Category: Ritual

Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan: Golden Dawn

8/23/2020

Our Founder, the late Lady Morgana, was a magnet. She attracted students (like us) to her, as well as clients and customers from every Tradition and all walks of life to her stores, from Mystical Powers, to Cat n Cauldron and finally Bell, Book and Candle.

Early in the 2000s, a woman walked into Bell, Book and Candle, and handed a bunch of Golden Dawn type Rituals, and Ritual Objects used by her small working group that practiced in Carmichael, CA, in 1980 to our Lord Mordred.

Though the quality of the scans isn't great, it is interesting to read how the group assigned the parts and kept everyone busy. As the Equinoxes are a time of balance, they are considered to hold great power.

The Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan lives on.

Inner Circle Sanctuary also receives and curates Ritual Items and Magical Materials from our Founders, Elders and friends as a part of our Mission, and for posterity.

Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan Golden Dawn 1

Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan Golden Dawn 2

Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan Golden Dawn 3

Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan Golden Dawn 4

Great Work of Sandy, Jim, Gary, Chris, and Alan Golden Dawn 5

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Everyone has a right to the Goddess

6/28/2020

Originally posted on August 28, 2017

Our 'About Page' starts with this statement.

For a quarter of a century, we have practiced our brand of Wicca and taught it to the public regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, political orientation, health, and class. We see more similarities than separation among people, and transform our differences into strength.

Inner Circle, in all it's incarnations, has always been inclusive and we maintain that stance even more so today.

The High Priest of our group, Lord Mordred, (whom we affectionately called the "Dark Lord") had many sayings we loved dearly... including this one: "Everyone has a right to the Goddess."

Anyone who wishes to join us will have to accept that we may have a gay couple leading our ring... we may have a trans-gendered person paired with a partner leading our ring... and they will kiss one another, as is the way of our rituals. We already have plenty of priests and priestesses who have no issue with performing these rituals so it is not required, but if you wish to join us, you have to be accepting of this. The "it's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" has NO place in our Wiccan coven.

There is a Wiccan chant that seems like it's been around forever that says:

We All Come From The Goddess
And To Her We Shall Return
Like A Drop Of Rain,
Flowing To The Ocean

We believe that 'We All Come From the Goddess' and since We are a part of Nature and We hold all things in Nature in reverence, We ourselves hold each other in reverence. This is a core belief of Wicca and anything else is completely incongruent with that belief.

Board of Elders,
Inner Circle Sanctuary

June 28, 2020 Update

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that we will no longer support Temple of Sekhmet. Inner Circle Sanctuary will not attend any event that is held there and will not be holding any further events of our own there. Their founder has voiced opinions that go against our own teachings.

We have repeatedly heralded that "Everyone has a right to the Goddess." Trans Women are Women. Trans Men are Men. Non Binary People are People. We believe that the Goddess sees us as we are and not as society defines us.

Post edit: removed "we believe" as our High Priest said "Trans Women are Women. Trans Men are Men. Non Binary People are People." Belief is not needed.

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Event: Waning Moon Esbat Ritual 2020

3/13/2020

Waning Moon Esbat Ritual
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, Sep. 5, 2020 at 6 PM – 9 PM

Join Inner Circle Sanctuary for a waning moon ritual. Our members will ritually create a magic space where everyone can come together to create and empower their own unique spell.

The waning phase of the moon is a good time for work that involves releasing things, getting rid of unwanted habits, stopping problems, and generally moving things away from you. “As the moon wanes, so may my”......whatever you’d like.

Event: Magical Bread Making

6/1/2019

Magical Bread Making
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 6-9 PM

It’s our tastiest event of the year! Join us on Saturday, July 13 and let us show you how to make tasty homemade bread that you can use in rituals or to just satisfy your carb craving.

Event: New Moon Ritual 2018

6/7/2018

New Moon Ritual
with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 6 pm

Bealtaine 2018

5/11/2018

Ga: Lady Rosimari
Gi: Lord Nashoba
Jf: Lady Satthel
V: Lord Tanys

NEW MOON with Inner Circle Sanctuary

10/23/2017

Join us for a
NEW MOON
Open Circle
hosted by Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017
Starting at 6pm

The New Moon marks the beginning of the moons cycle.
It is the perfect time to set your intentions in motion.

