Athletic Success Spell

• 1 bay leaf
• Red candle
• Small heat-proof glass dish
  
• Permanent marker

Instructions:
Light the candle and spend a few moments visualizing a successful outcome
to your endeavor. This may mean being the first to cross the finish line,
holding a winner’s trophy, or just walking out of the gym feeling energized
and refreshed.
Now, choose an action word—a verb—that represents the essence of the
activity you’re partaking in. It could be “run,” “focus,” “breathe,” “win,” or
any other word that holds power for you and makes you feel motivated.
When you have your word, use the marker to write it on the bay leaf.
Hold the leaf over the candle flame and say the following (or similar) words:
“For the good of all, with harm to none
my victory is already won.”
Now carefully ignite the leaf and place it in the small glass dish to burn.
Inhale the aroma and visualize yourself calm, focused and energized as you
undertake your athletic activity.
Leave the candle to burn out on its own.
Sprinkle the ashes of the bay leaf onto the Earth.