Daily, Weekly & Monthly Practices

THE RHYTHM OF THE ROYAL PATH

I. DAILY PRACTICE STRUCTURE

The daily practice evolves based on grade, but follows a consistent rhythm:

Morning Practice (Universal for All Grades)

Upon Waking:

1. Quiet Time with God (5-15 minutes)

• Silence, receptivity, listening
• Opening to the Holy Spirit
• "Not my will but Thine be done"
• Simply being present with Source

2. ACIM Workbook Lesson (15-30 minutes)

• Read and contemplate the day's lesson
• Apply throughout the day at hourly intervals
• For advanced students: review cycles or deep study

3. Qabalistic Cross + LBRP (10 minutes)

• Cleanse sphere of sensation
• Establish sacred space
• Ground and center

4. Middle Pillar (10-15 minutes)

• Circulate light through Tree of Life
• Energize the body
• Activate the sephirothic centers

Additional practices based on grade:

• Zelator (1=10) and above: Elemental invocations, grounding work
• Theoricus (2=9) and above: Breathwork (pranayama)
• Practicus (3=8) and above: Emotional clearing, water work
• Philosophus (4=7) and above: All four elemental pentagrams
• Portal and above: Rose Cross Ritual
• Adeptus Minor (5=6) and above: LBRH (Lesser Banishing Ritual of Hexagram), HGA invocations
• Adeptus Major (6=5) and above: Supreme Pentagram Rituals (zodiacal), Greater Hexagram Rituals

Typical Morning Duration: 45 minutes to 1.5 hours (depending on grade and intensity)

Throughout the Day

1. ACIM Lesson Practice

• Remember the lesson hourly (set a gentle alarm or reminder)
• Apply to situations as they arise
• Practice seeing with the Holy Spirit

2. Mindfulness of Breath and Present Moment

• Return to breath regularly
• Awareness of body sensations
• Staying grounded in the now

3. Surrender & Listening to Holy Spirit

• "There is no will but God's"
• Asking for guidance in decisions
• Practicing forgiveness as situations arise

4. Planetary Hours (Adeptus Minor and above)

• Awareness of current planetary hour
• Timing magical work appropriately
• Invoking planetary influences

5. Physical Practice

• Yoga, martial arts, strength training, or other chosen discipline
• Typically 30 minutes to 2 hours
• Can be morning, afternoon, or evening

Evening Practice (Universal)

Before Sleep:

1. Evening Review (10-15 minutes)

• Review the day backwards (from evening to morning)
• Note successes and challenges
• Forgiveness practice for any errors, grievances, or conflicts
• "What did I learn today?"
• "Where did I resist love?"
• "What am I grateful for?"

2. ACIM Evening Quiet Time (5-10 minutes)

• Close eyes, commune with God
• Gratitude
• Releasing the day
• "Into Your hands I commend my spirit"

3. Rose Cross Ritual (10 minutes, Portal and above)

• Sealing the aura
• Protection and peace
• Preparing for sleep

4. Journal Entry (5-15 minutes)

• Magical diary: dreams, synchronicities, insights, visions
• Current moon phase, astrological notes
• Rituals performed and results
• Communications from HGA (Adeptus Minor and above)
• Alchemical operations and observations
• Any other relevant notes

Typical Evening Duration: 30 minutes to 1 hour

Total Daily Practice Time

Minimum: 1.5 hours (for beginners)

Typical: 2-3 hours (for active practitioners)

Intensive: 4-6 hours (during retreats or special operations like Abramelin)

Remember: Quality over quantity. 30 minutes of sincere, focused practice is worth more than hours of distracted ritual.

II. WEEKLY OBSERVANCES

SUNDAY: THE SABBATH

The Sabbath is the crown of the week — a day set apart for God, for rest, for deep work.

Sabbath Practices:

1. No Worldly Work

• Refrain from ordinary labor, business, commerce
• No unnecessary spending
• Minimal technology (or complete technology fast)
• Setting aside mundane concerns

2. Fasting (choose one or more)

• From food (partial or complete fast)
• From screens (no phone, computer, TV)
• From speech (silence, except for prayer and sacred conversation)
• From activity (resting in God)

3. Silence

• Periods of silence (e.g., morning until noon)
• Or full day of silence
• Listening to God instead of speaking

4. Study (deep reading, contemplation)

• Sacred texts (Bible, Sefer Yetzirah, ACIM, alchemical texts, etc.)
• Taking notes, journaling insights
• Lectio Divina (divine reading — meditative, prayerful reading)
• Contemplating the mysteries

5. Creative Work for the Opus

• Art, music, writing related to the Great Work
• Not for profit or ego, but as offering
• Creating beauty as worship

6. Extended Ritual (2-3 hours if desired)

• Full ceremonial work
• Pathworking
• Extended meditation or prayer
• Vision questing

7. Review of the Week

• What was accomplished?
• What were the lessons?
• What needs attention in the coming week?
• Setting intentions for the new week

8. Sabbath Meal

• If not fasting, a special meal
• Blessing the bread and wine (or water)
• Eating mindfully, gratefully
• Communion with the sacred

The Sabbath should feel different from the rest of the week — set apart, holy, restful yet full.

Other Weekly Rhythms

Planetary Days (Adeptus Minor and above):

Each day of the week corresponds to a planet:

• Sunday: Sun — solar work, success, vitality
• Monday: Moon — lunar work, dreams, intuition
• Tuesday: Mars — martial work, courage, will
• Wednesday: Mercury — communication, study, magic
• Thursday: Jupiter — expansion, abundance, teaching
• Friday: Venus — love, beauty, art, relationships
• Saturday: Saturn — discipline, boundaries, endings

Optional: Invoke the planetary energy each day, perform rituals aligned with that planet's nature.

