Drawing down the moon

Drawing Down the Moon is one of the most serious and beautiful rituals in neo-Pagan Witchcraft.

Drawing Down the Moon : Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today
The Spiral Dance : A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess
Triumph of the Moon ...

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today.
Written by Margot Adler; Published by Penguin USA.
The Dream Encyclopedia.
Written by James R. Lewis; Published by Visible Ink Press.

Examples of deliberate possession include the Christian Charismatic's speaking in tongues, a Witch's "Drawing Down the Moon," or a Psychic's automatic writing.

Drawing down the Moon: Used primarily during an esbat to draw down the powers of the moon into a female witch. Very powerful when a sabbat and esbat conjunct.
Drawing down the Sun: Used to draw down the powers of the sun into a male witch.

In Drawing Down the Moon Circuit Six is in full operation. Through the Charge of the Goddess this Circuit offers a neurogenetic link to Circuit One. In doing this we gain a mythopoetic view at our pasts and futures.

See also: Witchcraft, Moon, Goddess, Craft, Ritual