Self-initiation Ritual

• Cast the Circle
• Invite the Gods to witness your ritual.
• Stand before the altar, robed in black. Look to the sky. Contemplate for a moment.
• Now kneel before the altar and say the following:
  

  "Great mother Goddess, Silver Lady of the Moon, earth mother from which all things come. I love thee, honestly and hernestly, and with all my heart. I pledge now, to to worship thee with all my being. Take me as thy loving child, great mother, for I am thine."

• Watch as the Goddess come to you and embraces you in her arms. Close your eyes and feel her presence. Know that she is there.
• Chant names by which you know the Goddess.
• Kneel again before the altar, and say:
  

  "Great father God, Horned Lord of the Sun, great hunter from which all prosperity comes. I love thee, honestly and hernestly, and with all my heart. I pledge now, to to worship thee with all my being. Take me as thy loving child, great father, for I am thine."

• Watch as the God emerges for the earth and embraces you. Close your eyes and feel his presence. Know that he is there.
• Chant names by which you know the God.
• Meditate on what being a witch means to you. Think back over the past years trials, tribualtions, successes and failures. Try to imagine what the future may hold for you as a Witch.
• When you are ready, stand and place the point of your athame against your chest. Say the following in a loud voice:
  

  "It is better that this blade should be thrust into my heart than to be born into the Craft unjustly."

• Know now that insincerity will kill you.
• after a moment of self-affirmation, remove the point of the blade from against your chest and fall to the ground.
• Withdraw to the insides of your robe and curl into a fetal position.
• Meditate on the death of your old life untill the gods tell you to be born again. This can occour in several ways. It may simply be a feeling you get that "now is the time", or it may be sometihing more physical. For me, for example, the forest grew rather quiet, and a raven flew overheard ehile cawing. A few moments later the birds all began chirping, and I knew that it was the right time.
• Once the gods tell you to be born a Witch, cut open the robe from the inside with the blade of your athame, and slowly rise to your feet.
• Stand now, before the altar, nude and in the goddess position. Realize that you have now been born into Wicca.
• Shout:
  

  "I am a Witch, a Witch am I. A child of the gods, now and forever."

• Thank the gods for there presence.
• Close the circle.
• Go home a true, initiated Witch, now and forever. Blessed Be!

  Notes: Do not use this ritual!!! Self-initiation is one of the most important if not the most important rituals in your life. It is crucial that you write your own ritual for this event. I have given mine here simply as an example to base others off of. May your self-initiation be the most glorious day of your life. Blessed be, ~~~ Moonhaze ~~~

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