Dedication Ritual? with some modifications?...

[greenwitch]

How can I go about my dedication ritual without attracting the attention of my parents? I have a large area in which to go about it, but I'm a little stuck on how I can without attracting any serious curiousity or potential persecuting from my parents? better yet, how should I go about the ritual?
Blessings,
Adra

[Rain Gnosis]

How do you think you're going to attract their attention? In other words, what about the ritual do you think is going to attract attention? Do you have a space available for the ritual and a time to do it? Do you know what you want to do?

There are many dedication rituals in books, do you have any in mind?

[greenwitch]

well by dedication ritual I mean dedicating myself to my path. There is one dedication ritual that Patricia Telesco gave in one of her books, that is the only one I know of, and it entitles some candles and insence and things of that nature. I plan to do it in september, at around the full moon. and yes I do have space to do it in (my bedroom) but the scents of candles and inscence seem to float right through my door, so everyone would know that I was "working" in my room. My mother doesnt seem to have any problems with the path I have chosen, but she doesnt like it because of my stepdad, who would likely smack me with a bible telling me I'm evil and try to kick me out of the house if he ever found out that I am still on this path(he knows I was working with spells and studying a few years ago but he thinks I stopped).

[Rain Gnosis]

Close the door and open the windows? Or do it when he's not home? Or ask a friend to do it at their house? Or don't use candles or incense at all?

[izabeth]

I understand where you are coming from...and like the last poster...you could go without the candles I guess....

if you need to represent fire...could you not use a piece of handmade pottery? It's made with fire and earth..not to mention hands of skill...(heehee I know this bc I am a potter)...preferably I would use a piece of Raku pottery which comes in contact with direct flames and organic material in the finishing process.

for air you can use a bell or windchime to symbolize air and the sound travels on the air (so to speak)

water is pretty easy to get.

Do you have a park in your area where you could go and have privacy?

Hope these ideas help you.