Healing the Past Ritual

Dark Moon

Written By: Willow Wisp

Items needed

1 gold candle-represents the God

1 silver candle-represents the Goddess

1 white candle-represents fire and for healing

Healing Incense-represents air (recipe below)

Bowl of water-represents water

Salt-represents earth

Cakes & Ale

Wand

Set up

Gold candle Healing incense Silver candle

Salt White candle
Cakes & Ale Water Wand

Within Reach

Recipes

Healing Powder Incense

1 part angelica-for healing

1 part bay-for healing

2 parts eucalyptus-for healing

1. Mix all ingredients together and grind into a very fine powder.
2. Sprinkle onto a charcoal disc in a fire proof bowl or dish.

Pre Ritual Instructions (anything that needs to be done before doing the ritual, if a ritual
bath is recommended, or a specific ritual meal, any tools that need to be created before the
ritual)

Do a simple meditation. See yourself being free from the stress of your past.

Circle Casting

Starting in the east, going clockwise, hold your wand out in front of you, turn to the south
and say:

“This circle is closing,

The healing is beginning.”

Visualize a white light going around you as you turn your circle, growing brighter with each
turn. Turn to the west and to the north repeating phrase. Repeat above two more times and on
the third turn to the north say:

“Now this circle is closed.”

Corner Calling

East Light incense and say:

“Element of air, please join me in this ritual tonight. Hail and welcome!”

South light the white candle and say:

“Element of fire, please join me in this ritual tonight. Hail and welcome!”
West Hold up bowl of water and say:

“Element of water, please join me in this ritual tonight. Hail and welcome!”

North Hold up salt and say:

“Element of earth, please join me in this ritual tonight. Hail and welcome!”

Invocation

Light Gold and Silver Candles and say:

“I invoke the Lord and Lady, please be here with me. Help me to heal and let go of the
past. Give me strength and guidance.”

Ritual work

Healing Blessing for Healing the pain of the past.

Items Needed

Water

Salt

Preparation: Mix water and salt together.

Anoint head with water and salt mixture and say:

“I anoint myself for healing, the past will be eased. Heal me now. So Mote It Be!”

Cakes and Ale

Raise up your cakes and ale in front of you and say:

 “I toast to your honor tonight Lord and Lady”

Energy Requests

n/a

Thanks to the Deity

Blow or snuff out the gold and silver candles and say:

“Thank you Lord and Lady for being here with me tonight. Hail and Farewell!”

Releasing the Corners

North

Say:

“Element of earth, thank you for being here with me tonight, Hail and Farewell!”

West

Say:

“Element of water, thank you for being here with me tonight, Hail and Farewell!”

South

Snuff or blow out the white candle and say:

“Element of fire, thank you for being here with me tonight, Hail and Farewell!”

East

Say:
 “Element of air, thank you for being here with me tonight, Hail and Farewell!”

Opening the Circle

Going reverse now and starting in the north, hold your wand out in front of you. Going
counter clockwise to the west, visualize your white light growing dimmer and say:

“And this circle is now opening.”

Repeat phrase in the south and east. Repeat above two more times and on the third turn to the
east, see your white light go out and say:

“This Circle is now opened.”

Ritual Ending

“The God and Goddess has given the gift of healing of the past. So Mote It Be!”

Post Ritual Instructions (This is usually disposal information, anything that you may want
to do with the things you have created, such as charms or blessed items.)

Take ashes, wax, salt and water and bury in the ground as an offering.