Doing a Clearing Ritual

When I was a teenager, I hung out with a couple of guys who studied magick and occult. I studied wih them and did many rituals of my own. One of the first things you do when beginning any invocation or ceremony, and this seemed true for almost all the magickal systems I looked at during the time, is to clear the environment around you to ward off any elements that may interfere with your intent.

While I have stopped doing magick for many years now, the habit of clearing the environment before any undertaking has stuck with me. I think it is one of the most useful things anyone trying to manifest results can ever do.

In the old rituals, clearing is usually performed for a specific area - usually a pentagram - where you will perform your ritual. It followed specific steps like putting guardians or invoking angels (or demons lol!) to guard every corner of the area and remove any negative energy present in your ritual space.

Looking back at it now, the rituals were a great way to clear the mind. The whole ritualistic clearing seemed like a methapor for what actually goes on in the mind during the ritual. Imagine warding off all negativity present in your head, then having angels guard it from any negativity that tries to make its way to you.

I do a lot of things now that pretty much took the place of these rituals - a lot of small stuff that clears negative thoughts and helps me stay on track throughout the day. Maybe you do some yourself. If you don’t, maybe it’s time you start your own little rituals - just things that help you remove negativity and clear your focus.

Some of the things I do include:

1. Screaming “I Feel Great!” and “Life is Fabulous!” everytime I wake up in the morning

2. Meditating

3. Staying away from negative subjects and aligning myself with positive work (it’s like having guardians)

4. Being thankful for small things

5. Exercising or doing something physically demanding when my mind is under stress (it clears my head in a great way)

I’m sure we all have things that clear negativity and promote positive things in our life. For most of us, it’s all a matter of consciously doing more of them instead and less of the things that do the opposite for us. Think of that process as being your own guardian angel, protecting your mind from things that will not serve you.