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More Meaningful Ritual, More Powerful Magic Many books tell you how to cast a Wiccan circle. Deborah Lipp's seminal work tells you why. Fully revised and expanded with fresh insights and updated language, this new edition is a vital addition to your bookshelf. A High Priestess with decades years of experience, Lipp looks at every ritual step through an elemental lens, revealing the process (Earth), mythology (Water), mysticism (Fire), and theology (Air) behind it. In addition to sharing modern information on gender and polarity, she provides all-new sections on the history of elemental associations and how and when to raise and release the cone of power. The Elements of Ritual teaches you what each ritual step means, why it's there, what it accomplishes, and how it's performed. This edition adds alternate orders and new options for the traditional steps, empowering you to create your own rituals. Packed with how-to and how-not-to instruction for practitioners who want to go beyond the basics, this guide deepens your understanding of Wicca's most enduring rite. Practical, sophisticated, and highly relevant over twenty years later, The Elements of Ritual helps your creative and magical abilities flourish. Includes a new foreword by Thorn Mooney, author of The Witch's Path

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Author:   Deborah Lipp ,  Thorn Mooney
Publisher:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
Imprint:   Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
ISBN:  

9780738775500

ISBN 10:   0738775509
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 March 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Illustrations … xi Acknowledgments … xiii Acknowledgments to the New Edition … xv Foreword by Thorn Mooney … xvii Introduction to the New Edition … 1 Chapter 1: The Wiccan Circle Step-by-Step … 7 The Steps of Ritual … 9 Alternate Steps of Ritual … 10 Chapter 2: The Four Elements … 13 The Universe in a Nutshell … 13 The Qualities of the Elements … 14 Where Do the Elements Come From? … 22 Alchemy and the Elements … 24 Is There a Fifth Element? … 24 The Elements of Religion … 27 Elemental Structure of This Book … 28 Chapter 3: Preliminary Steps … 31 Alternate Order … 31 Preparation … 31 Grounding and Centering … 74 Declared Opening and Stated Purpose … 82 Chapter 4: Making the Ritual Space … 87 Alternate Order … 87 Sacred Preparations … 87 Casting the Circle: Making the Space … 103 Calling the Quarters … 119 Chapter 5: The Center … 143 Alternate Order … 144 The Steps … 145 Invoking the Gods … 145 Giving Offerings to the Gods … 173 Raising the Cone of Power … 195 Cakes and Wine (Receiving the Blessings of the Gods) … 198 Using the Blessings … 233 Chapter 6: Closing the Circle … 243 Alternate Steps … 244 When to Close the Circle … 244 Thanking the Gods and Dismissing the Quarters … 244 The Final Steps in Closing the Circle … 254 After the Circle Is Over … 261 Chapter 7: A Ritual Script … 265 Preparation … 265 Grounding and Centering … 266 Clearing the Space … 268 Declared Opening and Stated Purpose … 268 Sacred Preparations … 268 Casting the Circle: Making the Space … 270 Calling the Quarters … 272 Invoking the Gods … 274 Giving Offerings to the Gods … 274 Cakes and Wine (Receiving the Blessings of the Gods) … 276 Using the Blessings … 278 Thanking the Gods … 279 Dismissing the Quarters … 280 Uncasting the Circle and Declared Ending/Reconnecting to Earth … 281 Conclusion … 283 References and Bibliography … 285 Index … 289

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Deborah Lipp has been teaching Wicca, magic, and the occult for over thirty years. She became a Witch and High Priestess in the 1980s as an initiate of the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca. She's been published in many Pagan publications, including newWitch, Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, PanGaia, and Green Egg, and she has lectured on Pagan and occult topics on three continents. As an active member of the Pagan community, Deborah has appeared in various media discussing Wicca, including Coast to Coast AM radio, an A&E documentary (Ancient Mysteries: Witchcraft in America), television talk shows, and the New York Times. Deborah is also a technology systems professional. She lives with her spouse, Melissa, and an assortment of cats in Jersey City, New Jersey. Deborah reads and teaches Tarot, solves and designs puzzles, watches old movies, hand-paints furniture, and dabbles in numerous handcrafts. Visit her at DeborahLipp.com. Twitter: @DebLippAuthor Instagram: DebLippAuthor Thorn Mooney  is a Wiccan writer and academic who holds graduate degrees in both religious studies and English literature. Thorn writes and lectures about magic, new religious movements, and spirituality in the United States, and has been creating blogs and videos about witchcraft and Paganism through her popular online platforms for more than a decade. Thorn has been featured on NPR affiliate WFAE’s Charlotte Talks, Anthony Padilla’s popular YouTube series I spent a day with…, and has also served as an academic advisor on the National Endowment for the Humanities funded podcast Magic in the United States. Visit her at ThornTheWitch.com. ~

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