Every culture, every belief, every place has their own distinct quality and ritual effectiveness. In the Philippines, we tended to follow beliefs from other nations which often lead to complications of thoughts and eventual unsuccessful ritual results.
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Many Filipino readers, researchers, practitioners, and believers of ‘Moon Magic’, have made major mistakes on their practice of lunar magic rituals. This is because of the very easy availability of information we can now gather, ranging from a wide variety of books, reading materials and through the very accessible internet websites. In cases where a Filipino or any individual for that matter is in the habit of picking up beliefs sourced from a culture different from his own, it could be out-of-sync with his physical, mental and environmental vibrations. Foreign practices are way beyond our beliefs as Filipinos, and when these are tried and practiced, they do have very little or have no effect, if at all. As a result, those who followed such rituals end up blaming the ritual as hoaxes, or tales of myths and fantasies.
The purpose of this article is for you to not outright judge the rituals’ ineffectiveness, or generalizing them completely or totally as ‘just occult practices’. A wise and intelligent man will try to explore and understand things based on their own experiences and not on plain hearsays. To cite an example, when all believed that the world was flat and not round, those brave and thinking men having the desire to explore and believe the truth, were branded with possessing an insane mind and whatever they do were works of the devil. Fortunately, history has always proven that those who are naturally intrepid and brave to explore, reaped the rewards of success, and those who did not were sorely left behind underdeveloped or not at all. It will be encouraging for a human being to test the existence of the unknown and in the process, history’s records may place you as one of its success stories.
Moon rituals are very effective indeed if we follow the correct rules and procedure. Together with this important process, the intention must be specific and positive to be effective and results experienced outright. The most critical point though is that this ritual may look similar with practices in other parts of the world, but there are differences, because of our local beliefs and our cultural upbringing that is unique and distinct to us as Filipinos.
PLACES TO PERFORM RITUALS
1. Top of the mountain – the nearer to the moon the better. So one must look for the highest point in your area. It is a belief that if someone is simultaneously doing a ritual with others (which happens all the time anyway), the highest ritual altar gets the majority of the lunar magic and power.
2. Near the shore line – doing a ritual near a shore have a different effect. This is usually intended for emotional intentions and cleansing, wishes that need the natural power of the water. So being near the shoreline and water is a necessity.
3. Top of a building – this is the best place for urban dwellers. Being on the top of a mountain every month could be a hassle when you are in the city. So the next best thing is to be on the possible highest place in your area and gain the shortest or best distance between you and the moon.
4. Inside a cave – if there are positive intentions, there are of course negative reasons and the moon is one of the best tools to gain power for that negative intention. Performing a ritual in the darkness of the cave, or under the earth would set the perfect place for your intention. It is true that there is such a thing or ritual that is called ‘kulam’ or black magic, but I will not tackle any of it nor teach them to anyone. Additionally, with regards to this particular article, all that you will read from here on are all for positive intentions and rituals. Though we have to accept the fact that there are negative rituals being performed by many practitioners. Do keep in mind that it is their call and that the consequences are theirs as well.
RITUAL TIMES
1. Full Moon – from the exact time of its fullness and to the fifth-hour thereafter. So ritual for a positive charge is done on this exact moment. A second-late or a second-in-advance will render this ritual void and ineffective.
2. New Moon – from the exact time of the moon under the umbra or when the moon is totally covered by the shadow of the earth up to the fifth-hour thereafter. Again, exact timing is needed for the must-needed result. Negative purpose is usually done at this time. But this is also the best time for groundbreaking, cutting of trees and other movements of earthly natural materials.
3. Blue moon – the second full moon of the same month. Though this occue every 2 and half years, the best time is exactly when the moon is at its fullest up to the fifth-hour of its fullness. The intention for blue moon rituals are usually centered on love relationships, finding long-lost love or friend, and the most popular, the desire to summon a soul mate.
INTENTIONS:
1. Positive charging – to summon the coming to reality of dreams and wishes.
2. Negative charging – purging negativities, vengeance and wishes of getting even.
3. Healing – healing of ailment, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual
4. Witchcraft – sorcery, anger and hatred
5. Relationship – longing and looking for the long-lost mate.
PROCESS:
1. Make a lunar altar, composed of candle, sand, and water.
2. Make sure you face the eastern part of the area
3. The altar must be facing the west side.
4. The candle on your left or the north part of the altar and the rest on the south part or your right, that is your east.
5. Make sure that the participant has taken a bath and in the case of a negative intention, the ritual-participant must also take a bath from an oil-based solution (a secret concoction, not for public circulation). This is a self-prepared mix, that is done with deep humility and respect to nature and it’s “caretaker”.
6. In the past, the practitioner does the ritual naked or totally bare ,but nowadays, there are those that use white robes to cover themselves, or any type of clothing, as long it is new and to be used only for the ritual. This is not pagan ritual. Look at the priests and pastors. They wear they own traditional clothing during mass and other religious rites, believing that these clothing are blessed by God and the higher authority of their churches. Let’s cut the nonsense debate of exclusivity, of being the ‘chosen’ ones or people-issue. Whether we accept it or not, there is proper clothing for every occasion.
7. Meditate or pray. Calling whoever you believe as your known God, Goddess or Deity is okay, and it is not wrong to ask for protection and blessings from any Divine or higher being or entity. The fact is there are no recorded harm having been done to any participant by doing this ritual. Receiving blessings from God in every endeavor will make us strong and fully convinced of our good intentions and actions.
8. Write down you intentions on a piece of white plain paper. For a negative purpose, healing and mystical reasons, the intention is written on a special kind of leaf or on an unprocessed animal skin.
9. Say this prayer in whatever language you want as long as this is said with all the element and substances of the prayer that is in your personal prayer. To help you get a good start, here is a good prayer you can use. Add or link this to your own prayer:
“ Lord God of Heaven and earth, and all above and all below, I pray Thee to grant me my wish ___________________, O blessed lady of moonlight be with me, this rite is in your honor, and time has come which are better. May the strength of the old enter the new, and life and abundance arise once more, O the blessing of the Lord thy God bring everything into reality of all this manifestations. Amen.”
10. Keep all the materials that you used. Keep them in a safe place. Cover them with a cloth, and never to be opened till the next lunar ritual. Remember the wishes may be granted or be fulfilled at once, but some might take several repeated rituals. Always remember not to mix-up new intentions with previous intentions. Wait for the moon to answer your prayers.
Practices are made and invented by any groups of men or women. If it differs from your own belief, it doesn’t mean that they are wrong and you are right or vice versa. You just have a different approach but all do have one objective, and that is to have a better life on earth with the help of the unseen but the source of all powers that brings harmony, life force and prosperity on our life on earth.
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