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It was believed by the ancient Greek and Romans that Witches had the power to draw down the moon from the the sky. This assumption is not without reason - were the witch to be seen invoking the Goddess beneath a full moon, she would naturally be standing in a position where the beams from the full moon would highlight her person, making it seem as if she had a direct link to the lunar orb.
In modern Wicca, the rite of Drawing down the Moon is of considerable importance. During this potent invokation, the practitioner enters a trance-like state of altered consciousness and draws the essence of the Goddess into herself. The energy of the Goddess is then used for a magickal act, for divining the future or spiritual revelation.
The act of Drawing down the Moon involves being completely open and receptive to the feminine spirit of nature. It is usually done out of doors.
Beneath a full moon, the practitioner stands with arms outstretched, palms pointing upwards towards the moon and once relaxed slowly begins the following invocation, building to an emotional climax.
..:*INVOCATION FOR DRAWING DOWN THE MOON*:..
Bewitching Goddess of the crossroads,
Whose secrets are kept in the night,
You are half remembered, half forgotten
And are found in the shadows of night.
From the misty hidden caverns
In ancient magick days,
Comes the truth once forbidden
Of thy heavenly veiled ways.
Cloaked in velvet darkness
A dancer in the flames
You who are called Diana, Hecate,
And many other names
I call upon your wisdom
And beseech thee from this time,
To enter my expectant soul
That our essence shall combine.
I beckon thee O Ancient One
From far and distant shore,
Come, come be with me now
This I ask, and nothing more.
