Midsummer Ritual author unknown
Begin by casting a circle. Now stand before your altar and say the following or similar:
"Great God of the sun, I have come here this day to honor you in your strength, for I know that now is the time of your greatest power."
Raise your wand or Athame towards the sun and say the following or similar:
"Great father God, Great mother Goddess, come into my heart, and purify me. Smite the evil in my soul, just as your magickal love purges the evil from all things."
Visualize the energy of the sun flowing into your athame, and into you. See it clean any impurities that exist in you. Feel it as it cleans you.
Once you have finished reflecting on the God and Goddess' purification of you, move to the south side of you circle (the direction of fire) and light a (small) ritual fire.
Now say the following or similar:
"Great horned father, may this fire burn in representation of your greatness."
Meditate for a while (while staring into the flames) on the sun, and all it does for us. Once you have meditated, you should allow yourself some time to commune with the gods. Just open your mind to them and let them speak to you. If you like you can thank them and tell them what midsummer means to you. Or you can just lay there in silence and know that they are watching. Once you are done, thank the gods for watching over you.
The ritual part of this rite is over, however, midsummer & midsummer's night are probably the best times to perform magick. Any spells cast during this time are likely to be vastly more powerful than when cast at other times. If you do not have any particular thing to cast a spell for, then perhaps now would be the best time to cast a spell that ensures happiness for you over the coming winter months. Think hard about it, because this opportunity comes but once a year.
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Fire Purification Spell Wiccan Whispers 1998
Materials Needed:
- 1 Red or White Candle
- 1 Black Ink Pen
- 1 Small Square of White, Unlined Paper
- 1 Pair of tweezers or tongs
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Timing: Noon on a day when the moon is in the waxing phase. Preferably as close to the Summer Solstice as possible.
Procedure: Think of one bad habit you have that you would truly like to rid yourself of. Write it down in the center of the of paper. Now fold the paper top to bottom, then left to right, so that it is folded into fourths with the writing inside. As you fold the paper, visualize that habit being trapped inside the paper. Now light the candle and meditate on it's flame for a moment. When you are prepared to continue, hold the paper in a diamond shape, with the writing down at the bottom. Now take the tweezers and hold the bottom tip of the diamond into the flame. Visualize the habit burning away with the flames. As the paper burns, chant the following or similar:
- "Great spirits of fire, grow and consume this habit of evil so goodness may bloom."
This spell should be cast outside, so that the ashes of the paper can fall to the earth. As they do so, visualize the earth as taking your habit and absorbing it. Be sure to leave a gift for the earth in exchange for
taking your habit.
Note: This spell also works extremely well with balefires or the fire at your Litha ritual. Simply toss the paper into the flames and chant. Do not attempt to hold it over the flames as you would with a candle.
Midsummer's Day Herb Gathering Spell June 23 author unknown
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- Midsummer's Day is a traditional time for Witches in all parts of the world to gather herbs from their gardens or from the wild to use in potions, dream pillows, poppets, and other forms of spellcraft.
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- To be recited on Midsummer's Day, thrice before and thrice after gathering your herbs for magickal workings:
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- "Herbs of magick, herbs of power,
- Root and bark, leaf and flower,
- Work for me when charms are spoken,
- Potions brewed and curses broken!"
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