Litha 2020

The intention of this ritual is:

Singing to the sacred light, we are cleansed by healing water.

Blessings,
The Ritual Planners

For this working, you will need:

1. A tool for scrying. This may be a dish of water, a candle flame, a mirror, incense smoke, or something else that you would use to look for images
2. A glass of water for drinking. (If you choose, you may use the same glass of water for scrying and then drinking.)
3. The ability to listen to the recorded audio file, posted here. Headphones might be helpful.

Simple Outline

Below is a simple outline for those who prefer to weave magic as they will. Following this outline is one with a further explanation of each step.

You may wish to read through the outline once before beginning.

Before the work, establish who the indigenous caretakers of the land are. The site Native Land can be helpful.

1. Acknowledge whose land you are on, honoring the peoples who have survived colonialism.
2. Cleanse yourself for the work.
3. Ground your roots into the Earth.
4. Cast your circle to create the container.
5. Acknowledge the elements and welcome their magic.
6. Call in whatever deities, ancestors, or allies you would like present for this working.
   • Our community has worked with Manannán mac Lir and Iemanjá at past solstice celebrations, and They have both shown up as powerful allies.
7. Begin the guided audio ritual. You will be led into dropped-and-open consciousness, then invited to scry and to preform a Kala Rite.
8. Seal your cleansing with a song. You may improvise, choose a song you know, or choose from songs we have sung together at past solstice celebrations.
9. Thank the Divine, Mysterious Ones, and the elements, and release them from the work.
10. Open your circle.

Blessed be!

Detailed Outline

Below is a more detailed ritual outline for those who would like further explanation, or those who seek to create the magic in synchrony with the other witches.

Before the work, establish who the caretakers of the land are. The site, Native Land, can be helpful.

1. Acknowledge whose land you are on, honoring the peoples who have survived colonialism.
   • When we begin our working we acknowledge the first peoples of the land we are on. We acknowledge that they cared for the land long before the colonialists who committed genocide against the first peoples, and we acknowledge that the first people are still here and not gone. This is not the end of the colonialist journey; merely a first tiny step.
2. Cleanse yourself for the work.
   • You may choose to cleanse with sound, salt, or saining. Whatever calls to you.
3. Ground your roots into the Earth.
   • Breathe deeply into your body, feeling the whole of your body. Breathe deeply into your root and as you breathe let your root sink deeper and deeper into the earth. When your root has been sunk as deep as you need, begin to breathe up the rich earth energy. Breathe up the earth energy into your body filling your arms, legs, torso, head, and crown.
4. Cast your circle to create the container.
   • You can cast your circle with a wand, athame, or even your hands. The key is to move the energy into a delineated space. We typically cast starting in the North and moving to the East, South, West, back to North to complete the circle, then above and below.
5. Acknowledge the elements and welcome their magic.
   • We typically welcome the elements starting with Air in the East, then Fire in the South, Water in the West, Earth in the North, and Spirit at the Center. This acknowledgement can be a welcoming with words of poetry or song, or and a breathing into your circle with your breath. Or simple an honoring bow, acknowledging the elements are always there and always sacred.
6. Call in whatever deities, ancestors, or allies you would like present for this working.
   • Our community has worked with Manannán mac Lir and Iemanjá at past solstice celebrations, and They have both shown up as powerful allies.
   • You may have a particular Divine or Mysterious One who has been an ally to you for cleansing and healing work in the past, or you may be called to work with one of the Godds we have called on as recently as last Yule. If you do not know how this ally prefers to be called into the circle, you may choose to simply speak their name and to sit in stillness for a while, paying attention to how they might like to show up for the work. You may want to have an offering prepared for your ally—for instance, white roses are a traditional offering for Iemanjá.
7. Begin the guided audio ritual. You will be led into dropped-and-open consciousness, then invited to scry and to preform a Kala Rite.
   • Make yourself comfortable in whatever way works best for your body, and when ready, you can play the audio file prepared.
8. Seal your cleansing with a song. You may improvise, choose a song you know, or choose from songs we have sung together at past solstice celebrations.
   • As part of our intention, you may choose to envision the sacred light of the Midsummer sun shining down on you as you sing, or you may imagine that your song flows like the ocean waves, in and out, in a healing rhythm. If you feel called to raise energy, you may want to move your body or breathe energy up through your grounding cord, allowing the song to carry you as it will. Alternatively, you may decide it is enough to sing a few rounds in acknowledgement of the work you have already done. Feel into what is right for your ritual in this moment.
9. Thank the Divine, Mysterious Ones, and the elements, and release them from the work.
   • Honor all the beings and mysterious ones you welcomed at the start of your ritual, including the elements. Typically we thank the energies in reverse order, though sometimes a ritual calls for a different order. Thank them and wish them farewell in the order that feels most right to you.
10. Open your circle.
    • We can open our circle by sweeping it away to go be with our local spirits. You can start by sweeping that which is below, then going to that which is above, then start sweeping in a counterclockwise direction starting the West, then going to the South, East, and ending in the North.

