It’s tradition in our house to put up the Yule tree after thanksgiving. There is to be no Christmas/Yule in my house until after thanksgiving because I feel we should give all the other holidays their due time, I hate how Christmas is pushing aside other holidays in stores.
So the kids and I put up our tree. Is yours up? Share with us your amazing Yule tree, log, space. We would love to see them.
*Reminder* This is a guideline, not something set in stone that anyone is saying you must do. Use it, change it to meet your needs, or discard it.
Statement of purpose
– Clarifying the intention of the ritual
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Step #6 Invoking Deites & Spirits can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/…/a.47526667917…/2369931103046190/…
*Reminder* This is a guideline, not something set in stone that anyone is saying you must do. Use it, change it to meet your needs, or discard it.
Invoking Deites & Spirits:
A. The Goddess
B. The God
C. Ancestors
D. Guardian spirits or angels
E. Animal totems
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Step #1 Ritual Preparation can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2311762832196351/?type=3&theater
Step #2 Banishing/Cleansing can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2323050994400868/?type=3&theater
Step #3 Grounding can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2331947616844539/?type=3&theater
Step #4 Casting a Circle can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2344837618888872/?type=3&theater
Step #5 Calling the Elements can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2357220804317220/?type=3&permPage=1
**Photo by HNewberry**
*Reminder* This is a guideline, not something set in stone that anyone is saying you must do. Use it, change it to meet your needs, or discard it.
Calling the Elements/Quarters/Watchtowers/Directions
(I have head this step called by many names. Personally I like Elements. What do you call this step?)
A. East (Air)
B. South (Fire)
C. West (Water)
D. North (Earth)
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Step #1 Ritual Preparation can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2311762832196351/?type=3&theater
Step #2 Banishing/Cleansing can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2323050994400868/?type=3&theater
Step #3 Grounding can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2331947616844539/?type=3&theater
Step #4 Casting a Circle can be found here:https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2344837618888872/?type=3&theater
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*Reminder* This is a guideline, not something set in stone that anyone is saying you must do. Use it, change it to meet your needs, or discard it.
Cast the Circle: (Yes I talked about this earlier. I put it here to show you at what point I would put this step in)
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Step #1 Ritual Preparation can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2311762832196351/?type=3&theater
Step #2 Banishing/Cleansing can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2323050994400868/?type=3&theater
Step #3 Grounding can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/TheElementOfMagick/photos/a.475266679179318/2331947616844539/?type=3&theater
**Background image found here: https://weheartit.com/entry/25305516 Photo “Nornas” by Xenia Lau**
The Magickal Focus, Rituals, or Spell Casting done during Midsummer is traditionally towards: abundance, agriculture, career, changes, cleansing, community, creativity, divination, empowerment, endings, energy, fertility, growth, health, healing, increase, inspiration, life, light, love, luck, manifestation, motherhood, opportunity, otherworld, power, prosperity, protection, purification, purpose, relationships, strength, success, transformation, underworld, unity, visions, warmth.
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
*Image found here: https://www.onegirl.org.au/blog/10-empowering-quotes-for-international-womens-day)
Basic Ritual/Spells casting Structure
This is a guideline, not something set in stone that anyone is saying you must do. Use it, change it to meet your needs, or discard it.
We all have different routines when it comes to casting. I find that personally it is always nice to have a small checklist in mind when I start to prepare for casting anything.
So what I have done here is put together a basic guideline that I find to be helpful in my practice and wanted to share with all of you. Again these are in no way set in stone and can be changed to suit your needs. It is just a suggestion.
1. Ritual Preparation:
A) Choose a time and a place
B) What tools will you need?
C) How are you going to raise energy?
D) Choose how you want to cast and close your protective circle.
