201: Simple Banishings

Be certain that the entity you've discovered is truly deserving of a banishing. Bad intentions can be enough, but trying to convince it to leave of its own accord is always a better option.

Research strong, protective deities that you feel a connection with, and get to know them. Choose one to call on, or maybe two if they're compatible.

Choose herbs that are protective and/or cleansing. Sage, thyme, garlic, black pepper, salt, and apples are recommended. Research the meaning behind any herbs you choose so that you can pour the right motivation and energy into the herbs.

Plan your verbal assault. Choose words that feel strong to you, and that are easy for you to say in a potentially stressful situation. Call upon your chosen deity (or deities) and be sure to demand your wishes. Throw your intention into your speech. For example, "Begone, and never mess with me again in the name of (deity/ies name/s)."

Wait for the demon to be present. Point or cast your chosen herb(s) at it and recite your speech with strength and certainty. Do not back off.

Smudging is the art of purifying an area of evil spirits by burning certain herbs. Sage smells beautiful and is often used in native American traditions.

Feel free to use aspects of your religion to strengthen your exorcism, such as pentacles and chants.

If you feel it's appropriate, learn shielding techniques and other defensive energy work.

One method that has been extremely successful in the past years in the Omni, is the Crystal Binding methods, which was discussed in previous articles, and works in the same way, except you trap the being in the crystal and bury it far away from you. We've used several types of quarts and obsidian, both having great results with it.

Remember, the more powerful the entity, the more energy you must use to send it away. If you feel you do not have adequate power to send it off, you can choose to work in a group or invoke more powerful beings. Sometimes gate work and bindings are needed to be sure it stays away.

201: Advanced Astral Projection

A fantastic book to read is Astral Dynamics, by Robert Bruce. But this is a pretty good article to get your hands on.

1. Fundamental knowledge of the basics steps Beginner's Guide. All steps must be understood.

2. Core understanding of the fundamental truths of astral projection The Fundamental Truths to Astral Projection

3. Have overcome a majority of fears associated with projection, such as startling noises, disturbing sights and odd sensations, or at least possess the ability to control most of these fears as they arise. This to me is a never ending struggle because there are an endless source of energies in the astral, each one bringing forth a different response from us (usually fear).

4. Several projections achieved so that a person can practice what they've learned. Everyone knows you can read until you're blue in the face on how to do something, but until you've done it a few times, it just doesn't sink in (imagine a pilot flying for the first time with nothing but written theory under his belt). It is impossible for you to know what it feels like to consciously exist in astral form (and all the laws governing) until you've done it! People say, "Oh, I won't be afraid.... I won't get distracted..." but they do become afraid and distracted almost every time in the beginning because there is nothing to prepare you in the physical for this experience. Even reading about someone else's experiences won't prepare you sufficiently because each astral experience is unique.

Once you leave the proximity of the physical body, the key to an advanced projection is:

- A Plan: Advanced projectors know that not having a plan will result in a huge waste of effort. And it wouldn't hurt to have a second and third goal for projection in case you are able to accomplish the first in one session. For example, after I went to the moon, my body had yet to pull me back and once my goal was accomplished I did a "now what!?" Even for advanced projector's, the ability to project is sporadic (unless they have a naturally loose hold over their astral body) and each excursion is to be relished. A plan might include any number of goals (meet a guide, see an event in history or future- like the building of the Pyramids, healing, visiting acquaintances, etc.) Have at least three!

- Focus: Too many times a beginner will fall into the Alice in Wonderland trip and slip into the dream body. When projecting, focus is needed to keep your consciousness sharp on your goal. The strangest things (astral entities or astral counterparts to physical objects--regardless of their presence in current time) may show up in front of you and you can get sidetracked faster than anything! A case in point: I projected once and found a cute kitten on my stairs and let myself get distracted, and then was unnerved by a spider's web I saw a few moments later (both fear and lack of focus taking control of the experience resulting in a total waste towards my primary goal). Another very common distraction is the ever present astral entity desiring sexual contact. Many times people will find themselves in the embrace of a stranger. Morals are not the same in the astral for obvious reasons and unless this is one of your goals, beware. Also, when things start to get fuzzy from your consciousness slipping into unconsciousness, or the dream body, you can use excellent statements such as "Clarity Now!" to clear things up.

- Use of Will: This can be used in conjunction with Focus. The Will is needed to get you where you want. When you become advanced, you WILL yourself to your destination. You no longer take familiar physical routes, but use intense desire/will to get you to your destination instantaneously. This is particularly helpful if you don't have a firm point in space/time for where you want to go (past, future, non-earth locations). An example of Will was when I won the daily lottery. It took me five attempts in one morning to succeed! My success was when I really WILLED for the numbers. It wasn't until I expelled a great amount of force that they popped up. Passive desire may not be enough (but sometimes it is). Dr. Douglas M. Baker states in his article, "The Techniques of Astral Projection" states that for advanced astral projection "the desire factor is present and strong but is overshadowed by the will. A powerful will is required to project the astral form over great distances."

- Knowledge: Before you can do advanced things like healing, you need to further your field of study into chakras, energies, karma and how each one works. For example, someone may be suffering an ailment to learn a specific life lesson or because of a karmic tie. Before healing anyone, you should consult with their higher self and ask if you should even be doing it. You can't heal until you know what polluted energies look like (what color they are and why).

To be an advanced projector, one must really master the non-physical self.

201: Astral Projection ideas & correspondences

Astral projection is simply mental/spiritual travel out of the body to any place on the astral plane; the realm of dreams and spirits etc. It's as easy as daydreaming, but full transfer of consciousness to the point where the experience is more real than normal waking reality takes practice.

The most basic methods for projecting involve closing the eyes, getting into a deeply relaxed state via meditation, and 'believing' that you are in a place. Try to feel that you are actually in a different place from where your body is located. It can be across the room even. Touch the walls with your mental 'body' (just as you would have in a dream), and try to feel them as real.



Believe you are in a place, and you will be there.

Early attempts at projection are often like controlled daydreams, but with practice they become more real and vivid, and contact with the physical realm can even be made and information brought back with accuracy. The biggest problem most people have is that they think there will always be an immediate conscious separation of the body/mind that they will be able to witness right away. When learning to project, try not to pay any attention to your body or the act of separation. Usually, consciousness of the body is never fully lost (you just ignore the body in favor of the vision), and the transfer of consciousness over to the 'vision' or astral landscape is most easily accomplished by allowing it to occur gradually; the more you practice 'seeing' with your mind and traveling with your mind, the more you'll be able to focus your attention on the astral plane, and transfer of consciousness will be gradual and almost unnoticed. This is the easiest way to project. (Note: some people refer to this method as projection of the mental body - projection of the astral/etheric body is far more intense in feeling/perception but some people do it more gradually, whereas others learn to do it instantly. It doesn't matter how you get there so long as you eventually do.) Some people can and do experience a definite separation that occurs everytime, but that is a different method of projecting I won't go into here (Edain McCoy refers to it in her book as chakra projection). The end results of projection are essentially the same, however.

What does a true projection feel like? In the later stages of projecting when you are becoming skilled at it, a full projection usually feels and appears to be even more REAL than regular physical reality. Colors and sounds are far more vivid, and sight is broader in scope (not limited by eyes). In some ways it is like being awake and super-conscious in a dream, but more vivid and real than any normal dream you've ever had.

