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The 2021, like every year, brought experiences of all kinds. The good ones are treasured in the heart, but the bad ones affect so deeply that they are hardly overcome. Rituals can help us symbolically close these cycles to move forward, and there is no better time to carry them out than the end of the year .
Every year is about to end, it is common to reflect on what happened in the 12 past months. No matter how wonderful or tumultuous they have been it is important to put an end to start a new chapter in our history .
When we go through difficult experiences, feelings such as sadness, doubt, anger or resentment prevent our energy from flowing properly. And these rituals are precisely to get rid of that negativity through the symbolic closing of cycles .
one. Thank you list ritual
This ritual consists of writing a list of good things on a sheet of paper and bad that happened during the 2021. Thanks for each of the positives and also the negatives. Of the latter, write down the lessons he left you right away. When you’re done, burn the sheet of paper and let the ashes blow away.
2. Ritual to say goodbye to a loved one
If you went through the bitter experience of losing a loved one, this ritual It will help you close that cycle and say goodbye. Write a letter imagining that it will be read by your loved one in the afterlife. Remember the positive experiences, what you learned from him or her and, if applicable, ask for their forgiveness or forgiveness. Close with a thank you for having met him and why he was important in your life. At the end, burn the letter.
3. Ritual for Grudges
If you hold a grudge against a person for hurting you, this ritual is the one. According to AttitudeFem, you should write on a sheet the feeling you have towards that or those people. Do not limit yourself, the objective is to unload your rage without leaving details out. Roll up the sheet like parchment and burn it. While it burns, take an object that represents that person and express to them that your cycle with them is over. Be grateful for what you learned from her, finally, bury the ashes and the object.
4. Ritual to close the cycle of a relationship
This procedure is used when a friendship or love relationship ended and you need release the feelings that you have stuck towards that person. For this spell you will occupy 4 candles: a white one, a black candle, one that represents you and another that represents the other person. Also, a photograph where they appear together.
Choose a small table or a place on the floor to do the ritual. Place the black candle in the East, the candle that represents you in the South, the white candle in the West and the person’s candle in the North. Light each one in that order.
On the back side of the photo write what the purpose of the ritual is as an affirmation (for example, I appreciate the time we were together and now I release you) and place it in the middle of the candles with the image facing the ceiling.
Light the image with the fire of one of the candles while repeating the statement you wrote. Let the candles burn out completely.
5. Ritual to close any cycle
If you need a ritual to close any cycle this is the one. On a cardboard paste images that remind you of that situation or person that you want to leave in the past. Add things you planned together or what you think would have happened if that situation had come true.
In a campfire or fireplace, burn the poster board and light a white candle or incense. Imagine that fire purifies your inner being and releases negative feelings.
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