Morgan Le Fay's Book Of Spells And Wiccan Rites

by Reif, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9780806522005
• ISBN10: 0806522003
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-19
• Publisher: Citadel

Summary

A scholarly history of the Wiccan religion from Paleolithic times to the present, as well as complete instructions for casting spells inspired by Morgan Le Fay, half-sister of King Arthur and the sorceress-witch who learned her craft from Merlin.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A History of Wicca	xi
Prologue	2	(1)
For Strength and Power	3	(28)
To Athena, Warrior Goddess
For inner strength and power	5	(4)
The Hand of Hecate
For strength and success	9	(4)
The Vessel of Isis
To awaken confidence and determination	13	(5)
The Pentagram of Morgan Le Fay
For strength and wisdom	18	(13)
For Healing and Protection	31	(24)
The Blessings of Hygea
To gain health and vitality	33	(3)
The Gem Web
A visualization for protection	36	(3)
To Holy Sophia
To bring peace and calm	39	(3)
Prayer to the Black Madonna
To heal pain	42	(2)
In the Temple of Asclepius
To bring healing dreams	44	(4)
The Mother's Blessings
A prayer to bring health	48	(2)
The Gift of Diana
Letting go of past sorrow	50	(5)
For Prosperity and Success	55	(24)
The Enchantment of Sri Lakshmi
For prosperity	57	(4)
The Nine Knots of Jupiter
For beneficence and good fortune	61	(5)
To the Maiden Artemis
For success in an endeavor	66	(3)
To the Queen of Fate
For luck and good fortune	69	(4)
The Power of Hermes
For success in a business venture	73	(3)
By the Lady's Blessing
For successful employment	76	(3)
For Blessings and New Beginnings	79	(14)
Hestia's Flame
Rite for a house blessing	81	(3)
Invocation of the Maiden Diana
For new beginnings	84	(2)
The Promissory Oath
To achieve a goal	86	(2)
The Blessings of Duir
For the blessing of holy objects	88	(5)
For Love and Friendship	93	(14)
The Blessings of Ishtar
To bring romantic love into your life	95	(3)
To Fair Kore
To draw loving friends	98	(3)
Prayer to Mary of the Sacred Heart
For love and compassion	101	(2)
To Inanna, Mother of Sumer
To receive her healing love	103	(4)
For Honorable Endings and Farewells	107	(18)
Banshee Macha
To end malicious gossip	109	(4)
Come Kali-Ma
To release pain of the past	113	(5)
To the Ancient Crone
For the passing on of a pet	118	(3)
An Honorable Farewell
Celebration at the transition of death	121	(4)
Multifarious Miscellany	125	(22)
Spiral of the Delphic Oracle
To obtain the answer to a question	127	(6)
The Rite of the Non-Ritual
For joy in the moment	133	(2)
Evening Ritual for the Great Mother
To offer thanks and appreciation	135	(3)
One Hundred Names of the Great Mother
A Goddess meditation	138	(9)
The Goddess and the God	147	(14)
Invoking the Goddess and the God
Calling them into your circle	149	(3)
Drawing Down the Moon
Rite for the Goddess at the full moon	152	(3)
Rite to Invoke Pan
For the God	155	(3)
The Sacred Marriage
Ritual union of the God and Goddess	158	(3)
The Celtic Tree-Calendar Alphabet	161	(22)
The Thirteen Tree-Months and Their Correspondences	163	(6)
Song of the Sacred Grove
A powerful group ritual invoking the magic of the Celtic Trees	169	(14)
Bibliography	183