Rituals are nothing to be afraid of, nothing is bad about them, there is nothing demonic about positive, loving, energy-stimulating and growth-inducing rituals. Nothing you will find on EA is related to any sort of dark magick or anything like that, we are about Light here, and will utilize all powers available to us from the Esoteric Orders who are on our Path also.

With this you may see a deeper concept on the difference between performing a ritual and a spell. Rituals allow energies to manifest with the flow of the Universe. Spells, although they too may be powerful, most of the time aren't in conjunction with one's True Will. With this balance
obtained through ritual comes the true secret meaning of "going with the flow." Sound familiar? It should. Now comes the catch to all of this. In ritual, the energies invoked or banished are just as real as anything else in Assiah, or the Material world. In order for the occultist to be in control of such energies, he requires persistence, dedication, and in many cases, years of practice. We might even say that such a task would at
times ask for a life of isolation. Many true, great magicians in their own time would have had to be searched out in the deep hearts of forests or jungles, even deserts as in the case of the famed mage Abramelin. Put simply, magical powers aren't achieved overnight. It requires an organized, daily, step-by-step regime of recorded attempts and
results. This would include a series of banishings before as well as after a ritual.
Invocations alone take up a great percentage of a occultist's agenda. Banishings, on
the other hand, although self explanatory in nature, cannot be emphasized more on the
importance of their daily performance. "Render thy circle impregnable." Regardless of
their importance after an invocation, banishings on a daily basis don't hurt, and they do
help.
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