Angle, and standing before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element using the dagger, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it.
 
Then the Celebrant intones the following incantation:

Father is the Man in his chosen home, 
Faithfully protecting; 
the place wherein One cherishes 
and seeks in all things,
Growth. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Northeast Angle, and standing before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element using the dagger, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Then the Celebrant intones the following incantation:

Ancient One is the Man 
finally a Master 
teaching and guiding; 
The place where one retells of tradition
And shares experiences.   

The Celebrant proceeds to the center of the circle, stands to face North, then draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element in the Infrapoint using the dagger. The Pentagram, first, then an invoking spiral around it. The Celebrant draws an invoking Pentagram of Spirit Masculine in the Ultrapoint. 

Then the Celebrant intones the following incantation:

The God, as Creator 
Is the God living in all Masculinity;
The place where the Spirit 
Grows and in the Heart, comes forth, 
Knowing of all Men. 

The Celebrant takes up the magick sword and proceeds to draw the four Angles together in a square, beginning in the Northwest, proceeding deosil to the Northeast, the Southeast, the Southwest and completing the circuit in the Northwest. 

Draw each of the four Angles to the center of the circle in the Ultrapoint. Begin with the Northwest Angle, proceeding deosil and ending in the Southwest. 

The pyramid structure is now fully erected. 

The Celebrant sits in the center of the circle and performs the element breathing techniques, using the lungs as well as pores of the skin. 

Once the element is fully absorbed and contained in the body, then the magician exhales the element, projecting it into the temple, filling up the pyramid from the apex to the base, and visualizing the energy swirling around, fully and potently activated.
Walking the Spiral

The Celebrant circumambulates the magick circle deosil, beginning in the East, chanting the Power Chant as a spiral path is traced from the perimeter of the circle to the center, circumambulating the circle three times. Then the Celebrant draws the power established in the Infrapoint through his/her body up into the Ultrapoint, becoming its mediator.  

Following is an example of the Power Chant:

I arouse the Power bold 
To kindle the Magick 
Of Lily and Rose.  
This force I windup, to cleave; 
Where the powers of Light 
And Darkness meet. 
This image I send, 
This desire projected, 
My will to this end, 
To fulfill my objective.
So Mote It Be. 

Drawing up the power is called the Ascension Gesture, (slowly raising the hands, beginning with one's palms on the ground, to over one's head). 

Assumption of the Power Gesture is performed by using the hands to draw the power from above one's head down to one's body, centered in the heart. 

These two gestures are performed together as an expression of connecting the Infrapoint with the Ultrapoint through one's physical body.  

The Celebrant then takes the energy gathered and projects it into Sigil and the selected Tarot card, sitting together on the altar. (The Link is now activated.)
Self-Alignment

This section should be performed only if the Assumption of the Grail Spirit ritual has been omitted. 

Standing in the center of the circle, the Celebrant performs the following Self-Alignment exercise:

In the Osiris position, visualize the image of the Deity and silently summon it with love and veneration. Then perform a selfcrossing causing the chakras to align in an equal arm cross over the body (Mantle of Glory). 

This is achieved in the following manner: 

The Magician touches the forehead and says, 

From the highest; 

touches the genitals and says: 

To the source of life; 

then touches the right shoulder and says: 

Through the grace; 

then touches the left shoulder and says: 

And the power; 

and then folds the hands before the heart and says: 

Unified in Love, So Mote It Be. 

The Celebrant then meditates for a moment with arms outstretched to form a cross with the whole body. With this, the power of the spirit of the Deity is internally summoned. 

After the meditation is completed, the Celebrant draws a triangle (left breast, right breast, genitals) representing the gateway through which the spirit of the Deity shall enter. Then a short invocation of the Deity is spoken. Celebrant folds his/her arms across his/her chest, and then silently assumes the godhead of the Deity. Once this is done, then the Celebrant assumes a more mild trance, and continues the ritual.

Self-Alignment is complete.
Summoning of the Power

The Celebrant stands in center of the circle and intones four variations on the Summoning of the Power Chant, performing invoking spirals in the Ultrapoint, Mesopoint and Infrapoint, and pulling the power down into a compressed point.   

Facing the North, the Celebrant says the following preamble (a summoning of personal godhead):

I summon and call this Spiritual Power,
in the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
and the Union within All 

These words imprint the magick power with the authority of the Deity.

The Celebrant makes an invoking spiral in the center of the circle to the Ultrapoint and says: 

I name you, 
The Ray of Life from my 
(God, Gods, Goddess, Deity, etc.), 
You are  [A – Attribute of Deity] . 

These words imprint the magick power with one of the ten aspects of the Deity.

The Celebrant makes an invoking spiral in the center of the circle to the Mesopoint and says: 

I summon and call this Glorified Light, the Qualified Power of potent intent, you are [B - color] of [B - image], 
the Inspiration of [the] [C – Quality of Power].

These words project a symbolic image on the magick power (cue B – color and image) and gives it meaning through verbalizing a description of the type of magickal power (cue C – Quality of Power).

The Celebrant makes an invoking spiral in the center of the circle to the Infrapoint and says: 

I summon the inspiration of [the] [C]. 
I cause you to come forth, 
I draw you down. 
I absorb you into me.  
Ehheya! Ehheya! Ehheya!! 

These words describe the magick power (cue C) and resonates it through a verbal mantric chant (italics).

The above mantric chant (EHHEYA) is repeated in ever faster revolutions, until it is reduced to quiet susurration of sound. Then suddenly exclaim the word "YA!" This completes the mantric chant.

At this point, the magick power is fully qualified, defined, symbolized and linked to the Tarot card and the Sigil.
Releasing the Power

Beginning in the center of the circle and facing North, the Celebrant circumambulates the circle widdershins while tracing a spiral path from the center to the perimeter, and rounding the circle three times. Chant the Release Chant while walking the spiral.

At each circuit of the circle, the energy becomes more intense, resisting and slowing the Celebrants passage. At the end of the circuit, the Celebrant stands in the North, sending the energy out with a powerful explosive exhalation and projecting it with both arms extended.  

Following is the Release Chant:

Let the Power increase, 
Let the Power go; 
Send my desire outward bound, 
Let the Power flow. 
Goodwill I here release, 
Three times, again, shall grow.

The work is now completed. Sit in silent meditation for a short time. Then draw banishing spirals to the four Angles: Southeast, Northeast, Northwest and the Southwest.

Rose Ankh Vortex Ritual
Introit and the Fourfold Mystery

If possible, the Celebrant for this ritual should be a woman so that the Women's Mysteries are properly represented. 

Workers stand forming the periphery of the magick circle. The Celebrant stands meditating in the center of the circle, starting out with some breath control, mantra intoning and then progressing to a swaying movement or dance. 

The circle of workers then slowly move in a widdershins circuit around the circle, and the Celebrant pivots in place, turning widdershins. Then she recites the opening Introit, while everyone else continues their circumambulation.

We stand before the gate, 
The essence of woman; 
The threshold of life and death,
The threshold of sleep and waking, 
The threshold of love and mystery!  
We summon the subtle 
Powers as the vortex,  
These shall overcome the strong
And the unbending. 

The workers and the Celebrant pause for a moment in their movement to contemplate the purpose of this working. They then move towards the center of the circle while the Celebrant proceeds to the Northwestern Angle. 

All face the Celebrant as she begins the Mystery of the Fourfold Rose Ankh. (Picks up the wand.)

The Celebrant stands in the Northwestern Angle and bows to that direction. She draws an Ankh with an invoking spiral in its center (the Rose Ankh) with the wand and then intones the following Mystery: 

The Maiden is the pure and civilized one, 
She is like the ideal of culture 
And also nature, 
For in her heart is the legacy 
Of the coming age; 
The passage of generations was first created. 
The essence of her soul 
Is the beauteous dream, 
Realized in the world of eternal light. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Southwestern Angle and bows in that direction. She draws an Ankh with an invoking spiral in its center (the Rose Ankh) with the wand and intones the following Mystery:

The Woman as lover and Amazon; 
She is prepared for love, 
She is girded for war! 
She seeks to be known, 
For to enfold desire is to be strong.   
The veils are removed, 
The hymen has been breached long ago. 
Yet the loss has become a greater gain, 
For she has found confidence, 
Power and control!

The Celebrant proceeds to the Southeastern Angle and bows before that direction. She draws an Ankh with an invoking spiral in its center (the Rose Ankh) with the wand and intones the following Mystery:

The woman as Mother, 
She is the lifegiver, 
The mystikon of eternal renewal. 
Her power of creation 
Has made an unsheltered life
Into a home, a place 
Of growth, knowledge and mystery, 
A place of the heart.  
She has received from the father, 
Ideas omniform, 
Gave them life and realization. 
Oh maker of reality, 
You are the Queen of magicians. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Northeastern Angle and bows before that direction. She draws an Ankh with an invoking spiral in its center (the Rose Ankh) with the wand and intones the following Mystery:

The woman as Crone is the giver of death, 
She holds the ultimate wisdom of all life. 
She becomes the guardian,  
The powers of creation, 
The arbiter of its many 
Manifestations as fate. 
She is destiny's daughter, 
Thus controlling the powers 
Of death and regeneration. 
In the final judgment; 
Her wisdom is eternal! 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Center of the Circle and bows before that direction. She draws an Ankh with an invoking spiral in its center (the Rose Ankh) to the Infrapoint with the wand. 

