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The Devil’s Dozen
Thirteen Craft Rites o f the O ld One
by
Gemma Gary
With line illustrations by the author
and photography by Jane Cox
© 2014-2015 Gemma Gary
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THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Gemma Gary
Boscastle and St Buryan, November 2014
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Clje jfflan 3Jn pUack
The Witch’s Compact
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THE MAN IN BLACK
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THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
Nema.
Reve dna reve rof,
jr o lg eht dna, rewop eht, modgnik eht si eniht
rof,
Live m oif su reviled tub, noitatpmet otni ton
su dael dna.
Su tsniaga ssapsert taht meht evigrof ew sa,
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THE MAN IN BLACK
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THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
come thou!
M eet me upon wooded aisle, lonely stile, a t
thorny hedge or stream's edge,
Here or there, now or then,
comey e forth!
A i d and enjoin me in hallowed compact.
From all workers of evil, oppression, slander
and deceit deliver me!
From a ll misery and fe a r save me!
For I am a child o f the serpent seed.
Opener of the hidden and crooked way,
set me upon and illumine the path o f return;
the old path o f One and A l l possibility!
M y guide and dark companion clad o f night,
saviour and beacon-light!
Deliver me! Deliver me! Deliver me!
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THE MAN IN BLACK
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?Hntier tlje IfyovM
Dedication (S' Initiation of the Witch
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UND ER THE HORNS
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UND ER THE HORNS
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UNDER THE HORNS
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UNDER THE HORNS
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Wittty# JBtotol
Hallowing of the Working Ground
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THE W ITCH’S NOWL
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THE W ITCH’S NOWL
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THE W ITCH’S NOWL
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&at£mg tl)t i£>tang
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THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
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RAISING THE STANG
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RAISING THE STANG
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RAISING THE STANG
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RAISING THE STANG
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RAISING THE STANG
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RAISING THE STANG
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Cfje Horneb Cattle
A Rite of the Compass
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THE HORNED CASTLE
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THE HORNED CASTLE
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THE HORNED CASTLE
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H ek a s H ek a s E ste Bebeloi!
B j serpent’s tongue and lightening strike,
Be a ll hindrance p u t to flight!
B j serpent-seed and horse’s hoof,
Bless the Castle flo o r to roof!
H ek a s H ek a s E ste Bebeloi!
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THE HORNED CASTLE
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THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
I conjure thee,
Red spirits o f the forge o f dawn,
G rea t Ram o f the E ast,
Unto the Blood A c re arise!
Guide us on the dancing ground,
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THE HORNED CASTLE
I conjure thee,
W hite spirits o f the noontide earth,
G rea t B u ll o f the South,
Unto the Blood A c re arise!
Guide us on the dancing ground,
Keeper o f the C astle’s Kound,
I Conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee,
By horn and hoof so shall i t be!
I conjure thee,
Grey spirits o f the twilight waters,
G reat H a r t o f the West,
Unto the Blood A c re arise!
Guide us on the dancing ground,
Keeper o f the C astle’s Kound,
I Conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee,
By horn and hoof so shall it be!
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I conjure thee,
Black spirits o f the midnight winds,
G reat G o a t o f the N orth,
Unto the Blood A c re arise!
Guide us on the dancing ground,
Keeper o f the Castle's Bound,
I Conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee,
By horn and hoof so shall it be!
H orned One,
We b id ye come,
Father o f the Witches all,
by tw ain forked staff, by fum e andflam e,
H earken y e unto our call!
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H orned One,
We b id y e come,
Father o f the Witches all.
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tE^fje Hotmbs
Rites of Warding and Turning
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Raising the Stang; the pitchfork stang stands a t the circle’s centre
with the lantern betw ixt its tines. The sk u ll <& cross-bones, cup,
knife andpentacle are arranged a t its base.
A bove; a male witch as 'The W ild H untsm an' bearing the horn
and scourge. Facing; the antlered helmet worn in the rite.
Therianthropic wood carvings depicting the spirit o f iO therness9
and untam ed nature; a ram horned and hoovedfigure o f The O ld
One carved by B el Bucca, a ‘D eval Sasabonsam ' figure and an
ithyphallic Tan figure. A u th o r's collection.
The M useum o f W itchcraft and M agic’s fam ous ‘O ld H ornie’,
depicting the central figure to many a witches’ sabbath; the old
goat god, perhaps in the form o f a (g uised’ witch-master.
