Separation/Burning Ritual

by Pagan Owl, August 7th 2002
This Ritual was created by myself and was done at the Kalidoscope Gathering 2002.

The reason I decided to create and do this ritual is simple. In the past few years I was Married and Divorced and still the links to my ex wife are still there. With this ritual I hope to cut the final energy strings that connect our hearts so we can both go in our own directions and find peace.

By entering it on this page I hope that it may be useful to others in healing after the end of a relationship.

This can be performed with the two people there or only one by simple modifications.

Pagan Owl


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Required:

1x Piece of Cloth with our names on it.
1x Pair of Scissors
3x Candles.
1x Picture of (name) and I
2x Altar Cover (1 dark 1 light colour)

Altar:

Cover ½ with dark cover.
Cover other ½ with light cover
Place the 3 Candles in the middle of the Altar
Have the photo of us in front of the middle candle.
Ribbon with our names in front of the photo with the scissors.

Invocation:

Begin in the west, the traditional direction of death, to represent the end of the cycle in my life and the start of a new one.

West: “Power of the Owl, we call you to be witness to this parting. Be a guide for (name) and myself and lend us your wisdom and your calmness to understand what as occurred and face the future with an open mind.”

South: “Power of the Cougar, we call you to be witness to this parting. Be a guide for (name) and myself and lend us your Courage and Strength to get accomplished what we must.”

East: “Power of the Bear, we call you to be witness to this parting. Be a guide for (name) and myself and lend us your Strength and Patience to be reborn again as you are in spring.”

North: “Power of the Seal, we call you to be witness to this parting. Be a guide for (name) and myself and lend us your knowledge of Family & Community to rebuild our own.”

Center: “Power of Magic, Spirit of beginnings and endings, we call you to be witness to this parting. Bless (name) and I as we close the door of the past and open the doors to our futures.”

Ritual:

“I have come into this Circle of perfect love and perfect trust with intentions of peace.

It is my wish to finalize our separation and cut all links that still holds us in place and stops us from moving on in Harmony & Peace.

I wish to severe all psychic links that still hold me to (name) and (name) to me.

At this point I ask (name) to help me visualize the separation of our heart Chakras.”

“Relax and when you are relaxed imagine (name) and your auras intertwined even at this long distance that separate both of you right now… They are mingled together… Slowly… Gently… Pull back the strands of energy that hold (name) and You together still… Slowly bring back your essence into your heart Chakra… until both of your strands are individual without any binds tying you together.”

(This may be changed to the person guiding me desires)

After that is done I take the Scissors and cut the ribbon in two between our names. I light my candle and get (guide) to light (name).

“My life will never be the same because everything we do in life affects who we are. We walked the same path for a while and now our paths continue in different directions as we reach this fork in the road.

Today we return to having separate lives. I will carry the happy memories in my mind and will leave the bad behind. I am leaving here in peace and wish the same for you on your journey.

Good Bye (name).”

I blow out the middle candle. I burn the things that were us like the photo and T-Shirt.

West: “Power of the Owl, I thank you for lending us your Powers. Go if you must or remain if you wish to guide me on my journey.”

South: “Power of the Cougar, I thank you for lending us your Powers. Go if you must or remain if you wish to guide me on my journey.”

East: “Power of the Bear, I thank you for lending us your Powers. Go if you must or remain if you wish to guide me on my journey.”

North: “Power of the Seal, I thank you for lending us your Powers. Go if you must or remain if you wish to guide me on my journey.”

Center: “Power of Magic, Spirit of beginnings and endings, I thank you for lending us your Powers. Go if you must or remain if you wish to guide me on the spiritual path I have chosen.”

“It is Done”

I take my candle towards the East and get someone to take (name) candle towards the west. This person can dispose of his/her candle as he/she wishes.

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