thebasildruid:

~A spell/ ritual to perform when seeking redemption, attempting to apologize or looking for forgiveness for past transgressions~

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*We’re all pieces of shit from time to time, and though we don’t always deserve forgiveness, it never hurts to ask for it, or to apologize for our past transgressions. Understanding when you have wronged someone is the first step.*

What you will need (”not with ten thousand men could you do this”)

1. A white candle
2. A cleansing/ purifying herb (my go to is Basil… for more or less everything)
3. A representation of your misdeed (for example, write out the truth if you told a lie, a bandage if you physically hurt someone)
4. A representation of the person/ people you seek forgiveness from (a poppet or picture or or an object of theirs that you have permission to have!)
5. Pen and Paper
6. A cleansing incense. I chose sage and patchouli.

***** IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO ACTUALLY LITERALLY APOLOGIZE FIRST, IF THE SITUATION ALLOWS FOR IT*****

What to do

• Prepare yourself as necessary. Cleanse, meditate, shower, etc. as well as your work space. 
• Set the representation of your act in front of you. Then on the other side of that, set the representation of the person you’re seeking redemption/ forgiveness from. 
• Close your eyes and focus on the misdeed in your mind. Think about what you could have done differently, or just flat out done to avoid causing harm to the person in any way.
• Light the candle, keeping the remedy to the situation in your mind. Here you should also visualize saying your apology to the person, or (if you did apologize, keep that in mind.)
• Hold the item representing your misdeed in the smoke, and above the flame (safely) then brush the cleansing herb across it.(I brushed the basil leaf across the item).
• Say “For what was done, in days now past, I seek redemption, forgiveness that will last. For what I said, in anger or fear, let truth ring out, like a horn so clear. Let my apology reach, from here so very far, those I have wronged, and enter their ear.”
• Get rid of the action item in the proper manner, then cleanse the representation of the person in the same way, to clear the way for them to receive your apology, focus your request for forgiveness at the person.
• Repeat the saying from above as many times as you feel necessary.
• Clean up, shower, keeping in mind your wrong doing and any way you could possibly make up for what you have done. .

Finally, write out an apology you SINCERELY intend to give. Sincerity is key in this entire spell. An apology means absolutely nothing if you aren’t actually sorry for what you have done, or understand that you have done wrong. Give the apology verbally, as they are more often accepted. But if saying it isn’t an option, you can give the written apology. 

*Another Disclaimer* There is no substitute for a real, heartfelt apology. And an apology will not always be forgiven. Sometimes the shit we’ve done in the past can be unforgivable. We’re all shit sometimes, and in seeking forgiveness, we must be prepared to take an arrow or two to the chest, so to speak. We could be just as easily hurt in asking for forgiveness as we could be forgiven.