Celebrant then draws an invoking Pentagram of Spirit Feminine in the Ultrapoint with the wand and intones the following Mystery:

Woman Spirit is all women, 
All shapes, ages, races 
And of all times.  
She is growing, giving birth, 
Nurturing and dying,  
Being reborn through regeneration.  
Woman Spirit is the Magick of Creation, 
The Mystery of Life. 
The Spirit joins with the flesh, 
Bone and blood, 
Giving life through love! 

(Sets down the wand.)

The Celebrant then takes the sword and joins the four Angles to the Infrapoint, beginning in the Northeast, to the Southwest, the Southeast and completing the process with the Northwest. 
Walking the Vortex

The Celebrant circumambulates the circle widdershins beginning in the Northwest Angle while chanting the Peace Chant. She traces a spiral path from outside of the circle to the center, circumambulating the circle three times. 

Once in the center, the Celebrant draws the power from the Ultrapoint through her body down into the Infrapoint, thus projecting the resultant force into a narrow well-like form below the ground. 

She raises her arms to the image of the Woman Spirit in the Ultrapoint and draws it down into her heart, the center of her being. Then she projects the power from her heart down into the Infrapoint, bending over it and touching the ground with her fingertips.

The following Peace Chant is begun by the single voice of the Celebrant intoning the Introit passage. Then everyone takes up the chant as a mantric round, which is chanted in an increasing tempo. While the workers are chanting the Peace Chant, they are also circumambulating widdershins on the outer edge of the circle. 

 Peace is a song that we sing in the night 

(Introit)
We know the world's sorrow, 
Hatred and fright! 
We seek to end the violence, 
To stop the fight! 
We love and we dare, 
Hoping the world will care!
Peace is a song, is a dream, is a right!

(Chant)
Peace is a friend, is a thought, is a life!
Peace is a love, is a mirth, is a light! 
Peace is a song that we sing in the night! 

The vortex is now complete and whatever internal workings are desired can now be started. 

When these are completed, the Celebrant goes to the four Angles and draws a sealing spiral in the order of Northeast, Southeast, Southwest and Northwest with the wand. 

The Celebrant then proceeds to the center of the circle and draws sealing spirals to the Infrapoint and the Ultrapoint with the wand.

The workers then proceed to draw sealing spirals to the four Watchtowers to the North, West, South and completing in the East. The vortex is now sealed, but is still marginally activated. To fully activate, it requires only the consecration of a new magick circle, establishment of a proper mindstate, the raising of an energy field and drawing of unsealing spirals to the eight positions. These acts will unleash the vortex to its original level of power and intensity. 

Gate of Transformation
  
Crossing the Threshold

The Celebrant stands in the East, facing the West and says: 

The journey within is begun
By the crossing of the threshold
And the opening of the gate;
Thus is transformed what once
Was established here.

The Celebrant proceeds to the Southeast Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:  

I open the gate 
Between worlds
And summon the guide 
Who teaches me the ways 
Of the spirit
And the wisdom of change. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the Western Watchtower, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:  

I open the gate between worlds,
Summoning the Guardian 
Who judges me. 
My desire to seek knowledge is
Challenged.
Courage shall open the door
Or fear end my progress forever!

The Celebrant proceeds to the Northeast Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:  

I open the gate between worlds
Summoning forth the ordeal;
The enemy in my heart,
That I am striving to resolve.
Each search for wisdom is a task
That I must accomplish
So that the way to the center
is found. 

(The wand is set down.)

The Celebrant proceeds again to the East and faces the West. Drawing a line of force with the hand from each of the gate positions to oneself saying the following incantation:  

SE)
The Hero begins the journey by receiving 
the call and meeting with the Ancient One, 
his/her guide, and herein is instructed about 
the coming tests and tasks.  

W)
The Hero meets with the guardian of the 
threshold who allows passage only by 
means of a positive judgment.  

For the Hero 
must become as the "dead" in order to be 
reborn and his/her directive in life renewed.

NE)
The Hero has overcome all obstacles and 
now is met with the supreme ordeal. 

Here, he/she must integrate the light and
the darkness within, and so become
whole and reborn. 

The many are fused into the one.

The Celebrant then slowly advances to the Western Watchtower, makes the sign of the Opening Portal gesture, enters and then turns to face the East. 

The Celebrant then advances to the center of the circle and is now within the core of the underworld, beyond the Gate Threshold. 

Inner Working & Closing the Gate

The gate crossing is completed, and now the Celebrant performs the inner working. The inner working consists of the rituals that are performed within the symbolic underworld. These are typically the Pyramid of Power ritual or the Mystery Rite of the Higher Self, but only when performed as part of the Lunar Mystery working. 

When the work within the underworld structure is completed, the Celebrant stands in the center of the circle, then departs and proceeds to the West, facing the gateway. The Closing Portal gesture is made and the gateway is sealed with an equal arm cross. 

The Celebrant turns and faces the East, advances towards the East, then turns and faces the West as before.

Celebrant then draws sealing spirals to each of the three gate positions, beginning with the Northeast, then the West and finally the Southeast with the wand, while saying the following incantations:  

SE)
The Hero has gained the boon 
which he sought, 
the vision of the future with his 
new role profoundly defined. 
For only those who are whole 
can gain the wisdom to understand 
their time and replace its failing vision 
with a new revelation.  

W)
The Hero contemplates the return and 
learns that he must be healed; 
reintegrated into the world of the Living 
from the World of the Dead and Dreams  
to be Reborn again. 
So there is the test of the
mediation between visions and reality; 
of what might be – to what must be.  

NE)
The Hero has translated the vision 
that is the boon received from the 
Inner World, 
and it acts as the Symbol of Transformation 
for the Outer World. 
So the Hero has become 
the master of both worlds. 

The Celebrant proceeds to the center of the circle and therein meditates. 

The Gate working is now completed. 

Assumption of the Grail Spirit
Meditation Upon the Grail Spirit

The circle has already been consecrated and the Rose Ankh ritual has been completed, forming a vortex in which the Mystery is to be presented. 

Devotees gather together and meditate while someone reads a guided meditation, revealing through symbolic imagery the Grail Spirit in its various guises (Sword, Lance, Dish, Cup and Stone), with the sixth a final form as the Grail Avatar. Also, the spiritual values associated with each manifestation are explained.

In the beginning was the Spirit of Wholeness, 
for it was the Source of all spiritual beings,
and it shall receive all souls at the end, 
thus it is called the Well of the Spirits.

And the Wholeness was split into four parts 
each with an attribute of the Source of the Whole. 
These are known as the Grails of the Spirit, 
and they are experienced in myriad forms.

The Lance is the Grail of Knowledge and 
Forgiveness, of acceptance and self-reliance.
For the transformation of Knowledge inspires
the true beginning of the ultimate wisdom.

The Chalice is the Grail of Love and Compassion,
the Love of the Spirit poured out before humanity. 
For the impact of spiritual love in the Seeker 
causes the realization of the Oneness of All.

The Sword is the Grail of Judgment and
Justice, the power of decisive action and truth. 
The need for power causes the intrusion of Fate,
and therein one wields the powers of 
controlled change. 
 
The Dish is the Grail of Bounty and Good Fortune, 
the wellspring of life and wealth. For the effects 
of the Spiritual Wholeness of the Grail causes all 
matter to resonate with its harmony.

The Stone is the Fifth Grail, the Synthesis,
the power that fuses the other four together.
For the fifth grace is purely of the Spirit,
as the individual spirit of humanity.  Thus we
share the Water of Life, to bond in the union
of the "Souls of all Light."

The Divine Human Being is the Sixth Grail, the 
channeling of the pure spirit into the greater 
material world.  For the perfection of spirit and 
life is the living God or Goddess, the Great Pointer of 
the Way. 

Herein is a mystery, let one anointed in the Name
be here and now and take into his/her heart,
the Being of Light that is the summation of All. 

Herein is a paradox; that which is transcendent is 
also the same as that which is your essence. 
Behold, the Spirit invoked and living in a brother 
or sister; we thus regenerate the source and empower 
the individual.

Primary Invocation (Summoning)

Note: A solitaire worker is encouraged to use a recording of the invocation while performing the assumption exercise alone. He/She should be seated and assume a light trance state. No other tools or aids are required. 

The individual who has been chosen to play the part of Deity stands in the center, surrounded by a circle of seated devotees.
 
