The Owl of Knowledge

Oh Mother Goddess, Oh Father God, Here I open myself to your great essence In this place and in this time I am changed. From henceforth I walk the Wiccan path. I dedicate myself to both of you. Oh mother Goddess, Oh Father God. I breathe your energies into my body. They are mixing and blending with my own. That I see the divine in nature, nature in the divine And divinity within myself and all else Oh Great Ones, Goddess and God, Make me one with your essence, Make me one with your essence, Make me one with your essence.

I Life & Reality     1 Harmony = Harmony is one of the great Truths. And disharmony is distance from Truth. So harmony with the natural world and with the rhythms of life is at the Heart of Wicca     2 Responsibility = We are aware that every choice we make plants seeds for the future we are creating     3 Deep Reality = Reality is deeper and more mysterious than we can ever imagine. It is both simpler and more complex than we believe. And that is as true of our minds and ourselves as it is of the world     4 Personal Power = It is possible to perceive access, and influence that subtle reality. Doing so causes change in the physical world II The Nature of the Divine     5 The One Divine = The Great Mystery itself is genderless, omnipresent, and incomprehensible to the 3-dimensional brain. It manifests in this universe as a polarity or balance of forces, which we call feminine (Goddess, yin...

1 – We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the moon and seasonal quarters and cross-quarters. 2 – We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility towards our environment. We seek to live in harmony with nature, in ecological balance, offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an involuntary concept. 3 – We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than is apparent to the average person. Because it is far greater, is sometimes called supernatural but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all. 4 – We conceive of the Creative Power in the Universe as manifesting through polarity- as masculine and feminine- and that this Creative Power lives in all people and functions through the interaction of the masculine and feminine. We value neither above the other, knowing each to be supportive of the other. We value sex as pleasure, as the symbol and embodiment of l...

I  Know yourself II  Know your craft III  Learn IV  Apply knowledge with wisdom V  Achieve balance VI  Keep your words in good order VII  Keep your thoughts in good order VIII  Celebrate life IX  Attune with the circles of earth  X  Breath correctly XI  Exercise the body XII  Meditate XIII  Honor the God and Goddess

Darksome night and shining moon Hearken to the Witches Rune East then South, West then North Hear! Come! I call thee forth! By all the powers of land and sea Be obedient unto me Wand, pentacle, and thy sword Hearken ye unto my word. Cords and censer, scourge and knife Weaken all you into life. Powers of the Witches blade Come ye as the charge is made. Queen of heaven, Queen of hell Send your aid unto the spell. Horned Hunter of the night Work my will by magick right By the powers of land and sea As do I say, “So mote it be”. By all the might of the moon and sun As I do will, it shall be done

Bide the Wiccan Law you must, In perfect love and perfect trust.  Live ye most and let to live, Fairly take and fairly give. Form the circle thrice about, To keep unwelcomed spirits out. To bind the spell every time, Let the words be spoke in rhyme.  Soft of eye and light of touch Speak little and listen much. Deosil go by waxing moon Sing and dance the Witches Rune. Widdershins go by waning moon, Chant then a beautiful tune. When the Lady’s moon is new Kiss thy hand to Her times two. When the moon rides at her peak,  Then your heart’s desires speak. Heed the north wind’s nightly gale Lock the door and drop the sail. When the wind comes from the south, Love will kiss thee on the mouth. When the wind blows from the east, Expect new and set the feast. When the west wind blows over thee, The departed spirits restless be. Nine woods in the cauldron go, Burn them quick, burn them slow. Elder be the Lady’s tree, ...