Self Dedication Ritual
(version 4)
Add a tablespoon of salt and perhaps a little oil. As you bathe, prepare for the coming rite. Open your consciousness to higher levels of awareness. Deep breathe. Cleanse your mind as well as your body. Go to a place in the wild where you feel safe. It should be a comfortable spot where you will not be disturbed by others, an area where the powers of earth and the other elements are evident. Draw on your imagination to find a place. You need top take nothing with you but a vial of richly scented oil(sandalwood, rose etc.).When you arrive at your location, take your shoes off and sit quietly for a while. Breathe deeply to calm yourself and open up to the natural energies around you. When you are calm rise to your feet and turn around observing all the beauty around you. You're seeking the ideal spot. Don't try to find it; open your awareness to the place. When you have discovered it (and you will know when),sit, kneel, or lie flat on your back. Place the oil on the earth beside you. Don't stand-contact the earth. Continue deep breathing. Feel the energy around you. Call the Goddess and God in any words you like. You may feel bursting with power and energy, or calm and peace. Your mind might be in a whirl. The earth beneath you may throb with energy. Wild animals, attracted by the psychic occurrence, might grace you with their presence. Whatever occurs, know that you have opened yourself and that the Goddess and God have heard you. You should feel different. After the invocation, wet a finger with the oil and mark a circle with two crescents on either side (Goddess) and a circle with a crescent at the top of it (God),somewhere on your body. It does not matter whereas you anoint, visualize these symbols sinking into your flesh, glowing as they enter your body and then dispersing into millions of tiny points of light. The formal rite has ended. Thank the Goddess and God for their attention. Sit and meditate before leaving the place of dedication. Once home, celebrate in some special way.