The elected Priest/ess begins the process of assumption by performing a centering exercise, focusing upon the magickal chakras from crown to foot. Devotees assume a reverent attitude while the one acting as moderator reads or recites the first invocation, which is the Summoning. After it is completed, the Priest/ess performs another centering exercise, this time from foot to crown.
 
In the name of the great feminine/masculine
Spirit, He/She whom we call, [Deity Name] 
I summon you to appear through words of
love and the overpowering desire 
that draws us all together.
Come down to us, 
O Beauteous Being of Light and Love! 
Shed your light and commune with us, revealing your Wisdom.  
We offer unto you the gift of life,  
which you shall partake
when in union with us. 

(For the Feminine Grail) 

O blessed Lady of Light, 
whose Name is [Deity Name], 
I call upon thee.  
Giver of life and love, 
the Creatrix, 
the Grail of Rebirth and Renewal, 
Purity, Joy and Ecstasy! 

(For the Masculine Grail)

O blessed Lord of Might, 
whose Name is [Deity Name], 
I call upon thee.  
Giver of Inspiration  and knowledge,
the Universal Mind, 
the Grail of Insight and Exaltation! 

Mantle of Glory

The Priest/ess then performs a self crossing, causing the chakras to join in an equal arm cross over the body, in the following manner:

The Priest/ess touches the forehead and says:

From the highest; 

touches the genitals and says: 

To the source of life; 

the right shoulder and says:  

Through the grace; 

then touches the left shoulder and says: 

And the power; 

and then folds the hands before the heart and says: 

Unified in love, so mote it be. 

The Priest/ess then meditates for a moment with arms outstretched to form a cross with the whole body. In this posture, the power of the spirit of the Grail is internally summoned. 

Secondary Invocation (Glorification)

The moderator reads the second invocation and summons the Grail Spirit into manifestation, linking it with the body of the Priest/ess. The second invocation is called the Glorification because it celebrates the merging of the Grail Spirit and the Priest/ess. After the invocation is completed, the Priest/ess draws upon him/herself a triangle representing the gateway through which the Spirit of the Grail shall enter.  	

For the Feminine Grail – the High Priestess performs the following actions. 

Thou art the Grail as Woman, 
Avatar of the Feminine Spirit.  
Thus  as the Grail Maiden, 
thou art the perfect ideal of womanhood,
glamour and beauty,
harmony of natural form, 
vessel wherein prevails 
the greatest intuitive wisdom 
guide of all life and love.
 
The Priestess then touches her left breast, right breast and yoni, and says while she traces this triangle upon her body: 

The Grail is the font of Death, 
Rebirth and Inspiration. 

For the Masculine Grail – the High Priest performs the following actions. 

Thou art the Grail as Man, 
Avatar of the Masculine Spirit.  
As the Grail Knight, 
thou art the Perfect Ideal of manhood, idealism and aspiration 
that knows no boundaries or limitations. 
Energy and insight grow together 
to forge the Alchemy of 
Transformation and Creativity.

The Priest then touches his left breast, right breast and forehead, and says while he traces this triangle upon his body:

The Grail is the Power of Enlightenment, 
Insight and Hope. 

Then the Priest/ess crosses arms over the breast. 

The moderator completes the glorification:

Thus is the image of the Avatar, 
as perceived by humanity.  
This being who we can know
does not manifest all the qualities 
of the Grail. 
Herein is only a momentary 
but glorious occurrence, 
clothed in a form and assuming an image
so that we may 
know its Spiritual Essence.  
The Grail shall continue 
to intercept our world, 
appearing, then disappearing 
and reappearing 
in another place and time. 
The Grail is the Spirit 
which we are aware 
when opened in love; 
and therein the Grail shall live 
in our hearts, pure and safe. 
Grail Manifestation and Affirmation

The Priest/ess then enters into trance. It will be a shallow trance if standing, however, if reclining, a full trance is possible. Draw in the Grail Spirit, feel its power and glory. Then raise the arms up, reaching for the Ultrapoint.

The circle of devotees chant the associated name of the Deity as this sensitive process of identification occurs. Once the trance state is fully realized, then either the moderator reads the following affirmation or the Priest/ess will utter words inspired directly from the Deity:

I am the Spirit of the Grail, 
the breath of infinity
blowing into a finite world. 

I am the Soul of all sentience, 
of all being, 
the channel of wholeness. 

I am the body of the 
Sacrament of all Life, 
the Grail of the Joy of Living, 
the Chalice that has become filled 
with the Wisdom of Understanding; 
the Spear of Destiny
that shall cause the winds 
of war or peace to be unleashed. 

I am the ecstasy of union when the Radiant
Light of the Source is seen;
hail to the light,to love 
and to me, 
the God/dess upon this world.
Communion and Final Gesture

When trance has reached its maximum effect and begins to recede, the devotees become silent and bow before the Deity. 

The Priest/ess as Deity steps forward and then gives a blessing (laying on of hands and blowing the breath into the crown of the head) to those devotees who come before him/her.

Then food and drink are brought before the Priest/ess, laying hands and breathing upon them, saying the following blessing:

I, as the Spirit of the Grail, 
do bless this food/drink 
as the joining of spirit and matter;  
thus will the food/ drink sustain 
your bodies 
and the spirit will fortify your souls.  
 
And the joining of spirit to spirit 
shall be the joy of the realization of the 
individual within the embrace of All. 

So Mote It Be.

The feast of the Agape then takes place as the Priest/ess partakes of the drink, food, and then passes them to devotees who reverently consume them as sacraments. 

When all food and drink have been consumed, the Priest/ess takes position amongst the devotees and they all hold hands, to allow the last of the spiritual energies of the Grail Spirit to circulate to everyone during a period of silent meditation. 

When all is accomplished, the workers and Priest/ess arise as one and the moderator recites the following Thanksgiving meditation, signifying the completion of the Grail Assumption rite:

Let us open our hearts 
and be pleased with our Communion 
of Life, Spirit and Love.  

May we come to know the wholeness 
of the Grail, as it enters our lives 
and gives us the blessing 
of the Fivefold treasures of Human Life: Wisdom, 
Compassion, 
Justice, 
Fortune, 
and Serenity. 

So Mote It Be.  

Ritual of the Lunar Mysteries

Presentation of the Mystery

Workers sit together in a ring, holding hands, meditating silently and using breath control to establish a deep trance. 

The moderator intones the following meditation.  		

The Sun has set and the light is gone,
Darkness covers the earth, 
causing fear and blindness;  
But then a dim light is seen 
the moon rising over the horizon.
 
The Moon is the reflected light of the Sun
and having received his brilliance, 
she takes it within and ponders it.

So is the Moon as a Gateway to the
deeper self, the revelation of the mysteries
of our own origin.

The Moon 
is the key to our forgotten world,
of promises not kept and issues
avoided. 
A world of shadows and illusion,
a place where the soul projects its
images upon the mind. 

We descend into the world of night,
and a subtle
illumination shows the way. 

After a suitable period of meditation, a selected Priestess stands in the center of the circle. Holding her arms in the mudra of the station of the Moon, she absorbs all that is spoken through empowerment of her imagination. 

The Moderator intones one of the following Lunar Mysteries depending upon the phase or station of the Moon. 

 [New Moon]

We summon the White Lady 
of regeneration and growth. 
For the Dark Moon is the time 
of preparation, 
of planting new seed, 
of regeneration. 

For the women, 
the New Moon symbolizes ovulation, 
the revelation of all potential, 
the first flowering of perfecting aspirations.

For the men, 
the New Moon symbolizes openness 
and truthfulness, 
the heart is made soft, 
revealing its inner desires.

Mudra: The same mudra as Full Moon, except the arms are held down over one's belly, signifying the New Moon.

[First Quarter] 
 
We summon the Scarlet Lady 
of Passion and Warfare. 
For the Waxing Moon is the time of action, the enacting of plans 
that will grow to fruition 
With the waxing light of the Moon.

For the women 
the Waxing Moon symbolizes 
the onset of fertility, 
which is as ephemeral as a flower, 
and represents receptivity 
to the conception of ideas 
and the fulfillment of desires.

For the men the Waxing Moon 
symbolizes the transformation of the beast, for all control is overcome 
and desire has fully taken control. 
The task is to channel that desire. 

Mudra: The First Quarter is depicted by the arms and hands curving up forming a concave arch, starting at the shoulders and continuing to the outstretched finger tips, signifying the waxing Moon.

[Full Moon]

We summon the Blue Lady 
of meditation and reflection. 
For the Full Moon is the time 
of completion and fruition – 
the matter has come 
to its ultimate manifestation.

For the women 
the Full Moon symbolizes 
the death of life potential 
and the first occurrence 
of the menstrual flow, 
swelling and purgation that follows
or the onset of pregnancy.

For the men 
the Full Moon symbolizes 
the obscuring of the self, 
for so intervenes selfcontrol, 
and the beast is firmly bound, 
caged and controlled. 
For herein is the exhaustion of all desire.