The New Moon marks the beginning of the waxing phase.
It is the perfect time to grow the abundance you deserve.

The New Moon is the darkest night of the moons cycle.
It is the perfect time to draw into you that which you desire.

This event is RSVP only.
Please email us at [email protected]
or message us here for location details.

$10 donation
or bring what you can afford.

Bealtaine 2017

6/11/2017

The Elders of Inner Circle Sanctuary (ICS) are made up of second and third degree initiates of the ICS, or previous TOTIC, program. The job of the Elders, as administrators, is to resolve issues, plan extracurricular events, review the teaching programs, discuss the advancements and well-being of our members, and plan, assign, and execute the sabbat holidays. When needed or desired, an Elder will step in and perform the sabbat ritual.

Being a student of ICS means you never stop learning. Our 1st year students learn the basic sabbat ring and perform as High Priestess or High Priest when they want to and are able. It is the only ring we ask our students to use whenever they do any work. It is chock full of every basic ritual a new and burgeoning witch needs.

Our second year students learn a whole new ring to add to their repertoire; a different way of creating sacred space. Just as in the first year, it is a ring they must commit to memory while maintaining the first year sabbat ring.

Third year students learn several rings. The rings for the third year program cover the gamut of priesthood duties: Wiccanings, Handfastings, Requiems, Initiations, and more involved sabbat rings, or as we call them: Greater Ritual Rings.

When an ICS Elder fulfills the role of a High Priestess or High Priest of a sabbat, they can institute something we call "Elder Options." An Elder Option is when an Elder adds particular parts of a Greater Ritual Ring to the first year sabbat ring. It is a change-up and quite the treat (or scare tactic) for those students looking to attain their second degree initiation. On rare occasion, both roles of High Priestess and High Priest are filled with an elder and when this happens, those elders can decide to blow the socks off their younger, up & coming, brethren. This was the occasion at our Bealtaine sabbat.

Lady Sistterwolf, 2nd degree initiate, Elder, & Guardian was the High Priestess and Lord Tanys, 3rd degree initiate, Guardian, and High Priest of ICS led our coven in the Bealtaine sabbat and fully populated it with Elder Options. The younger members of the coven were able to see the entirety of the opening ritual from a wholly different viewpoint.

Because we wanted it to be a surprise, there was a bit of discombobulation when they realized none of them had been assigned to call quarters, sprinkle, or cense. When the huge bag of salt was uncovered by a first year student, their thought was, "Holy Cow, was it really necessary to bring this gargantuan bag [of salt] to fill up the little bowl for the altar!?” And then there was more "hubbub and confusion" when the members were asked to line up their chairs outside the ring in a spot where that is not normally done. Thankfully, our group is a curious bunch so the irregularities were more in wonderment that chaos, as if the fun and endearing Lord of Misrule had come to share the night.

We remind our members every single sabbat to dress in layers because here in the high desert of the Mohave, it gets quite cold at night... no matter how hot it gets during the day. The relief from the cold of being outside the ring was collectively felt when they were finally allowed to enter. Immediately, the Witches' Rune helped to bring the temperature higher so that the cold was all but forgotten. The ritual for Bealtaine itself was filled with mirth and rejoicing. The Great Rite was a beautiful and poignant display of our reverence for all life, and the closing ritual was filled with toasts and love. The sabbat was incredible for elders and younger members alike.

But the after party though... So. Much. Food. So. Much. Our beloved guests entertained us with stories and the members themselves provided us with poems and songs and jokes to delight.

Last word concerning this sabbat for all of us at ICS: Unforgettable.

-Lady Atheona
Elder & Guardian
Inner Circle Sanctuary

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Everyone has a right to the Goddess

Event: Waning Moon Esbat Ritual 2020

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with Inner Circle Sanctuary
Saturday, Sep. 5, 2020 at 6 PM – 9 PM

Event: Magical Bread Making

Magical Bread Making
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Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 6-9 PM

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Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 6 pm

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