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The Magickal Focus, Rituals, or Spell Casting done during Beltane is traditionally towards: abundance, agriculture, cooperation, creation, creativity, fertility, growth, love, lust, manifestation, marriage, the otherworld/underworld, passion, pleasure, protection, psychic ability, purification, sensuality, sex/uality, union, visions, warmth, youth
*Some of this information was taken from Llewellyn’s complete book of correspondences by Sandra Kynes*
*Image found here: https://witchesofthecraft.com/2016/04/29/beltane-chant-from-druids-of-the-tuatha-de-danann/ On Image cerdits Jessica Bivans as the photographer and text by SilveryWitch*
I do regard the importance of casting a protective circle very highly. Not all paths do and I respect their practice as that, theirs. Not every one is going to agree with everyone else’s methods.
It is my hope with these lessons to bring out discussions, opinions and ideas so that others can have a starting point, or even a finishing line to how they desire to walk their path. There are traditions that are rather strict in their practices, so yes there are right and wrong ways to practice in that traditional path. There are also deities that request to be worked with in a particular way. There are some correspondences that work best for certain tasks. It really is best to know all the foundations of the path you wish to work with before jumping into casting.
⚠️*Please note there is not a ‘universal correspondence’ that can act as a replacement or be used for anything. This is a very bad rumor and form of advice. Know your correspondences before trying to work with an item.*⚠️
When working with a circle of protection keep these things in mind: a circle should be cast before you perform any spell or ritual, a circle protects you from any outside forces while you are conducting your spell, one should never step out of the circle once cast. It is a good idea to have all your tools on your alter before casting a circle. If you do need to step out of the circle use your athame, staff or wand to “cut a door”.
The Circle
You can either:
A) Make a physical circle using materials such as sticks, crystals, candles, salt, holding hands of those you are casting with and so on.
B) Envision a circle surrounding yourself and the space you are working in.
If you need a tool to to help you project your energy you can use something like a wand, staff, athame, crystal or what every you use to help you direct your energy.
You then cast your circle. There is no set way for you to cast a circle. These are a few I have used myself just to give you an idea. Feel free to write your own so that it fits your needs.
A simple Circle
“I call the light of the starry heavens
I ask the lady to weave for me
A boundary encircling me in love and trust
A circle woven of stars and moonlight and morning dew
I seek power
I seek protection
I seek empowerment
I seek magick
Thus I do conjure thee, O circle of power
So mote it be” (I have no source for this circle casting it was given to me from a friend when I started on my path.)
Sacred Space
“Here we create this sacred space
Here in love adore this place
Together work, together play
And love the only rule we say
The Circle’s wide enough for more
Inside the Sun illumes the door
Wider still and then we see
Another Circle merged with me
Shed the flesh that veils the light
Strip away the mirror’s blight
Open wide and shine within
Look around, we all are kin.”
(By Mischa from Creating Circles & Ceremonies)
Circle of Power
“O Circle of Power, I conjure thee,
That thou may be a boundary,
‘Tween realms of flesh and Ancient Ones.
This shield ‘gainst bane and harm becomes
A meeting place of Truth, Love, Joy,
Containing the power that we employ.
By God and Goddess, we conjure thee
This is our will, So Mote it Be!”
(By Crow Dragontree from Creating Circles & Ceremonies)
**Background image found here:https://weheartit.com/entry/25305516 Photo “Nornas” by Xenia Lau**
It has been pointed out to me that before we go into doing group spells or casting individually we should have a few conversations as to how to write a spell, what goes into casting a spell, and other foundation discussions that should go along with spell work.
Writing your own spells and rituals
Know the Basics:
It’s a good idea that when you begin to write your own magick that you know what magick is to you.
Know different ways use the energy within and around you. Learn and practice how to go about raising, directing and grounding your own energy.
A great first step in casting is to know how to cast a magick circle or some type of protection. Know what it means to open the circle and close the circle and how that can be preformed.
Next plan out and know the basic outline of a spell. Look into what each step means for you. What steps do you want to take for the spell you are writing.
Look at spells that are written in the topic you are planing to write in. How are they laid out? Do you want to use the same lay out?
*This picture was a tumbler find. If anyone knows where it came from I would like to give proper credit*