Rituals for Beginners by Richard Webster

312 Pages
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.
Release Date: March 8, 2016

Religion & Spirituality, Magic, Divination Tarot

The book is divided into these chapters.
Chapter 1: How Rituals Can Enhance Your Life
Chapter 2: Rituals of Life
Chapter 3: Everyday Rituals
Chapter 4: Your Spiritual Journey
Chapter 5: The Power of Magic
Chapter 6: Ritualistic Tools
Chapter 7: Timing
Chapter 8: Goal Setting and Visualization
Chapter 9: Preparations for a Ritual
Chapter 10: Practical Ritual Magic
Chapter 11: The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
Chapter 12: How to Create a Ritual
Chapter 13: After the Ritual
Chapter 14: Tarot Rituals

The author begins by giving the history and overview of rituals. He describes the four essential ingredients that are necessary for a ritual to be effective. The examples of rituals he gives of sports players made me giggle. Many people do not realize ceremonies are another type of ritual. The list he gives of life rituals celebrates milestones in people’s lives. I like the idea of creating a ritual for journaling. I hadn’t thought about that before now. I love the blessing ritual in chapter four. I plan on performing the mandala ritual this weekend.

The author discusses the importance of having faith in yourself when performing magic. If you don’t believe it will happen, it won’t. He goes on to talk about ritualist tools and reminds us that if you have an imagination, you don’t need to have every tool. He states timing relates not only to the day of the week but also the season and moon phase. I love the subject of sky stones and making a set to use for divination. The format he gives for rituals is complete and thorough. If you are interested in creating a ritual, this is a good book to start with. It has everything in it you will need to guide you to a successful ritual.