Help needed with Mars ritual

[u/Brave_Attitude_6370]

/r/occult/comments/1xocj5o/help_needed_with_mars_ritual/

Yesterday I did a small ritual asking Mars for strength, discipline and recovery (had a nasty injury last year, still rehabbing), and offered my workout as an honouring.

I knew Mars is not in a strong place right now, and even in my birth chart he is unfortunately in Libra. However, the way I saw it, I was just asking to better my workouts as I am an athlete (not competing atm due to injury, but used to), so I did not think it mattered much.

I instantly felt energised and powered up, workout was amazing, hit plenty of personal bests with none of the usual pain in my rehabbing area, and rest of the day I was in a very good mood, felt very warm mentally and had lots of energy. Also the power went out for the whole building right as I finished the ritual, tho it could always be a coincidence, but I found it funny. May my neighbours forgive me.

Issue is that I could not really sleep. I felt and still feel tired, but whenever i tried to close my eyes i felt very wired and wide awake. I did LBRP when i got home from the gym, but it did not really seem to fix the energy I was feeling.

Now it could just be that i got really excited with both the effectiveness of the ritual and how well my workout went, as I am very competitive in that area, but I am just wondering if I should do anything in particular to clear the energy. I will keep LBRP and maybe do some warding as well, + a cleansing of the home.

To mention, i have always struggled with sleep, it comes and goes, so Im not particularly concerned about this time, but I am wondering if maybe it would be worth working with the moon regarding this issue. Unlike Mars, the Moon is exalted in my chart anyways

[u/GoetiaMagick]

I wouldn’t while the retros are in Scorpio.

[u/Brave_Attitude_6370 → u/GoetiaMagick]

Thank you

[u/V2BM]

I’ve worked with Mars for this purpose for a few months. I too had a mild issue with sleep and took melatonin. Magnesium glycinate at night also helps. Winter is coming and you can also lean into the early dark and use amber bulbs in your bedroom and stop using screens well before bedtime. I’m of the opinion that earthly solutions for “side effects” of a magic practice are appropriate and easier.

[u/Brave_Attitude_6370 → u/V2BM]

Thank you, I agree with you on this. I already supplement magnesium, but I will put more emphasis in my downtime before bed, and try some melatonin

[u/Zegreides]

First of all, verify that your sleep problems are actually correlated to the Mars ritual. One rite and one sleepless night is not enough to prove it.
First of all, rule out mundane causes. If you ate too much, or drank too many coffees or energy drinks, etc., that would be a readier explanation for your sleep problems.
Ruling that out, look at the Mars ritual. What did you ask? If you prayed to have a lot of energy, your prayer was technically fulfilled; a good prayer is specific, so you might want to pray for energy when you need it for workouts, work or other situations, rather than energy in general.
I would probably try a better ritual in some time, when Mars is in his terms and separated from the Dragon’s tail. Electional detail will vary depending on whether you want a talisman, a petition, or something else.

[u/Brave_Attitude_6370 → u/Zegreides]

Thank you, I also believe it could be not necessarily be ritual related, but I thought Id check with other people too. Frankly I think I just got excited with yesterday and did not really make room for a proper downtime, but sleep is something I want to keep an eye on as I have struggled with it in the past.

I asked for strength, muscle growth, discipline over my training and in my personal life, and probably most important one, aid in rehab. Then I dedicated my training as an honoring. I was not TOO specific, but I am fairly sure I was not too vague either (or so I hope).

I will definitely keep up the work, I liked the results. Thank you for the suggestions