Grounding Rituals, East & West – In-person Workshop

Both Western magic and Eastern martial arts stress the importance of disciplined practices to build internal power. These simultaneously help to build a protective energy shield.

In this immersive 2-hour workshop, Lucia Ring-Watkins teaches students how to carry out grounding practices from several Western and Eastern traditions. Beginning with Western magic – where the foundational practice is the banishing ritual – Lucia dives deep into the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, and looks at one of its descendants: Chaos Magick's Gnostic Pentagram Ritual. She then turns to the Eastern internal martial arts like Tai Chi, where the foundational practice is 'standing stake'. Its aim is to build up internal spiritual resources, which be used for personal evolution or to cultivate martial powers. Lucia teaches two standing practices, each for a particular internal power.

By the end of the workshop, students will be able to carry out several protective, energy-strengthening rituals from East and…