Magickal Circle

I have a certain amount of anxiety over ritual at this point as I have not become comfortable with it yet. So as a help to myself, I am going to review the basic steps of ritual here.  According to Silver Raven Wolf, the basic Ritual outline is as follows:

A. Ritual Preparation

1. Define Purpose; 2. Write Ritual; 3: Gather Necessary Tools; 4. Prepare Area: 5. Prepare Body.

B. Open Circle

1. Find compass North: 2. Set up a door between worlds 3: Call the watchtowers or elemental quarters.

C. Invocation to the Dieties

1. Align self with Diety ; 2: Involk Dieties

D. Statement of Purpose

E. Actual Working or Act of Honor

1. Working

a. complete preliminary manual or visual tasks; b. raise power/energy; c. focus power/energy; d. Ground Power Energy

2. Honoring

a. complete preliminary manual or visual tasks; b. dedicate cakes and wine; c. partake of cakes and wine.

F. Meditation

G. Thanking the dieties

H. Closing the Circle

1. Mentally and verbally close the circle; 2. physically close the circle; 3. clean up

a. Disposal; b. washing of plates and glasses; c. Putting away of tools impliments.

 I’d like to discuss each part of the ritual. I would be interested to hear how others perform their rituals. 

This celebration purpose is banishing the winter season. This is a time to welcome spring, do some spring cleaning and take stock of magickal items on hand.