Call to the God
Ancient God of the forest deeps,
Master of beast and Sun;
Here where the world is hushed and sleeps
Now that the day is done.
I call You in the ancient way
Here in my circle round.
Asking that You will hear me pray
And send your Sun force down.
Invocation to the God
Blazing God,
You Who are the King of the Gods
Lord of the Sun,
master of all that is wild and free;
Father of woman and man,
Lover of the Moon Goddess and protector of all the Wicca:
Descend I pray,
with Your Solar ray of power
upon my circle here!
Horned God Invocation:
By the flame that burns bright Horned One!
We call your name into the night Horned One!
Come to the charm of the chanted prayer
As the moon bewitches the midnight air .
Invoke the powers, that potent bide
In shining stream and secret tide
Come! To the heartbeats drum!
Word of virtue and rend the veil.
From creation to destruction
Eldest of gods, on thee we call.
Arawn Invocation:
We call out to the Gods that our pleas are heard.
By sacred smoke and blessed water.
Lord Arawn, Guardian of the Dead!
Come at my call and show thyself to men.
As the veil is lifted, the night winds bless us with sight.
I Invoke the powers, of Anwnn.
Forgotten are the ways of sleep and night,
Men seek for them whose eyes have lost the light.
Open the door, the door which hath no key,
The door of dreams, whereby men come to thee.
Dioncecht Invocation:
Father of Airmed, her divine herbal knowledge.
Father of Cien, crafter of flesh limbs.
Giver of Nuada’s Silver Arm.
Come to those who have need of your skill,
By the drum of my heartbeat.
Rend the veil, From creation to destruction.
Eldest of Gods, on thee we call!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Invocations to A God...
As a prayer it implies to call upon a God or Goddess, a person, etc. When a person calls upon a deity to ask for something (protection, a favor, his/her spiritual presence in a ceremony, etc.) or simply for worship, this can be in a pre-established form with the invoker's own words or actions.
While Invocations used to call the Gods into us, they can take many different forms, meditation, chants, prayers or dance. Many people write a different invocation for each ritual, honoring a different God. I prefer to have one invocation that I can alter to fit any event, it makes it easier to memorize so I can focus more on my visualizations and intent than on my words. Writing special invocations only as need requires.
How to Invoke a Spirit:
Invoking forces will actually call them to your circle and altar for their help and their presence. You will most likely not see them, but they have a tendency to manifest themselves as breezes, noises, talking, moving objects or nothing at all. If you see no signs of them, it does not mean they are not there. Why might you want to cast a ritual of this sort? Say for example you have chosen Pan as one of your Gods. You may want to give him notice that you have done so and from time to time, give him thanks. Perhaps you need help with a spell you are casting for the healing of a family member and want the spirit world to aid you.
There are many reasons why we might Invoke a spirit or deity, it is a personal decision why one might need the added influence of drawing a Deity into you.
Step One - Set the Stage:
If you know that you are going to be invoking a God for ritual, especially if you don't work with that God often. Take some time for three nights before the ceremony to meditate, now most Witches I know don't put this much fan-fair into the occasion, some take an hour prior to the ritual and others take the day of the rite. I like to give a God solid advance notice. Burn some incense that has a corresponding relationship with the God in question, and light a candle. Green for the Horned God, Red for Bel, Black or Gold for Arawn.
Find the right combination of scent and candle before you begin.
I prefer to work this stage Sky-clad. Using a dark colored eye-liner pencil draw tribal designs from wrist to elbow, on your face and chest, if you have long hair leave it down.
Music is up to you. I like heavy drums. If you plan on working outside, then set up and get to work. If you plan on working inside, close the windows and light the incense in the room ten minutes before you start.
Step Two - Visualization:
Invoking a God requires that we tap into the most primal portion of our subconscious. Focus on physical sensation, adrenalin, the weight of horns, lust, any physical trait’s the God you’re summoning might have, fit that image over your own body, and feel your body shifting to fill those descriptions, fire filling your eyes, heavy tribal tattoos covering your flesh.
