you. While soaking in your ritual bath, meditate on the
whole ritual: the steps you will take and what you wish to
say to your spirit guide when you make contact.
Ritual:
Enter the magic circle and light the incense. With the oil, dress
the altar candle and the day candle while concentrating on
the purpose of the ritual. Light the annointed candles and
state your intent:
I am here to make contact with my Spirit Guide,
And to acknowledge him or her
With a sharp instrument (perhaps and athame), inscribe
violet candle #1 with the word "Spirit". Dress it with oil.
Light it, direct your energies into it, and say:
Here do I light the first Lamp of Spirit.
May its light reach out across the barriers
from this world to the next.
May it make contact with that World of Spirit
into which we will eventually enter.
Take your censer or incense wand and swing it around censing
the whole area around the altar, while rhythmically
repeating the word "Merge" and building up energy to focus.
Replace the censer and pick up violet candle #2. Inscribe it
again with the word "Spirit" and dress it with the oil. Put
it back on the altar, light it, direct your energy into it,
and say:
Here do I light the second Lamp of Spirit.
May its light also reach out across the barriers
from this world to the next.
May it make contact with that World of Spirit
and help spread the light,
illuminating the passageway between our worlds."
Again, take the censer or incense wand and cense the entire
area around the altar while chanting the word "Merge" Build
up your energy to focus.
Take violet candle #3, inscribe with the word "Spirit",
dress with oil, charge with your energy, light it and say:
Here do I light the third Lamp of Spirit.
May its light also reach out across the barriers
from this world to the next.
May the light from these three lamps blend and grow,
dispelling all darkness and lighting the way
That my Spirit Guide may come to me
and speak with me here today.
Inscribe the 3 white candles with the word "Truth" and
anoint each candle with oil. Light the 3 white candles in
order of 1, 2, 3, and say:
Here do I build Truth.
As these candles burn throughout this ritual,
their power generates nothing but truth
In all that transpires between this world and the next.
Through these candles there is truth
In all communications that come to me".
Again, cense the entire altar area while chanting the word
Merge
Replace the censer and continue chanting. Sit comfortably
while chanting, and gaze into the crystal ball, or the clear
glass of water. Continue chanting until you feel it is right
to let the chant taper off.
Continue to quietly look into the crystal ball or glass, not
trying to picture anything. Keep your mind blank, so
whatever comes will appear in its own free will.
Gaze into the center of the crystal. There is no need to try
not to blink. Look into the crystal and blink naturally. Try
not to notice anything in your peripheral vision, just the
center of the crystal.
Eventually a face or figure will appear. This may take a
long time, or it may appear almost immediately. If it
doesn't come at all within approximately 20 minutes, abandon
this attempt, extinguish the candles in the order in which
they were lit, leave the altar set up, and try this ritual
again in three days. You should have results within a month
at most.
When a figure does appear, ask if he/she is your Spirit
Guide. You will hear an answer. You may not hear it out
loud, or even see the figure's lips move, but you will be
aware of the answer. This is how most of your conversation
will proceed. You will ask your questions mentally (or out
loud) and the answers will be clear inside your mind.
Ask if you have more than one spirit guide. If yes, ask the
others to appear also.
You may ask anything you wish to know, but it is suggested
to establish a connection first where your Spirit Guide may
appear to you at any time, or at specific times, so that you
can converse with other spirits through him/her.
When you have finished speaking with your Guide, thank
him/her, then sit for a moment with your eyes closed,
meditating on all that you have learned.
Extinguish the candles in reverse order to clear the circle.