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The Fivefold Kiss is an element of Wiccan ritual which involves blessing five sacred parts of the body. With each bestowed blessing the area of the body is sealed with a kiss. Wiccan tradition practises differ, but the Five-Fold Kiss is first and foremost a blessing bestowed upon the High Priestess by the High Priest or by the High Priestess upon the High Priest. The ritual symbolises the act of honoring the person as a vessel of the female or male version of Deity.
Each kiss given is accompanied by a blessing:
Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee in these ways
Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the sacred altar
Blessed be thy [womb/phallus], without which we would not be
Blessed be thy breasts/chest, formed in [beauty/strength]
Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred Names.
This is the form of the blessing used by most Gardnerian and Alexandrian covens.[1]
In other Wiccan Traditions, the blessing is as follows:[citation needed]
Blessed be thy feet, that have brought thee in these ways
Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the sacred altar
Blessed be thy [womb/phallus], without which we would not be
Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred Names
Blessed be thy third eye, that sees all.
The Five-Fold Kiss can be performed during Wiccan rites and ceremonies, such as handfasting or the Drawing down the Moon Rite.[citation needed]
^Farrar, Janet; Farrar, Stewart (1984). A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook. Custer, WA: Phoenix. ISBN 0-919345-92-1.
The FivefoldKiss is an element of Wiccan ritual which involves blessing five sacred parts of the body. With each bestowed blessing the area of the body...
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and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
over others" then it should be Fire. The scourge stands in contrast to "the Kiss" in Gardnerian and other forms of Wicca. Being representative of the "gifts...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
of anything but the so-called "equator crossing club". Another form, “Kissing the Royal Belly” or “Royal Baby”, calls for initiates to kneel before a...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
and rituals Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...
Rites and ritual Drawing down the Moon Great rite Handfasting Wiccaning Fivefoldkiss Magic circle Cone of power Herbal medicine Scrying Spellwork / Incantation...