By Willow Voss

Performed skyclad under the waxing or full moon closest to Samhain, in a secluded grove, with consent as the unbreakable Rede, honoring the thinning veil and the ancestors.

Preparation

Choose a sacred space in nature or a shadowed chamber, lit by the flicker of Samhain’s somber light. Anoint with oils of myrrh or patchouli for mystery and grounding. Bathe in stream water or an infusion of mugwort and rosemary for purification and ancestral connection. Set a simple altar with found items: stones for Earth, a raven feather for Air, a candle or small fire for Fire, a bowl of rainwater for Water. Symbols for Freyja (amber stone, falcon imagery) and Odin (raven imagery, a small staff or rune-carved wood) adorn the space, but hands and intent cast all.

Casting the Circle

Stand skyclad, facing north.

Join hands and walk deosil (clockwise) thrice around the space, visualizing a silver mist boundary, shimmering like the veil between worlds.

Chant together:

“By will and word, we cast this circle, a veil between the worlds, sacred and whole, on this Samhain night.”

• Call the Quarters, starting East, moving deosil, gesturing with open hands:
  
  • East (Air):
    “Hail Guardians of the East, powers of Air and wisdom, breath of Odin’s ravens, come witness and protect.”
    
  • South (Fire):
    “Hail Guardians of the South, powers of Fire and will, Freyja’s burning seiðr, ignite our rite.”
    
  • West (Water):
    “Hail Guardians of the West, powers of Water and intuition, Freyja’s tears of gold, flow through us.”
    
  • North (Earth):
    “Hail Guardians of the North, powers of Earth and endurance, Odin’s rooted wisdom, ground our magick.”
    
• Invoke the center:
  “Spirit within, bind this circle true, as the veil thins.”
  

Invocation of Deities

Stand facing each other, beneath Samhain’s moon.

• Priestess raises arms:
  “Freyja, Vanadis, Lady of love, war, and seiðr, golden-haired mistress of Folkvangr, descend into me, fill me with your ecstasy and power on this Samhain night. So mote it be.”
  
• Priest kneels briefly:
  “Odin, Allfather, Wanderer of wisdom, sacrifice, and runes, raven-crowned god of Valhalla, enter me, grant your insight and strength. So mote it be.”
  
• Embrace lightly, awakening the divine presence, feeling the ancestors’ gaze.

The Five-Fold Kiss

To bless and arouse the gods within, performed fully twice. First, priest to priestess:

• Priest kisses priestess’s feet:
  “Blessed be thy feet, that walk the paths between worlds.”
  
• Priest kisses priestess’s knees:
  “Blessed be thy knees, that kneel at the sacred altar.”
  
• Priest kisses priestess’s vagina:
  “Blessed be thy womb, vessel of creation and life.”
  
• Priest kisses priestess’s breasts:
  “Blessed be thy breast, formed in beauty and strength.”
  
• Priest kisses priestess’s lips:
  “Blessed be thy lips, that utter the Sacred Names.”
  

Then, switch: priestess to priest:

• Priestess kisses priest’s feet:
  “Blessed be thy feet, that wander with the Allfather.”
  
• Priestess kisses priest’s knees:
  “Blessed be thy knees, that kneel at the sacred altar.”
  
• Priestess kisses priest’s phallus:
  “Blessed be thy phallus, spear of wisdom and life.”
  
• Priestess kisses priest’s chest:
  “Blessed be thy chest, formed in strength and vision.”
  
• Priestess kisses priest’s lips:
  “Blessed be thy lips, that speak the Sacred Names.”

Scourging for Purification

Stand facing each other, the priest holding the scourge. With mutual agreement, the priestess receives first:

• Priest says:
  “By the touch of the scourge, I purify thee, releasing all that binds thee from the ancestors’ truth.”
  
• Gently strikes the priestess’s shoulders and back five times, light and rhythmic, symbolizing the shedding of mortal weight.
  
• Priestess takes the scourge, saying:
  “By the touch of the scourge, I purify thee, freeing thy spirit for the gods and the veil.”
  
• Returns five gentle strikes to the priest’s shoulders and back.
  
• Both breathe deeply, visualizing cleansed energy rising, open to Samhain’s mysteries.

Ritual Dancing (Raising the Cone of Power)

Join hands and dance deosil around the space, feet stamping the earth, bodies swaying beneath the Samhain moon. Chant in unison, voices building:

“Freyja’s seiðr, Odin’s runes,
weave through us as the veil communes.
Power rise, from earth to sky,
in Samhain’s truth, our magick fly!”

Visualize energy as a glowing cone spiraling upward, shimmering with ancestral whispers. Continue until the surge peaks, breaths quickened, forms alive with primal heat.

The Great Rite Actual

At the zenith, enact the sacred marriage—the true union of bodies as Freyja and Odin. On a bed of fallen leaves, moss, or herbs, the priestess receives as the Goddess, the priest gives as the God. With reverence and consent:

• Priestess:
  “I am the Goddess, vessel of creation and seiðr.”
  
• Priest:
  “I am the God, spear of wisdom and life.”
  
• Unite in ritual intercourse, moving with the surging rhythm, channeling power into the joining. Female receptive, male projective, blending into oneness under the thinning veil. Chant softly:
  “As Freyja and Odin entwine, so do we divine.”
  

Climax releases the cone toward the intent (connection to ancestors, wisdom, transformation). Linger connected, grounding the ecstasy, feeling the ancestors’ presence.

Cakes and Ale

Share simple food (apples, bread, pomegranates) and drink (mead, wine, or cider) to earth the energy and honor the dead.

• Priestess offers drink:
  “May you never thirst, in this world or beyond.”
  
• Priest offers food:
  “May you never hunger, in this world or beyond.”
  
• Partake, spilling libations to the deities, elements, and ancestors.
  

Thanksgiving and Closing

• Thank the deities:
  “Freyja and Odin, we thank thee for thy presence and blessings on this Samhain night. Depart if ye must, but stay if ye will. Hail and farewell.”
  
• Dismiss the Quarters widdershins (counterclockwise), starting North, gesturing farewell:
  
  • North:
    “Guardians of Earth, hail and farewell.”
    
  • West:
    “Guardians of Water, hail and farewell.”
    
  • South:
    “Guardians of Fire, hail and farewell.”
    
  • East:
    “Guardians of Air, hail and farewell.”
    
• Walk widdershins thrice, visualizing the silver mist dissolving:
  “The circle is open, but unbroken. Merry meet, merry part, merry meet again, across the veil.”
  

Ground by touching the earth, eating more, or visualizing roots sinking deep, carrying Samhain’s wisdom.

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