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NOTES ON RITUALS.
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THE VERY NATURE OF RITUAL IS FOR IT TO BE IMPRESSIVE AND INVOLVING,
TO CREATE A FEELING OF AWE AND POWER AND TO FILL YOU WITH THE FEELING
THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS DEFINITELY GOING TO WORK. IF YOU GO INTO
IT HALF HEARTEDLY, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF YOU GET HALF
HEARTED RESULTS TOO.
MAGICK IS NOT A SIMPLE FORMULA, SAYING THE SAME WORDS AT THE SAME TIME
TO THE SAME ACTIONS WILL NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE, YOU MUST BE PREPARED
TO MODIFY ANY RITUAL TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL NEEDS AND FEELINGS.
IN THE TABLE OF INTENTIONS AND CORRESPONDENCES YOU WILL FIND
GUIDELINES ON WHAT TO USE, BUT HOW TO USE THEM AND WHAT TO ASK FOR
ARE GENERALLY UP TO YOU.
LATER THERE WILL BE SOME SPELLS AND RITUALS WRITTEN OUT TO GIVE YOU A
FEELING FOR THE GENERAL STYLE OF RITUAL, BUT NEVER BE AFRAID TO CHANGE
A RITUAL IF THERE IS SOME WAY YOU FEEL IT COULD BE IMPROVED FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SITUATION.
THE SCIENTIFICALLY MINDED AMONGST US WOULD SAY IT DOESN`T MATTER WHAT
WORDS YOU SAY BECAUSE ALL YOU ARE DOING IS A FORM OF SELF HYPNOSIS TO
ACHEIVE YOUR DESIRES. THE OCCULTISTS WOULD SAY THAT AS LONG AS YOU ARE
SINCERE, THEN THE GODS WILL LOOK FAVOURABLY UPON YOU.
WHICHEVER EXPLANATION SUITS YOU, CONSIDER THIS...
IF IT WORKS, IS IT NOT MAGICK OF SOME KIND?
SO, IN SUMMING UP, MY ADVICE ON RITUAL IS TO TRY THE SPELLS AS THEY
ARE WRITTEN AND GET A FEELING FOR THEM AND THEN, ONCE YOUR CONFIDENCE
IS GREAT ENOUGH AND YOUR FAMILIARITY WITH THE CORRECT SYMBOLISM AND
CORRESPONDENCES HAS REACHED A SATISFACTORY DEGREE, WRITE YOUR OWN
RITUALS IN WHATEVER FORM TAKES YOU. POETRY IS A GOOD MEDIUM, AS IS
MUSIC, A WELL CHOSEN TUNE CAN PUT YOU INTO THE SAME FRAME OF MIND IN
THREE MINUTES AS A WHOLE DAY`S MEDITATION.
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR BEFORE YOU PERFORM THE RITUAL.
1) AVOID SEX AND SOLID FOOD FOR 12 HOURS.
2) DRINK ONLY WATER FOR THE FIRST SIX OF THESE HOURS AND THEREAFTER A
GLASS OF WINE OR FRUIT JUICE WHENEVER YOU ARE THIRSTY.
3) HAVE NO SLEEP AT ALL DURING THIS TIME.
4) ONE HOUR BEFORE THE RITUAL IS DUE TO BEGIN HAVE A BATH, SHOWER OR
GOOD WASH. AFTERWARDS ANNOINT YOURSELF WITH ONE OF THE SCENTS
CORRESPONDING WITH THE RITUAL YOU ARE TO PERFORM.
5) TALK TO NO ONE DURING THE HOUR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE RITUAL, AND
IF POSSIBLE, KEEP SILENT FOR THE WHOLE TWELVE HOURS.
IF YOU MANAGE TO OBEY ALL THOSE (IT IS NOT NECESSARY, BUT TO BE
PREFERRED) THEN YOU CAN BE SURE THAT YOU ARE DEFINITELY INTENT ON
PERFORMING THE RITUAL.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% WARNING %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
DO NOT FORGET THAT ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR WILL HAPPEN, IT MAY TAKE A
WHILE, IN THE CASE OF REALLY BIG DEMANDS, MAYBE YEARS (SMALLER DEMANDS
CAN BE ACHEIVED IN AS LITTLE AS A FEW DAYS) BUT WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR
WILL HAVE REPERCUSSIONS. IF YOU PERFORM RITUALS FOR GOOD AND THE
BENEFIT OF MANKIND THEN GOODNESS AND LUCK WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU, IF
YOU USE MAGICK CARELESSLY OR SPITEFULLY, YOU SHOULD EXPECT A
HUNDREDFOLD RETURN OF AILMENTS AND ILL FORTUNE.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, YOU MAY WELL GET IT!