III. MONTHLY OBSERVANCES

The Lunar Cycle

The moon waxes and wanes each month, providing a natural rhythm for magical work.

NEW MOON

Time of: New beginnings, intention-setting, planting seeds

Practices:

1. Set intentions for the lunar month
• What do you wish to cultivate?
• What new beginnings are arising?
• Write intentions in journal
2. Cleansing rituals
• LBRP (more intensive)
• Cleansing the temple space
• Releasing the old to make space for the new
3. New Moon meditation
• Sitting in darkness (literal or symbolic)
• Listening to the void
• Receptivity to new impulses
4. Planting seeds (literal or metaphorical)
• If you have a garden: plant seeds
• Begin new projects, new practices
• Initiate new magical operations

WAXING MOON (New Moon to Full Moon)

Time of: Growth, building, increase, manifestation

Practices:

• Magic for increase (abundance, health, growth)
• Building energy toward Full Moon
• Constructive magic (creating talismans, invoking, attracting)
• Watching intentions grow

FULL MOON

Time of: Peak power, illumination, manifestation, celebration

Practices:

1. Peak power rituals
• Major invocations
• Charging talismans
• Scrying (the full moon provides powerful light)
• Connecting with lunar deities or energies
2. Manifestation work
• What has come to fruition from New Moon intentions?
• Gratitude for what has manifested
• Affirming abundance
3. Review intentions
• Check in with New Moon intentions
• What has grown? What needs attention?
• Adjusting course if needed
4. Full Moon ceremony
• Moonbathing (standing in moonlight)
• Water charging (leaving water in moonlight overnight)
• Lunar offerings
• Celebration
5. Scrying and divination
• The Full Moon is excellent for vision work
• Tarot, I Ching, geomancy, crystal gazing

WANING MOON (Full Moon to New Moon)

Time of: Release, banishing, decrease, letting go

Practices:

• Magic for decrease (banishing illness, bad habits, obstacles)
• Releasing what no longer serves
• Banishing rituals (LBRP, banishing pentagrams)
• Forgiveness work (releasing grievances)
• Cleansing and purification

DARK MOON (Last 3 days before New Moon)

Time of: Rest, void, introspection, underworld work

Practices:

• Deep rest
• Shadow work
• Meditation on death and rebirth
• Silence
• Preparation for new cycle
• Honoring the void

IV. SEASONAL FESTIVALS (Yearly Cycle)

These are covered in detail in the Sacred Calendar page, but briefly:

Winter (Nigredo): Dec 21 – Mar 20

• Yule (Winter Solstice) — Dec 21
• Christmas — Dec 25
• Epiphany — Jan 6
• Imbolc — Feb 1-2
• Lent/Easter (varies)

Spring (Albedo): Mar 21 – Jun 20

• Ostara (Spring Equinox) — Mar 21
• Beltane — May 1
• Pentecost (varies)
• Ascension (varies)

Summer (Citrinitas): Jun 21 – Sep 20

• Litha (Summer Solstice) — Jun 21
• Lammas — Aug 1
• Transfiguration — Aug 6

Autumn (Rubedo): Sep 21 – Dec 20

• Mabon (Autumn Equinox) — Sep 21
• Michaelmas — Sep 29
• Samhain — Oct 31-Nov 1
• Christ the King (varies, late Nov)

Each festival should be marked with:

• Special ritual
• Meditation on the season's themes
• Possible fasting or feasting
• Communion with the energies of that time

V. ADAPTING PRACTICE TO LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES

The practices described above are ideals. Real life requires adaptation.

If Time is Limited:

Minimum Daily Practice (20-30 minutes):

1. Quiet time with God (5 min)
2. ACIM lesson (10 min)
3. LBRP (5 min)
4. Evening review (5-10 min)

This is the bare minimum to maintain continuity.

If You Have More Time:

• Extend each practice
• Add additional rituals based on grade
• Deepen study
• Laboratory alchemy work
• Extended meditation

During Intensive Periods (Retreats, Abramelin, etc.):

• Practice may occupy most of the day (6-12 hours)
• Minimal worldly activity
• Deep immersion in the Work

Flexibility:

The path is living, not rigid.

Some days you will practice deeply. Some days you will barely manage the minimum.

What matters is consistency over perfection.

Better to do 20 minutes every day than 3 hours once a week.

VI. THE PRACTICE BECOMES THE LIFE

As you advance, the distinction between "practice time" and "life" dissolves.

By Adeptus Minor:

• You are in constant communion with HGA
• Every moment is practice
• Life itself is ritual

By Magister Templi:

• There is no separation
• You are always "practicing" (or rather, always being)
• Formal practices may continue, but they are spontaneous, joyful offerings rather than disciplines

The goal is not to add more practices, but to become the Practice.

VII. JOURNAL AND RECORD-KEEPING

The Magical Diary

Keep a daily journal recording:

• Practices performed
• Rituals and results
• Dreams (especially significant ones)
• Synchronicities, omens, signs
• Insights, realizations, visions
• Communications from HGA (once contact is made)
• Moon phase, planetary day, current zodiacal sign
• Alchemical operations and observations
• Emotional/mental/physical state
• Challenges and breakthroughs

Why keep a diary:

• Track progress over time
• Recognize patterns
• Remember insights (they fade if not recorded)
• Dialogue with your higher self
• Evidence of the Work (looking back, you see how far you've come)

Format:

Can be handwritten (traditional, preferred) or digital.

Date each entry. Be honest. Write for yourself and God, not for others.

Conclusion

The daily, weekly, and monthly practices create the container for the Great Work.

Ritual is not separate from life — it sanctifies life.

Through consistent practice, the profane becomes sacred, the mundane becomes magical, and the seeker becomes the Adept.

Practice with sincerity, discipline, and love.