Use this time to build energy, move, dance, drum, live.
Build the God into your body, then begin to speak your invocation. Feeling the changes and power of the God as you build to climax.
Step Three - Spoken Summons:
An invocation is a spoken or chanted form of calling the presence of a deity close. Invocations are used throughout many rituals, but they can be used as a ritual itself. Invocations are used to rouse the spirit within the individual, and also to call outside forces in.
There are many different types of invocations, and they can all have different results depending on what energy you are calling upon. Invocations are not meant to be taken lightly, and the forces called upon can be very strong. However, invoking the spirit can be a very beautiful and blessed experience.
The words you choose should be simple, elegant and powerful.
There are many traditional invocations that are used by different people around the world. The strength of the invocation is only as strong as the will and intent of the person performing it. Because invocations are spoken words, the particular words of the invocation are extremely important. Words are powerful things, they draw ideas, inspiration, and symbols to mind, They can also trigger the subconscious, and conscious in ways that no other method can.
While Invocations used to call the Gods into us, they can take many different forms, meditation, chants, prayers or dance. Many people write a different invocation for each ritual, honoring a different God. I prefer to have one invocation that I can alter to fit any event, it makes it easier to memorize so I can focus more on my visualizations and intent than on my words. Writing special invocations only as need requires.
How to Invoke a Spirit:
Invoking forces will actually call them to your circle and altar for their help and their presence. You will most likely not see them, but they have a tendency to manifest themselves as breezes, noises, talking, moving objects or nothing at all. If you see no signs of them, it does not mean they are not there. Why might you want to cast a ritual of this sort? Say for example you have chosen Pan as one of your Gods. You may want to give him notice that you have done so and from time to time, give him thanks. Perhaps you need help with a spell you are casting for the healing of a family member and want the spirit world to aid you.
There are many reasons why we might Invoke a spirit or deity, it is a personal decision why one might need the added influence of drawing a Deity into you.
Step One - Set the Stage:
If you know that you are going to be invoking a God for ritual, especially if you don't work with that God often. Take some time for three nights before the ceremony to meditate, now most Witches I know don't put this much fan-fair into the occasion, some take an hour prior to the ritual and others take the day of the rite. I like to give a God solid advance notice. Burn some incense that has a corresponding relationship with the God in question, and light a candle. Green for the Horned God, Red for Bel, Black or Gold for Arawn.
Find the right combination of scent and candle before you begin.
I prefer to work this stage Sky-clad. Using a dark colored eye-liner pencil draw tribal designs from wrist to elbow, on your face and chest, if you have long hair leave it down.
Music is up to you. I like heavy drums. If you plan on working outside, then set up and get to work. If you plan on working inside, close the windows and light the incense in the room ten minutes before you start.
Step Two - Visualization:
Invoking a God requires that we tap into the most primal portion of our subconscious. Focus on physical sensation, adrenalin, the weight of horns, lust, any physical trait’s the God you’re summoning might have, fit that image over your own body, and feel your body shifting to fill those descriptions, fire filling your eyes, heavy tribal tattoos covering your flesh.
Use this time to build energy, move, dance, drum, live.
Build the God into your body, then begin to speak your invocation. Feeling the changes and power of the God as you build to climax.
Step Three - Spoken Summons:
An invocation is a spoken or chanted form of calling the presence of a deity close. Invocations are used throughout many rituals, but they can be used as a ritual itself. Invocations are used to rouse the spirit within the individual, and also to call outside forces in.
There are many different types of invocations, and they can all have different results depending on what energy you are calling upon. Invocations are not meant to be taken lightly, and the forces called upon can be very strong. However, invoking the spirit can be a very beautiful and blessed experience.
The words you choose should be simple, elegant and powerful.
There are many traditional invocations that are used by different people around the world. The strength of the invocation is only as strong as the will and intent of the person performing it. Because invocations are spoken words, the particular words of the invocation are extremely important. Words are powerful things, they draw ideas, inspiration, and symbols to mind, They can also trigger the subconscious, and conscious in ways that no other method can.
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