The following is a simple yet effective ceremony for the cleansing and
purification of a home, sacred space or an object such as Tarot cards.
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Supplies Representing the Four Elements:
» bowl or chalice with spring water (available at grocery or health food
store) = WATER
» sea salt = EARTH
» incense burner/charcoal/incense = AIR
» white or lavender candle = FIRE
Begin by setting up a small altar with the above supplies. This can be a
coffee table, end table, kitchen table - it doesn't matter. Take up a small
pinch of salt and meditate briefly on the positive qualities of EARTH
(stability, grounding).
Place 4 pinches of salt into the spring water and meditate on the positive
qualities of WATER (calming, emotional clearing, psychic awareness).
Light the charcoal and place it in your incense burner. It is recommended
that you insulate your burner with kitty litter or sand as you will be
handling the burner. Let the charcoal light all the way across and place a
small amount of incense (frankincense is a good all-around incense/a mixture
of frankincense and white sandalwood is very uplifting/a blend called
Purification is also very good) on your charcoal. As substitute for incense
and charcoal you may prefer a sage smudge stick as a purifier from the Native
American tradition. As the smoke curls up meditate on the positive qualities
of AIR (mental clarity, alertness).
Place your candle in a holder and light it. Gaze at the flame and meditate
on the positive qualities of FIRE (purifying, transforming).
Proceed now to cleanse the space or object.
HOME, TEMPLE OR ROOM CLEANSING
State your intention of cleansing and blessing your home, temple, or room.
You may wish to invoke the powers of whatever God(s), Godess(es) or other
Divine beings you work with to assist you in your endeavor.
Begin by taking up the lit candle and moving to your front door if doing your
entire house or to the door of the particular room you are concentrating on.
Meditate on the purifying and transformative quality of FIRE and begin to
move clockwise from the door around the inside perimeter of the house, moving
room to room in a clockwise fashion. As you move visualize the flame and the
element of FIRE transforming and purifying any negative energy in positive
and life affirming. When you reach stairways whether up or down, proceed to
that floor and again move in a clockwise manner. Continue to move clockwise
through the home until you again return to your front door. Return the candle
to the table or altar.
Now proceed in the same manner beginning at the front door with the burning
incense. Meditate now on the positive qualities of AIR, mental clarity,
alertness and clear communication, as you move clockwise through the home. As
the incense smoke rises, envision the powers of AIR penetrating every nook
and cranny of you home. Complete your circumambulation with the incense.
Return the incense to the altar
Take the bowl or chalice of water which has been combined with salt. Move
again to the front door. Sprinkle the water-salt mixture lightly while
meditating on the positive qualities of the elements of Earth (stability,
grounding, prosperity) and Water (serenity, emotional balance, psychic
awareness.) Proceed again in a clockwise manner throughout the premises until
you return again to the front door.
Your home has now been cleansed and balanced through the use of the Four
Elements. You may wish to further protect your home by psychically tracing a
protective sigil (pentagram, cross, six-pointed star depending on your
beliefs) at any openings like doors or windows. You may meditate on the idea
that any energy that enters your home will be transformed through the sigil
into a positive force within your space. You may also wish to invoke the
presence of a certain God, Goddess or Angel to dwell within your space.
OBJECT PURIFICATION
State your objective of purifying and cleansing the object. Sprinkle the
object with the water-salt mixture while meditating on the positive qualities
of Earth and Water. For Tarot cards, sprinkle your cards lightly, fanning
them out, with the salted water - again meditating on the qualities of Earth
and Water. Now hold them in the incense smoke, meditating on the qualities
of Air. Hold the above the heat of the candle flame (not the flame itself)
and meditate on the qualities of Fire.
You will want to repeat the process with the box or material that you plan to
store your cards in. Now your cards are cleared of all imbalanced energy and
are ready to be used by you and filled with your energy.
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