Your circle is open, but unbroken! Blessed be!

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Ostara 2020

Beloved Reclaiming Los Angeles Community,

We present to you the following ritual to deepen in your craft and with the local spirits at these times of Great Change.

Our ritual intention for this joint working:

Weaving a web of power with local spirits, we sprout the seeds of change.

May you all be well and stay well.

Blessings,
The Ritual Planners

Simple Outline

Below is a simple outline for those who prefer to weave magic as they will. Following this outline is one with more details for those who seek them.

Before the work, establish who the caretakers of the land are. The site, Native Land, can be helpful.

1. Acknowledge whose land you are on, honoring the peoples who have survived colonialism.
2. Cleanse yourself for the work.
3. Ground your roots into the Earth.
4. Cast your circle to create the container.
5. Acknowledge the elements and welcome their magic.
6. Connect with the spirits of the land on which you live.
7. Embark on the trance journey and magical working prepared for you.
8. Feel into whether anything else is needed to make your ritual complete.
9. Thank the spirits of the land and the elements and release them the work.
10. Open your circle.

Blessed be!

Detailed Outline

Below is a more detailed ritual outline for those who are interested or those who seek to create the magic in synchrony with the other witches.

Before the work, establish who the caretakers of the land are. The site, Native Land, can be helpful.

1. Acknowledge whose land you are on, honoring the peoples who have survived colonialism.
   • When we begin our working we acknowledge the first peoples of the land we are on. We acknowledge that they cared for the land long before the colonialists who committed genocide against the first peoples, and we acknowledge that the first people are still here and not gone. This is not the end of the colonialist journey; merely a first tiny step.
2. Cleanse yourself for the work.
   • You may choose to cleanse with sound, salt, or saining. Whatever calls to you.
3. Ground your roots into the Earth.
   • Breathe deeply into your body, feeling the whole of your body. Breathe deeply into your root and as you breathe let your root sink deeper and deeper into the earth. When your root has been sunk as deep as you need, begin to breathe up the rich earth energy. Breathe up the earth energy into your body filling your arms, legs, torso, head, and crown.
4. Cast your circle to create the container.
   • You can cast your circle with a wand, athame, or even your hands. The key is to move the energy into a delineated space. We typically cast starting in the North and moving to the East, South, West, back to North to complete the circle, then above and below.
5. Acknowledge the elements and welcome their magic.
   • We typically welcome the elements starting with Air in the East, then Fire in the South, Water in the West, Earth in the North, and Spirit at the Center. This acknowledgement can be a welcoming with words of poetry or song, or and a breathing into your circle with your breath. Or simple an honoring bow, acknowledging the elements are always there and always sacred.
6. Connect with the spirits of the land on which you live.
   • Honor the local spirits of the land. This may require a deep listening and stillness to get to know them. Perhaps there are small spirits in your garden or on your balcony. Perhaps you hear the spirit of the mountain in the distance. Perhaps you already know the spirits of where you live through years of deep work with them. Honor the presence and thank them for letting you do the work.
7. Embark on the trance journey and magical working prepared for you.
   • Make yourself comfortable for a trance journey in whatever way works best for your body, and when ready, you can play the audio file prepared.
8. Feel into whether anything else is needed to make your ritual complete.
   • After emerging from the trance, you may sense the need to move your body or breathe energy up through your grounding cord. Feel into what is right for your ritual in this moment. You may feel your ritual is already complete.
9. Thank the spirits of the land and the elements and release them the work.
   • Honor all the beings and mysterious ones you welcomed at the start of your ritual, including the elements. Typically we thank the energies in reverse order, though sometimes a ritual calls for a different order. Thank them and wish them farewell in the order that feels most right to you.
10. Open your circle.
    • We can open our circle by sweeping it away to go be with our local spirits. You can start by sweeping that which is below, then going to that which is above, then start sweeping in a counterclockwise direction starting the West, then going to the South, East, and ending in the North.
    • Your circle is open, but unbroken! Blessed be!