Purpose & Format of Ritual

1. The Need, The Desire, The Emotional Involvement
2. The Knowledge and Preparation
3. Belief and Manifestation
4. Ability to Keep Silent, The Willingness Release and Accept

STEP 3: Belief and Manifestation

• Preparing the altar, self, and practitioners
• Performing the ritual (physical actions, meditation, healing, etc)
• Raising and releasing the magickal energy

Pre-Ritual Preparation
Preparing for the ritual is not only a physical exercise but also a mental one. Getting rid of the clutter around you is both for physical well-being and for mental focus. Ritual bathing and dressing are physical processes that allow the mind to begin its shift from the mundane to the spiritual. You must not only cleanse and purify physically but also mentally to begin creating the type of energy you will draw on once in ritual.

STEP 4: The Ability to Keep Silent, The Willingness Release and Accept

• Reflection - recording the ritual in your journal/book of shadows
• Back up your magick on the physical plain
• Acceptance of what may come

The final part of ritual happens after the physical act of ritual is complete. It is the personal acceptance of the ritual and the ability to release it into the physical world. Talking about the ritual or working is similar to stepping back to the creating process – you must allow it to pass from thought into physical manifestation. Accepting that it has changed your inner self and will manifest in this physical world is essential. This does not mean that you forget about it, quite the contrary. Once the ritual is performed you must be ready to accept and embrace the outcome.

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