Start with the ADF Banishing Ritual (ABR)
Opening of the Temple
- Start in the center, and move to the Land Altar moving in a clockwise fashion.
- Touch the stone (or rock or bowl of soil).
- Visualize or draw the Opening Symbol over the Land Altar. Feel the altar open as a portal to the Realm of Land. Feel the power of Land fill the space. The power of manifestation, of structure, of physicality.
- State: “I open this portal to the Realm of Land which supports us and brings manifestation. Let the power of Land fill this place. It is the home of Hades, Jorđ, Bhumi, Freyr, Demeter, Pluto and others. Let its power be made ready for our needs.”
- Move clockwise to the Sea Altar
- Visualize or draw the Opening Symbol over the Sea Altar. Feel the altar open as a portal to the Realm of Sea. Feel the power of sea fill the space. The power of movement and change, the life giving nature of water.
- State: “I open this portal to the Realm of Sea which provides abundance of life, a way to travel across distances, and a source of cleansing. Let the power of sea fill this place. It is the home of Poseidon, Neptune, Aegir, Rand, Lir, Manannan MacLir, Njorđ, and others. Let its power be made ready for our needs.”
- Move clockwise to the Sky Altar.
- Visualize or draw the Opening Symbol over the Sky Altar. Feel the altar open up as a portal to the realm of Sky. Feel the power of sky and air fill the space. The power of light, the mind, time, and eternity.
- State: “I open this portal to the Realm of Sky which provides life giving breath, allows illumination of the world and the mind. Let the power of the sky fill this place. It is the home of Zeus, Taranis, Indra, Jupiter and others. Let its power be made ready for our needs.”
- If incense is being used to represent Air, it should be lit at this point.
- Move clockwise back to the center
- The Opening of the Temple is complete.
The Main Magickal Working would be in this section
The Closing of the Temple
- Move to the Sky Altar. Say: “Thanks is given to the Power of Sky. Let the Portal to this Realm be closed and sealed.”
- Visualize or draw the Closing Symbol over the Sky Altar and feel the portal closing down.
- Move counter-clockwise to the Sea Altar. Say: “Thanks is given to the Power of Sea. Let the Portal to this Realm be closed and sealed.”
- Visualize or draw the Closing Symbol over the Sea Altar and feel the portal closing down.
- Move counter-clockwise to the Land Altar. Say: “Thanks is given to the Power of Land. Let the Portal to this Realm be closed and sealed.”
- Visualize or draw the Closing Symbol over the Land Altar and feel the portal closing down.
- Return to the center altar. The Temple is now closed.
Finally repeat the ADF Banishing Ritual
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