Great Rite Origin
The Great Rite has its root in an ancient spring festival performed in old days by farmers. The pagan farmers believed that through the ritual of procreation to represent the coming year for agricultural needs. Additionally, children that result from the ritual are born in winter giving parents enough time to properly care for the children before having to return to the fields.
The Great Rite evokes the union of Goddess and the God. This is not just sexual intercourse. It is an integration of identity and energy – forming a total balance – the Union of the Whole. At its roots The Great Rite rejoices fertility, life and unity. It can have two forms (1) The Great Rite in truth or (2) The symbolic Great Rite. The former one is the physical, spiritual …show more content…
The holiday of rebirth. In the ancient pagan world, there was a holiday referred to as Hieros Gamos. This comes from a Greek ‘holy wedding’ or ‘holy coupling’ and refers to a union of a deity with a human. This was done to add to fertility of the land through sympathetic magick.
In my own practice I would use the symbolic form of Great Rite. Although it is mainly meant for fertility in the wheel of life, I feel it can also represent new beginnings. So it can be performed to ensure success in any important new happenings in one’s life. By drawing and combining the energy of God and Goddess, I can use this energy to fuel a positive start of a new career or endeavor.
The Great Rite represents the act of fertility and new beginnings. Performing this ritual is significant to show the equality and balancing of the energy of the God and Goddess. The key to ensuring the right energy is drawn from it, is to understand the history and significance of the Great Rite.
The concept of Great Rite is often misunderstood both within the Pagan circles as well as people outside the pagan and Wicca community. It is often seen purely as an excuse for an intercourse, or an orgy within a coven. It may be overused to force someone to perform sexual acts as a prerequisite to join a coven. This is unethical and plain
The Great Rite evokes the union of Goddess and the God. This is not just sexual intercourse. It is an integration of identity and energy – forming a total balance – the Union of the Whole. At its roots The Great Rite rejoices fertility, life and unity. It can have two forms (1) The Great Rite in truth or (2) The symbolic Great Rite. The former one is the physical, spiritual …show more content…
The holiday of rebirth. In the ancient pagan world, there was a holiday referred to as Hieros Gamos. This comes from a Greek ‘holy wedding’ or ‘holy coupling’ and refers to a union of a deity with a human. This was done to add to fertility of the land through sympathetic magick.
In my own practice I would use the symbolic form of Great Rite. Although it is mainly meant for fertility in the wheel of life, I feel it can also represent new beginnings. So it can be performed to ensure success in any important new happenings in one’s life. By drawing and combining the energy of God and Goddess, I can use this energy to fuel a positive start of a new career or endeavor.
The Great Rite represents the act of fertility and new beginnings. Performing this ritual is significant to show the equality and balancing of the energy of the God and Goddess. The key to ensuring the right energy is drawn from it, is to understand the history and significance of the Great Rite.
The concept of Great Rite is often misunderstood both within the Pagan circles as well as people outside the pagan and Wicca community. It is often seen purely as an excuse for an intercourse, or an orgy within a coven. It may be overused to force someone to perform sexual acts as a prerequisite to join a coven. This is unethical and plain