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SPIRIT
Here you should discuss the nature of the Esbat gathering. You might say something like:
“We come together tonight to celebrate the Esbat of the Full Moon. Now powers if the Moon are at their height and monthly cycle of the psychic tide is at its strongest. We attune ourselves to this heightened energy, that we may use it to manifest our hopes and goals. Now is the time of the Mother Goddess, Who creates and sustains all things. Let us call upon Her bounty to aid us in this our undertaking!”
ACT OF POWER: Full Moon Visualization/Divination
Here follows the main body of the ritual. As described in the ESBAT section of this course, this is the [place for Act of Power: a spell, visualization, mystery play, or any combination of these elements. Before you begin the Act of Power, you should briefly discuss the nature of the Full Moon and its energies with those assembled and review the goals of the ceremony.
In this case our Act of Power is intended to draw upon the heightened energies of the Full Moon to help in manifesting personal goals. This same technique can be used for manifesting group goals, but if you choose to work on group goals, make sure everyone involved understands and agrees with those goals, so that the energy will be properly focused.
This Act of Power is visualization. It can be done with eyes open or closed. If you happen to be outdoors, and the Full Moon is visible, you might want to begin by having people gaze upon it for a few moments. Then lead the visualization something along these lines:
“Imagine the face of the Full Moon. See Her clearly in your mind –gaze upon Her. Behold Her soft luminance, Her pearly light. Imagine Her qualities –what do you feel from Her? Love? Strength? Peace?
Feel Her energy –commune with Her. Bond with Her.
“Think about what it is that you most wish to have at this time –from your Heart, whisper it to Her. Confide in Her. Tell Her what you need, and know that in doing so, you are telling the Goddess.
“Divine Mother Goddess –hear the prayers of Your children and clasp them to Your bosom: From our Heart to Yours. We pray that You will aid us in manifesting these things which we are working for this night –share with us Your energy, strongest at this time of the Full Moon. Strengthen us and lend Your power to ours!
“Now imagine a shower of soft white light descending from the Moon upon the whole Circle, like a gentle rain: Beautiful, clear white light, full of strength and love. See the light descending upon each person -all at once. See each person bathed in white light, filled with white light –the light of the Goddess. And feel it coming down upon you as well.
“Feel the light coming down all around you, entering you through the top of your head, filling your body as water fills a bottle. Feel its purity, its’ strength, its’ strong vibration moving all through you. Bond with the light –be one with the light –be one with the Goddess.
“Focus on the light which fills you –concentrate upon it. Feel its texture, its’ movement –let it work within you.
“Now –raise your hands. Hold them toward the center of the Circle, palms out. And through your palm Chakras, send forth a stream of white light filled with tiny silver stars. Send the white light with silver stars into the center of the Circle, where everyone else is sending theirs –imagine a great ball of this light forming there: white light with swirling, sparkling, glittering silver stars. The more light you send into the ball of light at the center of the Circle, the denser the silver stars become, until at last you can see only the stars in a great whirling ball of energy.
“Now inside that ball of energy imagine again your goal –what you wish to have. See it within the ball of stars –imagine it as clearly as you can. See the goal already accomplished –see yourself having it, being happy with it. Don’t worry about how it will be accomplished –just know that it is already yours and will soon take shape. Now chant with me:
“I WILL IT: IT IS!
“I CALL IT: IT IS!
“I MAKE IT: IT IS!
“I ACCEPT IT: IT IS MINE!
“And see the ball of stars suddenly disperse, like a great quicksilver explosion, the energy flowing out in all directions, carrying our goals outward into manifestation –a manifestation already accomplished on the Astral Plane, which will begin to take shape on the Physical Plane as soon as the Circle is opened.
“Now let the energy dissipate. Then clear and release any excess energy you are holding.”
Now we will continue with a second Act of Power which though it could also be adapted to be used on its own, is here intended to complete the body of our ritual.
The purpose of this Act of Power in this context is to ascertain the extent to which the visualization has been effective in the manifesting of goals for each individual, and to tell them either how they may expect the goals to manifest (sudden changes, prosperity, inner developments, etch…) or what they may need to do to assist the process of manifestation (take action, be patient, meditate, etc.…).
For this Act of Power you will need a bowl filled with lots. The lots may be in the form of slips of paper with particular messages written on them, such as: “It will come out well,” “Complete Success,” “Be patient and persevere,” “Sudden happenings,” etch… Or they can be symbols which will be interpreted to give the message, for example: different colored stones such as red for “immediate success,” black for “delayed success,” and gray for “it will work out differently from what you expect.” Experiment and work out a system you like. The lots should allow for a number of different possibilities –including, as stated, the possibility that things make take shape differently than expected- but they should all be positive and reflect different ways for the spell to work out based upon the knowledge that it absolutely will work –one way or another. There should not be a “no” answer –although answers like “Continue to manifest” or “Fine tune your idea” are ok.
Pass the bowl around. Ask each person to think of the goal they have just worked for and select a lot. Then go around and interpret the lots.
Although we have presented it here as a companion divination whose purpose is to detect how well a previous manifestation has worked, this Act of Power may also be done as an independent divination. When used as an independent divination each person would ask a question, and the answer be interpreted. In that case it would be appropriate to include “no” answers.