Weave the Liminal: Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft

by Laura Tempest Zakroff

In order to plan, prepare, and perform an excellent ritual, there are seven points to consider: 1. Purpose: What is the reason for your ritual? Which category does it mainly fall under? There has to be a purpose, or otherwise why are you doing it? 2. Energy: What is the nature of the working? What are the goals for how it will flow? Do you need to raise, banish, heal, cleanse, etc.? 3. Timeline: What marks the beginning, middle, and end of your ritual? How will the ritual start, what will happen in the middle section, and how will it end? 4. Persons: Who is involved in this ritual (the practitioners, the petitioned, and the participants)? Who is being active? What is the role of any “inactive” attendees? 5. Space: Where will the ritual take place? Must the space be cleansed or contained in any way? 6. Preparations: What is needed for the ritual in terms of materials, lighting, music, timing, etc.? 7. Afterward: What additional steps will you need to take after the ritual is complete? What is the aftercare of the ritual?