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Ritual dress
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What to wear during rituals?

Some people believe that you should always perform rituals "sky clad".  This means naked.  Some people also believe that you should not wear any jewellery at all, except for any ritual jewellery that had been consecrated. 

Some people believe that the robes you wear should be made from all natural fibres, such as cotton. 

Some believe that you can wear whatever you like, so long as you keep it sacred and only wear it for ritual work.

There are others again who do not believe that you need to wear anything special and that the jeans you were wearing before the ritual are fine to wear during it.

While the theatrical part of us might say to go for something made from heavy velvet with bell sleeves and golden trim and the whole shebang, think about what you'll be doing in the garment.  Long flowing robes (particularly bloose sleeves) can knock things over and can catch on fire  (I have seen it in ritual - it isn't fun)... 

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Other than the fact that natural fabrics are more natural, a good reason for having natural fabrics to make your robes is that they do not melt as they burn - they also tend to be cooler in summer.

You may like to have different colour robes for the different types of rites you are doing, but if you cannot afford this then one will do.  if you are able to make your own, you can include embroidery of symbols and even herbs sewn into the hems if you wanted to.

So some options for ritual dress are:

Special robes - (a "robe" is a garment like a dress, which you would wear either on it's own, or over the top of regular clothes).  Either make or buy one.  You can have several of different colour, or one multi-purpose one.  

Normal clothes, Getting changed for the Ritual - you can wear your ordinary clothes in rituals, although it is nice if they are clean, you are meeting the Goddess and God after all :) 

The clothes you were wearing during the day -  You may choose not to dress up at all, just wearing whatever it is you happen to be wearing, and concentrate on the ritual not your clothes.

Normal clothes of a particular colour - You could try to wear clothing of a particular colour depending on the spell or ritual you are doing.  For eg. All pink clothes for a love spell

Cape/Cloak -  You could make/buy a cape that you can wear over normal clothes, or robes.  Capes are handy when doing outside rituals, as they can be nice and warm, and can instantly put you in a Ritual frame of mind.  Some capes are made with slits in the sides so that you can reach your arms out while still having the caps covering you at the front.

Sky-clad - This means ritual nakedness (Clad only in the sky).  It is not done for any sleazy reasons, and you do not have to perform rituals sky-clad if you do not want to.  Some people believe that it is easier to perform magick when you are naked, as you are not wearing any “masks” you are as you were the day you were born.  Some even believe that you should not wear make-up or jewellery into a circle for this reason. Some people choose to go Sky-clad under their ritual robes or cape.  But for some people this is too uncomfortable for them to be able to completely concentrate on what they are doing.


Here is a list of the meanings of the different colour robes.
 

Yellow - a colour for those involved with divination

Purple - for those who work with pure divine power (magicians) or who wish to deepen their spiritual awareness of the Goddess and God.

Blue - suited for healers and those who work with their psychic awareness or for attuning with the Goddess in Her oceanic aspect

Green - empowers herbalists and magical ecologists

Brown - for those who work with (or for) animals

White - symbolizes purification and pure spirituality - for meditation and cleansing rituals.  Worn for Full Moon celebrations

Orange/Red - worn to Sabbats, for protection rites or when attuning with the God in His solar aspect

Black - protection hue - symbolizes the night, the universe and a lack of falsehood.


Or you can go by the meaning of colours


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