“Grit and guts are the magic ingredients to your success.”
—Irwin Greenberg
On the appropriate day of the week:
Perform the Star Exercise
Set up the altar.
Place the idol atop a pentagram.
Light the candle and incense for the god.
Perform the Magick Square.
Draw the sigil of the planetary deity.
Read the invocation of the god.
Pass the idol and the sigil through the incense.
Perform The Great Rite.
Offer sacrifice.
Close the ritual.
When pagans used animal sacrifices in the past, the blood of the animal was ritually splayed onto the idol.1 We do not have access (or the need) for animal sacrifices today. Instead, seminal/vaginal fluids should be substi-tuted. It is a medical fact that every aspect that appears in blood also exists in seminal fluid. The Elixir of Life that the infamous magician Aleister Crowley alluded to was nothing more than a codeword. The truth of the matter was that seminal/vaginal fluids give birth to magico-religious idols. It is also the hidden meaning of the anointing and baptism in Judeo-Christian motifs. It was also the story-behind-the-story of Jesus‟ pledge that he was living water. Likewise, the ceremony of christen-ing ships is a neutered-version of this procedure.2
As the solitary witch masturbates, he may think of anything necessary to achieve autoerotic stimulation. No fantasy is taboo; no pleasure should be withheld.
Throughout the mechanics of the act, he should recite the purpose of the act, i.e., the statement of intent (mantra), intermittently. As an example: “Ares is alive in this idol!” Upon reaching climax, a witch should limit his focus to this statement (and act) specifically to the statement of intent. He should dowse the idol with his seminal fluid; a female would do the same with her vaginal or menstrual fluid. These acts can be achieved anyway desired by the witch. He might aim his emission onto the idol; she might rub her fluids onto the idol, or rub the idol directly onto her vagina, or both. The drawn sigil should be included, as well.
Afterwards, with heart pounding and pulse soaring, one should say as loudly as possible (or, something similar):
“You are the god Ares! You are the warrior! You are testosterone! You are maleness, assertiveness, ag-gression...you work for my pleasure and success! Your energy pushes forward my desires, my goals, and my magick! You are alive in this idol!”
After the idol is charged, offer it a sacrifice.3 One might offer a bottle of wine—pouring him a glass to enjoy, while pouring the remainder onto the ground.4 One might offer a cooked dish. Allow him to enjoy it, then consume it yourself while seated in front of him. In the case of Ares, one might offer a gift card from a gro-cery store that will be given to the family of a soldier. Be creative. Be sincere.
Say something personal and from the heart to the idol. When speaking to him, there is no need to sound formal or use forced speech. He is there for you. He will work for you. (Remember: He is you!)While unburdening your soul, take the sigil and burn it atop the candle flame, or in the bowl of incense.
After the ritual is closed, allow the idol and the altar to remain until the close of the day. Remember, it is his day of the week; allow him to enjoy it. Try to keep ap-propriately colored candles and correspondent incense burning for him for as long as possible.5
Also of import is the fact that once the idol is charged, it might need to be re-charged from time to time. If a witch so desires, there is no reason why he cannot re-charge it on a frequent basis. Remember that charging an idol saturates it with energy; the more energy invoked, the greater the magical successes to come.
A good rule of thumb is to have idols displayed on their appropriate days of the week. A full altar is not needed for this if no spellwork is to be performed. A safe place for the idol, the candle, and the incense is all that is needed. This procedure will increase the energy of the idol.6 The energy will remain intact until called upon during future spellwork sessions. Read a recitation of the idol‟s attributes while lighting the candle and incense. If it is improbable to leave candles and incense burning throughout the length of the day, allow the idol to remain in plain sight when possible on such days;
keep it separate from any other idols.
If a planet or mythological figure is not represented directly by a particular day of the week, it is certainly appropriate to research the mythology of said entity and use the correspondences to determine the better day of the week. For example: Perseus would be worked with on Sunday, even though Apollo is assigned to this day.
Eros/Cupid might be utilized on either Tuesday or Friday. Let your research be informative and fun! And remember: There are no wrong days or answers!
A couple (or coven) can charge idols as easily as a solitary witch. Actually, the more people involved with the charging process, the better! In addition, it does not matter if the partners are same-sexed or not. Sexual energy and sexual fluids are all that matters. As mentioned throughout, the more the better! However, less is not necessarily worse. Remember that
mastur-bation as a solitaire is a perfectly acceptable act when performing The Great Rite or charging idols.
1 The word idol can represent the actual statue, sigil, or symbol. It can also include a photograph or drawing of the god.
2 The word Christening is rooted in, and equals, the word Christ, which equals anointing. This also lends itself to the notion of baptism (living water).
3 A partial list of possible and appropriate sacrifices is listed within the chapters titled Invocations of the Gods and Sacrifices.
4 This is known as libation.
5 Never leave candles or incense to burn unattended or with children or pets.
6 It is not necessary to keep candles and incense burning the entire day. One candle and one bowl or stick of incense will suffice.