I present here a chaos magick banishing ritual whose main energetic element is laughter. As such, it is rather free-form and dependent on the focus of the person putting it into effect.
Material items needed for the ritual: A candle, a metal or ceramic container large enough to safely hold burning slips of paper and something to write with. Make sure that the flames in the ritual stay far away from any hanging drapes.
Your statement of intent will be focused on banishing something, so the first thing to do is compose a mantra that states this. An example would be: "I don't need (such and such) in my space! It must vanish from my place!" Now write on your paper all the instances you can think of where what you are going to banish has affected you. Leave plenty of space between any two instances. Once you're done writing, cut the paper up so that each instance is on a separate piece and make a pile of the pieces of paper. Establish a working area, and place your candle, container, and the pile of paper in it. You are ready to do ritual.
Light the candle and focus on the flame until you see layers of color around it. Usually, these are yellow, blue, green and violet. Meditate on these for a bit. Now raise the appropriate emotion to fuel the work.
Pick up one of the pieces of paper from the pile, and recite your mantra three times. Light the paper from the candle flame and drop it into the container. While it is burning, laugh as hard as you can. Repeat this with each piece of paper in the pile.
To finalize the ritual, cup the aura you see around the candle flame between the palms of your hands and launch it upwards. All during this, laugh as hard as you can until you feel emotionally drained. Extinguish the candle, and you are done.
George D. Jackson is an Adept V of the Sorcerer's Guild, a group dedicated to the enhancement of magickal work among its membership that is open to initiates of most magickal traditions. For more information on the guild, e-mail thebinder7@yahoo.com.