Simple Lunar Eclipse Mediation Ritual to Honor the Dark God and Triple Goddess - Oct. 18th

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A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on October 18, 2013, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It will be visible from the Americas (for the end), Europe, Africa, and most of Asia (the beginning of the eclipse will be visible in east Asia). The western part of the Philippines (including western Luzon and Palawan) can see the penumbral eclipse at moonset.

You can find out the best time for your ritual by using this calculator, I’ve included the time for EST near me below. Click Here for Eclipse Calculator

EST:

Event	Time in Buffalo	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral eclipse begins	Oct 18 at 5:53 PM	72°	3.3° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Moonrise	Oct 18 at 6:16 PM	76°	0.0° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Oct 18 at 7:50 PM	91°	16.2°		Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Oct 18 at 9:48 PM	112°	36.9°		The Earth's penumbra ends.

This eclipse is in progress during sunrise or sunset, so the Sun is displayed only partly in some phases, according to its altitude below the horizon. The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.

During the Lunar Eclipse, you have the energies of the New and Full moon. You also have the Dark God (sun) and Triple Goddess (moon). I’ve made a simple ritual for meditation and honoring the God and Goddess in their special aspects during this time for you to follow or adapt to your own needs. 

*Note: All items should be consecrated for this ritual. 

Needed Items:

*Athame

*Either: Purifying incense, bath soak, or oil

*Candles in the following colors:

(1 Black

*1 White

*1 candle out of any the following colors:

Blue, Brown, Indigo, Purple, Red

*1 Yellow candle

*Heat Proof Container, such as a cauldron

Items you may incorporate:

1 Green candle

·         White or silver altar cloth

·         Mugwort,

·         Camphor,

·         Sandalwood

·         Moonstone,

·         Selenite,

·         Pearl,

·         Mother of pearl,

·         Sapphire

·         You may draw the moon symbol on each of your meditation candles, the God symbol on the black candle, and the Triple Goddess symbol on the white candle.

You will be working with very strong energies, so it’s essential that you be pure. 

Simple options:

·         Purify bath soak/body scrub – Mix salt and Lemon essential oil

·         Smudge with Sage incense (a stick or herb on charcoal)

·         Blessing/Purifying oil (I use sage essential oil and dab it on yourself with  the following incantation:

"Blessed be my feet, that I may walk in sacred paths."
"Blessed be my knees that  I may kneel at the altar of the Ancient ones"
"Blessed be my second chakra that I may bring forth life, art, and joy."
"Blessed be my heart, that is formed in beauty, that I may love and receive love."
"Blessed be my lips that I may speak words of power in time to come"
"Blessed be my minds eye that I may see the unseen and receive messages of the Spirit"

·         Light the incense. I will be burning an equal blend of Frankencense and Myrrh. The Frankencense strengthens spirituality, while the myrrh does that and also aids in meditation.

*** If you don’t have these and want other suggestions, feel free to ask me. I can provide a larger list.

·         Cast a circle deosil 3x.

o   “Round and round the circles casts, joining present, future and past. I now create a sacred place, invoke the moon and sun from far in space.”

o   “Round and round the circles casts, joining present, future and past. Bound is this circle that I weave, out of sacred lunar energies”

o   “Round and Round the circles cast, joining present, future and past. Thrice is the circle cast this night and now begins our lunar rite.” 

·         Proceeding deosil go to the center of the circle and hold athame to the sky and say "As Above" then point it down saying "So Below!”

Ground and rhythmic breathing. I like to do “squared breathing” to center myself. To do this:

·         Inhale 4 seconds. Hold 4 secs. Exhale 4 seconds. Hold 4 secs. Continue.

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·         As you breathe in, draw in the energy of the earth. You can feel it enter your body through the area, or travel through the ground, up your spine, spreading further with each inhale til it travels through your limbs, filling you, finally radiating out of your limbs and crown of your head.

·         With each exhale, release the dark energy. Saddness, frustration, worry, anger- anything bogging you down, anything that may way heavy on your heart. Send it back outside of you, into the universe to be reused by the Divine for greater purpose.

Drumming to the rhythm of your breathe or your heartbeat is also very centering. Tuning yourself both inwardly and outwardly creates the strongest connection to the Divine.

***For added effect of grounding and centering energy, light a green candle. Focus on the flame. Let your eyes go hazy. Then begin your breathing exercises, slowly letting your eyes close if they get too heavy.

·         Light a Blue, Brown, Indigo, Purple, Red, or Violet candle and then a yellow candle. These colors represent truth and clarity, what you will be meditating on.

