Return To Index (1953) The Scourge and the Kiss [1] Invocation (Feet, knees, and wrists should be tightly bound to retard blood.) Scourge 40 or more, to make skin tingle, then say, invoking Goddess, Hail, Aradia, from the Amalthean horn Pour forth thy store of Love. I lowly bend Before Thee! I invoke thee at […]

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Return To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows The altar should be decorated with symbols of autumn, pine cones, oak sprigs, acorns, or ears of corn, and should have fire or burning incense on it as usual. After usual purification, the people stand round, men and women alternately. Magus at west of altar in God position. […]

Return To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows (1957) The Sabbat Rituals: Spring equinox The symbol of the wheel should be placed on the altar upright, decked with flowers, flanked with burning candles. The Cauldron, containing spirits, is in the east. Magus in west, High Priestess in east with Phallic wand or pinecone-tipped wand, or broomstick, […]

Return To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows (1957) The Prose Charge THE CHARGE, to be read while the initiate stands, properly prepared before the Circle. [Magus]: Listen to the words of the Great mother, who was of old also called among men, Artemis, Astarte, Dione, Melusine, Aphrodite, Cerridwen, Diana, Arianrhod, Bride, and by many other […]

Return To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows (1961) The Old Laws [A] The Law was made and Ardane of old. The law was made for the Wicca, to advise and help in their troubles. The Wicca should give due worship to the Gods and obey their will, which they Ardane, for it was made for […]

Return To Index (1953) The Priestess and the Sword It is said, “When a woman takes the main part in worship of the Male God, she must be girt with a sword.” Note. This hath been explained as meaning that a man should be Magus representing the God, but if no one of sufficient rank […]

Return To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows (1953) The Meeting Dance The Maiden should lead. A man should place both hands on her waist, standing behind her, and alternate men and women should do the same, the Maiden leading and they dance following her. She at last leads them into a right-hand spiral. When the […]