This is a very simple ritual that can be performed any time, anywhere. You can use it daily, or whenever you feel the need for it. The ritual grows more powerful as it is repeated. It draws positive energies to you, protects you from evil and danger, and helps with centering and balancing. You will need: a stick of incense, in any scent that appeals to you The Ritual Light the incense. Be mindful of fire safety when performing this ritual, and watch out for falling sparks. With a sweeping gesture, inscribe in the air as you declare, With this incense, I draw all that is fair! Then inscribe a downward-pointing star in the same manner, as you declare, With this incense, I banish all that is negative! If you find it difficult to draw stars in the air, you can instead swirl the incense deosil the first time and widdershins the second time. When you finish, put the incense into a holder, and allow it to burn down completely. Variations This ritual can be adapted in many ways. If you like, you can face each of the cardinal points in turn, starting with East or North, and repeat it. You could also move through your residence (or hotel room, or wherever you happen to be) and repeat the ritual at every window and door, or repeat it wherever you feel would be a good place to perform it. If you have a particular thought, special wish, or issue, you can include it—with the invoking star or the banishing one, as the case may be.