·         Focus on the flame, allow a trance to take over. Ask for clarity and truth during this cycle. Ask to be released of any bonds that do not serve to your highest good.

“Lord and Lady,  please release me

Of all things hurting

That do not serve me”

·         Things to meditate on:

o   Where in my life do I need change, a new approach, or a fresh perspective?

Ø  Write on a piece of paper, then hold in to it, charging it with energy :

“By the powers around me, my goals I’ll achieve,

Blessed by the land, bless by the fire, blessed the air and the sea;

the Lord and Lady shall let it be”

o   How can I break through barriers? How do I arise from the ashes and soar to my highest potential?

Ø  Writing, holding, and charging time:

“From the ashes, like a Phoenix I rise

I shall reach my greatest good,

I will not let a single thing bind”

·         Time to burn the paper. As you go to light it:

“I now release and mold this energy

That it may go into the universe

And in the name of the Lord and Lady

Be utilized for the good of all whom it may concern.”

Honoring the God in his dark aspect, and the Triple Goddess.

·         Light a black candle, and then recite the Charge of the Dark God.

“Listen to the words of the Dark God, who was of old called
Lakchos, Donn, Anubis, Hades, Setesh, Hoder, and by many
other names:
I am the shadow in the bright day, I am the reminder of
mortality at the height of living.

I am the never ending veil
of Night where the Star Goddess dances.

I am the Death that must be so that Life may continue,
for behold, Life is immortal because the living must die.

I am the strength that protects, that limits; I am the power
that says No, and NO further, and That Is Enough. I am the
things that cannot be spoken of, and I am the laughter at
the edge of Death.

Come with me into the warm enfolding dark; feel my
caresses in the hands, in the mouth, in the body of one you
love, and be transformed.

Gather in the moonless night and speak in unknown tongues;
the Dark Mother and I will listen. Sing to us and cry out,
and the Power will be yours to wield.

Blow me a kiss when the sky is dark, and I will smile, but no kiss
return, for my kiss is the final one for all mortal flesh.”

·         Light a white candle. Recite the Charge of the Triple Goddess. 

“I am the waning Moon. The Goddess who is fading from the land. In the springtime, I sought my Lord and mated with him beneath the trees and stars.  

At Beltane I wed my Lord beneath the first blossoms of the hawthorn tree

And in the summertime, I ripened the apples in the orchards and fruit grew round and strong like the seed in my womb. At the corn harvest I cut down my Lord. That by His death our people might feed.

And now in autumn time, I descend beneath the Earth to dwell with my Lord in his dark kingdom until our child is born. At Winter Solstice, I will bring forth the child and renew our hope. And at Candlemas, I myself will return to renew the land.

I leave you but return to you. When you see my power fade and the leaves fall from the trees. When snow obliterates like death and all traces of me upon the Earth, then look for me inside the moon and there in the heavens you will see the soul of me soaring still amongst the stars. And in the darkest time when the moon is covered by shadow and there is no trace of Me

in Heaven or on Earth; when you look outward and your life seems cold, dark and barren, let not despair eat at your hearts.

For I am hidden. I am renewing when I am waning. I am readying for return.

Remember my promise and look within you and there you will find the spirit of me awaiting those who seek. For the well-spring of your being, I await you always.

I am Diana in Heaven, on Earth Persephone, and within you the dark Hecate.

Triple am I; the only three. My body Earth. My soul the Moon and within the innermost self: the eternal spirit of Me.

·         Feel free to perform spell work here, if you wish, It is my opinion the best kind of magick would be full moon, or dark moon magick such as spells for gain, goals, or self-discovery and insight and intuition.

·         Affirm:

“I am a witch!

I am at one with the Eath, the Universe,

And the Divine!

Let my life be free from strife and fear!

Let only Joy and Love come near;

With Blessings  given and received

I walk in Peace in Word and Deed!”

·         Snuff the candles.

·         Open the circle, proceeding around 3x widdershins:

·         "Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.
I now Dissolve this Sacred Space and send all Powers back to place.

Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.
Stay if you can, Go if you must, with Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.

Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.
My Work is finished for the Night/Day and now I End my Magick Rite/Way."
Once the circle is closed, continuing widdershins into the center of the circle, say the following salute:
"(athame pointed up)The circle is open, (athame pointed down) but unbroken." 

I hope you are able to utilize this ritual for your highest good, or at least take something from it to supplement your own plan of honoring this time of special energies! 

Comments much appreciated, and feel free to shoot me any questions.

Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again!