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To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows
(1957)
The Third-Degree Initiation
Magus gives Fivefold Kiss.
Magus: "Ere we proceed with
this sublime degree, I must beg purification at thy hands."
High Priestess binds Magus
and ties him down to the altar. She circumambulates three
times, and scourges Magus with three, seven, nine, and 21
strokes. She then unbinds him and helps him to his feet.
Magus now binds the High Priestess
and ties her down to the altar. He circumambulates, proclaiming
to the four quarters, "Hear, ye mighty Ones, the twice consecrate
and Holy (name), High Priestess and Witch Queen, is properly
prepared and will now proceed to erect the Sacred Altar."
Magus scourges High Priestess
with three, seven, nine, and 21 strokes.
Magus kisses her feet. "Ere
I dare proceed with this sublime degree, I must again beg
purification at thy hands."
She binds and scourges him.
Note: if High Priestess has
not performed this rite before, he says, "Here I reveal to
you a great mystery." [Kneel and place couch in position so
as to face north.]
Assist me to build As the
Mighty One willed, An Altar of praise, From beginning of days,
Thus doth it lie, Twixt the points of the sky, For thus it
was placed When the Goddess embraced The Horned One, Her Lord,
Who taught her the word,
[Priestess lies down in such
a way that her vagina is approximately at the center of the
circle]
Which quickened the womb,
And conquered the Tomb. Be thus as of yore, The Shrine we
adore, [kiss] The feast without fail, The life-giving Grail,
[kiss] Before it uprear The Miraculous Spear, And invoke in
this sign The Goddess divine. [kiss]
Invoke: "Thou who at moon
of night doth reign, Queen of the starry realm above, 'Not
unto Thee may we attain Unless Thine Image be of Love.' [kiss]
By moon-rays silver shaft
of power, By green leaf breaking from the bud, By seed that
springeth into flower, By life that courseth in the blood.
[kiss]
By rushing wind and leaping
flame, By flowing water and green earth, Pour us the wine
of our desire From out Thy Cauldron of Rebirth. [kiss]
Here may we see in vision
clear The Secret Strange unveiled at length, The wondrous
Twin-Pillars rear Erect in Beauty and in Strength. [kiss breasts]
Altar of Mysteries manifold,
The Sacred Circle's central point, Thus do I sign thee as
of old, With kisses of my lips anoint.
(Eightfold Kiss: 3 points,
Lips, 2 Breasts and back to lips, & 5 points with oil,
wine, & kisses) (5 points are shown by a drawing to
be: genitals, left foot, right knee, left knee, right foot,
and back to genitals).
Open for me the Secret Way,
The pathway of intelligence, Between the Gates of Night and
Day, Beyond the bounds of time and sense.
Behold the Mystery aright,
The Five True Points of Fellowship, Here where the Lance and
Grail unite, And feet and knees and breast and lips."
Magus and High Priestess:
"Encourage our hearts, Let thy Light crystallize itself in
our blood, fulfilling us of Resurrection, for there is no
part of us that is not of the Gods."
(Exchange Names.)
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The Witches' Chant or Rune
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