Purify yourself and your ritual space before casting. Cleanse your body through bathing, dressing, and meditation. Create a protective circle or altar for your ritual
Augur was a priest and official interpreting divine will through sacred space observation. Office grew from three to 25 members during Roman Republic. Membership granted lifelong rights to participate in public ceremonies
Arti is a Hindu ritual involving waving light to worship deities. Derived from Vedic fire rituals, meaning "something that removes darkness". Performed up to eight times daily during Hindu liturgies
Rituals are sequences of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. Rituals are found in all known human societies, from religious ceremonies to everyday actions. Rituals are characterized by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, and rule-governance
Freemasonry evolved from medieval operative masonry to modern Grand Lodge system. First documented masonic texts date from 1390-1425, tracing masonry to biblical times. Master Masons required extensive education from age 9-21, including geometry. First recorded lodges appeared in 1278 at Vale Royal Abbey
Trance is a semi-conscious state where one is either unresponsive or selectively responsive. Term comes from Latin "transīre" meaning "to cross". Modern definition includes hypnosis, meditation, magic, and altered states of consciousness