Amulets and Talismans.

Ooops, my bad..,:(

Referring to channeling energies of light;
sol12, did you use the "Circulation Of The Body Of Light" (from the LBRP (Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, for those of you who don't know and are learning), to focus or gather your energies and direct them to the ring?
I do this.

It's okay. I don't mean to say they aren't effective, but once you get to the point you can use the energy and do these things yourself, rituals seem to waste more time than they save, and the relliance on them can keep ones potential from stepping up.

To answer the second post, No, I stick to my own script. To chanel the Light I refer to is to connect with the higher energies and their source, becoming one with the force of Life itself. The Collective, if you will. The same can be done in opposite with the force of Death for other purposes.

Interesting. The "Circulation..," does exactly that too, but not the dark force connecting part.
There are many ways to manipulate the "Circulation" of energies generated, acquired directly from the Higher Source performing the LBRP. I have performed many patterns just standing and practicing. Changing up the pattern so to speak, so I can be comfortable in my use of it, like embuing Divine light energy into a Talisman. Cool.

Yes, though its more than controlling its flow, though that's for another post as I don't want to stray too much farther from the original post.

I've created a few talismans, one of my favorites was a ring. The purpose was to help devote myself to practicing kundalini. I carved a ring in the shape of a coiled snake out of the stone serpentine. Worked great! =)