Blessed be thy knees that kneel at the sacred altar,

Blessed be thy sex, without which we would not be here,

Blessed be thy breast, formed in beauty and strength,

Blessed be thy lips, that they shall utter thy sacred names....

This was traditionally part of the ritual between the priest and priestess, as well as part of the great rite.... also, the signifigance of the points kissed is also crossed over into the signifigance of the number 40....the fivefold kiss is actually eight, for there are two feet, knees, and breasts....there are eight tools of a witch, the pentacle having five points, and in the third degree initiation of some traditions, ther are first three, then seven, then nine, then thrice seven strokes of the scourge, there is also an object called a Witches' Ladder which is a cord bearing forty knots...