Sangoma Rituals and magick

Rituals and magick play an important role in all types of witchcraft around the world. Wiccan spells, traditional African healing, sangomas, and voodoo magick all use rituals extensively. Rituals are a way to focus the mind and energise the spells that are being crafted – like rituals in other human endeavours, freemasonry, sport and church, they all follow certain rituals when practising their particular form of dogma. Sangoma rituals are just another form of this methodology and any spell weavers or people involved in spells and magik will use some kind of ritual.

While sport may see a long shot, the use of uniforms, chanting and music all form part of the ritual, and all work towards building the members  up and focusing their minds. Ritual also help to form close bonds between the members of the particular sect. Sangoma rituals are no different, and like many religious and occult rituals, fear is a big part. For some reason, fear is used extensively, this may be to form closer ties between the members.

Any group of people who have shared fear or tragedy are closer for it. This is also used a a form of control, and not just in witchcraft, sorcery and religion, but also by governments and generals. The military are masters of rituals, long ago understanding the power of symbols and ritual as a means to control and motivate. While comparing Wicca spells and the military may seem a long shot – look closely, at all sangoma rituals, spells, spell weavers, and any practitioner of spells and magic, and you will start to see the thread that is common to all of these forms of witchcraft. Often, sitting on the outside of these secret rituals, and most of them are secret, they can seem very scary. This is for good reason - once there is no fear there is often no respect – and most sects and societies like the church and witchcraft need fear and secrecy – otherwise we, the common man, would use out own minds and laugh at what are sometimes just childish mind games, intent on controlling and manipulating us. Having said all that – ritual servers a very important part of any magic – focusing the mind, setting intent and clearing unwanted energies – all critical in making a spell that works, be that real wiccan spells or African spells and voodoo.