Astral Work Correspondences

Herbs---Sandalwood, bezoin, hazel, lavender, valerian, mugwort, jasmine, thyme

Stones---Amethyst, moonstone, peridot, labradorite, carnelian

Colour--- Purple, white

Day of the Week--- Monday

Element--- Water

201: Astral Projection ideas & correspondences

Astral projection is simply mental/spiritual travel out of the body to any place on the astral plane; the realm of dreams and spirits etc. It's as easy as daydreaming, but full transfer of consciousness to the point where the experience is more real than normal waking reality takes practice.

The most basic methods for projecting involve closing the eyes, getting into a deeply relaxed state via meditation, and 'believing' that you are in a place. Try to feel that you are actually in a different place from where your body is located. It can be across the room even. Touch the walls with your mental 'body' (just as you would have in a dream), and try to feel them as real.



Believe you are in a place, and you will be there.

Early attempts at projection are often like controlled daydreams, but with practice they become more real and vivid, and contact with the physical realm can even be made and information brought back with accuracy. The biggest problem most people have is that they think there will always be an immediate conscious separation of the body/mind that they will be able to witness right away. When learning to project, try not to pay any attention to your body or the act of separation. Usually, consciousness of the body is never fully lost (you just ignore the body in favor of the vision), and the transfer of consciousness over to the 'vision' or astral landscape is most easily accomplished by allowing it to occur gradually; the more you practice 'seeing' with your mind and traveling with your mind, the more you'll be able to focus your attention on the astral plane, and transfer of consciousness will be gradual and almost unnoticed. This is the easiest way to project. (Note: some people refer to this method as projection of the mental body - projection of the astral/etheric body is far more intense in feeling/perception but some people do it more gradually, whereas others learn to do it instantly. It doesn't matter how you get there so long as you eventually do.) Some people can and do experience a definite separation that occurs everytime, but that is a different method of projecting I won't go into here (Edain McCoy refers to it in her book as chakra projection). The end results of projection are essentially the same, however.

What does a true projection feel like? In the later stages of projecting when you are becoming skilled at it, a full projection usually feels and appears to be even more REAL than regular physical reality. Colors and sounds are far more vivid, and sight is broader in scope (not limited by eyes). In some ways it is like being awake and super-conscious in a dream, but more vivid and real than any normal dream you've ever had.

Astral Work Correspondences

Herbs---Sandalwood, bezoin, hazel, lavender, valerian, mugwort, jasmine, thyme

Stones---Amethyst, moonstone, peridot, labradorite, carnelian

Colour--- Purple, white

Day of the Week--- Monday

Element--- Water

201: AP Mistakes

If you feel like you've been trying to project for a long time and seem to be getting nowhere, you may need to review your techniques and adjust accordingly.

The following are what I see as the most common mistakes people make while trying to learn to astral project. While these really aren't "mistakes" because they work for some people, they do seem to slow progress down.

1. Trying at night. If you try to project at night, especially before you go to bed, nine times out of ten, you will fall asleep. You've had a long day, your body is worn out, so how can you expect to achieve Focus 10 or Focus 12 (body asleep, mind awake)? You need to either try earlier in the afternoon, or switch to weekends when you can sleep in. If you switch to the weekends and use, for example, my technique that I wrote about under the Astral Projection link called "My Favorite Technique" then you're very relaxed and can slip back into sleep, yet the mind is refreshed and more likely to get into Focus 10. Try it and see.

2. Fear. Are you afraid you are going to die? That someone will cut your cord? You'll be possessed? Any of these fears will keep you thinking about this, and not letting yourself project. Always address your fears before expecting any results.

3. Inner dialog. Are you talking the whole time? Saying things like, "Is this right?" or "I wonder if I'm close?" To induce the vibrations, you have to have no thoughts. Your thoughts need to be narrowed down to a single thread. When you are trying to get your body asleep, stop talking to yourself and "listen". Listen to the faint ring in your head, but don't analyze it. Listen, but don't talk. When I induce the vibrations, my body has fallen asleep, the ringing has faded (because now I'm asleep), and I'm gently focusing on my third eye. All my thoughts are gone. This takes a while to master, but is necessary. Also, if you do slip off onto other thoughts, just let that happen, but gently pull your thoughts back to the single thread and keep focusing on your third eye.

4. Not understanding relaxation vs. body asleep. I get mails all the time from people saying that they are trying to astral project with their eyes open! To leave your body, you have to reduce the magnetic pull to the point that separation can occur. All things electrical create a magnetic pull. Even thinking sends out electronic pulses and creates magnetism. Pulse and heart rate also creates energy. Do not confuse "relaxation" with Focus 10. Focus 10 is Body Asleep. You have to learn how to fall asleep physically, but keep your consciousness from slipping into a dream. When the body falls asleep, everything slows down which reduces your bodies magnetic pull. Then, if you can master the "no thought" part, the vibrations will rush in. And when they do, you still have to keep your thoughts to a minimum because the excitement will increase the heart and pulse rate and then you'll be sending me mails saying that you can only raise your astral arms or legs! Most of the primary chakras are in the head and torso region which is why your head is the last to separate. So excited thoughts only make it harder. As my guide told me, "Get out of your head!" To tell if your body is asleep, you should no longer feel it, shouldn't be able to hear, and hypnogogic imagery will start appearing. Don't fight the images, just don't let them take over or you'll start to dream. Always gently bring your consciousness back to the project at hand.

5. Impatience. Conscious astral projection can take months or even years to accomplish. If you are expecting results in days or weeks, you will more than likely give up or doubt its existence. Astral projection takes discipline, dedication, and a ton of patience. It will happen, but be prepared for the long haul. It's worth the wait and effort.

These five are the top reasons, but others can include not removing distractions (kids, pets, phones, spouses), or not getting enough sleep so that when you do sleep you sleep like a log and can't keep the mind awake.

If you want more info on the "fundamental truths" to astral projection, read the article called, "The Fundamental Truths to Astral Projection

201: Astral Proj tips

Astral projection is also referred to as an out-of-the-body experience and it literally means the same. It is the state when the person is out of his body and goes through out-of-the-world experiences. Here are some free astral projection for beginners tips.

What is Astral Projection?

In the beginning, science did not believe in the phenomena of spirits or anything supernatural. However, in the past few decades, scientists have conducted experiments involving spirits and the outcomes have obliged them to conclude that 'supernatural' indeed exists. There are theories about dreams wherein people say that what you dream is actually what your soul experiences in another world, the ‘dream world’. In fact, many are convinced, to a certain extent, of this theory themselves since they have dreamed and seen heavenly places. They describe it like, ‘nothing was fictitious about those places’, but still they would somehow call the places out-of-the-world. They recall that after seeing these dreams, they felt completely rejuvenated and refreshed.

There have been times when people have felt that they are watching their body from outside it. Though these moments lasted just for a few seconds, they were enough to compel them to believe that there is indeed something supernatural in each and every human being. Those who can arise it, can use the powers to do many other abnormal (in the regular sense) things. Science also claims that the power of the human brain is infinite and that all humans utilize only 10% of their brains. The rest 90% is resting which is also called as our sub-conscious mind. The ones who can use anything more than 10% can achieve many impossible things.

