The Rings of Power...
Suggested Lesson Plans:THE RINGS OF POWER
The Rings of power fall into this order:
1. The Wheel of Life
2. The Moat
3. The Mill of Fate
4. The Necklace
5. The Ring of the Doorways
The Wheel is the basic creation of "witch" magic. It is a vehicle of worship of the Goddesses over Life, Love, Maternity/Maturity, Wisdom and Death. In the center lies the heart within the coffin, or as it is known in the Craft, the Rose from the Grave. Love and Death.
Basically, it is the most simple of all the Rings, but also the most complex. It corresponds with the Garter, or Ladder of Devotion, and the Ring, like the Garter should be fastened upon the knot of Death. It's main use is in rituals of Death and Ressurection. In actions of worship, it is a religious device used to draw down the power of the Goddesses invoked, standing upon the horn of the aspect invoked. It is blessed in the Name of Love, water and fire used to drive out evil from the five points, swept and garnissed and censed. It should be enclosed three times with Salt and Chalk. That is life and the power of the Moon. Upon certain operations, it is permissable to light a fire in the center, thereby creating the Rose of Passion, or unity. On no account should it be used for an operation of cursing, neither should the "witch" work widdershins within it. It is the vehicle of the Horn Child. By simple meditation, it is possible to find more points than five, in fact there should be twenty-five, with One more.
The Rings of power fall into this order:
1. The Wheel of Life
2. The Moat
3. The Mill of Fate
4. The Necklace
5. The Ring of the Doorways
The Wheel is the basic creation of "witch" magic. It is a vehicle of worship of the Goddesses over Life, Love, Maternity/Maturity, Wisdom and Death. In the center lies the heart within the coffin, or as it is known in the Craft, the Rose from the Grave. Love and Death.
Basically, it is the most simple of all the Rings, but also the most complex. It corresponds with the Garter, or Ladder of Devotion, and the Ring, like the Garter should be fastened upon the knot of Death. It's main use is in rituals of Death and Ressurection. In actions of worship, it is a religious device used to draw down the power of the Goddesses invoked, standing upon the horn of the aspect invoked. It is blessed in the Name of Love, water and fire used to drive out evil from the five points, swept and garnissed and censed. It should be enclosed three times with Salt and Chalk. That is life and the power of the Moon. Upon certain operations, it is permissable to light a fire in the center, thereby creating the Rose of Passion, or unity. On no account should it be used for an operation of cursing, neither should the "witch" work widdershins within it. It is the vehicle of the Horn Child. By simple meditation, it is possible to find more points than five, in fact there should be twenty-five, with One more.