This ritual can be done when a loved one passes . It celebrates rebirth and passing from one phase of life to the next. Materials: juniper, bay, yew, alyssum, parsley, basil, rose, rosemary Cast your circle using rose petals and rosemary sprigs to define it. Say before the altar:

"The wheel of life turns, The cycle of rebirth continues. Those beyond life, You are remembered today. Gifts of love and hope, Are offered whole heartedly, To those we remember to those we do not, to all of those we have lost. Dark Lady and Dark Lord, In your gentle embrace, Our dead you have taken. All thread of life are cut, All threads are woven anew. May the wheel turn, And begin the cycle again. We give freely Juniper for love Yew for rebirth Bay for strength parsley for cleansing Alyssum for happiness Basil for peace. May our blessings be received. You are remembered."

Prayer of Passage Oh Goddess There is great sadness A cherished one has gone Emptyness engulfs me Loss languishes within Help me bear this grief Accompany their spirit Comfort we who grieve Let us rejoice in their life May their essence be recorded In the Great Book of Shadows Renew our rememberance with joy

When a witch is initiated they are presented before the four quarters and the watchers, and their craft name is revealed. Watchers guard the astral realm and can dispel a charge or help establish a charge in the astral substance. It is a watcher who escorts a witch into the next realm or Summerland.