The Egyptians would mummify the dead bodies and bury them with food and water with the belief that the spirits/ghosts of the dead would require the material in their afterlife. Well, astral projection is something like afterlife, the major difference being that in astral projection you can travel the astral plane while you are still alive unlike afterlife, when it is believed that the spirit travels the astral plane after death. The astral plane is said to be a plane of existence that every soul passes before birth and after death. It is an imaginary, intermediate place that some believe, exists between the heaven and the earth that is said to be inhabited by angels, demons and other immaterial existences. Some people who have had near-death experiences, especially during accidents, have reported this weird feeling of watching the accident happening from a distance i.e. from outside their own body. People have also reported to have astral projected when their mind and body were extremely stressed or even under the influence of drugs. Although, such citings are not strictly said to be astral projection experiences.

While most have had such experiences in extreme conditions, there are those few who practice astral projection as an art. Some of us, especially who are acrophobic i.e. those who have a fear of heights, dream about falling from a tall cliff and as we keep falling eventually we feel that we have separated from our body and watching ourselves fall down in to nothingness, that’s when we wake up with a start. Some state that this could also be an astral projection experience. By now, it is clear that during an astral projection the state of the mind is something other than normal. So, to induce an astral projection the mind state has to be changed to those levels. This is mostly done through meditation and other advanced astral projection techniques.

Tips for Astral Projection for Beginners

People practicing astral projection can leave their physical body and make their astral body travel anyplace, at anytime by controlling the state of the mind and falling into 'half-sleep'. The whole time you are astral projecting, it is necessary that you should be able to maintain this state.

For this purpose, a beginner is usually suggested to do breathing exercises and listen to soothing music that may help him to get control over his mind. Relaxation of the mind and body at the same time is very important for astral projection. Any overwhelming feelings should be kept under control, especially when you are beginning the experience newly. Any kind of distraction or negative thoughts should be kept at bay when astral projecting. External disturbances should be none. You should strongly desire what you want and should be well motivated so that you can achieve it as soon as possible.

To get an experience of astral projection for beginners, it is suggested that you can try staring at a spot on the back of the head. Your focus needs to be intense and you cannot afford to get distracted. The intense focus helps you to change the state of your consciousness and you may experience astral projection for fraction of seconds. Those who have some experience of meditation can try to focus with closed eyes and try to see a particular thing. You have to clear your head and think intently about that one thing however, try not to imagine about the object or experience hallucination, as this may prove to be a false astral projection.

Astral projection is gaining popularity in modern days and many desire to learn astral projection art. While some claim it to be fiction, the ones who practice and have gone through it believe that astral projection for beginners show them that there is more to it than meets the eye.

The Unveiling-Pt 3----The Unraveling

The Unveiling-pt 3

July 1st

New Moon

Solar Eclipse

The Eclipse will only be seen in Antartica.

---THE UNRAVELING---

Herbs: Bittersweet, Benzoi

n, Thyme, Vervain, Rosemary.

Stones: Lapis Lazuli, Spider Jasper (black jasper with red veins), Tou

rmulated Quartz

Images:Spider and Skull

Color: Purple

Deity: Demeter

Time: 4:46 am eastern

As before not everyone will have access to everything but Rosemary and some tourmulated quartz are the basics.

You can also easily adjust this ritual to a more hermetic approach, with the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram or GRP. Or you can simply lay back in a quiet place and do the visualization exercise i recommended and ignore ritual all together. A

nything and everything will help.

This ritual is meant to build up power and literally unravel the threads of the false veil from what you already did two weeks ago, but more than cut, but to eliminate them all together. I know some of the visualizations we did last time pulled do

wn the threads a little after cutting them, but this time we will put more power into it, and bring "death" of

the New Moon into the existance of the veil. As we u

nravel, it will deminish and eventually disapear entirely.

The solar eclipse will only be visible in mostly non inhabitable places of the world, but it should create energy fluctuation all over, and we can take that to good use, I should imagine.

If you don't have any figurings or statues with these symbols, you ca

n draw them, or even print them out on a piece of paper. I would suggest to get a knife to use, a dagger or athame of some kind. If none are available

, or if you prefer, you can use your finger to channel the power instead of a knife. I usually also incorporate a pentacle, salt, a chalice and incense in every ritual i do, but this all depends on your magical tradition, of course. but remember, tools are not i

mportant...in this instance, a couple similar symbols would link us all in our power, bu

t tools are only a focus point...the intent and your mind and your will is the most important. i realize some of you may be inexperienced magical practitioners...just don't let that discourage you...just try your hardest and focus as hard as you can, and s

omething good will come of it. the more doubt, the less you will achieve. believe in yourself and keep focused. Also, when chanting something, it is important to sound sureof yourself. if you are musically inclined, you can sometimes turn it into a sort of song, but what is important, is to say it strongly, and think of what you mean when you say it.

This ritual can be performed alone or as a group. One person should be in charge of doing most of the ritual, but any chanting, particularly with the longer verses, can be chanted together. The the elemental calling, the elements should be evenly divided between the participants, and in a way so the elements the individuals feel closest to are selected appropriately.

Stand facing in the east, raise your arms in the air and call out

"I consecrate this circle of power to the ancient ones. Here may they manifest and bless thier child"

Move to your altar, facing the east

"This is a time that is not a time. In a place that is not a place. On a day that is not a day. I stand between the worlds, before the veil of mysteries. May the ancient ones help and protect me on my magickal journey. "

You can draw the circle in any way you wish. I prefer to mark it out in my mind by circling the circle with the dagger and walk around *CLOCKWISE* and visualize a blue tip of light etching it out. Some people like to actually draw the circle, with sand or ashes. As well as taking holy salt water and sprinkling it around, also clockwise, and a

s well with the incense...this not only purifies the area, but molds out the circle. once the circle is made, do not leave it until you open it back up at the end. (there is also the option, where you can consecrate your tools, but i was trying to make this more simple for those who aren't as experienced. instead of a long drawn out process, you may cleanse them with water and ask your deities or the earth to cleanse and bless them.)

~Invocation of the Elements~

(i would encourage you to use the Invocation of the 12 elements, instead, if you prefer. If you are comfortable with the twelve elements, a more traditional four elemental chant can be used instead)

You can light a can

dle for each, or whatever you like.

Earth:

I call upon the Spirit of the North

Golden Orb of Earth and Creation

Principle of fertility

Power of regeneration and renewal

Help us to be mindful of the earth our mother,

to live in peace as her children

Help us to understand the process of life and death

Seed time and harvest, the cycles of existance

Be with us.

Air:

I call upon the spirit of the East

White light of dawn, recession, of suspension

Of Comtemplation, of intelligence and insight

THe wise and ageless winds that know the

mysteries of eternity

Help us to breath

freely

To drink the winds and yet find the still center

Help us to know liberation, to percieve with crystalize clarity

what we need to know

Help us to think swiftly and see wit

hout distortion

Let us hear the words upon the winds of time.

Be with us

Water:

I call upon the spirit of the West.

Blue serpent of water and of birth

The principle of love that sustains all things

giving and flowing throughout our bodies

and throughout the living world

Help us to tell the difference betwee

n illusions and reality

Between knowledge and wisdom

Help us to sustain and be sustained within

the great ebb and flow of the tide of mother ocean

Be with us.

