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Breaking Free From Unknown Past

by Pagan Owl, August 25th 2006
Preparation :
For this you will need...

1. An old book no longer used.
2. A new book with blank pages.
3. Candles for quarters if you wish.
4. 2 Candles for God & Goddess if you wish to invoke them.
5. Sword, Athame, Bird seed etc. to cast the circle.
6. Quiet area where you will not be disturbed.
7. Food for after the Ritual.

Introduction:

"We are here today to help ____________ say goodbye to her/his demons of the past. Sometimes repressed memories can be the worst kind of binding because we cannot remember who the offender was and/or what the offence was.
For this reason closure is difficult and without closure we cannot move on and live a complete life.
Today we bring closure for her/him so they can move on and live a productive & complete life."

Casting the Circle:

There are many ways to cast the circle. Some more common ones are...
1. Closing the circle with a sword.
2. Closing the circle with an Athame.
3. Closing the circle with bird seeds or some other kind of offerings.
Because there are so many ways I will leave it up to the individuals to decide if they wish to close the circle at all and if yes which method they will use.

Calling the Quarters:
There are many ways to call in the Quarters and other people do not find this necessary. I personally prefer to call in animal guides that can lend their energy to the ritual.

North: "Snowy Owl. Give _________ the Wisdom she/he will require to make the right decisions in the future."
East: "Brother Bear. Give _________ the Strength she/he will require to break free from the chains binding her/him."
South: "Friendly Wolf. Give _________ the Support she/he will require from your pack. May her/his community unite with your pack and together give her/him support."
West: "Smelly Skunk. Give _________ the Gentleness that you show when not threatened and the Protection when she/he is threatened."

Calling in Deity:
At this point you may or may not as you wish call in deity.
Main Ritual:

HP/HPS: "My friend ___________ are you ready and willing to rid yourself of the Burdon that was forced upon you?"
Victim: "Yes I am ready" -or- No I am not ready.
If Yes continue down the page. If the answer is No then move directly to the move to Closing.
HP/HPS: "My friend ___________ do you have anything you wish to say before she/he goes away?"
Victim: "Yes: _____________________________________________________" -or- No I have nothing to say.
HP/HPS: "You have haunted ______________ long enough. No longer shall you interfere in her/his life and feed on her/his energy. It is way past time for you to leave. From this moment on _____________ will be free to live a full & productive life."
HP/HPS: "______________ close your eyes and imagine the chords that have intertwined together from this person to you. Imagine them one by one separating from each other. The chords that come from her/him are moving back towards them and the ones from you move back towards your body."
HP/HPS: "She or He might fight you. With the protection, strength, wisdom & support from your community and the animal totems watching you now have the strength to make this happen. Untangle yourself with our help from this knot that he/she as created for you. Force them apart and push away those chords that belong to him/her. Pull your own chords back in unarmed."
HP/HPS: "With all our help you will win this battle this abuser as forced upon you. He/She will never again interfere with your life."
Let the person fight it out until they are ready then a LBRP can now be performed if there is a wish to remove any negativity still left.

HP/HPS: "My friend ___________ close the book on the past. May it never again interfere in your life."
Victim: Slams closed the used book.
HP/HPS: "My friend ___________ the new book and start anew. May all the pages be filled with happiness and joy."
Victim: opens the new book with blank pages to the first page. If they wish they can write in the date and the words "A New beginning"
Thanking Deity:
At this point you may or may not wish to thank the deity you called in.
Thanking the Totems:
There are many ways to call in the Quarters and other people do not find this necessary. I personally prefer to call in animal guides that can lend their energy to the ritual.

West: "Smelly Skunk. Thank you for giving your Gentleness & Protection to ____________."
South: "Friendly Wolf. Thank you for giving your Support to ____________."
East: "Brother Bear. Thank you for giving your Strength to ____________."
North: "Snowy Owl. Thank you for giving your Wisdom to ____________."

Closing the Circle:

Reverse your actions when you cast your circle. If you did not cast a circle skip this phase.
Announce the Rit is closed. Once again many ways to do this. Choose the way you wish.
It is now time for those present to lend their support though hugs etc. for the Victim. Once things have calmed a bit people should eat and regain their energy.

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