Ritual for Working With Nature Spirits

Explain to the spirits the purpose of your coming to themand the nature of the ritual you plan.

If the spirits you contacted are receptive:

· – Explain to them the details of the ritual and invitethem to provide ideas.

· – Listen, you may receive suggestions on how to improvethe ritual. Such suggestions may come in the form of hunches, visions, answersto yes/no questions using pre-arranged signals or in other ways.

· – Explain what type of space is needed and ask what thebest place to perform the ritual is.

· – You may see light or get other psychic signalsleading you to other sites, or you may be at one of them.

· – You may also ask what the best places for otheraspects of the planned work are (picnicking, individual vision quests, etc.).

· – If preparation of the site is needed (removingbriars, preparing a fire circle, etc.) ask permission of the spirits beforeproceeding with such action.

· – Before you leave the power spot, tell the spirits youhave contacted when you plan to return to do the ritual (visualizing theassociated lunar and solar aspects can help with this communication).

· – Invite them to join in the ritual when you return andto bring their friends.

· – Ask if it would be best to return silently, withdrums, with chanting, or with some other form of approach.

· – You can also ask the spirits to provide guidance forworking in balance and to provide a teacher to provide further guidance.

Before you leave the power spot:

· – Thank the spirits,

· – Channel love energy,

· – Trigger your memory of the experience, and

· – If it feels right, leave an offering of tobacco, orbeer and honey poured on the ground (or other suitable material)

Leave in peace and love.

Proceed to other sites that were indicated by thespirits, doing similar meditations at each site.

If you need something, like a staff, a Maypole, or awand, you can also ask where you can find it and follow the guidance youreceive (not slavishly, but as you would guidance from another Pagan)

Before leaving the general area in which you found powerspots and contacted nature spirits:

· – Channel love energy towards the receptive sites you found,

· – Thank the spirits of the land,

· – Pull back your roots and branches,

· – Ground any excess energy into the Earth (placing yourhands on the Earth, breathe in any excess energy, and channel the energy downyour arms, while visualizing and feeling the energy going into the Earth), and

· – Leave in peace and love.

Naturally, you should leave the area at least as clean,and preferably cleaner, than you found it.

If you work with techniques of Wicca or Ceremonial Magic,you may find that by casting a circle, calling the Elements, the Goddess, theGods, and the local nature spirits while you are at receptive sites, you may beable to greatly increase communication. Through the use of drums and otherpower raising techniques, it is even possible to energize receptive naturespirits. The results can be very interesting. If with a coven, such circles canbe done as part of a group attunement to a power spot you have located.

If you do not get good feelings in response to yourexplanation of the ritual and are unable to come up with a ritual that givesgood responses, do not try to force a good response. You would only be foolingyourself.

· – Thank the spirits for their attention.

· – Ask them why they are not receptive (if it feelsright and they are communicative).

· – Trigger your memory.

· – Pull back your “roots and branches,” return anyexcess energy you feel into the Earth.

· – If it feels appropriate, leave an offering of tobaccoor other appropriate material, out of respect

for the spirits.

· – Move to a more receptive site.

If it is hard to find a site that is really receptive,you

should:

- Consider any impressions you got of why the naturespirits weren’t receptive in the area you were in, and re-think your plans fora ritual, as necessary and appropriate -

It may also be appropriate to look for another generalarea in which to find a suitable power site that is receptive to the workplanned.