Fire:

I call upon the spirit of the south

Red flame of fire and of passion

blood and wine, sexuality and vital heart

Driving forces of the Id

Powers of aspiration, ecstasy, warmth, and joy

Help us to control and direct our emotions to creative ends.

Help us to live more fully.

to warn our hearts and our hearths

and may our vigilence protect all

from harm and the flame within

Be with us

Tranquility

I call upon the spirit of tranquility

Subtle shinning power of the cycles of life

of the patterns, of the order

of existance

I ask for the calmness and the peace of mind

to fullfill my desires and I am ever reminded

that tranquility comes out of chaos and back into order again

Help us to maintain orer and consistansy and live in peace

Be with us.

Chaos

I call upon the spirit of chaos

Radient beam of life and death,

disorder, confusion, and cha

nge.

The powers of that which is the random flow

I ask for the towers to crumble

so that change be be truely granted

I am ever mindful that chaos come

s and out order

and molds back into tranquility

Help us to be sparatic and free, to avoid stagnation

and still maintain our goals

and not get lost in the beautiful whirl of chaos.

Be with us.

Love:

I call upon the spirit of Love

the pure emotion that is directed with selflessness

toward all who would receive it

Powers of love, of lust, and those of despair.

Help us to remember that all beings were created

by the divine and with love,

so each creature must be respected as such

Help us to love another and to be able to recieve love.

Be with

us

Hate:

I call upon the spirit of hate, of hope and of longing

Help us to realize when apathy is the best solution

and when hate empowers us.

The dark spirit of malice will not consume us

but charge us in battle

Help us to direct our emotions toward creative ends that will

forever give us the strength to obtain our goals.

Be with us

Space:

I call upon the spirit of space

silver light of the ether

Blackness of the void, that which is abyss.

Of all beings in creation that which is the in-between,

the energy, that binds us all together.

True freedom forever engulf

ing our soul.

Help us to escape these cages and drift out of time, into space

into astral planes, with the light of the moon.

Be with us.

Time:

I call upon the spirit of time

the etheric golden wheel of movement, change, and messurement.

The never ending circle of existance.

Help us to be mindful of the whe

el of life, growth, and death

Give us wisdom of the ages and

the knowledge to bend around time

and concepts to suit our pu

rposes

May the light of the sun guide us.

Be with us

Light

I call upon the spirit of light

the etheric virtuous becaons of life and innocence

Upon the bright side of t

he moon

and the rising sun, shinning compassion on our

brows.

I seek out the protection and clarity within myself

and the universe.

Help us to remember the balance of the yin and yang

as there is no light without darkness

but we will walk the path of light when we must.

May the light not blind us but guide us to enlightenment.

Be with us

Darkness

I call upon the spirit of darkness

black etheric shadow of mystery and death,

secrecy upon the dark side o

f the moon and the setting sun

I seek out the shadows that have eluded us

and engraved the mysteries of eternity within our hearts

I seek out the protection and understanding within

myself

and the universe to have the power to destroy,

the indepenedence of thought.

Help us to remember the balan

ce of the yin and yang

as there is no darkness without light

and to live and walk with the darkness when we must.

May the shadows not blind us but guide us into self fullfillment.

And for the 13th

We keep the faith until

the sky falls upon us

and crushes us

Until the earth opens and swallows us

Until the Seas arise and overwealm us

Until the land is burnt to

ash

By the Plains of the living spirits

in the center of all,

From Umhala

By the Fifth and the Thirteenth

By the Spirit of al

l things

Ire, Akasha, Ire, Akasha

We call you forth, Theot se!

Akasha, Spirit, watch over me

I am your child so mote it be

above, by the heavenly realm

and all the Spirits on high

below- by the Underworld

and all the Sidhe below

As above, so below. We become one with all.

As above, so below, we are al

l one, AlOne"

---------------------------------

Face the East and rise hands or dagger

"This circle is bound with power all around. Between the

worlds, I stand with protection at hand. "

(as a group, chant this 3 times)

"Spirit of the great white light

Burn away our psychic night

let us feel your loving care

give us joy and love to share

Make us of your willing tool

Let fulfillment be our rule

That our growth may be a light

saving others from the night "

I would take a piece of paper or a symbol of an spider, a skull or even carve it into a candle,

or many candles.

During this time i would take a few momemts to say a prayer or chant to Demeter and to Hecate, Spider Crone, and once again give thanks to the Three Fates.

I call Demeter

Bearer of Fair Offspring

nourisher of youth

The Wealthy One

abundant mother of grain

bringer of good harvest

I call Demeter

Sorrowing One

whose grief and loss

whose despair and rage

bring famine and ruin

in their wake

I call Demeter

Relentless One

seeker of justice

Constant Mother

who will not be

turned aside

until the lost is found again

the beloved returned

restored to wholeness

Turn to us Lady

Give us good harvest

Preserve us through the dark time

Come to us Lady

Come in to your circle

Be here with us now.

(pause)

Hail Luna, as you rise, IxChel,

Kia, Lady pale,

Queen of dreams, Cast your spell,

Of triple veil

Ar-iadne, Ar-ianhrod, Ar-achne Moerae,

Hail Hecate

Of faces three,

Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos

Shining from afar,

Spider of Destiny

In your web of Silver Stars.

(pause)

Hail, Grandmother Spider,

Crone and crow,

Wisewoman, elder,

seer,

Help us face, an

d destroy

this fear

Hail Hecate of the Crossroads,

Oh old and ominous presence glowing

Your waning numinous crescent going

to unravel the chains

to diminish our prison

to purify our poisons

to bring our spirits to the Spirit.

(Visualize this before or during the chants, whichever is preferable to you. But, remember, the words don't mean anything until you mean them. Try and build up the tension, raising your voice in strength or in notes until it comes crashing at the end.)

Now you can light the incense or herbs you have selected, and maybe hold the stones in hand. Light candles or a fire. Focus for a few moment

s on the images of the spider and the Skull.

Now concentrate on the false veil in the sky, which is already been broken...you can stare into the sky or just visualize the barrier, that which is a web over and through the earth, the gray abyss over the sky, or the millions of broken pinwheels spinning back and forth, but those patterns are changing rapidly, so be careful. What

would work best, perhaps, is simply to bi-locate or astral project to where you can witness the false veil better. The last rituals should make it much more clear to find.

If you find it will be helpful, you can take an item made from yarn or a similar material, and literally undo it. You can make your own, or take s

omething like a sweater and take a thread and unwind away.

Now visualize yourself pulling down the threads of the false veil, use your will to unravel them. Continue to unravel the thread, and watch it spiral away, creating large holes in the center. Tear it down, with all your energy and power. Put weig

hts on it, to force it to continue to unravel. It is important to breathe slowly and deeply during this, allowing the power to build and build, become a force no veil can defeat. Focus on this for at least several minutes. It is your sheer will power which defeats the false veil. By the end of this day, the veil should be gone, and who ever put it there, should not be able to find it, for the energy will have been recycled and released.

(Chant this while focusing)

"We are the flow and we are the ebb;

we unravel the threads of the web

We are the spiders who pull away the thread

to separate the living and the dead

the truth is the flow and we are the ebb

(pause, bringing the power to the center of yourself)

tear down the cobwebs

tear down the walls

the truth is upon us, hear the call!

destroy the cobwebs

destroy the walls

what is hidden is bestowed to all

we are all one, it will be done!

