[Sunday Bonus!] Gathering the Light of the Moon

So, in preparing for tomorrow's post, I realized that there is one aspect of it that wouldn't make any sense to folks reading it without posting something extra. So, consider this a Sunday bonus, if you will. Nothing major, just a simple rite intended to prepare a tool for working in the liturgy I'm developing for Moonhaven's goddesses.

Gathering the Light of the Moon

This rite uses candles to "capture" the light of the moon for ritual purposes. As such, it requires a single candle of white color. Although white is always appropriate, it is also possible to imbue candles with the light (or lack thereof) of specific phases of the moon, using a different color: red for the waxing moon, white for the full moon, gray for the waning moon and black for the new moon.
Such candles have use beyond simply that of Moonhaven's liturgy, obviously - the would be an excellent addition to any spell that depends on or is empowered by a specific phase of the moon.
Tools: Diana Oil, candle (white, black, grey or red), cloth large enough to wrap the candle in (of a color the same as that as the candle), box or other container large enough to hold wrapped candles

Anointing the Candle
Outside under the moon of choice, anoint the candle with eyes fixed on the moon - or on a place in the darkened sky with no stars for the new moon. While anointing, speak the following rune:

Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and grey,
Hearken to the rune I say.
Bless ye this vessel, this darkened night
Make it a lantern for Diana's light!

Touching the Moon
Once the candle is anointed, take it up in the left hand, and salute the moon with it. Turn its point in a clockwise spiral, as though "swirling" the moon's surface (this should be counter-clockwise if imbuing a red or black candle) and say:

Argent barque on star-tossed sea,
Be thou a flame against the sky
Flicker with life and enflam'd be
And in this vessel, never die.

Then, light the candle with the right hand. Allow the flame the settle in and burn well on the wick, before extinguishing it by flicking or snuffing the candle.

Now sleep, thou moon, away from sun
And wait the witch's call.
Now slumber, thou light, the two-from-one
Burning spark of silvery All.

Storing it Away
Store away the candle in a box or other container, wrapped in cloth colored appropriate to the moon's phase. Never let the light of the sun touch it, lest its charm be lost.