Arrange your thirteen chosen gemstones around your dedication candle. You will not light
your dedication candle tonight; instead, we are preparing your altar for the final ceremony. Put
your magick key beside your dedication candle. Light the incense and pass it over all the items
on your altar.
On a white candle (not the dedication candle), inscribe the word stone with a pin, nail, or clay inscribing tool. Place the candle in a safe holder, and light. Sprinkle your herb mixture around the
base of the candle. Intone the following charm, holding your hands over the stones:
Herbal magick, speak to me
Of gems’ and stones’ ability
In the dark of night or sun’s bright day
To help me in my witching way!
Pick up one stone and say aloud three times something that you are grateful for. Then say,
“Thank you, it works, always a blessing,” and smile. Do this with the remaining twelve stones,
indicating something different you are grateful for with each successive stone. Meditate for
fifteen minutes on the meaning of stone in the life of a spiritual person. Using the stones or
gems, create a shape that signifies accomplishment to you. This will be your magickal stone
shape. Be sure to draw this image in your HedgeWitch journal. Allow the candle to burn
completely. Leave your gemstones in the shape you chose near your dedication candle until
your final ceremony night. Take an extra fifteen minutes this night to contemplate the changes
you have experienced and what you truly desire in the transformation of the self. And most of
all, never forget to be grateful!
Before you drift off to sleep, close this evening by saying:
Peace with the gods
Peace with nature
Peace within.
It always works.
Always a blessing.
