Month: February 2015

There are 3 parts to this ritual: the cross, the crosses, and the cleansing.

They all use the same incantation:

In nomini patri, et file, et spiritu sancti, in nomini Jesu Christi, amen.

“In the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”

A note on Christian magic:

You do not need to be a Christian in order to use the power and spells that have brought their organization to power over millenia. There are millions of practicing Christians in the world right now, lending power to their spells. You can access this power, by tapping into the archetype of Jesus Christ. If you have a distaste for their religion and orthodoxy, as many magicians do, you have a choice to let that distaste interfere with your ability to access the power they have stored in the aether.

Part 1: The Cross

Bring your sage stick from your forehead down to your waist, and from one shoulder to the other. If you know the Qabalistic Cross, this has the same format.

In nomini patri – in the name of the father – at your forehead. Visualize a ball of white light around your entire head, energized by the sage smoke.

Et file – and the son – at your waist. Bring the light down into your second chakra.

Et spiritu sancti – and the Holy Ghost – from one shoulder to another – right to left is my preference, but different schools have different opinions. The Holy Ghost is what brings our souls into fruition, giving dimension from the line.

In nomini Jesu Cristi – in the name of Jesus Christ – you are invoking one of the most powerfu spiritual figures in the human collective unconscious. Bring your hands to your heart as the power comes together within you.

Amen – Bow. Let the light collect inside of you, magus.

Part 2: The Crosses

In front of you, draw a cross with the sage. “In nomini patri, et file.”

Turn to your right, and draw a cross to the South. “Et spiritu sancti.”

Turn to your right, and draw a cross to the West. “In nomini Jesu Cristi.”

Turn to your right, and draw a cross to the North. “Amen.”

These crosses seal your circle from outside influences.

Part 3: The Cleansing

Now you will do the traditional “smudge” technique of cleansing your personal energies using sage smoke.

Dash the stick to the left side of your head, then the right, then behind. The modified incantation:

In nomini patri, et file, et spiritu sancti,

Abbe male spiritus, abbe male spiritus, abbe male spiritus,

In nomini patri, et file, et spiritu sancti, in nomini Jesu Christi, amen.

Swipe along your shoulders, in front of your chest, down your front, around both side of your legs, around your feet, up the back, and finally once around the entire body. Repeat the full incantation as much as you need to until complete.

Start your ritual facing the East. Check your Cardinal Points and make sure you are in the right position.

Turn to your left. Take an element of Earth out of your magical pouch, and while holding it, say:

Thank you, Element of Earth.

Thank you for grounding me.

Thank you for protecting me.

Thank you for nourishing me.

Bow to the element, and place it at the Northernmost point of your circle.

Turn to your left, and take your phial of Water out of your magical pouch. Sprinkle some on your hands, spread it on your arms, inhale it. (Florida Water works especially well for this.) Holding your bottle, say:

Thank you, Element of Water.

Thank you for cleansing me.

Thank you for balancing me.

Thank you for free-flowing me.

Set your phial at the Southernmost point of your circle. Bow to the element, and turn left.

To the South, take your candle from your pouch, and light it. While gazing into the flame, or through the flame and into the distance, say:

Thank you, Element of Fire.

Thank you for warming me.

Thank you for illuminating me.

Thank you for transforming me.

Now, take a sage stick from your magical pouch, and let it transform in the flame.

Set the candle down at the Southernmost point of your circle. Turn to the left.  Blow on the sage, and smell the smoke. Say:

Thank you, Element of Air.

Thank you for expanding me.

Thank you for understanding me.

Thank you for communing me.

Blow on the sage, and prepare to smudge your aura.

Spend some time walking the space. Familiarize yourself with the energies and physics around you.

Align with the Cardinal Points

Using a compass, find East. Move yourself to a position where the proper element can be seen to every direction.

Make sure you are standing somewhere that a symbol of Air is directly to the east of you; a tree, a tower, or something reaching to the heavens.

To your left, to the North, there should be a boulder, a rock, or a wall.

Behind you, to the West, is a place for Water. It is best to hear the sound of a creek or ocean behind you.

To your right, the South, you can have a vista, or a fire pit, or a laptop screen.

Once you have your Place of Power between the four elements, reach into your Magical pouch and bring the elements out.

The Four Elements

Your magical tools are each aligned with an element. By taking an element out of your pouch for each direction, you are honoring the directions as the foundation of your space.

Next: Invoking the Four Elements