This world is free! So mote it be!

(pause letting the power rise)

Now we are the flow and we are the ebb

we are the weavers of the web

we are the weavers we are the web

we are the spiders we are the thread

we are the chosen back from the dead

this is our will the thread is dead!

we are the flow, and we are the ebb!

(pause, rising the power to it's peak, so scream it if you can!)

Again the Serpent Swallows the Sun,

Unravel this False Veil,

Threads Now Run!

Now relax and release the energy. If you have lit candles or a bonfire, let it burn out on it's own.

Especially this time, i would not be surprised if something tries to attack us for this. which is why the rest of the ritual i would advise you to sit quietly and concentrate on strengthening your wards and cloaks around you. An additional protection ritual might be necessary, especially, especially if you are newly awakened. If you are so inclined, any other precautionary steps can be taken, to either hide what you have done, or make sure nothing repairs itself.

~Dismisal of the Elements~

(put out each candle in turn while saying this)

"Depart oh powers of (earth/air/fire/water),my thanks and blessings. "

Take athame and cut hole in your circle. and then say:

"The circle is open but ever remains a circle. Around and through me always flows it’s magical power.

I give thanks to all the beings of the visible and the invisible that have joined with me/us on this night. By the powers of the ancient Gods, I bind all power within this circle, into this spell. We are now free. So mote it be"

The Unveiling---The Cutting---Lunar Eclipse Rite

It is a relatively rare central eclipse where the moon passes in front of the center of the Earth's shadow.

The last lunar eclipse closer to the center of the earth's shadow was

on July 16, 2000. The next central total lunar eclipse will be on July 27, 2018. It will be visible completely over Africa, and Central Asia, visible rising over South America, western Africa, and Europe, and setting over eastern Asia. In western Asia, Australia and the Philippines, the lunar eclipse will be visible just before sunrise.

The Unveiling-pt 2

June 15th -

Full Moon

- Lunar Ecl

ispe

---The Cutting --

Herbs: Dragon's blood, Bittersweet, Mugwort, Yew, Rosemary. Stones: Lapis Lazuli, Labradorite, "Shiva" stone.

Images: Scarab, Skull.

Color: Blue.

Deity: Atropos.

Time: 9:13 p

m GMT (-5 hr. for EST) Word Weave:

Again not everyone will have access to all the items but rosemary and labradorite will help link you to everyone else.

You can also easily adjust this ritual to a more hermetic approach, with the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram or GRP. Or you can simply lay back in a quiet place and do the visualization exercise i recommended and ignore ritual all together. Anything and everything will help.

This ritual is meant to build up power and literally unravel the threads of the false veil and cut the thread and barriers to the world and is to be per

formed during the Lunar eclipse.

The lunar eclipse will only be visible from more Europe, Asia, Austrailia and Africa, but it will create energy fluctuation all over, and we can take that to good use, I should imagine.

I do think it would be helpful to invoke the Fate: Atropo

s for this particular ritual, and remember to thank not only Clotho but Lachesis as well, for helping previously.

This first step can correspond with Fire, for it is literally destroying the threads of the veil. You can also use water to unravel. The spider is a nice visualization key.

If you don't have any figurings or statues with these symbols, you can draw them, or even print them out on a piece of paper. I would suggest to get a knif

e to use, a dagger or athame of some kind. I usually also incorporate a pentacle, salt, a chalice and incense in every ritual i do, but this all depends on your magical tradition, of course. but remember, tools are not important...in this instance, a couple similar symbols would link us all in our power, but tools are only a focus point...the intent and your mind and your will is the most important. i realize some of you may be inexperienced magical practitioners...just don't let that discourage you...just try your hardest and focus as hard as you can, and something good will come of it. the more doubt, the less you will achieve. believe in yourself and keep focused. Also, when chanting something, it is important to sound sure

of yourself. if you are musically inclined, you can sometimes turn it into a sort of song, but what is important, is to say it strongly, and think of what you mean when you say it.

This ritual can be performed alone or as a group. One person should be in charge of doing most of the ritual, but any chanting, particularly with the l

onger verses, can be chanted together. The the elemental calling, the elements should be evenly divided between the participants, and in a way so the elements the individuals feel closest to are selected appropriately.

Stand facing in the east, raise your arms in the air and call out

"I consecrate this circle of power to the ancient ones. Here may they manifest and bless thier child"

Move to your altar, facing the east

"This is a time that is not a time. In a place that is not a place. On a day that is not a day. I stand between the worlds, before the veil of mysteries. May the ancient ones help and protect me on my magickal j

ourney. "

You can draw the circle in any way you wish. I prefer to mark it out in my mind by circling the circle with the dagger and walk around *CLOCKWISE* and visualize a blue tip of light etching it out. Some people like to actually draw the circle, with sand o

r ashes. As well as taking holy salt water and sprinkling it around, also clockwise, and as well with the incense...this not only purifies the area, but molds out the circle. once the circle is made, do not leave it until you open it back up at the end. (there is also the option, where you can consecrate your tools, but i was trying to make this more simple for those who aren't as experienced. instead of a long drawn out process, you may cleanse them with water and ask your deities or the earth to cleanse a

nd bless them.)

~Invocation of the Elements~

(i would encourage you to use the Invocation of the 12 elements, instead, if you prefer. If you are comfortable with the twelve elements, a more tradition

al four elemental chant can be used instead)

You can light a candle for each, or whatever you like.

Earth:

I call upon the Spirit of the North

Golden Orb of Earth and Cr

eation

Principle of fertility

Power of regeneration and renewal

Help us to be mindful of the earth our mother,

to live in peace as her children

Help us to understand the process of life and death

Seed time and harvest, the cycles of existance

Be with us.

Air:

I call upon the spirit of the East

White light of dawn, recession, of suspension

Of Comtemplation, of intelligence and insight

THe wise and ageless winds that know the mysteries of eternity

Help us to breath

freely

To drink the winds and yet find the still center

Help us to know liberation, to percieve with crystalize clarity

what we need to know

Help us to think swiftly and see wit

hout distortion

Let us hear the words upon the winds of time.

Be with us

Water:

I call upon the spirit of the West.

Blue serpent of water and of birth

The principle of love that sustains all things

giving and flowing throughout our bodies

and throughout the living world

Help us to tell the difference betwee

n illusions and reality

Between knowledge and wisdom

Help us to sustain and be sustained within

the great ebb and flow of the tide of mother ocean

Be with us.

Fire:

I call upon the spirit of the south

Red flame of fire and of passion

blood and wine, sexuality and vital heart

Driving forces of the Id

Powers of aspiration, ecstasy, warmth, and joy

Help us to control and direct our emotions to creative ends.

Help us to live more fully.

to warn our hearts and our hearths

and may our vigilence protect all

from harm and the flame within

Be with us

Tanquility

I call upon the spirit of tranquility

Subtle shinning power of the cycles of life

of the patterns, of the order

of existance

I ask for the calmness and the peace of mind

to fullfill my desires and I am ever reminded

that tranquility comes out of chaos and back into order again

Help us to maintain orer and consistansy and live in peace

Be with us.

Chaos

I call upon the spirit of chaos

Radient beam of life and death,

disorder, confusion, and cha

nge.