Mudra: Full Moon is with the hands held together to form a circle, thumbs to thumbs and fingers matched, thus making a full circle within the arch of these fingers just barely touching. This mudra is held over one's head.

[Last Quarter]

We summon the Black Lady 
of Death and Dissolution. 
For the Waning Moon 
is the time of release; 
the work is completed 
and only time shall reveal 
whether it will bear fruit.

For the women, 
the Waning Moon symbolizes
the cessation of the flow of blood, 
a time for purification, 
for remembrance and for renewal.

For the men, 
the Waning Moon symbolizes
internalization, 
the quiescence of desire, 
self doubt and the reexamination of belief. 

Mudra: The Last Quarter is depicted by the arms and hands curving downwards forming a convex arch, starting at the shoulders and continuing to the outstretched finger tips,  signifying the waning Moon.

Assumption and Transformation

After a period of silence, the Priestess is still standing in the center of the circle. The rest of the group performs the preparation steps of the ritual Assumption of the Grail Spirit, using the feminine incantations and symbols. The Priestess then simply assumes the Feminine Grail Spirit, and the group bows and praises her as an avatar of the Goddess. The assumption ritual is completed with the act of communion.

The group then performs the Gate of Transformation ritual, with the selected Priestess glorified as the Deity, acting as Celebrant. The Gate is left open, allowing for a working (or workings) to be performed. 

[The working is performed here.]

When the working is completed, the participants gather together and meditate upon what has transpired. 

Then the closing Gate spell is performed to close the space. The group draws sealing spirals to the eight positions of the magick circle (the Watchtowers and the Angles) and the Lunar Mystery is completed.   

Ritual of the Solar Mysteries

Presentation of the Mystery
Introit

Workers sit together in a ring, holding hands. They meditate silently, using breath control to establish a deep trance. 

The moderator then intones the following meditation, inserting the cues for the season. Cue A is Fixed or Cardinal, cue B is Locked or Transforming, and cue C is Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter. (See notes below.)

The Wheel of the Year turns and again
The Power of the Sun shall wax or wane;
Equal day to equal night; 
The shortest day
And longest night; 
The longest day,
The shortest night.

The cardinal sign is the beginning, 
the power of the Sun is in transition.  The fixed sign is the climax, 
the power of the Sun is locked in place.

 Therefore, we celebrate the [A] Sign, 
 The Sun is [B] into the season 
 of [C].

Summoning Twin Seasonal Powers

Celebrant stands in the center of the circle. He takes up his wand, draws an invoking Pentagram of the qualifying Element of the first of the two seasonal elementals to one of the four Quarters, determining the base Element. 

Moderator reads an invocative image of the first elemental while participants concentrate on the Tarot card, which has been strategically placed where all can see it. 

Celebrant draws an invoking Pentagram of the qualifying Element of the second of the two seasonal elementals to one of the four Quarters, determining the base Element. 

Moderator then reads an invocative image of the second Elemental while the participants concentrate on the Tarot card.  

Celebrant draws a line from each of the invoking Pentagrams in their respective Quarters to the center of the circle in the Ultrapoint, beginning with the first Element and concluding with the second. Then, a Hexagram device is drawn in the Ultrapoint.

Moderator then reads an invocative image of the Seasonal Power, which is the combination of the two Dignitaries or Court Cards of the Tarot, and the mythic image of the Season. 

The image of the Seasonal Power is derived from the combination of the dynamic powers of the elementals and the spiritual tradition to which the workers are aligned. The participants then meditate to summon the energy into the circle. 
The Seasonal Mystery

Moderator reads the Seasonal Mystery, and the Celebrant as Priest stands in the center of the circle and denotes the specific Solar festival by making the first and second gesture. 

The gestures symbolize the qualities of the forces inherent in the Solar Mystery of Life through expression of both the symbol of the quality of the season, which is cardinal or fixed, as well as its elemental energy. 

[Vernal Equinox] - Transformation (arms out and up, in a "V" shape) and the sign of Fire.

I reveal the Mystery 
of the Vernal Equinox, 
Fire is in transformation.  
Ideals are as pure potential, 
set into motion so that they shall bear fruit in the coming year. 
Knowledge to begin changes is revealed so all projects and endeavors are now
begun.  
The Light is in Ascension. 

[Beltane - May 1] - Fixity (arms crossed before one's breast) and the sign of Earth.

I reveal the mystery of Beltane, 
Earth is in its fixity; 
the net is cast and destiny is invoked.  
The seed has been planted and the desire to make it fruitful quickens the blood. 
Here is love found and also lost. 
There is pleasure knowing that 
darkness is nearly gone, 
its spirit layeth with the forgotten dead.  
The Light is Conquering. 

[Summer Solstice] - Transformation (arms out and up, in a "V" shape) and the sign of Water.
 
I reveal the Mystery of the Summer Solstice, 
Water is in transformation; 
So the heart shall become generous and 
the home shall open to all neighbors and faraway friends.  
Darkness is swept away and life is 
Everywhere thriving. 
Though the darkness has been reborn; 
it is weak and appears only
where you least expect it.  
The Light is Dominant. 

[Lammas - August 1] - Fixity (arms crossed before one's breast) and the sign of Fire.

I reveal the Mystery of Lammas, 
Fire is in its fixity;
Knowledge is sought for its own end, 
and there is found 
the beginning of error. 
Yet the light is still 
bright, hot and burning, 
and the grains 
finish their growing cycle, 
ripening to golden brown.
It is the time of joy in the 
first fruits, 
Ideas conceived in the spring. 
The Darkness has begun its Ascent.  

[Autumnal Equinox] - Transformation (arms out and up, in a "V" shape) and the sign of Air.

I reveal the Mystery of the Autumnal Equinox, 
Air is in transformation; 
Changes are quickly brought to fruition. 
Our ideals are fully realized, 
yet the will is beginning to wane. 
Forces of death begin
their awakening.  
Our lifeforce has been spent 
and the harvest is collected 
by the autumn people. 
The Darkness is in Ascension. 

[Samhain - November 1] - Fixity (arms crossed before one's breast) and the sign of Water.

I reveal the Mystery of Samhain, 
Water in its fixity;
Now there are thoughts of death. 
We search for the spirit that transcends it. 
Earth lies fallow, the last fruits 
harvested; 
and the final killing frosts 
have already arrived. 
The ghost of life haunts the desolation.
The Darkness is Conquering.

[Winter Solstice] - Transformation (arms out and up, in a "V" shape) and the sign of Earth.

I reveal the Mystery of the Winter Solstice, 
Earth in transformation; 
Moment of greatest darkness has come,
yet the light is reborn 
and life whispers its  renewal. 
Up from the ashes and dust of death. 
For the candle and yule log burns bright, 
Casting its holy and mysterious light.  
The Darkness is Dominant.  

[Candlemas - February 1] - Fixity (arms crossed before one's breast) and the sign of Air.

I reveal the Mystery of Candlemas, 
Air is in its fixity;
So we must ever be
steadfast in our pursuits, 
unwavering and seeking
 equality and justice.
Cleansing and renewal;
the old ideal is cast away 
and made ready for rebirth.  
We light the fires of inspiration,
To open the doors to what is new.  
The Light has begun its ascent.
Assumption
 
After a period of silence, the Priest is still standing in the center of the circle. The rest of the group performs the preparation steps of the ritual Assumption of the Grail Spirit, using the masculine incantations and symbols. The Priest then simply assumes the Masculine Grail Spirit, and the group bows and praises him as an avatar of the God. The assumption ritual is completed with the act of communion.

Eastern Gate - Coming Forth By Day

To perform the Eastern Gate ritual, the Priest again as Celebrant, stands in the West, facing the East and says: 

The way is made clear 
Truly the time is poised for change;  
The threshold awaits the twilight division
To behold, the Coming Forth By Day! 

Celebrant proceeds to the Southwest Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Revelation 
and summon the Guide of Light, 
wherein shall we learn 
the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. 

Celebrant proceeds to the Eastern Watchtower, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Inspiration 
and summon Guardian, 
Ward of the Mystery of Life. 
Those who would be reborn 
must first experience death, 
then ashes transformed 
into living flesh. 

Celebrant proceeds to the Northwest Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Transformation 
summoning forth the Radiant One, 
Lord of Light and Life,
One who has died and been reborn; 
beloved of the Spirit of the Mother, 
Son of the Great Father Spirit.  
The dance of life and death has begun.

[Sets down the wand.]
 
Celebrant proceeds again to the West and faces the East, drawing a line of force with the hand from each of the Gate positions (Northwest, East and Southwest) to oneself, while saying the following incantation:

I stand in the West, 
Facing the East, 
I greet the Golden Dawn,
The Sunstar of the morning light, 
The seven rayed splendor of life.  
For we are reborn in the knowing 
In the celebration of the turning
of the Seasonal Wheel.  
As the vegetation 
shall wax and wane, 
die in the ground,
to be reborn again! 
In the spring  the dawn!  
So shall we, mortal in body, 
eternal in spirit, 
rise up in that morning from our graves
and be reborn as 
flesh and blood once again. 

