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Ritual V
Upon acknowledging these facets of ourselves, we began the practice of continual introspection and mindfulness.
Ritual V is the first "maintenance" ritual. This means that this ritual is an ongoing process to help keep yourself on track to personal self-growth. In the part of Ritual V, we take what we have learned from our previous rituals and strive towards improvement as well as visualize goals. The second part of Ritual V is to begin to engage regularly with the practice of mindfulness and introspection. The practice of has been demonstrated time and again to be beneficial to multiple areas of one's mental health. None of these Rituals exist in a vacuum. They are all impacted by each other.
Visualization
  1. [+] On the top of a page in your Ritual Tome write "5-Year Visions".

  2. [+] Write out what you would like to see in your life 5 years from today. Do not limit yourself or the possibilities! Goals may consist of physical differences, emotional differences, as well as external changes. Allow yourself to drift into the fantasy. Visualize the details of your goals. Allow yourself to imagine actually experiencing them. As a Satanist, you are your own god. Thyself is thy master! You may look back at the questions from your previous rituals to help guide you.
    Here are some general topics to help inspire you:
        My feelings
        My physical health
        My mental health
        My relationship with myself
        My relationships with others
        My financial situation
        My career
        My living situation
        My education
        My sobriety

  3. [+] When you're finished, take a few minutes to reflect on your 5-year visions. Notice any feelings that come up when you're looking at it. Recognize any defeatist thoughts such as thinking some of your goals are silly, unattainable, or that you don't deserve them. Recognize those feelings and let them go as best as you can. This process may feel uncomfortable, scary, or indulgent. Reassure yourself that what you want is possible and you deserve it!

  4. [+] On the top of a new page write "1-Year Visions".

  5. [+] Write out smaller goals for the next year that can help lead you to your 5-year visions.

  6. [+] Ask yourself what actions it will take for you to arrive at your 5-year goals. What are some actions that you can start taking now to help achieve these goals? Add any unrelated goals or experiences that you are excited about experiencing this year.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness and meditation help us learn to focus on the present and process how we are currently feeling. The most common form of mindfulness practice is done via meditation. Meditation is a practice. It becomes easier and more beneficial to do the more we stick to it. It helps us learn how to take a moment of pause to just be. Meditation has been known to help relieve anxiety, improve patience, increase insight, reduce aggression, reduce impulse control, and help improve sleep. The catch is that it's not exciting or fun. It flies in the face of our mind's normal instincts. The last thing many of our racing minds want is for us to pause and reflect on the current moment and process how we are feeling mentally and physically. This will be a new, and possibly, uncomfortable experience for many of us. Remember to be compassionate to yourself.

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