How To Write Your Own Spells & Rituals

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Type of Spell or Formula:
This is the very first step in creating your own ritual or spell.
You must first know what you want done, before putting into action,
how it is to be done. Health, wealth, happiness, fortune, luck. Like
a Christian prayer, your ritual is a request to the Gods on your own
behalf. The old adage applies though: Careful what you wish for, you
may get it.

Date & Time Made:
Catalog your work in a note book or perhaps place the steps for your
ritual in your BOS. This way you may come back when you are ready to
write another. Use the Date and Time to track your work from
beginning to end. This will also allow you to track your progress
from beginning to end as well.

Reference:
Keep a list of references, such as books or web sites you use for
writing your rituals. If you use someone elses work on a regular
basis, it is a good idea to keep an accounting of this. Eventually
you will find your own style, even an emulation of someone you
respect and admire. As you go along, you will acquire the talent for
writing some wonderful ritual all on your own. Still it is always a
nice idea to keep a record of how you began.

Astrological Phase:
Now we must look at the action you are taking. If you are increasing
your health or luck, for instance, you will want to do your ritual
during the Waxing Moon or the Full Moon. If you are decreasing, say
your weight, you will want to do your ritual during the Waxing or
New Moon phase. Important also is the day of the week, as each day
represents a different balance in the universe. Generally speaking
if you are increasing, Monday - Wednesday. If you are decreasing,
Thursday - Saturday. The lucky person is the one who can match both
the phase of the Moon to the day of the week. If you must do one OR
the other, the Moon phase is the most important thing to consider.

List Of Ingredients &/or Supplies Needed:
Depending on what you are writing the ritual for, you will need
various items in order to perform the ritual. For instance, if you
are seeking love, you will need a red or pink candle, patchouli
incense or oil for burning. Some herbs for your quest for love are
rose and carnation petals. Other rituals will require other items,
but you get the idea. In later links there will be list of herbs,
colors, candles and crystals for you to choose from. Music is
another nice addition to your ritual.

Specific Location Required:
A very important phase of writing your ritual is the choice of
sacred space in which to perform your ritual. This place should be
out of the traffic of the household, quiet and entirely your own. A
basement or back room perhaps. An attic will also do quite well.
Anyplace you may feel comfortable in. When preparing to actually do
the ritual, take the phones off the hook and turn off whatever
background noise you can that may disturb your concentration. Tell
friends and family you will be out of the house at that time to
decrease the chances of you being disturbed by an unexpected
visitor.

Results:
When you are done with your ritual, you may wish to catalog your
results. Feelings, visions and power felt. What you saw in your
mind, the motion of the candles and the response felt within
regarding the culmination of your ritual goals. You may keep this
information in your BOS, but it is sometimes a good idea to keep a
separate diary for this information.

Deities Invoked During Preparation &/or Use:
If you follow a specific tradition, such as Greek, you will choose
the deity associated with your ritual goal for the invoking and
charging functions of casting the circle. Call on the power of that
specific God and Goddess. If you are of the Wiccan tradition or
other "thrown together" tradition, you may choose whatever vision of
the Gods you wish. In either case, focus your worship and requests
to those invoked and charged Gods. Ask them as a Christian would
pray for the desired ending you seek to your ritual.

Step By Step Instructions For Preparations:
1) Meditate on your goal
2) write out your desire
3) Pick the appropriate day and time for your ritual
4) Acquire the items, such as candle, incense and crystals
5) Choose a Sacred Space to perform your ritual
6) Select appropriate music if you wish
7) Select the Gods to be invoked and charged
8) When the ritual is finished, record your findings. You may use
the RITUAL RECORD SHEET if you wish, or make one of your own.
Additional Notes:
Remember, contrary to the Christian mass, a Pagan ritual is supposed
to be fun and happy. A time to commune with the Gods and communicate
with your higher self. An inner feeling of peace should be felt.

How To Write Your Own Rituals
1. Write the names of all the Sabbats on individual pieces of paper.
2. Write notes about each of the Sabbats significance, colors,
symbols, etc.
3. Collect information on Sabbats ,(ie-books, web sites, etc, above
too), and find the "common themes" among them & list.
4. Write your own "words" for the ritual…or even use other "words"
you’ve found that you are comfortable with.
5. Now with that information, start writing the rituals, one by one.
Be sure you are comfortable with what you have chosen. And, be sure
you add the casting of the circle, the thanks, and closing of the
circle to the rituals.
6. Now copy these rituals into your BOS.
7. Don’t be afraid to "experiment" with them, it’s all what is "good
for you", no one has "The Correct and Only Way" to perform a ritual.
Just remember to let it come naturally to you, the Goddess sometimes
plays a part in these things too!