What happens at a public ritual?
As Reclaiming is a fluid, evolving tradition, it’s always hard to say for sure, but we tend to purify as people come into the space and then give an introduction and overview of the ritual before setting sacred space. We also usually ground before doing magical work, to remind us to stay in our bodies connected to the earth as we journey between the worlds. After we have finished and devoked the circle, we usually gather to chat and feast before going our separate ways. We are a clean and sober tradition and thus alcohol and drugs are not part of our rituals or other events. For more info on ritual structure in Reclaiming, see Vibra Willow’s Structure of a Ritual. M. Macha Nightmare also has an excellent article on Circle Etiquette.
