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Summoning a
Circle
This ritual is used before the first time a room or area is
to be used as a Temple. This summons a Circle of light and Protection around
the room and announces to the Gods of your intention to dedicate this space
as a Temple to their honor.
Tools Needed:
One candle for each God and Goddess that you wish to include tea lights or
votives in glass holders are best to use as they take a shorter time to burn
out.
Salt and a Sage smudge stick
An Athame
Matches or a lighter
Light the smudge stick and wave it around the area you are
using. This will drive out all negative energies and cleanse the area. To put
out the smudge stick, place it burning end down into a deep dish of salt,
pushing it into the salt until no more smoke can be seen. Remove the smudge
stick, making sure it is extinguished and set it aside for future use in
other rituals. Take the salt and sprinkle it around the perimeter of the
area, with the exception of a 'doorway' just wide enough for you to walk
through.
Kneel in front of the opening, on the outside of the circle and say:
"I kneel in submission at the door of your temple.
I ask that you allow me
to enter this, your most holy sanctuary.
It is my desire to give praise
and to worship at your altar.
Within the realm of your arms,
I know I shall find peace.
I enter now only through your grace
or by my own death."
Stand up and enter the Circle, immediately turning and
filling in the doorway with salt to create an unbroken circle around your
space. If you can walk through the doorway without any feelings of danger or
fear, you will be allowed to create a Temple in this place. If you feel any
fear or sense anything wrong, stop what you are doing immediately. Try again
another day or in another place. If you have entered the space without fear or
any sense of danger, then you can proceed with this ritual.
Begin lighting the God and Goddess candles on your altar. As you light each
one, welcome the Deity with words of praise, beginning with your chosen God
and Goddess. For my personal God and Goddess, these words would be:
BAST
Most revered Lady, I light this candle in honor of your names; the eye of Ra,
the eye of Tem, Goddess of the birth chamber, Mother of Khensu, Keeper of the
thigh of Osiris. As the smoke from this flame rises, may it carry my prayers
to your ears. I ask that you look upon me with gentle thoughts, knowing that
all I do, I do in your name and for your glory. Please join me now within
this space which I have created in your honor. May your name live forever in
the hearts of men.
RA (or Amen Ra)
Honor to thee, Great and Powerful, Ra, who rests upon Ma'at. As you pass over
the Heavens, every face can see thee, and thy rays fall upon every face. Thou
art One, even as he that brings the food of life. Men praise thy name and
swear by thee, for thou art Lord of them. You have seen with your eyes and
heard with your ears the millions of years that have passed. You pass through
and over untold spaces and have passed through them in peace while steering
your way across the watery abyss to the place which you love. This you do in
one moment of time and then you sink down and make an end of the hours.
Please join me now in this Sacred Space that I have created in your honor and
for your glory. May your name live forever in the hearts of men as it shall
live forever in mine.
Continue lighting the candles for the other Gods and
Goddesses that you have chosen
to be represented within your Sacred Space. Such as:
ANUBIS
Creator of Magic, Keeper of the scales of Ma’at. We praise your name with
every
breath we take. Great Guardian of the necropolis, guide our souls through the
underworld when our judgment comes near. Protect our souls from Ammut
BAST
I light this candle in honor of your names; the eye of Ra, the eye of Tem,
Goddess of the birth chamber, Mother of Khensu, Keeper of the thigh of
Osiris. . I ask that you look upon me with gentle thoughts, knowing that my
soul is yours forever
GEB
Creator of the royal throne of Kemet, I praise your name. May your fields be
forever fertile, and your mountain peaks be allowed to touch she whom you
love most. Strengthen my soul with the fruits of your soils and my mind with
your love.
HATHOR
Great Hathor, your protection and gifts of joy have given your people much
peace since the beginnings of time. May your music and dance continue to the
ends of time and beyond.
HORUS
To you whose eyes are the Moon and the Sun, I give praise. From Harpokarates
to Horus of the Two Lands, you have given us strength to fight those who
would wish to subject us to their will. May your falcon fly forever and may
your great Sphinx hold his secrets from all unworthy of your grace.
