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Rituals What little we have found in the way of rituals as performed by the Tamerans shows these rites were very different from Wiccan ceremonies. We have, of course, very detailed records of the funeral ceremonies, but even if we should wish to perform a crossing over rite, these would not be suitable in most situations. There were celebrations of many kinds in Tamera, as you can tell by the Calendar (page 267). We don’t know many details about these, but I seriously doubt they were circle ceremonies. None of this is unexpected. They were not Witches! They had their own religion, in fact, they had several of them. As I have said, Sothistar is not trying to recreate the ancient Egyptian religion. We are a Wiccan coven, and we work with the Tameran Gods. The rituals you will find here are written with that mindset. Although these rituals and their various elements are certainly designed so that you may use them “as is,” I urge you to add as many personal touches as you wish. It is more important that the rituals touch you than that you do them exactly as I have written them. Most of these rituals were written especially for this book, and although they may contain elements found in Sothistar’s rituals and/or may have been performed by our coven, they are not necessarily traditional with us. If we performed these rites, we would add our own touches to make the ritual uniquely Sothistar’s, just as I hope you will make the ritual uniquely yours. 151