For nothing is new that has seen 
The light of day! 

Celebrant then slowly advances to the Eastern Watchtower, makes the sign of the Opening Portal gesture, enters and then turns to face the West. 

Advancing to the center of the circle, the Celebrant is now within the world of light, beyond the Gate Threshold.

[An individual working may be performed.]

Conclusion 

Once the individual working is complete it should be followed with an ecstatic dance. All dance until a great climax is sensed, and the mystery exteriorized with a sudden cessation.

When the rite is finished, the participants gather together to meditate upon the experience. 

The Celebrant then draws sealing spirals to each of the three gate positions, beginning with the Northwest, then the East and finally the Southwest. Workers also draw sealing spirals to the eight positions of the magick circle (the Watchtowers and the Angles), denoting the completion of the Solar Mystery. 

Prefect Initiation Ritual

Preparation

Tools required: Candidate’s wand and sword.

As part of the preparation for initiation, the candidate takes a ritual bath of purification. Water is drawn and then purified through the blessing of salt by taking pure sea salt into one’s palm and blessing it with the sign of the Cross (Male) or Ankh (Female), and sealed it with the power of one's breath (Spirit). The salt is then deposited into the water.   

The candidate blesses the combination of water and salt by blowing breath across the surface of the bath water, and recites the following incantation:
 
I bless this Water and Salt, 
Lustral water of spiritual purification,
in the names of [Deity Name]!  
So Mote It Be.   

At this point scented or unscented oils, powders, flower petals, herbs or other items may be added to the bath water. These are selected according to the taste or requirements of the candidate, since everyone has different esthetic sensitivities.

Then, the candidate strips, enters the water and slowly washes the body with scented soap. 

During the ritual bath one should remain very still in the water periodically in order to contemplate upon the purpose of this special event.

When the bath is complete, then the candidate dries thoroughly and anoints the body with scented oils, once again selected specially for the candidate, based on individual tastes and needs. 

Then the candidate-initiate dresses in ritual attire in order to assume the magickal persona. The initiate should present him/herself fully dressed and adorned as the magickal persona, which may be expressed through the wearing of robes, jewelry, make-up, mask or even elaborate head gear.

Assuming a meditative repose, in silent seclusion, the Candidate performs the fourfold breath control technique, to foster a serene state of mental detachment. 

At this point, the candidate should meditate upon death, the final destiny of all human life and then upon the process of rebirth. This takes the form of the resurrection of the spirit as a being of disembodied consciousness.  After the candidate has meditated upon this subject for a suitable period of time, preparation is complete and the working may begin. 

Assumption of the Magickal Persona

As stated previously, all of the ritual actions are performed by the candidate himself. Attending witnesses may assist, but not interfere with the performance of this working. Where workers are specified, these are the witnesses for the rite.

In a temple or grove, after its consecration and the performing of the Rose Ankh Vortex ritual, workers dance around the circle accompanied by music. The workers dance to a climax, circling deosil raising an energy field to assist the initiation process. When this is completed, they stand in a circle around the candidate.

The candidate stands in the center of the circle, unmoving and looking like the great mythic magician of antiquity in the flesh. The candidate makes the sign of the Tau cross with his/her body; standing straight with both arms outstretched and parallel to the ground. Then the candidate takes a step forward, draws the palms of  the hands together before one’s chest in a gesture of piety and prayer. 

Then the candidate intones the Statement of Identity. 

Note: The following is only an example. The initiate is encouraged to write a personalized statement as part of pre-initiation day preparation. 

I, [magickal name], am the mage who has chosen the path of Theurgy, seeking the company of fellow mages so I may share in their wisdom. 

I am the personification of [Deity(s) Name], wise in the magickal arts and a steadfast seeker of truth. Ultimately, I will seek the bliss of union with the Absolute Spirit, knowing the power, glory and ecstasy of being a God. I am the eternal unbegotten one who has lived throughout the ages and is the source of all wisdom. 

The magician seeks to know the hidden (occult) ways of the Spirit and to reveal that knowledge in simplicity. So I, as the Magician God, shall transform the world; first for myself, then for others, whom I touch, love and share the experience of life.

For these objectives, which are part of my magickal discipline and represent my thirst for spiritual truth, do I now invoke the powers of transformation that shall reveal the Bornless Spirit of myself, living within the collective of the Spiritual Whole. 

Let me be protected by the grace and powers of [Deity(s) Name], that I may grow and learn the hidden ways of Spiritual Evolution, and obtain the powers of peaceful social revolution. So mote it be!

Candidate performs self crossing, causing the chakras to align in an equal arm cross over the body by making the following actions and verbal proclamations: 

The candidate touches the forehead and says: 

From the highest;

then touches the genitals and says: 

To the source of life;

then touches the right shoulder and says: 

Through the grace;

then touches the left shoulder and says: 

And the power;

and then folds the hands before the heart and says: 

Unified in love, So Mote It Be.

 [For the Cycle of Self Actualization (i.e., tracking), go directly down to the section Presentation of the Initiation Mystery, since the next part is concerned exclusively with the greater initiation rite.] 

Next, the candidate must assume the Magickal Persona by reading a previously prepared magickal description of him/herself, which illustrates the persona that has been adopted. 

While this is written as a self invocation, the persona described therein can be in the third person, seemingly distinct from one's self. However, as the powers and virtues of this personality are described, the candidate follows each statement with a self-affirmation ("I am the power, the glory and the light!"). 

Note: the following paragraphs are only an example.

I am [X], Master of the Powers of Light and Darkness. My hair is the color of a raven's wing and my eyes are azure and silver like the piercing lights of the Stars. 

I have lived forever in numerous forms, but have always been a follower of the path of Magick and I wear the black robes of mystery and secret wisdom. 

I am a power of magick that channels the pure Spirit of God. I am a triple power, for I have been before all creation and I have grasped all the occurrences of the future's distant shadows. In the name of the Deity, of whom I am a manifestation, I am the power, the glory and the light!!  [This is repeated as a mantric round numerous times.]  

So mote it be!
 
The candidate concludes the above two statements with a potent affirmation, through a Statement of Purpose in dedication to a magickal tradition that revolves around a specific Deity. 

Through the statement and its associated Deity, an affirmation is also made, which serves as the purpose for wielding the powers of magick in service of the chosen Deity. 

Note: the following paragraphs are only an example:  

I, [X], the servant and agent of [Deity(s) Name], do swear to dedicate my life to the practice of the Art of Ritual Magick so that the Mysteries of my God will be known and His power shall be felt and recognized by everyone. 

I am a beloved of the Powers of Life and Earth. I seek a balance with nature, which I see as the pure reflection of my God. I swear that it will remain unsullied and preserved forever. 

I will be a judge and an arbiter of the Powers of Light and Darkness, wielding them for the greater good and opposing those who wrongfully use them. 

I place myself under the protection of my God and apply myself to his rules and dictates, so that one day I may realize true union and enlightenment within His Being. 

Therefore, I shall never harm another with my magick except to defend my life and the lives of those whom I love and cherish. 

May my God act as a witness to these words of truth and may He aid me in carrying them out! 

So mote it be!
 
When this is accomplished, the candidate is then prepared to undergo the initiation mystery.  

Presentation of the Initiation Mystery

Candidate turns to face the West still standing in the center of the circle and says the following: 

I begin this new life with a single step, 
I have erected the magick circle
Summoned the powers 
to witness this initiation. 
In the manner of all traditions,
I have chosen myself to begin and 
complete this undertaking by my own will,
wisdom and ability.  

The candidate then performs one of the three Initiation Mystery tracks. While the men will probably select the Masculine Initiation Mystery, and the women, similarly, will select the Feminine Initiation Mystery, it is possible and even beneficial for men and women to cross gender barriers so that each might realize the other's issues and assist in their resolution.  There is also a third mystery track that confines itself to the internal tracking method used to assist the initiate to self actualization.   
Masculine Initiation Mystery

Candidate proceeds with the wand to the Southeast Angle, stands before it and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the East and the Element of Air is then intoned:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear...  

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[The Call to Adventure]

The horn is sounded, 
the call is made 
and the worthy shall harken to it!  

The hero is born 
ignorant of his nobility,
his divine origin and destiny.  
For he is marked as the one, 
the inner voyager 
seeking to find 
the source of spirit.  
Yet at the gate between worlds 
he shall encounter the Guide, 
the Guardian and the task 
that risks life and limb. 

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the Southwest Angle, stands before it and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the South and the Element of Fire is then intoned:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear...   

