BASIC RITUAL

It may be said that ritual is the very heart of
magick. For it is through ritual that we acheive our magical
results. Ritual is a magical procedure or ceremony we perform
in order to change the environment. Usually we think of
ritual as bearing on active magick, although certainly, it
can also affect passive magick. Most often the change
achieved is subjective and in the physical world. Outsiders
may put them down to coincidence, but the effects are very
real. Magical goals for a ritual should not be taken lightly.
The successful practice of magick depends upon strong
belief. The simplest ritual of them all must be belief
itself. If you can believe in your desired results strongly
enough, that act is a magical ritual which will achieve your
results. Even a very complex ritual is no more effective thanstrong belief. There are aids to concentration which may
help. Thus in *creative visualization*, imagination and
controlled breathing are brought into play