Road Opening Ritual

To clear the way when everything feels stuck and no door seems to open.

Waxing moon, or the morning after a Last Quarter release.

MoonMagicx Lunar Method™ phase: Waxing Crescent.

• A white or yellow candle

• Bay laurel, cinnamon and orange peel

• A key

• A bowl of water

List every blockage you can name honestly, including the ones that are your own avoidance.

Key in the bowl, water covering it, herbs sprinkled on top, candle behind.

Light the candle. Say: 'The way opens.'

1. Read your list of blockages aloud, one at a time.

2. After each, say: 'This is not the end of the road.'

3. Lift the key from the water, dry it, and hold it in your closed hand.

4. Name three doors you could knock on this week — real, specific, contactable.

5. Carry the key with you until you have knocked on all three.

6. Pour the water out at your front step.

'Open the way before me.

Where there is no door, let me find a window.

I walk, and the road appears.'

Snuff the candle. Say: 'Opened.'

Road opening usually produces opportunities that require effort. Take them, even the awkward ones.

Notice whether the blockage was external or a decision you have been postponing.

• Which door have I refused to knock on?

• What help have I not asked for?

• What am I calling stuck that is actually undecided?

Never leave candles unattended.