Muslims believe Muhammad received the Holy Quran on this night, and also that now is the time when God determines the course of the world for the coming year. For a spell to promote deep values and ethics through the year, place a green candle on your left, a blue candle on your right, and a white candle in front of you. Set out two small bowls, one of salt and one of water, and light the green candle, saying:

By the power of the earth, the forests, the plants that make life-giving oxygen, I celebrate and honor all life this day.
Sprinkle a bit of salt onto the candle flame.

Light the blue candle and say:

By the power of the oceans, the rivers, the rain and the air that carries lifegiving oxygen, I celebrate and honor all life this day.
Sprinkle water into the second candle flame.

Light the white candle and say:

By the power of spirit, by the divine within me, by the spirits of my ancestors and my descendants yet to be, I celebrate and honor all life this day.
Pour the remaining salt into the water, and stir clockwise with your right index finger, saying:

By all that is holy and
all that is divine, I
dedicate my powers
to the earth and to Her creatures this day.