Creating Ritual
How to Construct a Ritual

* Decide on the purpose of the ritual.: (What do you want to do and why)
* Think of ways you’d like to accomplish the goal of the ritual.
* Break the ritual up into elements or sections.: (Such as casting the Circle, invoking God/dess, smudging or censing, dedications, consecrations, raising energy, calling “Watchtowers” or “Quarters”, closing the Circle, cakes & ale, etc.)
* Put each element into the order or sequence that they will be performed.: (See sample that follows.)
* Write it down in an outline.: (Or script it out in advance if you prefer a more formalized structure.)>/DD>
* Read it through and see if it makes sense.: (A point often overlooked!)
* Rearrange as necessary.
* Go over the outline with the group,: and make sure everyone understands each of the elements.
* Now go and do it.
* Talk about it after and decide what worked and what didn’t,: and see if you can figure out why each occurred. (Knowing why something worked is just as important as knowing why something didn’t work.)

A Sample Outline for Group Ritual:

* Cast Circle
* Call Quarters
* Invoke Deity
* Explanation of Rite: (Where I do a spiel about why we are gathered in this sacred space: it focuses the group mind on the goal of the ritual)
* Raise energy
* Send energy and ground.: (One step. Ground immediately. Don’t wait and forget this step. It’s a good habit to get into.)
* Unwind with cakes & ale.: (This is a good time to discuss the ritual since it has just happened. After all, you are still in Sacred Space, cheek-to-cheek with the spirit world. You might get inspired!)
* Dismiss the quarters
* Open the Circle