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[Trials and Victories of Initiation]

The path is revealed 
as the Road of Trials 
that is overcome only through 
the pain of adversity, 
which tempers and tests an individual until all imperfections are removed.  
For therein he shall meet 
the beauteous lady, lover, sister, mother, daughter as One!  
And if he shall establish balance through self-discipline, 
then shall the union of Light and Dark become perfected. 
The inner laws of form and structure shall become the tool of the self-born 
as a Divine King  – 
he who knows the secrets 
of life and death.

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the Northwest Angle, stands before it, drawing an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the West and the Element of Water is then intoned:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 
 
Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[Revelation of the Cosmic Cycle]

So is revealed the Mystery
A place within the Cosmic Cycle 
that one occupies, 
the proper and true vocation 
of the Thrice Greatest Initiate
Hermes. 

In the beginning everything was created
from nothing – the emanations generating the fabric of being.  
The waves of light have shown forth 
As signs and portents of the future.  
Yet in the end, the world of the living
shall be born knowing the pain 
and revelation of death. 

So is the dissolution that presages
Dawn of rebirth and renewal. 

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the Northeast Angle, stands before it and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the North and the Element of Earth is then invoked:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear...   

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[Return and Reintegration]

The knowledge of the Spirit 
resides in the Heart of the Soul – 
and so it is the Wisdom Untold, 
the knowledge Unnamed. 
It may be experienced 
but never expressed 
in its purest form.  

The magician as poet 
shall sing the song
of redemption. 
There shall be healing and rejoicing, 
the revelation of a new wisdom, 
a new light to replace 
the darkness of the old. 
For the lantern of spiritual wisdom 
Is mortal and too easily extinguished,
requiring periodic rekindling. 

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the center of the circle, faces the West and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element in the Infrapoint. 

Then the candidate intones the following invocation of the principal Deity with whom alignment is sought:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 

Candidate puts down the wand, takes up the magick sword and draws the four Angles to the center of the circle in the Infrapoint. Action begins with the Northwest Angle and proceeds deosil to end in the Southwest. 

Standing again in the center of the circle, the candidate draws a Hexagram in the Ultrapoint, charging it with an invoking spiral. The resultant device is then drawn down to the heart chakra to establish a spiritual alignment. 

The candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet:

[Ultimate Destiny of Spiritual Union]

The path of Magick is a Cycle – 
The Great Work never-ending.
There are two quests in the true path – 
the quest for unity 
and the quest for completion.  

Upon the path leading inward, 
we cross the Threshold of Light 
and Darkness
and enter into the source of both, 
where we discover the bliss of union.

Then we must translate the wisdom
found therein, 
causing others to transform 
and behold the truth! 

The Masculine Initiation Mysteries are now complete. 

Feminine Initiation Mystery

Candidate with the wand proceeds to the Southeast Angle, stands before it and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the East and the Element of Air is then intoned:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear...   

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[The Body of Woman as Avatar]

Harmony of Nature, 
the endless cycles of life – 
knowing this wisdom is accomplished through the body, the womb, 
the breasts, the monthly flow.  
For a woman knows that through her body is found the Spiritual Source - 
 the image of the Great Mother, 
the Archetypal Woman, 
life, love, creation 
and a chalice of ecstasy! 

She then with the wand proceeds to the Southwest Angle, stands and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram, and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the South and the Element of Fire is then intoned:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[The Marriage of Death]

The Chains of Love that bind, 
the knowledge of tears in translation; 
O Son of Man knows not his heart, becoming the cause of hurt, 
anger, fear and pain.  
Women must control their bodies, 
bondage is an evil not long endured.
 In knowing the Great Mother within, you must project it outward always 
To realization – for woman is 
the source of creation. 

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the Northwest Angle, stands before it and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the West and the Element of Water is then invoked:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[Temptation of the Serpent]

The Serpent of the Heart burns with 
the bitterness of repression and pain. 
Yet with pain comes birth, 
from this knowledge comes love
and the growth of self empowerment.  
A woman controls her destiny; 
the summoning of a spiritual mate, 
the analogue of the transformed
man of completion. 
To the heart of Woman Spirit, 
power becomes love, truth, 
an affirmation of all life!   

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the Northeast Angle, stands before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element, drawing first the Pentagram and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the emissary of the North and the Element of Earth is then invoked:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet: 

[Trials of Love as Truth]

The Power of Woman-Spirit is released!
And the Goddess shall be realized 
in the flesh through the trials of love. 
Herein woman finds her greatest
power 
To love, heal, to touch, reveal, 
to give the secret of life to all.  
For women are the heart that is 
the center of life, 
through birth, nurturing, laws, 
serenity and finally,
death. 

Woman is the source of life, 
the womb matrix, 
life forming, 
life affirming, 
life as Light! 

For how can one forsake her, 
how can one not glorify her, 
love and venerate her? 
Holy Mother, 
Spiritual Source, 
Great Goddess, 
Divine Feminine, 
Primal Woman – 
the belly of creation. 

She is the oracle of existence 
and the way of nature. 
She is the home, the hearth, 
the place of order and belonging. 

Candidate with the wand then proceeds to the center of the circle, faces the West, and draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element in the Infrapoint. 

Then she intones an invocation of the principle Deity with which she is seeking an alignment:

I invoke thee, [Deity(s) Name], 
I summon thee to appear... 

The candidate puts down the wand and takes up the magick sword and draws the four Angles to the center of the circle in the Infrapoint, beginning with the Northwest Angle, moving deosil and ending in the Southwest. 

Standing again in the center of the circle, the candidate draws a Hexagram in the Ultrapoint, charging it with an invoking spiral. The resultant device is then drawn down to the heart chakra to establish a spiritual alignment. 

Then the candidate intones the following Initiation Mystery facet:

[The Daughter as Mother]

After these revelations are experienced
and the issues underlying them 
are known, 
and then shall the Daughter,
having been tempered, tested 
and found true, 
become the great Mother in her turn.  

Thus the mystery of being a woman 
Is that the daughter, 
through profound trials, 
shall become the mother. 

The Candidate has now completed the Feminine Initiation Mysteries. 
Mystery Cycle of Self Actualization

Proceeding to the Southeast Angle and standing before it, the candidate draws an invoking spiral with the wand and then sits in a meditative posture to focus on the following concepts.

Access the Archetype: The first step in tracking is to 
identify the problem and its various associations. 

Proceeding to the Southwest Angle and standing before it, the candidate draws an invoking spiral with the wand and then sits in a meditative posture to focus on the following concepts.

Befriend the Archetype: The next step in tracking is to 
communicate with the archetype and find out what it 
has been doing within your psyche. 

Proceeding to the Northwest Angle and standing before it, the candidate draws an invoking spiral with the wand and then sits in a meditative posture to focus on the following concepts.

Transform the Archetype into its Mature Image: The 
third step in tracking is to seek out the archetype in
its resolved phase, or mature state.

Proceeding to the Northeast Angle and standing before it, the candidate draws an invoking spiral with the wand and then sits in a meditative posture to focus on the following concepts.

Create Internal Order: The next step in tracking is 
seeking from the mature archetype the teaching 
necessary to completely resolve the problem. 

The candidate then proceeds to the center of the circle faces the West draws an invoking spiral with the wand in the Infrapoint, and sits in a meditative posture to focus on the following concepts.

Establish a Principal Perspective : The next step in 
tracking is the translation of all that has been learned 
and previously established into one's daily existence.

The candidate then takes up the magick sword and proceeds to draw the four Angles to the center of the circle in the Infrapoint, beginning with the Northwest Angle, proceeding deosil and ending in the Southwest.

Standing again in the center of the circle, the candidate draws a Hexagram in the Ultrapoint, charging it with an invoking spiral and then drawing the resultant device down to the heart chakra to establish the center for actualization. 

Then the candidate sits in a meditative posture and focuses upon the following concepts. 

Universalize: The final step in the tracking process is to apply the knowledge gained through integrating the mature archetype successfully into the sphere of one's individual life and applying it to the analogous problems of one's neighborhood, town, even to the nation or world. 

The Candidate has now completed the Self-Actualization Mysteries. All eight points of the circle are now sealed with sealing spirals. The Self Actualization Mystery rite is complete.

Deification & Spiritual Feast

After a final period of meditation, the candidate rises to a standing position in the center of the circle and performs the ritual Assumption of the Grail Spirit, using appropriate incantations and symbols of personal godhead. 

The candidate assumes the Grail Spirit as the Deity, and the workers focus on the temporary avatar of the Deity. The ritual working is completed with the actions of communion, which acts as a fortifier for the work yet to be accomplished.
Eastern Gate - Coming Forth By Day

The group then performs the Eastern Gate ritual.

Candidate stands in the West, facing the East and says: 

The way is made clear 
Truly the time is poised for change;  
The threshold awaits the twilight division
To behold, the Coming Forth By Day! 

Candidate proceeds to the Southwest Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Revelation 
and summon the Guide of Light, 
wherein shall we learn 
the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. 

