Canis Stella

A dedication ritual is not the same as an initiation ritual.  A dedication ceremony is usually a pre-requisite that leads up to your potential to be initiated.  You can think of it as a probationary period in your beginning stages of learning Wicca.  

A dedication ritual is a promise to yourself, that you will study wicca responsibly, as a beginner to the Craft.  It is a formality designed to imprint upon you the importance of a lifestyle choice you are making, to practice wicca. 

During your dedication phase, you will learn the very basics of wiccan philosophy, and orient yourself to the belief system. This is primarily designed to help you determine if it's the right path for you, before you go "all in" as an initiated wiccan.  

As a dedicant you can still opt out of the lifestyle.  Not that you can't opt out at a later date, but it's better to decide here in the beginning stages, if this is what you really want to be doing with your spiritual life, before going through all of the trouble to be initiated later.  

In contrast an initiation ritual really should be done for you by a second party to receive the full benefit of the transmission of knowledge.  You can self initiate as a solitary, people do it all of the time, but you don't tend to get the maximum benefit of having an actual initiator, or mentor.  

The first, second and third degree initiation rituals are more intensive.  They will typically require oaths of secrecy to your coven.   

Initiation ceremonies mark important landmarks in your achievement as a witch, and in your achievements in knowledge and actual magical practice. 

I have created a  self "dedication" package for you here to get you started, with just a little bit of personal mentoring.  

Here is what is included in this self dedication class.

• A self dedication ceremony you can do in the privacy of your own home. It is a 9 page PDF file that you can download and add to your book of shadows.
• Some Principles of Wiccan Faith, historical document, for your book of shadows. This file is also a download-able PDF file.
• Beginning recommended reading list, complete with book reviews, for your own continued personal study in Wicca.  This is a blog link you can follow
• Wiccan Safety Tips podcast episode, audio file, which has been uploaded to the class lessons for your convenience. 
• "How To Recognize Ritual, Religious & Cult Abuse" podcast audio file, also uploaded to the class files. 

What you are paying for is the creation of the 9 page PDF file, book of shadows insert pages, which are also available for sale on my Etsy store site for $3.95.  

The rest of the the content in this class, is comprised of  FREE BONUS resources I've created. I've just added  these resources to the package, for the sake of the convenience of having them all in one place, at no extra cost to you.  

I want to help you on your beginning journey, to provide a little guidance and insight that I hope will serve you in your magickal adventures ahead.  I may be adding more free resources, at random, to this package in the future as well.  So if you sign up for this class to purchase the PDF file, you can keep checking back for new additions in the future which I will add at no additional cost.  This class will always be in your "personal dashboard" as long as the content is published to my site.  So new additions will show up in the "class curriculum" lessons/ chapters, section of the class. 

If you would really like to understand more about what it takes to begin an "all in" magical practice, I recommend considering enrolling for my Fundamentals Of Ritual Magick class, which is a year long program.  This foundation program would be very beneficial to you during your probationary phase of learning as a dedicant.  This class is also a pre-requisite requirement for studying the first, second and third degree Wiccan initiation programs with me.   The Wiccan Degree classes will be published in the next year or two on my site.  

The Fundamentals of Ritual Magick class will require more from you, in terms of commitment and participation, as well as financial commitment to paying for the program. 

You can find out more about the Fundamentals Of Ritual Magick Here.

I will be adding an online first, second and third degree Wiccan training program in the future, for graduates of the Fundamentals Of Ritual Magick Class.  

Light In Extension!

"Stella"