The powers of that which is the random flow

I ask for the towers to crumble

so that change be be truely granted

I am ever mindful that chaos come

s and out order

and molds back into tranquility

Help us to be sparatic and free, to avoid stagnation

and still maintain our goals

and not get lost in the beautiful whirl of chaos.

Be with us.

Love:

I call upon the spirit of Love

the pure emotion that is directed with selflessness

toward all who would receive it

Powers of love, of lust, and those of despair.

Help us to remember that all beings were created

by the divine and with love,

so each creature must be respected as such

Help us to love another and to be able to recieve love.

Be with

us

Hate:

I call upon the spirit of hate, of hope and of longing

Help us to realize when apathy is the best solution

and when hate empowers us.

The dark spirit of malice will not consume us

but charge us in battle

Help us to direct our emotions toward creative ends that will

forever give us the strength to obtain our goals.

Be with us

Space:

I call upon the spirit of space

silver light of the ether

Blackness of the void, that which is abyss.

Of all beings in creation that which is the in-between,

the energy, that binds us all together.

True freedom forever engulf

ing our soul.

Help us to escape these cages and drift out of time, into space

into astral planes, with the light of the moon.

Be with us.

Time:

I call upon the spirit of time

the etheric golden wheel of movement, change, and messurement.

The never ending circle of existance.

Help us to be mindful of the wheel of life, growth, and death

Give us wisdom of the ages and

the knowledge to bend around time

and concepts to suit our pu

rposes

May the light of the sun guide us.

Be with us

Light

I call upon the spirit of light

the etheric virtuous becaons of life and innocence

Upon the bright side of t

he moon

and the rising sun, shinning compassion on our brows.

I seek out the protection and clarity within myself

and the universe.

Help us to remember the balance of the yin and yang

as there is no light without darkness

but we will walk the path of light when we must.

May the light not blind us but guide us to enlightenment.

Be with us

Darkness

I call upon the spirit of darkness

black etheric shadow of mystery and death,

secrecy upon the dark side of the moon and the setting sun

I seek out the shadows that have eluded us

and engraved the mysteries of eternity within our hearts

I seek out the protection and understanding within myself

and the universe to have the power to destroy,

the indepenedence of thought.

Help us to remember the balan

ce of the yin and yang

as there is no darkness without light

and to live and walk with the darkness when we must.

May the shadows not blind us but guide us into self fullfillment.

And for the 13th

We keep the faith until

the sky falls upon us

and crushes us

Until the earth opens and swallows us

Until the Seas arise and overwealm us

Until the land is burnt to

ash

By the Plains of the living spirits

in the center of all,

From Umhala

By the Fifth and the Thirteenth

By the Spirit of al

l things

Ire, Akasha, Ire, Akasha

We call you forth, Theot se!

Akasha, Spirit, watch over me

I am your child so mote it be

above, by the heavenly realm

and all the Spirits on high

below- by the Underw

orld

and all the Sidhe below

As above, so below. We become one with all.

As above, so below, we are all one, AlOne"

---------------------------------

------

Face the East and rise hands or dagger

"This circle is bound with power all around. Between the

worlds, I stand with protection at hand. "

"Spirit of the great white light

Burn away our psychic night

let us feel your loving care

give us joy and love t

o share

Make us of your willing tool

Let fulfillment be our rule

That our growth may be a light

saving others from the night "

I would take a piece of paper or a symbol of an spider, a skull or even carve it into a candle,

or many candles.

During this time i would take a few momemts to say a prayer or chant to Lachesis and Atropos, and invoke Atropos's power.

"Hail the Huntress,

As you draw your silver bow,

Hail Artemis and Io,

Oh Horned waxing luminous present glow

Nu and numinous maiden crescent shewn

Hail Luna, as you rise, IxChel,

Kia, Lady pale,

Queen of dreams, Cast your spell,

Of triple veil

Ar-iadne, Ar-ianhrod, Ar-achne Moerae,

Hail Hecate

Of faces three,

Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos

Shining from afar,

Spider of Destiny

In your web of Silver Stars.

Hail, Grandmother Spider,

Crone and crow,

Wisewoman, elder,

seer,

Help us face, and destroy

Our fear

Hail Hecate of the Crossroads,

Oh old and ominous presence glowing

Your waning numinous crescent going

Hail Atropos, Cutter,

With your waning silver scythe,

You cut

the thread of lies.

(Visualize this before or during the chants, whichever is preferable to you. But, remember, the words don't mean anything until you mean them. Try and build up the tension, raising your voice in strength or in notes until it comes crashing at the end.)

Now you can light the incense or herbs you have selected, and maybe hold the stones in hand. Light candles or a fire. Focus for a few moments on the

images of the scarab and the Skull.

Now concentrate on the false veil in the sky, you can

stare into the sky or just visualize the barrier, that which is a web over and through the earth, the gray abyss over the sky, or the millions of broken pinwheels spinning back and forth. What would work best, perhaps, is simply to bi-locate or astral project to where you can witness the false veil better. The last ritual should make it much more clear to find.

Now visualize yourself or Atropos cutting the threads of the false veil, and begin to use your will to unravel them. Cut in several locations and unravel the thread, and watch it spiral away, creating large holes in the center. Tear it down, with all your energy and power. It is important to breathe slowly and deeply during this, allowing the power to build and build, become a force no veil can defeat. Focus on this for at least several minutes. It is your sheer will power which defeats the false veil.

"We are the flow and we are the ebb;

we unravel the threads of the web

We are the spiders we undo the thread

to separate the living and the dead

the truth is the flow and we are the ebb

(pause, bringing the power to the center of yourself)

tear down the cobwebs

tear down the walls

the truth is upon us, hear the call!

what is hidden is bestowed to all

(pause letting the power rise)

Now we are the flow and we are the ebb

we are the weavers of the web

we are the weavers we are the web

we are the spiders we are teh thread

we are the chosen back from the dead

we are the chosen back from the dead

we are the flow, and we are the ebb!

(pause, rising the power to it's peak)

"As the Serpent engulfs the Moon

Transitions decend at this Ecliptic Noon. Attropos cut this Measured Thread

Announce to All the False Veil now Dead!"

If you think it would be helpful now would be a good time to to focus on creating anchors, servitors, or bindings to keep the false veil from reparing itself. You should now create some pillars or anchors to hold the false veil away from the true veil, or atleast a shield between the two. Or you can create a servitor to watch it and hold the magic you have created. Bilocation, if you are able, could work too. But if you choose this step, try and cloak these anchors.

Now relax and release the energy. If you have lit candles or a bonfire, let it burn out on it's own.

Especially this time, i would not be surprised if something tries to attack us for this. which is why the rest of the ritual i would advise you to sit quietly and concentrate on strengthening your wards and cloaks around you. An additional protection ritual might be necessary, especially, especially if you are newly awakened.

~Dismisal of the Elements~

(put out each candle in turn while saying this)

"Depart oh powers of (earth/air/fire/water),my thanks and blessings. "

Take athame and cut hole in your circle. and then say:

"The circle is open but ever remains a circle. Around and through me always flows it’s magical power.

