This ritual is open to all that wish to use it. However, before even considering dedicating yourself to the deities, be certain of your intentions for so doing, and that you have studied Wicca to the point where you know it is indeed the right way for you. This means continued study. Read every book you can find on Wicca - the good and the bad ones as well. Don't accept everything you read just because it appears in print. In addition to reading, study nature. As you walk along the street, watch the birds flitting overhead, or bend down to gaze at an ant colony the way a mystic gazes into a crystal sphere. Celebrate the seasons and the phases of the Moon with ritual. These done, stay up late a few nights or rise with the dawn. Alone, write down (even in the most broken sentences) what you hope to gain from Wicca. This may include spiritual fulfillment, deeper relationships with the Goddess and God, insight into your place in the world, the power to bring order into your existence, the ability to attune with the seasons and the Earth, and so on. Once this is done, stay up late or wake with dawn again, this time compose a list of what you can give Wicca.
The following self-dedication rite isn't designed to make you a Wiccan - that comes with time and devotion (and not through initiation ceremonies). It is, in a mystical sense, a step toward linking your personal energies with those of the goddess and God. It is a truly magical act, which, if properly done, can change your life, forever.
Prepare yourself by drawing a bath of warm water. Add a tablespoon or so of salt and a few drops of scented oil such as sandalwood. If you have no bath, use a shower. Fill a washcloth with salt, add a few drops of essential oil, and rub your body. If you're performing this ritual at the sea or a river, bathe there is you so desire. As you bathe, prepare for the coming rite. Open your consciousness to higher levels of awareness. Deep breath. Cleanse your mind as well as your body. After bathing, dry and dress for the journey. Go to a place in the wild where you feel safe. It should be a comfortable spot where others won't disturb you, and area where the powers of the Earth and the elements are evident. It may be a mountaintop, a desert canyon or cave, perhaps a dense forest, a rocky outcropping over the sea, a quiet island in the center of a lake. Even a lonely part of a park or garden can be used. Draw on your imagination to find the place. You need take nothing with you but a vial of richly scented oil. Sandalwood, frankincense, cinnamon or any other scent is fine. When you arrive at the place of dedication, remove your shoes and sit quietly for a few moments. Calm your heart if you've exerted yourself during your travel. Breathe deeply to return to normal, and keep your mind free of cluttered thoughts. Open yourself to the natural energies around you. When you're calm, rise and pivot slowly on one foot, surveying the land around you. You're seeking the ideal spot. Don't try to find it; open your awareness to the place. When you've discovered it (and you'll know when), sit, kneel or lie flat on your back. Place the oil on the Earth beside you, don't stand - contact the Earth. Continue deep breathing. Feel the energies around you. Call the Goddess and God in any words you like or use the following invocation. Memorize these words before the rite so that they'll spill effortlessly from you, or improvise:
Rest for a moment, silent, still. Then continue:
You may feel bursting with power and energy, or calm and at peace. Your mind might be in a whirl. The Earth beneath you may throb and undulate with energy. Wild animals, attracted by the psychic occurrence, might grace you with their presence. Whatever occurs, know that you have opened yourself and that the goddess and god have heard you. you should feel different inside, at peace or simply powerful. After the invocation, wet a finger with the oil and mark the symbols of the Goddess and God on your body. It doesn't matter where; you can do this on your chest, forehead, arms, legs, anywhere. As you anoint, visualize these symbols sinking into your flesh, glowing as they enter your body and then dispersing into millions of tiny points of light. The formal self-dedication is ended. Thank the Goddess and God for their attention. Sit and Meditate before leaving the place of dedication. Once home, celebrate in some special way.