A large and heavy, black painted set o f ram jr horns said to have
been p a rt o f a headdress used in the rites o f a coven in the Tintagel
area in the 1940s . A u th o r's collection.
THE W ISHT HOUNDS
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THE W ISHT HOUNDS
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THE W ISHT HOUNDS
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THE W ISHT HOUNDS
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THE W ISHT HOUNDS
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Cfje Htgljt Pettmxt
Witch-fire & the Grand Array
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THE LIGHT BETW IXT
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TIL'S DOZEN THE LIGHT BETWIXT
vjc manifest appearance raising the inner flame. All such devices
rctr>ent perhaps in the it must be remembered however are but
; : vcred magister), it is vessels for the actual spiritual presence
. m : may be easily and of the Old One himself, and where such
: n solitary circumstance. symbols are employed, it is the work of
die presence of the the witch, by their focused will and acts of
“■mrsented by the phallic devotion, to evoke the manifest presence
mir-s such a rite may be of the Old One, signs of which may arise
m an ancient menhir, in various phenomena, in or around the
me with the raising of vessel, in the successful rite.
c" me land, and thus the Here shall be given two rituals, both
ic the fire within the with the purpose of the old ‘Devil’s
r me witch. devotional’, yet each entirely distinct in
i_rse other devices which detail — one suitable for performance
: dr the Crafter for our in solitary circumstance, and one which
me sting, horned animal requires an assembly o f Fellows o f the
il a man. In the use Arte. The former version however may
moss-bones’ are used be adapted for a group circumstance
: traditions to symbolize should an assembly o f Crafters wish to
: die death mysteries, make use o f it.
smdun concomitant rites
mgs where his presence
:r our present purpose & Debottonal Conjuration
es would be positioned of tlje
open’, for such is
creation, increase and As with most Craft rites and workings, it
me generative work of is better that this be performed outdoors,
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THE LIGHT BETW IXT
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ALL IS ONE
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ALL IS ONE
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ALL IS ONE
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^>kin C tirn tttg &
Wfyt & t l & p m n t
Union with the Old One and the
Spirit World
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SKIN TURNING
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SKIN TURNING
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SKIN TURNING
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Emen, hetan,
Emen, hetan,
In thy N am e, A n cien t One,
I am f o r thee, arise in me!
Behold thy vessel; the D e v il anointed!
Emen, hetan,
Emen, hetan!
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SKIN TURNING
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SKIN TURNING
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SKIN TURNING
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SKIN TURNING
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Cl)t Pucca
A Rite of the Oracular Skull
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THE BUCCA VESSEL
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THE BUCCA VESSEL
Bucca above,
By the blood tides o f the moon,
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Bucca below,
By a ll th at is hidden ‘neath the cross o f the
Ways,
By the wisdom that has gone before and goes
still within the C om pass’s Round,
By the transformations o f A n kow ,
I conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee.
Bucca Ruth,
By forge and serpent,
By thefire of Cunningfanned by the breath,
By the blade o f Desire th at does send forth
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Bucca Gwidder,
By the white bones o f the land within which
the serpent coils,
By the mare with the season f o r her skin,
By hedge, hill, hollow and hag-way,
I conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee.
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THE BUCCA VESSEL
Bucca Los,
B j the seas o f change,
B j the well o f vision, healing and
transformation,
B j the toad o f influence,
I conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee.
Bucca Dhu,
B j the haunted door ‘tw ix t the worlds,
B j the mercurial winds o f spirit,
B j th j black storm-hounds and the midnight
call o f owl,
I conjure thee, I conjure thee, I conjure thee.
THE DEVIL’S DOZEN
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Clje #lb Jfarmer
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THE OLD FARMER
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Green father,
O f thicket, fie ld and hedge,
L o rd o f the verdant fires that in the
greenwood abide,
By a ll that grows forth, by seed, bulb, root
and spore fro m thy dark and fertile plot,
We Conjure thee, we conjure thee, we conjure
thee!
Be raised this night and f i l l thy bone g ra a l
and skull-vessel!
V ivified by green-fire!
E ld er o f Gods!
A w a k e and arise, so shall it be!
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#tt)er Pooks bp #rmma <§arp
Traditional W itchcaft —A Cornish Book of Ways
(Troy, 2008)
Contributor
H oofprints in the W ildwood —A Devotionalfor
the Horned Lord (Richard Derks, 2011)
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PtbUograpJjp
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Huson, Paul. Mastering Witchcraft. G.P. Putnam's Sons,;
1970.
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