Kindergarten Rules for Ritual

[qos]

Remember, kids -- always remember to thank the deities who participate in your ritual, especially if it's clear that something very powerful happened through Their involvement.

My Beltane ritual did not involve a formal invocation or evocation. LM and I journeyed to see Freyja, and she withdrew while I was still coming down from an intense-on-many-levels sexual working. It was late, so I simply cuddled with my beloved and fell asleep.

It wasn't until last night that I realized I'd never thanked Freyja, who had overshadowed me in order to teach me and (I believe) to help me process the energy LM and I raised. (I'd never been overshadowed by a deity before.) I was deeply embarrassed by my lapse and quickly and sincerely corrected my error.

It was only after I had acknowledged and thanked her that a final piece of understanding clicked into place.

Comments

[oakmouse]

*nodnodnod* IME they do get being so wiped out afterwards that you can't function and you conk out --- but you'd best make up for that when you wake up or you may have a pissed off deity!

[wyldlingspirit.livejournal.com]

Thanks is important, yes indeed. I also suggest an offering of thanks, such as a vase of flowers you associate with Her on the alter.

[shadowandstar.livejournal.com]

I actually sarted with flowers (put roses on her altar), so I should probably do an offering incense or oil that she likes. . .

[wyldlingspirit.livejournal.com]

That's good, too. :)