Full Moon — December 4th
1. Intention
On this full moon, I perform this rite to invite clarity, inner balance, and guidance from both the visible and invisible worlds. I open myself to the wisdom that arises from the celestial realms and the underworld.
This rite is performed in the name of my patron Goddess Lilith, to whom I am devoted, and under the One Light that permeates all existence.
May clarity reveal my path, and may all worlds speak in harmony.
2. Mirror Work: Preparing the Mind
The ritual begins with the mirror exercise to silence the mind and attune my sensory apparatus.
I sit before a mirror, with a candle on either side and incense before me. Observing my reflection with equanimity, I ask myself:
- “Who am I?”
- “What am I?”
- “Why am I here?”
I let answers arise without judgment.
I then alter the reflection in the mirror gently, experimenting with shifting, erasing, or changing features. This practice strengthens mental focus and prepares the imagination for visionary work.
Next, I try to charge the reflection with elemental energy by focusing breath and intention through the mirror, letting it become a portable shrine of vision, aligned with my ritual purpose.
This mirrors the principle of self-reflection, grounding, and control over perception, which I have found essential for entering a focused ritual state.
Having gazed into the mirror, I quiet my mind and bring my awareness to the present. I have seen myself fully, without judgment, and have allowed my reflection in the mirror to shift, to breathe, and to align with the energies I carry.
The mirror has become a portal — a silent witness to my presence, and a vessel charged with clarity and focus.
3. Sacred Space Preparation
With this grounding, I rise from the mirror, carrying the stillness and the vision within me.
I turn to the altar, where candles, water, incense, stone, and offerings sit in their respective quarter/direction, awaiting activation. I am ready to open the sacred space.
Opening the Circle
The circle will contain the energies I have summoned, both within and around me — the divine and chthonic currents I now invite into this rite.
I lift my hands and call upon the divine names:
Adonai. Elohim. El Shaddai. Sabaoth.
As I speak each name, I visualize the elements rising in their quarters:
- East — Air: currents of wind rising and sharpening my awareness
- South — Fire: a pillar of flame igniting my will
- West — Water: waves of intuition flowing into the space
- North — Earth: stone and root grounding the rite
And a pillar of light connects the astral to the underworld, passing through my body and heart center.
The circle forms, alive and complete — a container for clarity, guidance, and the merging of worlds.
Altar
On the altar I place:
- White candle for the One Light and the Sun
- Black candle for the underworld and the Moon
- Water for intuition
- Stone for stability
- Myrrh and frankincense as incense
- Red wine as sacred offering, representing the Goddess
- My red crystal and serpent-bone mala, worn throughout the rite to charge it with energy
4. Invocation
Invocation of the One Light
“From the One Light that lives within all creation,
let the fires of illumination descend upon this circle
and bring clarity to my path.”
Invocation of the Underworld
With the black candle lit, I say:
“I stand upon a mountain apex, on a great mountain of stone.
I, the summit attainer, stand both upon the keystone of this temple of the earth
and the capstone of the heavens.
Below the underworld stairs, as I behold the world field,
I honor the depths below.
May the voices of the underworld offer protection and insight.”
Invocation of Lilith
I turn toward the moon, physically, and project my awareness mentally, and say:
“Lilith, Mother of Night, Mistress of Thresholds,
I call your presence into this rite.
Guide my senses, sharpen my sight,
and walk with me between the worlds.”
5. Ritual Act
Offerings
I present the offerings: the burning candles, the incense smoke, the bowl of water, the stone, and the wine.
“Accept these offerings.
Open my path.
Let clarity rise within me.”
Meditation: The Desert of Dual Worlds
I close my eyes.
A gate forms before me — old stone, lunar carvings, symbols of the hidden and the revealed. I step through it.
I arrive in a vast desert, silent and endless. The Sun burns on one side, the Moon glows on the other, both suspended in the same sky. The desert is the field of reality itself, where worlds overlap.
I walk between them, in the middle path — the place of equilibrium and revelation.
Above the Moon, I see Lilith standing upon the red lunar disc, watching with unwavering presence. A slow breath leaves her lips, a subtle current of wind carrying wisdom, instinct, and ancient memory.
The wind brushes against me, and I feel my inner senses sharpen.
From the opposite side, the Light of the Sun intensifies. It extends toward me in radiant beams — not blinding, but guiding. The light pours around me and through me, filling my chest with clarity and illuminating the path ahead.
Each step I take opens the desert before me: the sand shifts into pathways, the horizon becomes clearer, and a subtle radiance gathers at my feet.
I walk forward, suspended between the wisdom of the Moon and the clarity of the Sun, with Lilith witnessing my steps and the Light shaping the way.
The two currents — lunar and solar — move around me like twin breaths of creation. Through their union, my inner path becomes visible.
When the message, feeling, or insight arrives, I receive it without forcing, allowing the worlds to speak in their own voice.
6. Closing and Gratitude
Returning to the altar, I place both hands on my heart and say:
“I thank the One Light,
the spirits of the elements,
the guardians of the underworld,
and Amma Lilith.
The guidance received is sealed within me.”
I extinguish the candles, ending the rite while preserving its essence.