Ritual

A ritual is a set of actions, performed mainly for their magic value in the series. In most of them, black magic is involved; however, there are a number of rituals that do not involve it, as they were created by angels, for example.

In the series, there are a number of rituals that has been shown with various meanings, such as exorcizing demons, invoke ghosts and more. Witches normally perform them as a method to achieve their goals.

Rituals can be perform by any human or supernatural creature.

Characteristics
As seen in the series, most of the rituals have Latin incantations to recite, so they can be well performed. Other feature is the common use of a circle with various symbols.

Known Rituals
There are number a rituals that has been shown in the series.

Spirit Summoning Ritual
The ritual is used to call upon someone already dead in the form of a spirit. It consists in having prepared four lit candles at the ends of a squared paper with a ritual circle on it and a object belonging to the dead, and a bowl with herbs at its side, in the centre of a circle made of salt. The performer recites the following incantation in Latin: "Amate spiritum obscure / Te quaerimus / Oramus nobiscum colloquere / Apud nos circita", as he makes the circle of salt and, at the end of the incatation, throws a matchstick in the herbs, which suddenly ...

It appeared in the chapter 'Weekend At Bobby's', in which Bobby Singer used it to call upon Gavin McLeod, Crowley's son of the time when he was still human. To do so, Bobby used a ring that Gavin had when he was alive.