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Ritual is seen as the Life Blood of the community. Rituals are Universal. Rituals are Food for the Soul, our Soul. 

The Purpose of Ritual is to heal the wounds we encounter from the day-to-day living of our every day life, as well as the ones we may carry with us - from sometimes traumatic experiences, whether it's the birthing process or even generational ones. 

• "Radical" Rituals are those that are more INTENSE, and the effects usually last much longer. 
• They have a "shocking" affect, that is why they are "Radical," they help separate somebody from something that has taken over their spirit.
• They must involve a group, even if the ritual is being performed on behalf of an individual.

• A "Maintenance Ritual" is a practice of Community, Communion. 
• A "Radical Ritual" can be similar to "Invasive Surgery".
• Where Maintenance Ritual can be like taking a daily vitamin.

The word Ritual is Latin, it means rights or religious practices, it has 4 parts.

• Prayer: You always want to start with a prayer, or an invitation. We want to Invoke the Spirit, the Beings in the OtherWorlds, the intangible, the unseen
• During prayer, we are going to ask permission to perform the Ritual stating our intention out loud, so that our intention does not get mixed up with our Silent Thoughts, that are meandering in our Mind.

Do: 

We then do the Ritual and as always we end with a prayer of thanks. Where the Ancestors, the Spirit, the Essence, the Universe, Our Spirit always, and so much more. 

In practicing Rituals we are invoking and inviting spirit from the very beginning. And in doing so, we are no longer in control, because we have asked spirit to take over.

Spontaneously, or automatically - this just sets in, and as a result, one does not know the outcome. 

It is BEST not to, and just be in the flow, as things become integrated. 

In doing so, there are a few things to remember. First, after completing the Ritual, we are bringing closure to include in the Closing Prayer. We should use words to let Spirit know that we are finished, as well as words that express gratitude and blessings. 

And also, in Radical Ritual you MUST welcome the person back into the group. Otherwise, they may return to where they were emotionally.

So, what does that even look like? Imagine in your minds eye, a person who returned from war and was abusing substances because of the war, and imagine that they were not welcomed by the community, the group, the village, they then would return to those abuses.

Oftentimes, people confuse rituals with habits, routines or even ceremonies. However, remember Ritual always starts with a prayer invitation, and also ends with prayer closure.