Banishing Ritual for voice recital April 1997
For: myself (rid of impatience, negativity, past, temper, self doubt, procrastination)
Begin: Tues., Apr. 29, 1997, waning moon
Tools: wooden pentacle, glass candle holder, black candle in female shape, Flying Broomstick ointment
Altar setting:general
Put pentacle on center of sun mat. Put glass candle holder on center of pentacle. With athame, carve words on to candle, heading away from base of candle:
Right leg: self doubt
Left leg: procrastination
Right arm: impatience
Right rib cage: past
Left rib cage: temper
Left arm: negativity
“Chants” by Reclaiming for background music.
Chant:
Burn away my impatience
Always wanting it yesterday
Burn it away burn it away
Burn away my negativity
Always half empty
Never half full
Burn it away burn it away
Burn away my past
My inability to reconcile with it
And its ability to haunt me
Burn it away burn it away
Burn away my temper
Where the least little discourtesy or rudeness sets me off
Burn it away burn it away
Burn away my self doubt
My inability to sing well in front of people
My unwillingness to try new things because I may not be perfect
Burn it away burn it away
Burn away my procrastination
I’ll do it next week, next year, next lifetime
Burn it away burn it away
Continue as often as possible during the waning moon or until candle is used.
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