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Solitary NeoWiccan Self Dedication

Have a small dish of anointing oil on the altar. Open the circle in the usual way. Ring the bell nine times in all, in three sets of three, with a brief pause between each set.

Take up the anointing oil and dip your index finger into it. Draw a cross inside a circle on your forehead, in the position of the Third Eye (between the eyebrows). Then draw a pentagram, with the point upward, over your heart. Touch the oil to your genitals, right breast, left breast, genitals, in this way describing a triangle.

Replace the oil on the altar and pick up your wand (if you do not yet have a wand, you may use your index finger in its place). Hold it high in salute. Say:

[Divine]. I am here a simple seeker of knowledge, a lover of life. I here dedicate myself to you and to your service. You are the ones I have chosen to serve. I do this of my own free will, with no pressure from any other. Guard me and guide me in all that I do, for all that I do is in love of you and of all life. Help me live my life with harm to none. Help me acknowledge the depth and beauty of all life, animal, vegetable, and mineral. The animals, birds, fish, reptiles, and all living things are my brothers and sisters. The trees of the forest, the plants, flowers, herbs, and all growing things are my brothers and sisters. The rocks, soil, sand, the rivers, lakes, seas, all waters of the earth, and all that is of the earth, are my brothers and sisters. Make me one with this family. Let me guard them and work for them as they all work for me.

[Divine], from this day forth I accept and will ever abide by the Wiccan Rede: ‘An it harm none, do what thou wilt.’ I pledge myself to you, the gods. I will always protect you as you do me. I will defend you against those who speak ill of you. You are my life and I am yours. So Mote It Be.

Lower your wand and ring the bell three times. Take up the goblet of wine and raise it. Say:

To the [Divine]!

Pour a little into the libation dish (your offering to the gods) saying:

As this wine drains from the cup, so let the blood drain from my body should I ever do anything to harm the gods, or those in kinship with their love. So Mote It Be!

Drink to the gods (you do not have to drain the cup! You can always pour more into the libation dish). Replace the goblet and raise both hands high in salute. Say:

As a sign of my being born again into the life of [NeoWicca], I here take upon myself a new name, by which I shall always be known within the Sacred Circle, which is the place between the worlds. Henceforth I shall be known as (Your Witch name) So Mote It Be!

Lower your arms and ring the bell three times. Then draw a pentagram in the air with the wand, then kiss the wand and lower it.

You may now sit and meditate on what the Craft means to you. At this time, you may receive some indication from the gods that you are indeed in touch with them. If you feel like singing or dancing, or celebrating in any other appropriate way, now is a good time to do it.

After you are done, the ritual of Cakes and Wine should follow. The final step, then, is always the Closing of the Circle.

Note that nowhere in the self-dedication does the initiate repudiate [their] previous religion. There are no words against any other faith. Should you, at any future date, decide that NeoWicca is not the right religion for you after all, you are free to leave and either return to your previous faith or continue seeking faith elsewhere.

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