Post by Rik Wallin on Apr 6, 2007 13:53:56 GMT -6
House Blessing
From the book, True Magick, by Amber K, Llewelyn, St. Paul, MN
Available through Whispered Prayers
Equipment
Bells, light blue candles, ritual oil, a large quartz crystal, several pieces of onyx or obsidian, and two pieces of rose quartz
The Spell
This consists of three steps: cleansing, blessing, and sealing (protection). Assemble your group and attune, but do not cast the circle right away. Beginning at the heart of the house, proceed deosil through every room and level, ringing the bells and asperging with salt water. At the heart, attune again; then go through again, this time with the candles, and sprinkle rosemary in every room. You may want to sing or chant a blessing rhyme, such as "Goddess bless this house below, Horned God bless this house above; keep it safe by night and day, fill it with Their power and love." Then return to the heart, attune, and cast the circle. Seated with linked hands, chant wordlessly (or use "Evohe" or "Om"), and with a swelling, powerful circle of sound, expand the magick circle until it encloses all the house and grounds. Then proceed one last time, with ritual oil and stones. The large crystal stays at the heart of the house, where it has been charged by the chanting. An onyx or obsidian ward is placed over each door, and a Spirit-invoking pentagram is drawn with oil over every opening -- door and window, fireplace or vent. The two rose quartz pieces are placed on either side of the main entrance into the house. The group returns to the heart for singing and refreshments. Leave the circle up.
Once the initial cleansing is done, merriment and humor are not out of place at a house blessing: they can set the tone for many happy times to come. If you want a chant or poem on the light side, then use this at some point in the process:
"This home be safe from tigers wild,
Here only tame things domiciled;
No bogle, troll nor grinch allowed,
Nor motley mob nor creeping crowd.
Bless everything within these walls,
No matter if it sits or crawls.
Let mild weather be inside,
For those who 'neath this rooftree bide;
And too, if not enlightenment
Then pizza, love and merriment.
And if these lines seem slightly odd,
Be glad at least they mostly rhyme."
From the book, True Magick, by Amber K, Llewelyn, St. Paul, MN
Available through Whispered Prayers
Equipment
Bells, light blue candles, ritual oil, a large quartz crystal, several pieces of onyx or obsidian, and two pieces of rose quartz
The Spell
This consists of three steps: cleansing, blessing, and sealing (protection). Assemble your group and attune, but do not cast the circle right away. Beginning at the heart of the house, proceed deosil through every room and level, ringing the bells and asperging with salt water. At the heart, attune again; then go through again, this time with the candles, and sprinkle rosemary in every room. You may want to sing or chant a blessing rhyme, such as "Goddess bless this house below, Horned God bless this house above; keep it safe by night and day, fill it with Their power and love." Then return to the heart, attune, and cast the circle. Seated with linked hands, chant wordlessly (or use "Evohe" or "Om"), and with a swelling, powerful circle of sound, expand the magick circle until it encloses all the house and grounds. Then proceed one last time, with ritual oil and stones. The large crystal stays at the heart of the house, where it has been charged by the chanting. An onyx or obsidian ward is placed over each door, and a Spirit-invoking pentagram is drawn with oil over every opening -- door and window, fireplace or vent. The two rose quartz pieces are placed on either side of the main entrance into the house. The group returns to the heart for singing and refreshments. Leave the circle up.
Once the initial cleansing is done, merriment and humor are not out of place at a house blessing: they can set the tone for many happy times to come. If you want a chant or poem on the light side, then use this at some point in the process:
"This home be safe from tigers wild,
Here only tame things domiciled;
No bogle, troll nor grinch allowed,
Nor motley mob nor creeping crowd.
Bless everything within these walls,
No matter if it sits or crawls.
Let mild weather be inside,
For those who 'neath this rooftree bide;
And too, if not enlightenment
Then pizza, love and merriment.
And if these lines seem slightly odd,
Be glad at least they mostly rhyme."