Warrior Rite

The Challenge

The Initiate gets taken to a dark place of meditation while the male members of the coven assemble.

The priest casts the circle and everyone dances deosil around.

Priest rings the bell three times.

Air - lights incense and blesses it, turns to the East and does silent call and invoking pentagram, then says:

"By the powers of the four winds I invoke thee O Paralda,
Attend our circle this magical night,
with thy elemental minions and might."

Fire - lights candles on four quarters first blessing the fire on the taper, turns to the South and does silent call and invoking pentagram, then says:

"By the Sacred eternal flame of knowledge and initiation I invoke thee O Djinn,
Attend our circle this magical night,
with thy fiery minions on dragons wings and might."

Water - pours water in the goblet and blesses it, turns to the West and does the silent call and invoking pentagram, then says:

"By the ever changing waters of life I invoke thee O Nixa,
Attend our circle this magical night,
with thy water nymphs and might."

Earth -blesses the salt in the

The Initiate gets taken to a dark place of meditation while the male members of the coven assemble container and lifts it up towards the sky, turns to the North and does the silent call and invoking pentagram, then says:

"By the stability and solidity of the earth with its mountains and valleys
I invoke thee O Ghob,
Attend our circle this magical night,
with thy Gnomes and thy Dwarves of thy elemental realms in might."

The priest now rings the bell three times.

Priest: "Mighty hero of Ragnarok
Great Odin of the one eye
Lord of Valhalla
All father, Mighty one
Attend our circle tonight and guard it with thy sword
for tonight thy blessing is needed for the one who is to embark on a heroes quest
Great one, All Father be with us tonight."

Priest lights God candle.

Priest: "Athena Great Warrior Maiden
Defender of thy people
Bright Queen of Olympus
You who have guided and protected all the heroes of old
Attend our circle tonight so that you might grant thy protection to the young hero embarking on his odyssey
O Wisest of the warriors
Thou has even outsmarted Aries, Warrior of Warriors, in battle
Be with us tonight.

Priest lights Goddess candle.

A feast now begins within circle.

When all agree that it is time the priest sends the inner guard to bring the initiate.

When the inner guard and the initiate approach they are challenged by the outer guard thus:

Outer Guard: "Halt brother! Whom have you there?

As you know only warriors may approach."

Inner Guard: "I have someone who seeks to embark on the great quest of the warrior."

Outer Guard: "How does he hope to achieve success?"

Inner Guard: "With the help of the Great Warrior and All Father and the Guidance of the Warrior Maiden."

Outer Guard: "With such noble and powerful allies he cannot but succeed. Pass brave seeker."

The inner guard leads the initiate within the circle and to the priest.

Priest: "From time immemorial the coming of age has been the most important point in a mans life, for it means that as of this point he embarks like a hero of old on a quest in the labyrinth of life. In this quest many decisions have to be taken which will affect the hero and his companions in life greatly. Therefore these decisions must be taken with wisdom and without fear, because foolish decisions bring disaster and fear brings stagnation and bogs down the quest into the quicksand's of despair. Before you can embark on your quest therefore it is imperative that you should know your fear because to know it is to master it and therefore conquer it.

Go now and do not return to this circle until you can vouch before the Gods that you have seen your fear and you know it.

May Odin protect you and Athena guide you until your return"

The inner guard now leads the initiate to each person in the circle for advice and something to help or protect him on his quest.

Priest rings bell three times.

Priest blesses the ale and holds the goblet towards the sky.

Priest: "To the power and might of Odin, Warrior of all Warriors."

All partake of the ale.

Priest blesses the cakes and holds bowl to the sky.

Priest: "To the wisdom and glory of Athena, Defender of Heroes."

All partake of the cakes.

Priest rings bell three times.

Air extinguishes incense if still smouldering.

Fire extinguishes candles and says:" Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again. This rite is done."

All dance widdershins.

Representatives of the quarters take the offerings out