Rituals performed during eclipse periods carry special power. They can help you release harmful habits, outdated circumstances, and relationships, ultimately allowing new healing energies to enter your life.
Fasting and moderation, begun 1–3 days in advance, are IMPORTANT and will support a more effective cleansing process.
It is IMPORTANT to take a purifying shower or bath before and after the ritual to release tension and clear energetic residues left over from the magical work. Purification through washing is one of the most suitable forms of ritual action appropriate during eclipses.
The practice described here for a Solar Eclipse allows you to release external circumstances that hinder your development.
During a Lunar Eclipse, it is beneficial to let go of harmful habits.
In the one, and preferably three, days leading up to the eclipse, abstain from eating meat, seeds, and nuts. During these one to three days, take a contrast shower at sunrise and sunset—or simply in the morning and evening—alternating water temperature 5–7 times over a period of 10 minutes. Men should begin and end with hot water, while women should begin and end with cold water. During a Lunar Eclipse, the opposite applies.
To perform the practice, you will need a glass of water, a large mirror, and a white candle. In advance, calculate the exact time of the eclipse for your time zone.
One hour before the eclipse begins, drink a glass of spring or well-purified water, then take a contrast shower. Sit by the lit candle, focusing your thoughts on what you wish to release, or read aloud from your written list, clearly and deliberately. Reflect on this, mindful of the purity of your intentions and desires, so as not to bring new problems into the next cycle of development following the eclipse.
Ten minutes before the eclipse, look into the mirror and lie down on the floor with your head facing east. Relax. Visualize your reflection in the mirror. Imagine your reflection moving away from you, carrying upon itself everything you wish to release. It takes away loneliness, romantic failures, setbacks in affairs, disloyal friends, and anything else preventing success and good fortune from entering your life. When the reflection shrinks and turns into a black sphere, visualize a blue or violet dot within it. Then push the dark sphere far away from you or burn it. Lie quietly for a while, then rise, place the candle in a safe spot, and let it burn completely. Take the same contrast shower as before the practice. Drink a glass of spring or purified water.
Do not tell anyone about what you have done, so as not to dissipate the positive energy accumulated during the ritual. And watch how changes begin to “knock” at your door.