I give thanks to all the beings of the visible and the invisible that have joined with me/us on this night. By the powers of the ancient Gods, I bind all power within this circle, into this spell. So mote it be"

Hopi Elder: Dan Evehema talks about the Prophecy

"I am very glad to have this time to send a message to you. We are celebrating a time in our history which is both filled with joy and sadness... The time will come when from the Earth will arise a mystic fog which will dilute the minds and hearts of all people. Their guidelines of wis...dom and knowledge will falter, the Great Laws of our Creator will dissolve in the minds of people. Children will be out of control and will no longer obey the leaders, immorality and the competitive war of greed will flourish."

"When the end is near, we will see a halo of mist around the heavenly bodies. Four times it will appear around the sun as a warning that we must reform, telling us that people of all color must unite and arise for survival, and that we must uncover the causes of our dilemmas. Unless man-made weapons are used to strike first, peace will then come."

"We believe militarism is born out of injustice, poverty and ignorance where absolute governments refuse to hear the grievances of minorities. So the people resort to violence, demonstrations and even terrorism when they see no other way to be heard. What can we do when our world leaders and the people are acting like fools in attempts to solve the problems confronting us? Once again we will quote the prophecy of our Elders. We hope it will interest you so that you will be more aware of it because it has been happening for some time."

"According to prophecy, the day will come when people in high places will be hunted. This will get out of control. The hunting will gather strength and spread. This situation might even erupt on our land. Finally, this will lead us to the Biblical version of Armageddon (the Hopi version is closely related). A final decisive battle between good and evil. This will occur under one God or Chief. The prophets say we will speak one language and that this will happen in Hopiland, in the village of Oraibi , where the new life plan will be drawn, in the pattern and cycle of religion. Here also a final decision will be made for the wicked. They will be beheaded and speak no more. If this does not materialize there will be a total destruction through the acts of man or nature. Then new life will begin from a girl and a boy. This is a frightening prophecy and will not be supported by many. "

"It is in the prophecies of the Hopi that in a case like this the Navajo may help our cause. Also the Bahannas or the Paiute Tribe may help. We doubt that the U.S. Government will easily concede our sovereignty."

"We are much concerned about the climate. No one seems to be able to predict the weather accurately from day to day. However, we know according to our time markers that it is past due for certain seeds to be planted at their proper time. n the regions with different climates, things will happen in different ways. For instance, tropical land could become a land of ice, and the Arctic region could become tropical. This need not happen if we, the people, get our leaders to do something about the harmful things being done to the environment."

"It is said that, if the future generations find out that we did nothing to preserve the good ways, they might throw us from our houses into the streets. This suffering will be of our own making. The lack of peace in our own spiritual being could trigger the revolution."

"Let us take a look into the future through the eyes of our prophets. Hopi were instructed to tell of the Great Purification just ahead of a time when Humankind would once again become highly civilized, tending to become careless and leading us to self-destruction. They said that, along the way, the industrialized world will have certain problems. People will be uncomfortable because of the changing times, and they will have to make adjustments to find new life styles."

"Industrialized nations will become careless in getting more the resources out of the earth. Believing all these things will last forever, soon natural resources will be depleted. Fuel shortages will occur; industrial machinery will come to a standstill. The machinery used for planting, harvesting and transport will become useless. Supermarket shelves will become empty of farm produce. The farmers and those who grow their own food will not sell their produce. Money will become worthless. The white man with all his intelligence and technology will not be able to repair the damage. We will see extraordinary events in Nature and Earth, including humans."

"Modern man looks upon old wisdom and knowledge as dead, useless and no longer respected. Modern man depends on the money system and no longer on Mother Earth for food. According to prophecy when this happens Mother Earth will hide her nourishment because of the view that ancient food is poor man's food. When all food disappears, modern man will try to correct his mistake, the conditions he caused upon the earth through his inventions. He will try to achieve some kind of method to heal the wound, but this will not be possible when we reach the point of no return."

"The Hopi play a key role in the survival of the human race through their vital communion with the unseen forces that hold nature in balance. The pattern is simple: The whole world will shake and turn red and turn against those who are hindering the Hopi."

"It goes on to say that common people will become concerned and frustrated because of their hectic world. They will be particularly against the bloodthirsty policies and the deceitfulness of the world leaders. The common people the world over will band together to fight for world peace. They will realize that their leaders have failed. People in high places will be hunted down like animals, perhaps through terrorism. In turn leaders will retaliate and begin hunting each other. This condition will gather strength and spread far and wide. It will get out of control the world over. Revolution could erupt on our land."

"Eventually a gourd full of ashes would be invented, which, if dropped from the sky, would boil the oceans and burn the land causing nothing to grow for many years. This would be the sign for a certain Hopi to bring out the teachings in order to warn the world that the third and final event would happen soon and could bring an end to all life unless people correct themselves and their leaders in time."

"But the choice is yours; war and natural catastrophe may be involved. The degree of violence will be determined by the degree of inequity caused among the peoples of the world and in the balance of nature. In this crisis rich and poor will be forced to struggle as equals in order to survive."

"The reality that it will be very violent is now almost taken for granted among Traditional Hopi, but man still may lessen the violence by correcting his treatment of nature and fellow man. Ancient, spiritually based communities, such as the Hopi, must especially be preserved and not forced to abandon their wise way of life and the natural resources they have vowed to protect."

"The man-made system now destroying the Hopi is deeply involved in similar violations throughout the world. The devastating reversal predicted in the prophecies is part of the natural order. If those who thrive from that system, its money and its laws, can manage to stop destroying the Hopi then many may be able to survive the Day of Purification and enter a new age of peace. But if no one is left to continue the Hopi way, the hope for such an age is in vain."

"Since mankind has lost peace with one another through conflict due to the new ways, the Great Spirit, the Great Creator, has punished the people in many ways. Through all of this there was always a small group who survived to keep the original ways of life alive. This small group is comprised of those who adhere to the laws of the Creator, who keep the spiritual path open, out from the circle of evil. According to our knowledge we are not quite out of the circle."

"Now we enter the time of testing that only the Great Creator can confirm... When the end is near, we will see a halo of mist around the heavenly bodies. Four times it will appear around the sun as a warning that we MUST reform."

"Ambitious minds will decrease, while the people of good hearts, who live in harmony with the Earth, will increase until the Earth is rid of evil. If the Hopi are right, this will be accomplished and the Earth will bloom again. The spiritual door is open. Why not join the righteous people?"

The Morrigan Speaks

I am She Who controls the tides of space, and I light the smallest atom and the mightiest star. I breathe to you in the breezes of spring, and make you drunk with ecstasy with the heady perfumes of summer. Yet I am She whom you face when the sharp bite of autumn reminds you that you are mortal, for I am the Black Goddess of Death.

None may escape my dark embrace, however manifold are their devices to escape Me. For am I not the Black Hole that irresistibly devours whole stars? If stars may not escape Me, how can you?

But understand My Mysteries. Without death there is no greater life. You can postpone the Great Awakening by hiding in a dream repetition of stories that you call lives. But these are only projections of the soul and become more and more worthless. Inevitably your pleasures pale, your habits stultify, and death comes to you by stealth.

Embrace My Mysteries with courage and you will find greater life in ever increasing spirals of Being. Past, present and future are one. What is the secret of eternal Life? It is simple. Live now. Now is forever.

The Unveiling: Part ONE: The Revealing!

June 1st - New Moon - Solar Eclipse - The Reveal --

Herbs: Dragon's Blood, Bittersweet, Benzoin, Peppermint, Rosemary.

