by Kwanni, copyright 1998

TIME: Waxing Moon
DAY: Thursday, 3 hours after sunset, 5 days before the Full Moon

List of materials

• Blue altar cloth
• Personal Astral Candle
• 5 Blue candles, to represent health
• 1 Green ribbon, 3 yards
• 1 White candle for thank you candle (all candles can be tapers)
• working candle

Set up the altar, using the blue altar cloth. Place the astral candle in the center of the altar and arrange the 5 blue candles in a pentacle fashion around the astral candle.

                                 blue 1                        blue 4        astral candle      blue 3                               blue 2           blue 5  

Now take your Ritual Bath.

Cast the circle in your usual manner.

With working candle, light the astral candle, saying:
"I light this candle that represents me, and all that I am."

Light the blue candle, starting at #1, saying:
"I light this candle that represents spirit, I ask for strength, healing and tranquility."

Light the blue candle #2, saying:
"I light this candle that represents earth, I ask for strength, healing and tranquility."

Light the blue candle #3, saying:
"I light this candle that represents air, I ask for strength, healing, and tranquility."

Light the blue candle #4, saying:
"I light this candle that represents water, I ask for strength, healing, and tranquility."

Light the blue candle #5, saying:
"I light this candle that represents fire, I ask for strength, healing, and tranquility."

Tie one end of the green ribbon to the blue #1 candle, then continue to #2, wrap around, then #3, then #4, then to #5, carefully creating a pentagram, while saying:
"Elements of power, heal me now, in my desperate hour, so mote it be."
Repeat until all the ribbon is completely wrapped around the candles.

Now sit quietly, focusing on the green ribbon, and candles seeing them come alive as a brilliant light surrounding you and getting rid of any ailment, healing you.

Repeat for five days, extinguishing the candles every day when done with the ritual. On the last day, if not finished, let the candles burn all the way out. (note: if you wrap the ribbon lower down, around the candleholders rather than on the candles themselves, then the ribbon won't catch fire.) If the ribbon does burn, place it in a flame proof container and then scatter the ashes at a crossroads. If the ribbon stays intact, you may place it under your pillow until the illness has passed. Then bury it in a shaded place where it will not be disturbed or dug up.

Light your white thank you candle and THEN FORGET ABOUT IT, release the magick, and let it do it's work.