The following is a simple list to refer to and think about when preparing and working your Germanic Pagan rituals.
· In ritual practice it is best to know exactly what you are doing and have your intent focused on what you are doing the ritual for. This makes for a more effective outcome of one’s work.
· Never forget, there is power in silence.
· The dark is sacred and so is the light. They form a balance that should be respected and explored. To focus only on one is to be out of balance.
· Ground Hearth – ritual fire pit. The fire and the location of the fire are sacred.
· Don’t forget to make offerings to the fire after the campfire is extinguished.
· Night is held as sacred, and many rituals are performed after the sun has set.
· Night is a sacred friend to be embraced and respected.
Twelve Paths or Ways to the Center
1. Meditation, mantra, or concentration methods.
a. Calming and clearing the mind.
b. Working with a calm and clear mind to forge an image for success, training or manifestation.
2. Trance work
3. Rituals, chants, spells, runes, etc.
4. Incense or herbs for journey work.
5. Circle walking.
6. Breath Work
7. Extreme journey work – fasting, sleep deprivation, sound, tattooing.
8. Isolation
9. Land – sacred groves or sacred sites are gateways of consciousness.
10. Time – certain times of day, month, and year.
a. Celebrate the flows of life and death with the sun, the waxing and waning of the moon, and one’s personal cycles of life.
11. Ritual Clothing – can help make the shift on consciousness.
a. Color – white.
b. Material – natural fibers.
12. Dreams – the unconscious mind shares information with the conscious mind that it was it was not aware of.
a. A dream is also a place to contact spirit and prophecy.
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