Ritual & Energy

Lesson 11 of 13 ยท 5 min

Closing & grounding

Modern Wiccan practice

Reverse what you did

Thank and release anything you called, usually in reverse order. Open the circle by tracing or walking it in the opposite direction to your casting. Say plainly that it is finished.

Come back to the room

Eat and drink something. Put the lights on. Move the furniture back. Wash up. The mundane bit is part of the ritual, not an interruption of it.

If you feel odd afterwards

Tired, tearful, wired or oddly flat are all common after concentrated attention and mean nothing sinister. Food, water, daylight, sleep and ordinary company are the usual fix. If something persists or worries you, that is a matter for a doctor, not for more wards.

Worth remembering

A ritual with no ending doesn't feel finished. Reverse it, ground, and go and do the washing-up.

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