Rite of the Flaming Spear Chant

“Hear me, O High Ones!
With this rite I do shield myself
And throw back all which is against me.
May this weapon be cast with flames of the spirit,
Sparked from far Valhalla
To burn brightly between the worlds
And which I shall see in the eye of my mind.
Thor, give me strength and a steady hand,
Freya, give me seid to overcome all obstacles,
Odin, grant me wisdom and victory,
So mote it be!”

The Circle of Protection

1) Enter your ritual consciousness state, not a full meditative state.

2) Think of your own inner power. Think of the feeling you have while visiting the inner temple. Re-create that feeling in your body, heart, mind, and soul. Acknowledge your inner sacredness and the sacredness of the space around you, no matter if you are indoors or outdoors.

3) Point to your power direction with your energetically projective hand, or dominant hand, and trace a clockwise circle of light around you. You can physically move your hand and body clockwise, eyes open, or you can do this in your mind, with your eyes closed. Experiment with both as you practice this exercise. The colour of the light is traditionally blue, violet, or white, but use any colour that you feel intuitively drawn to use,

4) Trace a second circle, over the first to strengthen it. The colour might change naturally, or you can choose to change it.

5) Create a third circle, over the second, as before the colour can change.

6) Feel the shift in energy and vibration inside the circle. Notice the changes in your inner and outer perceptions.

7) When done, release the circle. There are two ways to do this. Both start by retracting the circle backwards. Begin by pointing at the direction you have chosen and trace a counter clockwise circle, again either in your mind, or physically moving to trace the circle.

For the first technique, imagine as you move the circle counter clockwise that you are opening a curtain, and when you complete the circle, you are pushing out the curtain ring. The effect is like a pebble dropped in a puddle of water. The ring of light expands infinitely outward.

The second technique consists of using your hand like a vacuum cleaner. You are “sucking up” the ring of light through your finger, and then imagining grounding the light through your body, legs, feet, and into the Earth. You don’t have to ground it, but if you don’t, you might feel light-headed or over-energized.

Spell: Protection Shield

1) Get into your magickal mindset.

2) Be aware of your energy field, the space around your body at about an arm’s length. Feel your energy field like an egg or sphere around your whole body.

3) Visualize the edge of the energy field becoming like a faceted crystal. It is clear like quartz or diamond, and hard, strong, and protective. Let the light of your mind reflect in the dazzling facets of the gem. The crystal surrounds you, above and below.

4) Hold the intention of protection from all harm in your mind. The shield will protect you from all harm. It blocks harmful energy and allows in the energy you need for your highest good.

“I charge my protection shield to protect me from all harm on any level, and reflect love back on the source of the harm.”

5) Repeat the process as many times as you would like and hold the image. When done, let the image fade from your mind when it starts to wander. You can continue on to other meditations, or end your session.

Lesson: Shielding

Imagine the sphere of light around you going rigid, emanating a psychic energy field that nothing can penetrate. You can also visualize it as being metallic if you wish, or a black stone surface such as obsidian. Know that nothing can penetrate this shield, but rather that the energy will glance off, like an arrow shot at a smooth, round dome. Nothing can get in. You are safe.
Another use for shielding is to shield others from your energy. Perhaps you’ve had a really bad day and are attending a Sabbat celebration that evening. You can’t get the day off your mind, but you don’t want your energy to disturb or affect anyone. You can put a shield around yourself, and your thought cannot be read or felt.

(“Dedicant” - Thuri Calafia)

Lesson: Blasting

Focus on pulling in all that light and energy, concentrating the light inside you to a laser beam’s width and intensity. See the energy from the Earth Mother coming up into your spinal column in a thin, bright silver beam, and the Sky Father coming down into your bliss chakra (just above your head) in a thin, bright gold beam. Concentrate those beams and make them smaller and smaller. Let the energy pool in your solar plexus chakra (near your bellybutton), your center of power and will. Breathe a few breaths, concentrating the energy, and then become aware of a circle, about three feet out from your body, as a boundary. Now, when you’re ready, blast that energy out in an explosive sweep, clearing away any unwanted energies from your personal sphere. You can even yell, psychically or openly, “Begone!”

This is good for pushing away any entity or energy, whether in spirit or incarnate form, that is bothering you. Continue with the visualization of your tree. If you ever find yourself in the position of having to do a blasting, keep a conscious shield around yourself for a while afterwards, until you feel safe.

(“Dedicant” - Thuri Calafia)

Spell to Protect your Book of Shadows

During the phase of the Waning Moon, visualize the pages of your Book of Shadows growing thick with wisdom and witchery. Set the book up on your work space, light a few candles, get your favourite incense going and set a magical mood. Ground and center yourself. Raise your energy high and then hold your hands palms down over the book. Repeat the charm while you empower the book with the powers of the Four Elements, knowledge, wisdom, and illumination.

“As the Moon does grow fuller and fuller
each night,
My Book of Shadows grows too,
In knowledge and light.
By Earth, Air, sky, and sea,
As above, now so below,
The Elemental powers spin
And my magick holds.”