What are some rituals you do?

[winter11]

Almost every night I meditate at my altar and I balance my chakras with my chakra candles lit and my chakra stones lined up and I have my incense going. I also lie down and listen to my womb cd and woman chants. I feel connected to myself by doing this and it helps me honor my body and self as a woman. I keep telling myself to wake up in the morning and start my day off with a morning meditation, but so far I haven't done it . I will. I read my tarot cards more, I also have chakra yoga cards which i like alot. The other night I went to my favorite psychic store purchased a onxy stone and frankicense incense to help clear my energy and the house enrgy. Doing that once in awhile helps me feel good.

[Sunnyday]

Nice! Seems that you have lot of rituals!


I clean my appartement every 3 weeks by burning dried sage ( i put them in a bowl filled with salt) and clean my aura with it. Or sometimes i take a 2kg salt bath.

I burn candles on new moon and full moon (recently it was the chinese new year!) - and burn a piece of paper in which i write something like : i attract in my life X that is in harmony with me.

I have a box (it used to be a reiki box, but i'm no more into reiki) in which i write wishes, and when i read magasines i cut things that appeal me and put them in an enveloppe called : For universe's Santa Claus or another envelop called : who i want to be (like develop qualities etc).

I study psychology, and in my point of view rituals don''t work by themselves WE make them work. Rituals are like keys to our unconscious mind, we unleash energy and let our inconscious mind take care of it ( i loved the book of brugh joy, Heretical Reflections on the Dark and the Light). But in my university they are very scientific, so i'm glad that i have an open mind.


Looking forward to hear other people's ritual!!

Love,

[winter11]

I understand the magazine thing because I have been taking magazines and cutting out images and words and creating a discovery journal and the positive words and pictures I am sure are getting into my subconcious mind. Its really fun!

[AlachuaArtist]

On the new and/or full moon, I hold Fire Ceremony. This is a beautiful ritual where honor and thanks is given for mine and all of life, for the every day mundane and the fantastic; for the great and the terrible. Each has meaning, whether I understand it or not. And simply because I am here in this life, I give thanks to it all.

[forestmother]

These are all so inspiring.

I don't have any rituals that I do on a certain regular time or day, although I do want to commit to one on each new and full moon.
I bought my 1st deck of tarot card last fall, and once in a while I like to pick out 1 or 3 and meditate on them, write about them, and read about them.
Sometimes in the early morning or at night, I stand in my backyard in awe of the trees, the sky, the crystals I've "planted" round my garden... This feeling fills me up with so much peace & happiness, I feel like I could burst into the sunshine.
Journaling is a ritual I do often, and I see it as a ritual because I just let my thoughts go and roll however they come, and afterwards I always feel greatly cleansed.

[wildcarrotdances]

I spend a lot of time talking with trees, I throw fish skins in the fire for the friendly ghosts, I worship a river... mostly very unstructured.