Candidate proceeds to the Eastern Watchtower, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Inspiration 
and summon Guardian, 
Ward of the Mystery of Life. 
Those who would be reborn 
must first experience death, 
then ashes transformed 
into living flesh. 

Candidate proceeds to the Northwest Angle, draws an invoking spiral with the wand and says:

I open the Gate of Transformation 
summoning forth the Radiant One, 
Lord of Light and Life,
One who has died and been reborn; 
beloved of the Spirit of the Mother, 
Son of the Great Father Spirit.  
The dance of life and death has begun.

[Sets down the wand.]
 
Candidate proceeds again to the West and faces the East. drawing a line of force with the hand from each of the Gate positions (Northwest, East and Southwest) to oneself, while saying the following incantation:

I stand in the West, 
Facing the East, 
I greet the Golden Dawn,
The Sunstar of the morning light, 
The seven rayed splendor of life.  
For we are reborn in the knowing 
In the celebration of the turning
of the Seasonal Wheel.  
As the vegetation shall wax and 
wane, die in the ground,
to be reborn again! 
In the spring  the dawn!  
So shall we, mortal in body, 
eternal in spirit, 
rise up in that morning from our graves
and be reborn 
as flesh and blood once again. 

For nothing is new that has seen 
The light of day! 

Candidate then slowly advances to the Eastern Watchtower, makes the sign of the Opening Portal gesture, enters and then turns to face the West. 

Advancing to the center of the circle , the Candidate is now within the world of light, beyond the Gate Threshold.

[An individual working may be performed.]

If this initiation rite is being worked to resolve an issue or assist one in selfactualization, then after the Gate is erected the candidate may perform a divination working, simply meditate or celebrate the birth of a new mind-state. 

Once the working is complete it should be followed with an ecstatic dance. Dance until climax is achieved, followed with a sudden cessation.

This is followed by a brief meditation to fully embrace what has transpired.
 
Then the closing Gate ritual is performed to end the working and seal the mysteries. The candidate sets sealing spirals to the three gate nodes and performs the shutting the veil gesture.

The candidate, now as a full initiate of the Four Elements, is presented to the eight positions of the magick circle beginning with the East and proceeding deosil. After each presentation is intoned, the initiate draws a sealing spiral at each circle position with the wand.  

In the Name(s) of [Deity(s) Name], 
I reveal the fact that I am this day
made an initiate of the path of magick.  
So let it be known to the powers and virtues
That reside in this temple 
and throughout the Inner Planes. 

Then the workers embrace and welcome the candidate into the occult path of the Western Tradition of Ritual Magick. 

Consecration of the Hallows
 
Blessing of the Hallows

The Celebrant consecrates each one of the five tools of magick. These will become his/her expression of the newly gained virtues of the Grail and their continued cultivation.  These are each charged with a specific Element and identified with the corresponding archetype.

Fire:         Wand/Staff              Michael
Water:      Chalice                     Gabriel
Air:          Dagger/Sword        Raphael
Earth:       Pentacle (Dish)        Uriel
Spirit:       Crystal (Stone)        Raziel

The Celebrant stands before the altar. If the tools are a dagger, a sword, or a wand, they are placed upon the altar directly sitting upon the pentacle. The chalice contains lustral water and sits behind the crossed dagger, sword, and wand. The staff is placed leaning against the center of the altar in the midst of the other tools. The crystal is carefully placed upon the stacked triune of wand, sword, and dagger. 

This ritual may be worked for each tool separately in the following order: chalice, pentacle, dagger, wand, sword, staff, and stone. Each charging would utilize the other tools whether consecrated or not. The result would be the complete charging of all tools.

The Celebrant blesses the tool with lustral water, incense, and oil. The following prayers are used for each:

FIRE

O Wand/Staff of living wisdom! You were born centuries past and now illuminate with the sacrifice of your long life and greater rebirth. You call and the Spirits listen. May you be blessed. 

WATER

O Chalice of reflection! You are shaped in a form loving and giving. The Moon is your heart and the water of life is the fluid of your strength. May you be blessed.

AIR

O Dagger/Sword of the will! You were made of Air and Fire and to such you will return. You are a starmetal seed that etches the lines of power. May you be blessed.

EARTH

O Pentacle Image of Cosmos! You are the great edifice of all peace and resolution. The center does not spin, the knowing and the righteous do not bend. May you be blessed.

SPIRIT

O Crystal Stone of Creation! You are the mind that perceives and the soul that receives from the Source of all Being. Through you are the currents made visual and physical. May you be blessed. 
Establishing the Element Vortex

The Celebrant stands in the center of the circle and faces the four Angles, starting from the East, proceeding clockwise to invoke the four Archangels who each bear in their hands one of the four Grails from their resting place in Sarras (the ultimate hiding place of the Grail).

To the Southeast, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:                                  , then draws an invoking  Pentagram of the corresponding Element and seals it with an invoking spiral. He/She says the letter, Chi  Charites (The Grace). 

To the Southwest, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:                                  , then draws an invoking Pentagram of the corresponding Element and seals it with an invoking spiral. He/She says the letter, Ioata  Iudex (The Judgment). 

To the Northwest, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:                                  , then draws an invoking Pentagram of the corresponding Element and seals it with an invoking spiral. He/She says the letter, Xi  Xoanos (The Crucible). 

To the Northeast, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:                                  , then draws an invoking Pentagram of the corresponding Element and seals it with an invoking spiral. He/She says the letter, Alpha    Arcana (The Mystery).  

To the Center, the Celebrant intones the Name of the Deity:                                  , then draws an invoking Pentagram of the corresponding Element in the Infrapoint and seals it with an invoking spiral. He/She says the letter, Lambda   Lux  (The Light). 

The Celebrant draws an invoking Pentagram of Spirit Masculine or Feminine in the infra-point and seals it with an invoking spiral. The Celebrant proceeds to connect the four Angles together through the infra-point, beginning in the Northwest and completing in the Southeast, making a widdershins circuit. 

He/She then returns to the center of circle and stands, drawing the pentagram in the ultra-point and connecting it in a downward arc of force and joining it with the pentagram in the infra-point to form a pylon of unifying light through his/her body.

The Celebrant says for the selected Element/Tool:

FIRE

I Invoke thee, MIChAEL !
O thou who bearest the Sacred Spear and therein reveals the        
Mystery of the Path of the Spiritual Healer. For through        
selfless service, compassion and love of God shall the        
Hallowed Spear return from Sarras to reside herein with us!

AIR

I Invoke thee, RAPhAEL !
O thou who bearest the Sword of Power and therein reveals the        		
Mystery of the Path of the Spiritual Warrior. For through 
pure integrity, truthfulness and obedience to God shall the       
Hallowed Sword return from Sarras to reside herein with us!

WATER

I Invoke thee, GABRIEL !
O thou who bearest the Chalice of Glory and therein reveals the        
Mystery of the Path of the Sage of Devotion. For through the        
divine passion of the highest spiritual love in the quest for Union with God shall 
the Hallowed Chalice return from Sarras to reside herein with us!

EARTH

I Invoke thee, URIEL !
O thou who bearest the Dish of Inexhaustive Treasure and therein        
reveals the Mystery of the Mastery of Life. For through great        
steadfastness, selfawareness and the maturity of ages shall        
the Hallowed Paten return from Sarras to reside herein with us!

SPIRIT

I Invoke thee, RAZIEL !
O thou who bearest the Stone of Sion and therein reveals        
the Mystery of the Source of All. For through openness and        
pure wonder, spiritual insight and the knowing found in the        
Light of Divine Reason shall 
the Hallowed Lapidus return from Sarras to reside herein with us.

The Celebrant stands in the pylon, facing the altar and breathes in the force of the vortex, letting it flow from him, through his/her hands to the tools upon the altar and says:

Charites, Arcana, Lux, Iudex, Xoanos   C.A.L.I.X:  The Five Hallows appear!!

The Celebrant approaches the altar and blows the spirit breath or pneuma upon the tools, blessing them and sealing the charge. The Celebrant should use each charged tool (or each in sequence) immediately following the charging and blessing, as it is traditional, and it locks in the consecration for that tool.	

Divination Vortex Ritual
 
Divination Vortex

To establish the appropriate field in which to perform divination, one should choose from performing the Rose Ankh Vortex ritual in its entirety or the Prefect Initiation ritual, using the mystery cycle of Self-Actualization. 

The Celebrant then shuffles the cards, randomizes the runes, or just places hands upon the instruments of the divination and intones the following example invocation:

I summon and call upon thee, 
O Supreme Mind and Universal Intelligence, 
Hermes Thoth Trismagistus. 

You are the Eye of God 
that resolves all mysteries 
and perceives the totality of all matters. 

You are the Mind of God 
that understands all that is hidden,
who has the power to reveal 
and show it to mortal eyes. 

Lay your hands 
upon these tools of your art, 
so that they shall reveal the mysteries and the show the answers 
to all the questions that I seek. 

Let these mysteries 
be revealed and shown, 
may they be sensible 
and then written down, 
so that their wisdom 
shall be studied and preserved.

