The power of this ritual comes via visualisation. It is called "A Divine Healing Ritual" because it involves the work of two deities, the God and Goddess, or a divine male healer and a divine female healer, performing the healing.

(This ritual can be used by people of different religions, as you can put your own names to the divine healers, and even call them angels, if that suits you better. In this ritual, a description of these two divine healers is also given, but of course many people see them completely differently).

Set up an altar for the healing ritual. Cover it with a white cloth and place two white candles on the altar. Use a red candle as the "healing candle" - the high vibrational level of the candle will help focus the healing energies and help destroy the disease. Choose another candle that represents the person to be healed, and choose a colour that you think is appropriate for the person (or choose one in relation to astrology). Use frankincense oil to oil the candles and your white-handled knife (or other sharp instrument) to carve the person's name into the candle.

Place a shell on the altar to represent the Goddess and a stone to represent the God. If the healing is performed by a group, you can place a shell and a stone by each participant.

Incense of wild sage can work well because it has ancient healing connections with the earth, but also frankincense or eucalyptus leaves on burning coals will give off healing vibrations (of course, many other herbs or oils can work well too - rosemary may be available in the kitchen, and don't let the fact that you can't get exactly what's in the "recipe" stop you - 98% of the time it can be replaced with something else).

If you're working alone, set up the altar and prepare with a cleansing bath. If it is a group working together, everyone should prepare before coming to the ritual - e.g. with a bath, relaxation and meditation. Focus on opening the chakras and allowing energy to flow freely through them.

If you are in a place with a lot of disturbing noises from outside, you may want to have some beautiful, calm music playing in the background (but not so loud that it becomes intrusive).

Light incense and carry it around the room to purify it and bring harmony.

Throw (draw) the circle and summon the guardians.

Take the 'person candle' and anoint it with the oil of frankincense (from the centre towards the ends). As you do this, visualise the sick person as healthy and well, preferably running, jumping, laughing and dancing. Then carve the person's name into the light.

Then take the red "healing candle" and anoint it with the oil, visualising the healing you wish to achieve and the illness being dispelled. Then anoint the white altar candles and focus on the purity and protection of their light.

Take the shell and put a few drops of oil on it. Then hold it next to your third eye, heart chakra and solar plexus chakra as you call upon the Goddess and ask for her help and protection.

Then take the stone and do the same with it, calling upon the God and asking for his protection and help in this endeavour.

Light all the candles. Sit in front of the altar or face the altar. Prepare for an intense visualisation (Note: You may want to read the following onto tape (with enough pauses to allow the energy to build up along the way) so that everyone can participate - because reading it out loud can be quite distracting, and this is a deep visualisation that requires your full attention).

Focus on the flame of the red healing candle and ride the vibrations of this flame into the visualisation.

Imagine the person to be healed lying on a table glowing in white and gold. The aura around the person is a bluish silver colour. You see dark black fields where the disease is - they are very clear and prominent in relation to the glowing aura.

The room begins to glow and become warm and is filled with swirling spirals of mist. You sense the presence of someone inside the mist, and you glimpse two figures walking out of the mist towards the table with the patient. You think: ah, the doctors have arrived. But as they get closer, you realise that these are no ordinary earthly doctors. These healers are divine, and you see a golden glowing energy field around them, and they glow.

The male divine healer has golden hair and smiling eyes. His large long-fingered hands gently touch the patient and sparks fly from his fingertips, but the patient feels no shock, for it is not electricity, but divine healing energy emanating from his fingertips.

The female divine healer comes up to the patient, but her face is not visible, because the star that she wears on her head shines so brightly that you are blinded. You only see her smiling mouth as she bends down and kisses the patient on the forehead. Her touch takes away all the pain.

They are now standing on either side of the patient, holding hands over the patient. The energy begins to grow. The patient stretches out her arms and places her hands on theirs. The energy becomes stronger and stronger.

Each one: reach out your own hands and place them on the hands of the God-Doctor and Goddess-Doctor and the patient. The energy rises sharply. This is the connection between above and below, the meeting of Heaven and Earth, the union of the Divine Forces and their children.

The God-doctor begins to work with the patient. He removes all blockages, all the dark spots and black masses of the disease. He smiles as he turns and shows it to you, before throwing it into the flame of the red light, where it burns up and is totally annihilated. He works until he's sure it's all gone. The god-doctor is satisfied, and he smiles and laughs.

He extends his hands palm up towards the Goddess doctor, and she places glowing, golden balls of energy in his hands. Their glow is so bright and so warm.

The God doctor places these golden balls of energy into the patient's body, and the patient's body begins to glow with the same divine light as the God and Goddess doctor. The patient begins to rise from the table.

The God-doctor chants/sings: "Now it is done...All is well...

All will be healed....All will be healed

Take part in the song and let this divine healing energy flow through you - feel it as waves of energy through your body, and let it work on any problems you may have that need healing.

This is a divine energy that benefits everyone.

Leave the candles burning for at least an hour while you bless and share cakes and wine.