Seven Gates ritual for courage and transformation

What this courage ritual is for

Use the Seven Gates ritual when you are standing at thresholds and want support to move through them steadily instead of freezing, rushing, or backing out at the last moment.

• Preparing for hard conversations, applications, interviews, or announcements you have postponed.
• Marking the start of life changes: new work, relocation, endings, and beginnings that feel bigger than your daily energy.
• Planning exit strategies from situations that no longer fit, when you need a clear, grounded mind rather than panic.
• Creating a small personal ritual before signing, sending, or pressing “publish” on decisions that matter to you.

How to use this aromatherapy ritual for courage and transformation

1. Step 1 · Name the gate you are crossing. Clear a small area of table, remove anything unrelated to this threshold, and place the Seven Gates candle where you can see the flame safely. Say out loud, in one simple sentence, what this gate is about: the decision, the conversation, the change you are choosing to move toward.
2. Step 2 · Let scent and breath steady you. Light the candle and, if you are using the oil blend, place one or two drops on a ceramic stone or diffuser away from pets. While the aroma builds, take a few slow breaths. Each inhale is “I am here”, each exhale is “I am allowed to change”. Feel your feet on the floor, spine tall, shoulders soft, so your body registers this as a stable place to act from.
3. Step 3 · Take one clear step while the candle burns. While the candle is lit, do one concrete action linked to this gate: send the email, book the appointment, fill in the application, write the resignation draft, or map the first three tasks. When doubts flare, glance at the flame, exhale once, and return to the action. Over time, your mind learns that this scent and light mean “we move, even when it is uncomfortable”.