In the Names of [Deity Names] ,  
So Shall It Be Ordained.

The Celebrant then performs the divination and meditates upon the results. 

When the meditation session is completed, the information is written down into a personal Grimoire and magickal diary.

Mystery Rite of the Higher Self
 
Initiation Mystery

The Celebrant proceeds to the center of the circle and stands in the posture of Osiris risen. The Celebrant then performs a self crossing causing the chakras to align in an equal arm cross over the body in the following manner.

The Celebrant touches the forehead and says: 

From the highest;

then touches the genitals and says: 

To the source of life;

then touches the right shoulder and says: 

Through the grace;

then touches the left shoulder and says: 

And the power;

and then folds the hands before the heart and says:

Unified in love, So Mote It Be.

Celebrant then meditates for a moment with arms out stretched to form a cross with the whole body. In this posture, the power of the spirit of the Deity is internally summoned. 

After the meditation is complete, the Celebrant draws a triangle before him/her with its point to the earth, representing the gateway through which the spirit of the Deity shall enter and then says:

I summon forth the Sons of Horus 
who are as the Four Pillars 
that support the Sky, 
thou art also the Lotus Gods, 
whose roots lieth deep 
in the River of Life that flows 
from the throne of Osiris.	

[Pick up the wand.]

Celebrant proceeds to the Southeast Angle stands before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element with the wand and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the deity of the East and the Element of Air is then intoned:
 
I invoke thee, Tuamutef, 
Lord of the East and Royal Son of Horus, unleashed of the winds 
and guardian and keeper 
of the wand and staff. 
Thou art the Jackal-Headed God 
who guards the Mystery 
of the Regeneration of the Soul. 

Celebrant proceeds to the Southwest Angle stands before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element with the wand and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the deity of the South and the Element of Fire is then intoned:

I invoke thee, Mestha, 
Lord of the South 
and Royal Son of Horus, 
Keeper of the Flame 
and Wielder of the Scimitar of Righteousness. 
Thou art the Man-Headed God 
who bestows the awakening of the Ka 
in the Solar Boat of a Million Years.

Celebrant proceeds to the Northwest Angle stands before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element with the wand and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the deity of the West and the Element of Water is then invoked:

I invoke thee, Qebhsennuf, 
Lord of the West 
and Royal Son of Horus. 
You preside over the rivers and seas 
and are the keeper of the Sacred Vessel of Fulfillment. 

Thou art the Hawk-Headed 
God of thy Father, 
who shall turn away the darkness 
of Death's despair and the evil 
of the Serpent of Apophis.

Celebrant proceeds to the Northeast Angle stands before it, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element with the wand and then an invoking spiral around it. 

Invocation of the deity of the North and the Element of Earth is then intoned:

I invoke thee, Hapi, 
Lord of the North 
and Royal Son of Horus. 
You are the keeper of the Dish 
that holds the treasures produced from the rich Black Lands, 
an Inexhaustive Source of Life. 
Thou art the Ape-Headed God of Wisdom and Piety, 
for thou hast the Scroll of Sacred Words that shall raise up the Nepha of the Eternal Spirit unto Life Everlasting.

Proceeding to the center of the circle, the Celebrant faces the West, draws an invoking Pentagram of the chosen Element in the Infrapoint with the wand. 

Then the Celebrant intones the following invocation of the principal Deity with whom alignment is sought:

Invoke thee, HeruBehutet, 
Lord of the Raging Flame, 
swift as the Hawk in flight 
who swoops down, 
victorious over his enemies; 
and who rises 
with the Golden Aten Disc 
forged in the Fires of Edfu. 
Thou art the Brilliance of the Sky 
that is thy Eternal Dwelling Place. 

Thou art the destroyer of Darkness, 
and the Lion-Headed God 
who has conquered all the enemies of Osiris and Pharaoh. 
We shall forge weapons in thy honor, and protect our two Lands of the Great River and its Gifts of Life and Happiness that are thy precious possessions.

The Celebrant draws a Hexagram in the Ultrapoint with the wand, seals it with an invoking spiral and then connects the four Angles together through the Infrapoint, beginning in the Northwest and completing in the Southeast, making a widdershins circuit. Then the wand is set down.

Then the Celebrant draws a line from the hexagram in the Ultrapoint in a downward arc of force, joining it with the Pentagram in the Infrapoint to form a pylon of unifying light. The Celebrant then stands in that pylon and centers the power in the heart chakra.

The Celebrant may perform the Assumption of the Grail Spirit ritual solo, and assumes the Godhead that was invoked in the center of the circle.

Once the assumption rite is completed, the Celebrant then draws an inner circle, steps into it, sits down and enters into a deep trance. Then the Celebrant may summon the spirit of the Higher Self, feeling it fully enter into the body and communes with its potent spiritual essence. This is done by simply calling to it as the fully embodied incarnation of the Deity.

The Celebrant meditates for a period of time so that the encounter with the Higher Self is fully absorbed. Then he/she steps out of the inner circle and draws a sealing spiral over it. Sealing spirals are also set to the four Angles, the Infrapoint and the Ultrapoint.

The Initiation Mysteries are now complete.   

Elemental Invocation Working

Ritual Pattern for the Elemental Octagon

Introit

Celebrant bows, eight tolls of the bell are rung.

[Introit is declared here.]

Celebrant bows again, and makes five knocks with staff or wand.

Setting the Four Watchtowers

Celebrant proceeds to the Eastern Watchtower and bows, gives salute, and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Invoking Pentagram of (chosen base element), projects a yellow energy into the pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Eastern Elemental Node]

Celebrant proceeds to the Southern Watchtower and therein bows, gives salute, and intones: 

[Magick Concept]. 

The Celebrant draws the Invoking Pentagram of (chosen base element), projects a red energy into the pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Southern Elemental Node]

Celebrant proceeds to the Western Watchtower and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Invoking Pentagram of (chosen base element), projects a blue energy into the pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Western Elemental Node] 

Celebrant proceeds to the Northern Watchtower and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Invoking Pentagram of (chosen base element), projects a green energy into the pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Northern Elemental Node]

Celebrant proceeds to the Center of the Circle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Unified Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Invoking Pentagram of Spirit Feminine to the Infrapoint, projects a dark violet energy into the pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Center Infrapoint Node - then formula recitation of each of the four Magick Concepts, and a then the Unifying Magick Concept which units the four into one.]

Celebrant then draws the four Watchtowers together through the Infra-point using the sword and so the lines of force are drawn together. 

Fill the body with the quality of the base element through pore breathing, and then exhale and load the temple with that element. 

Setting the Four Angles

Celebrant proceeds to the Southeastern Angle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Inverted Invoking Pentagram of (chosen modifying element), projects an orange energy into the inverted pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Southeastern Elemental Node] 

Celebrant proceeds to the Northeastern Angle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Inverted Invoking Pentagram of (chosen modifying element), projects a light blue energy into the inverted pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral.  

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Northeastern Elemental Node] 

Celebrant proceeds to the Northwestern Angle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept]. 

Celebrant draws the Inverted Invoking Pentagram of (chosen modifying element), projects an ocher energy into the inverted pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Northwestern Elemental Node] 

Celebrant proceeds to the Southwestern Angle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Inverted Invoking Pentagram of (chosen modifying element), projects a purple energy into the inverted pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Southwestern Elemental Node] 

The Celebrant proceeds to the center of the circle and therein bows, gives salute and intones: 

[Unified Magick Concept] 

Celebrant draws the Inverted Invoking Pentagram of Spirit Masculine into the Ultra-point, projects a white energy into the inverted pentagram and seals it with an invoking spiral. 

Then intone:

[Incantation for the Center Ultra-point Node - then formula recitation of each of the four Magick Concepts. Then the Unifying Magick Concept which units the four into one.]

Celebrant then draws the four Angles together through the Ultra-point using the sword and so the lines of force are drawn together. 

Fill the body with the quality of the qualifying element through pore breathing, and then exhale and load the temple with that element. 

Now both elements are swirling around the circle, the base element occupies the lower area of the temple, and the qualifying element occupies the upper area of the temple.

Fusion and Exteriorization

Then the Celebrant draws all the watchtowers and angles together by drawing an arc with the sword  pausing and energizing all eight nodes of the combined octagram. 

Celebrant says: 

[Unifying concept - all eight Magick Concepts recited as two formulas for Power, one for the Watchtowers and Infra-point, the other for the Angles and the Ultra-point. These two formulas are joined to produce one unified concept.]

Celebrant intones the appropriate Enochian Call for the specific Elemental. 

Then the Celebrant takes the staff and erects it in the center of the circle, unifying powers established in the Ultrapoint and the Infrapoint through the body of the staff. 

Taking the sigil in one hand, holding on to the staff with the other hand, the power of the Elemental is projected out of the circle using the hand holding the sigil, to fulfill the intention of the rite.