Stones: Snowflake Obsidian, Blue Tiger's Eye, Bloodstone, Lapis Lazuli.

Images: Owl, Skull

Color: Green.

Deities: Athena, Clotho

Time: 10:03 pm GMT (-5 hr. for EST)

I know not everyone will have access to all the herb

s requested but as long as you have ros

emary and snowflake obsidian you'll be good to go. If you don't have any of the tools, remember, the intent is the most important, and don't worry about it. But if you can use the same symbols, it would be most helpful.

You can also easily adjust this ritual to a more hermetic approach, with the lesser banishing ritual of the pentagram or GRP. Or you can simply lay back in a quiet place and do the visualization exercise i recommended and ignore ritual all together. anything and everything will help. This ritual is meant to reveal the false veil and barriers to the world and to be performed during the solar eclipse. The solar eclipse will only be visible from more northern parts of the world on June first of 2011, but it will create energy fluctuation all over, and we can take that to good use, I should imagine. The path of the partial solar eclipse begins at sunrise in Siberia and northern China at 19:25:18 Universal Time (UT). The eclipse’s path will travel northeast and end at 23:06:56 UT, just north of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean. I would suggest to do the ritual at this time, though, if it'simpossible, any time as close as you can should help.I do think it would be helpful to invoke the Fate: Clotho for this particular ritual. This first step can correspond with Air, for revealing the truth of a matter. As the second, fire, can be the destructive qualities, with water unraveling the thread and earth to seal it. The spider is used in the second step and the skull and the scarab for the third. for the first step, many symbols can be used, perhaps the triangle with the eye could be appropriate. if you

don't have any figurings or statues with these symbols, you can draw them, or even print them out on a piece of paper. I would suggest to get a knife to use, a dagger or athame of some kind. I usually also incorporate a pentacle, salt, a chalice and incense in every ritual i do, but this all depends on your magical tradition, of course. but remember, tools are not important...in this instance, a couple similar symbols would link us all in our power, but tools are only a focus p

oint...the intent and your mind is the most important. i realize some of you may be inexperienced magical practitioner...just don't let that discourage you...just try your hardest and focus as hard as you can, and something good will come of it. the more doubt, the less you will achieve. believe in yourself and keep focused. Also, when chanting something, it is important to sound sure of yourself. if you are musically inclined, you can sometimes turn it into a sort of song, but what is important, is to say it strongly, and think of what you mean when you say it.

Stand facing in the east, raise your arms in the air and call out

"I consecrate this circle of power to the ancient ones. Here may they manifest and bless thier child

. "

Move to your altar, facing the east

"This is a time that is not a time. In a place that is not a place. On a day that is not a day. I stand between the worlds, before the veil of mysteries. May the ancient ones help and p

rotect me on my magickal journey. "

You can draw the circle in any way you wish. I prefer to mark it out in my mind by circling the circle with the dagger and walk around *CLOCKWISE* and visualize a blue tip of light etching it out, as well as taking holy salt water and sprinkling it around, also clockwise, and as well with the incense...this not only purifies the area, but molds out the circle. once the circle is made, do not leave it until you open it back up at the end. (there is also the option, where you can consecrate your tools, but i was trying to make this more simple for those who aren't as experienced. instead of a long drawn out process, you may cleanse them with water and ask your deities or the earth to cleanse and bless them.)

~Invocation of the Elements~
(i would also encourage you to use the Invocation of the 12 elements, instead if you prefer)

"By Air which fills our lungs

with breath
and lifes the bird in flight
by fire which flames within our soul
and floods our mind with light
by water flowing in our bloodfrom ocean's silver brightby earth of which our flesh is formed
from which we hold the sight

earth; my bodywater; my blood
air; my breath and
fire; my spirit

above, by the heavenly realm
and all the Spirits on high
below- by the Underworld

and all the Sidhe below

As above, so below. let the reflection remain.
As above, so below, let us remain free"


Face the East and rise"This circle is bound with power all around. Between the worlds, I stand with protection at hand. "

"Spirit of the great white light
Burn away our psychic night
let us feel your loving care
give us joy and love to sha

re
Make us of your willing tool
Let fulfillment be our rule
That our growth may be a light
saving others from the night "



I would take a piece of paper or a symbol of an eye inside a triangle, and owl, a skull or even carve it into a candle,

or many candles. Most rituals i prefer to have very little light, to create the aura of mystery. for this, the more

light the better. If you can have this ritual outside and with a bon fire, even better still.

during this time i would take a few momemts to say a prayer or chant to Clotho, and invoke her power.

"Hail the Huntress,

As you draw your silver bow,
Hail Artemis and Io,

Oh Horned waxing luminous present glow

Nu and numinous maiden crescent shewn


Hail Clotho,

Spinner of life's threadDrawn forth from Nix Night
Turning Fate's first strands
With nimble hands

Twining twixt the dark and bright"

(Visualize this before or during the chants, whichever is preferable to you. But, remember, the words don't mean anything until you mean them. Try and build up the tension, raising your voice in strength or in notes until it comes crashing at the end.)
Now you can light the incense or herbs you have selected, and maybe hold the snowflake obsidian in hand. Light candles or a fire. Focus for a few moments on the images of the Owl and the Skull.

Now concentrate on the false veil in the sky, you can

stare into the sky or just visualize the barrier, that which is a web over and through the earth, the gray abyss over the sky, or the millions of broken pinwheels spinning back and forth.

Now, let the light in your body grow, glowing in the night, until it becomes a beacon, standing strong and alone. Eventually you can aim it and shine it towards what has been hidden, through the veil and to the other side. this is most important, to reveal what has been done to the world, to take the Veil off people's eyes and make them aware o

f it...to create a light so people

understand what is happening.
"We are the flow and we are the ebb;
we reveal the weav

ers of the web!
we see the weavers;what become of the web?

where are the spiders who master the thread?

to separate the living and the dead
the truth is the flow and we reveal the ebb
(pause)

the truth is upon us, hear the call!
what is hidden is revealed to all
tear down the cobwebs
tear down the walls(pause)
Now we are the flow and we are the ebb
we are the weavers of the web
we are the weavers we are the web
we are teh spiders we are teh thread
we are teh chosen back from teh dead
we are teh chosen back from the dead
we are teh flow, and we are teh ebb!

As the serpent swallows the Sun

Truth revealed the hidden undone

A false veil now covers Athena's face

the knowledge of Truth descend on Man's race

Bubo, the message deliver wide

to One and All on earth they reside!"

Now relax and release the energy. If you have lit candles or a bonfire, let it burn out on it's own.

Now, i would not be surprised if something tries to attack us for this. which is why the rest of the ritual i would advise you to sit quietly and concentrate on strengthening your wards and cloaks around you. An additional protection ritual might be necessary, especially, especially if you are newly awakened.





~Dismisal of the Elements~


(put out each candle in turn while saying this)


"Depart oh powers of (earth/air/fire/water),my thanks and blessings. "


Take athame and cut hole in your circle. and then say:


"The circle is open but ever remains a circle. Around and through me always flows it’s magical power.


I give thanks to all the beings of the visible and the invisible that have joined with me/us on this night. By the powers of the ancient Gods, I bind all power within this circle, into this spell. So mote it be"