Basic Wiccan Ritual
Use your patrons in place of mine, Aphrodite and Apollo, in this ritual. Also, adjust any
attributes mentioned here to fit your particular Patrons.
Stand before your altar facing North or East.
Meditate for a few moments/minutes to free your mind of the mundane things.
Once ready:
Ring the bell 11 times.
Chant while walking deosil around circle to bring you into focus
Face altar and pick up the bowl of water and touch the water with your finger tip or tip of your
athame and say:
I exercise this water that it cast out from it all impurities and uncleanliness, in the name of
Aphrodite and Apollo.
Place water back on altar and pick up the salt and touch the salt with your finger tip or tip of
your athame and say:
Blessings be upon this element of salt. Let all impurities flee and let only good enter in. As the
water purifies the body, the salt purifies the soul. Therefore I bless it that it may aid me. In the
names of Aphrodite and Apollo.
Casting the Circle:
Pick up smudge stick and light it. Walk the circle spreading the smoke and say:
I cleanse this circle of all negativity and impurities. In the name of Aphrodite and Apollo.
Return to altar and face it. Place smudge stick inside its container.
Walk around the circle deosil touch your athame to the ground and say:
I now cast this circle that it may be a meeting place of love and joy. A shield against all that
would destroy. A world between worlds, a place where the mysteries are revealed. A rampart to
contain the power raised within. I do now consecrate this circle in the name of my Lord and
Lady, Aphrodite and Apollo.
Return and face the altar.
Pick up the salt and walk the circle once with the bowls of water and salt. Chant element chant.
(Earth my body, water my blood, air my breath and fire my spirit)
Return to altar and place salt and water back on it.
Put a pinch of salt in the water. Dip finger in water and draw a cross or pentacle on forehead
and say:
Blessed be!
Calling Quarters/Summoning the Watchtowers
Walk deosil and stand on the east point of circle. Face out. Forcefully with intent draw the
invoking pentagram with your athame while saying:
Hear me oh Guardians of the Watchtowers of the East, Lords of Air. I (your name here), both
priest and witch do summon you. I do summon, stir and call you forth to witness my rites and to
guard this circle. Hail and Welcome!
Walk deosil to the south point and say:
Hear me oh Guardians of the Watchtowers of the South, Lords of Fire. I (your name here),
both priest and witch do summon you. I do summon, stir and call you forth to witness my rites
and to guard this circle. Hail and Welcome!
Walk deosil to the west point on circle and say:
Hear me oh Guardians of the Watchtowers of the West, Lords of Water. I (your name here),
both priest and witch do summon you. I do summon, stir and call you forth to witness my rites
and to guard this circle. Hail and Welcome!
Walk deosil to the North point on circle and say:
Hear me oh Guardians of the Watchtowers of the North, Lords of Earth. Guardians of the
portal between worlds. I (enter name here), both priest and witch do summon you. I do
summon, stir and call you forth to witness my rites and to guard this circle. Hail and Welcome!
Return to altar. Face altar and meditate for a few moments. Prepare yourself for the next step.
Calling the Lord and Lady
Face altar and say:
Hail Mighty Ones! Hail Powerful Apollo! Hail Beautiful Aphrodite! I welcome and invite you to
witness these rites in your honor. The circle is now perfect!
Sing/dance/chant to raise energy
Read and Speak the Charge of the Goddess and Charge of the God
Great Rite
Pick up the Chalice in left hand and athame in right hand. Hold them up and say:
As the athame is to the blade, so the cup is to the chalice. I draw in the power of the God and
Goddess, and feel their love.
Plunge athame into the chalice three times and when done say:
Blessed be!
If in a solitary ritual, take a drink from the cup and say:
May I never thirst. Blessed be!
If in a group ritual, hand the cup to another in the circle and say:
May you never thirst. (they then take a sip)
Blessing the Cakes
Hold plate of food and say:
Oh Great Mother, bless this food that it may nourish my body and bestow health, wealth,
strength, joy and peace. Blessed be!
Workings and Magic
At this point works of magic, charms and other things are performed.
Farewell to the gods
Face alter/north and say:
Oh great and powerful Lord Apollo, I thank you for your attendance here. I welcome you to
stay but if you must go I bid you farewell as you return to your realm. Hail and farewell!
Blessed be!
I thank thee oh lovely and beautiful Aphrodite for attending my rites this night. I welcome you
to stay but if you must go I bid you farewell as you return to your realm. Hail and farewell!
Blessed be!
Dismissing Quarters
Walk deosil to the East point on circle. With force and intent use your athame to draw a
banishing pentagram while saying:
Hear me oh Guardians, Lords of East and Air. I thank you for your attendance and release
you that you may return to your realm. I bid you hail and farewell!
Hear me oh Guardians, Lords of South and Fire. I thank you for your attendance and release
you that you may return to your realm. I bid you hail and farewell!
Hear me oh Guardians, Lords of West and Water. I thank you for your attendance and
release you that you may return to your realm. I bid you hail and farewell!
Hear me oh Guardians, Lords of North and Earth. I thank you for your attendance and release
you that you may return to your realm. I bid you hail and farewell!
Visualize the circle dissolving into the ground. Once done say:
The circle is now open but never broken. Merry meet, merry part and merry meet again! May
the blessings of the God and Goddess go with me in my heart. Blessed be!