Invocation and Aspecting

Invocation is the act of calling a divine presence into shared space—an invitation for awareness to meet awareness. Where prayer reaches upward, invocation opens a doorway inward and outward at once, creating a bridge between the witch and the god. To invoke is not to command but to align; we extend the self as vessel and mirror so that divine pattern may be experienced directly.

Aspecting goes a step further. It is the moment when the line between the witch and the invoked energy becomes thin enough for embodiment to occur—when the deity’s essence moves through voice, gesture, or intuition. In Wiccan and witchcraft rites, this is rarely seen as possession in the old sense but rather as cooperation: two consciousnesses held in mutual trust. The human remains present, steering safely, while the divine energy shines through like light refracted through glass.

Preparation and boundaries are essential. Grounding, centering, and protection set the stage; invocation is never undertaken casually. The practitioner must discern intent, consent, and closure—calling the deity into a consecrated circle, working in respect, and releasing them with gratitude. A grounded witch leaves the circle with clear awareness of where the god ends and where they begin.

Within MCC’s theology, invocation and aspecting are acts of relationship. They affirm that the gods are not distant rulers but living harmonics of consciousness—reflections of the greater weave. Each encounter adds color to that harmony: sometimes luminous, sometimes shadowed, always instructive. To invite a god is to enter conversation with the universe itself, for the divine is not apart from us but waiting to be recognized through us.