ISIS
Most great and beneficent Goddess Isis. From the beginnings of time till the
end of times, men have worshipped your name. Holy Mother, I beg you to keep
me in your thoughts while I nurture my loved ones as you did yours.
KHNUM
Lord of the waters of the Great Land, Creator of all things that are and that
shall ever be. May your potters wheel spin for eternity creating more souls
to love your name as well as the names of the great Gods you have fashioned.
MA’AT
Goddess of Law, Order and Truth, may you judge my soul gently when I enter
your great hall. May my heart be lighter than your feather, and may you deem
it not that I be destroyed by Ammut.
MIN
Lord of the Eastern Desert, Chief of the Heavens and He that sends the rain
to feed our crops, I give praise to you. May your powers grant us fertility
of crop and body and may your thunderbolts smite those who would rob us of
your gifts.
MUT
Divine Mother, Queen of all Gods, may the seeds of your womb provide for all
our needs. We praise your name and worship those which you have born. May
your great bird fly over our lands for eternity.
NEITH
Great Goddess whose wisdom is surpassed by none, we give praise to you. Keep
our enemies from our doors and guard those who fight in your Holy name.
Protect those who have fallen and guide them to the great hall.
NEPHTHYS
Lady of the House, who makes all things right. Watch over my soul, as well as
those I love and protect us from those that would wish us harm. I shall
praise your great name and your works for eternity.
NUT
May the Sky always contain your spirit and may the waters flow forth from you
womb to nourish your children. And may the darkness hide you as you visit the
one whom you love most.
OSIRIS
Most honor to thee Osiris, King of the dead, and provider of fertility and
prosperity to the living. May my soul honor you throughout all the days of
this life and all my lives to come.
PTAH
Ptah, the great Creator. Each word you speak causes your thoughts to become
reality. May you grant me life, stability and longevity until the end of my
existence upon this earth, and may my soul praise your name for eternity.
RA
Honor to thee, Great and Powerful, Ra, who rests upon Ma'at. As you pass over
the Heavens, every face can see thee, and thy rays fall upon every face. May
your name live forever in the hearts of men as it shall live forever in mine.
SEKHMET
Mighty Goddess of the burning, destructive powers of the Gods. May you
destroy those who wish to harm me and protect those whom I love. I shall
praise your name at the highest point of your essence, and may your love for
me control your desires.
SESHAT
May my name and deeds be recorded upon your tree of life, as those of my
ancestors have been. Through your works, may my soul forever learn and grow,
attaining wisdom and knowledge with each day.
SET
Great God of wind and storms, Protector of the Great God Ra, may your tricks
confound those who wish me harm, and send their souls into the great abyss.
May your breath blow the seasons into and out of the lands on their appointed
course.
SOBEK
He who causes each to be fertile the land and bodies of his people shall be
praised and known by all. I give thanks to you for your gifts and ask that
your ferocity be applied against those who would wish me harm, while you
protect me from them.
TAURT
May the great Goddess Taurt take my hand when it is time for my rebirth and
lead me from the womb of my Goddess into the womb of my earthly mother. May
you guide my soul upon its true path.
THOTH
To you who hath given all men the power of language and of the stars above.
May I continue to be given access to your great texts and may your knowledge
and words of power live for eternity.
When you have lit all the candles to the Gods and Goddesses
you have chosen to use. Leave the candles lit and use your Athame to cut a
doorway for yourself. Leave the Circle and wait several hours before entering
it again. Keep a close eye on those candles though so they do not start an
unwelcome fire. Once all the candles have burned out. Re-enter the Circle
through the same doorway you had left by. Gather the remains of the candles
and place them along with an offering in the place where you will have your
balefire if outdoors, or into your cauldron if indoors. Light the balefire or
a small fire within your cauldron during your first Ritual within this space
to honor all your Gods and Goddesses.
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