What Is The Magic Ritual In Witchcraft

In nearly all witchcraft traditions, the ritual is a type of
ceremony or practise that is designed to invoke a magical

confident and at ease working rituals and begin to reap the
rewards of natural magic.

God or Godess. The ritual itself, creates a link between the
physical and spiritual worlds, calling on and harnessing the

In natural magic, rituals are often designed to make you

power of natural and spiritual energies.

think about what it is in your life that is holding you back
as a person - it could be a job, another person, or simply

Therefore, in our magical work, the ritual is used as a way
of connecting with the spiritual world - to celebrate, ask

having a lack of confidence in yourself. By releasing these
issues that are holding you back through the ritual, you are

for guidance, make requests or to simply give thanks.

creating space for newer and more positive aspects to come
into your life. But it is well worth remembering, that what

It is important to keep in mind, that the ritual always
follows a recognised sequence of steps each time (hence the

term 'ritualistic'). It is vital that in parallel with
following the steps of the ritual, you make a real conscious

is just an indicator of a situation that has a root cause
further back in our life.

effort to engage your mind, body and soul; without which,
you will simply be 'going through the motions' of ritual and

Rituals are used to create a time and space where you can

not truly 'connecting'. This 'engagement' comes quite
quickly, with a little practise and confidence. You'll be

switch off from the everyday and become connected to the
bigger universal picture. Once connected to theses energies,

surprised how soon you can feel yourself connecting to the
elements of nature and spirit entities.

you are then able to develop a greater understanding of
them. They also help you to develop a greater understanding

In natural magic, the ritual is most often used to celebrate

of yourself and to bring change not only in a physical way.
i.e. more money - better job etc., but perhaps more

one of the main eight festivals (or sabbat's) of the year;
such as 'Mabon' celebrating the second harvest, or 'Yule'

importantly, to bring change to your spiritual/inner self.

celebrating the winter solstice. The main festival on the
witchcraft calendar is Samhain (pronounced Sel-wain), which

Natural Magic as a modern approach to witchcraft teaches our
students how to access and harness these incredible natural

takes place at Halloween (31st October) and is generally
known as the witches new year.

energies that our ancestors did and teaches them, through
practical easy lessons - how they too can harness these

The magic ritual is not always linked to one of the main

energies - empowering them to experience a completely new,
enlightening and liberating dimension to their life and how

sabbats. Rituals are also done at other key times outside of
the main festivals, particularly during a full moon, where

they want to live it. Natural Magic has enabled them to tap
into and release the previously dormant but incredible magic

the strong lunar energy is harnessed to conduct the full
moon ritual.

spirit that resides in all of us.

During such rituals, the main purposes is to focus your

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intent and energy on your objective. Therefore, for any
ritual, you must clearly and precisely state the objective,

My name is Andrew Vaughan and I was introduced to Natural
Magic by my wife nearly 10 years ago. My wife is one of the

whether working alone or within a group. Within a group
ritual, everyone must be equally clear and agree to the

founder members of the Natural Magic group who practise in
and around Sussex in the UK.

purpose of the ritual. It is worth mentioning at this point,
that at first, many people can feel self conscious or

Her experience with Pagan, Wicca and Natural Magic goes back

embarrassed, particularly when working in a group setting.
Don't worry about this - it is quite normal - just persevere

nearly 25 years and with the help of other founder members,
the group have produced a comprehensive course which teaches