WELCOME MAT SPELL FOR PROTECTION

Your welcome mat can be one of the most used magickal items at your home, because EVERYONE must cross the threshold to enter your home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Welcome Mat

• Sharpie Marker

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground

• Turn the mat face down and use the Sharpie to draw Othala (rune of family and estate, and/or any other symbols you choose to use).

• Allow the writing to dry completely.

• When the marker has dried, turn the mat face-up and say

Defend this home; delay and defer those who wish us harm. And so it is.

• Optional: You can alter this spell by using appropriate runes, symbols and words.

MAGICAL BROOM POWDER

This magical powder can be made and stored for later use. It absorbs and neutralizes negative energy.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Mortar and pestle

• Handful of sage

• 1 tbs. dried sage

• 1 tbs. dried rosemary

• 1 tbs. ground cinnamon

• broom

• dustpan

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground

• Place all ingredients into the. mortar

• Using the pestle, grind ingredients until they for a blended powder. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, use a blender.

• Carrying the mortar to the rooms you wish to sweep, sprinkle pinches of the powder not he floor.

• Leave the powder on the floor for at least an hour — overnight is ideal.

• Use your consecrated broom to sweep up the powder, collecting it in the dustpan.

• Flus the contents of the dustpan down the toilet.

• Since the dustpan.

• Store and leftover powder in a small container for later use. Remember to label contents and date.

PROSPERITY ALTAR (SET-UP & CHARGE)

Want to raise energies of wealth and financial gain? Erect a prosperity altar.

Your altar can be a powerful energy center that attracts streams of wealth and abundance. Place it in the southeast corner of your home or sacred space.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Palo santo, copal or white sage for smudging

• large quartz, citrine, or aventurine generator

• tumbled stones aligned to prosperity (natural citrine, aventurine, hessonite garnet, yellow apatite, yellow fluorite, pyrite, emerald, jade, green tourmaline)

• a fountain or chalice of water

• perfume or essential oils for wealth (patchouli, myrtle, basil, cinnamon, orange, myrrh)

• 4 or 8 clear quartz or natural citrine points (not tumbled)

• herbs associated with wealth (cinquefoil, basil, cinnamon sticks, patchouli) (optional)

• pieces of currency

• a statue of a deity associated with wealth (optional)

• a green or gold candle

• a double-terminated quartz wand

ARRANGE YOUR ALTAR

• Smudge your space and offer a prayer for prosperity.

• Set your intention while focusing on what you seek. Be as specific as you can.

• Place your generator at the center of your altar. Bless it as a bringer of prosperity and abundance energies. Give thanks for its work.

• Place 4 tumbled stones at the corners. For balance, use 4 of the same stones, or alternate stones to create a visual effect. If you like, cut the corners into cross quarters, placing stones between the 4 directions.

• Place your chalice in the west, where it will nourish the spirits of the west who bring clearing and purification, along with your perfume or oils.

• Take one of your quartz or citrine points and lay one at each of the 4 directions as the outermost objects in your grid. Turn the points inward to ensure that the prosperity energy you're raising stays anchored in your space. (Outward facing points raise a more general frequency of prosperity that is allowed to extend beyond your space and bless the broader planet.)

• Place any herbs between the crystals, adding to their elemental energy.

• Add your currency in the western quadrant of your altar, as west governs water and flow.

• Place your statue in the center or in the eastern quadrant to welcome its energy into your space.

• Place your candle in the southernmost point on your altar, and see if anything else feels called to be present. Now is the time to allow your intuition to be your guide.

CHARGE YOUR ALTAR (OPTIONAL)

• Light your candle, calling in the elemental guardians of the south. As you gaze into its flame, visualize the prosperity you desire, and inhabit the depth of that emotion. Sit with it for a moment.

• Extend your right arm and, holding your double-terminated wand in your right hand, move the wand clockwise around your altar. As you wave your wand, set an intention that energy if slowing from the Universe, through you, and to all of your tools, opening a portal for connection to Source. Your hand may start to fell warm at this point.

• Bring your wand back to its starting point, closing the circle and sealing the blessings.

• Bow your head and bring your hands together in prayer position. Give thanks for the abundance already on its way to you.

PEACE BATH RITUAL

This ritual is for invoking peace and eliminating negativity while creating an air of serenity and safety

"Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me."

ITEMS NEEDED

• Large Bowl (glass if possible)

• 1-2 Tbls. milk (goat milk, cow milk, milk of your choice)

• Rose petals

WHAT TO DO

• Draw a bath. Add milk and water to glass bowl and say:

Water ripples on the breeze.

• Add several rose petals to the bowl and say:

Thistledown flies through the air.

• Stir the water, milk and rose petals with the index finger of your dominant hand and say:

Silent as the mighty seas.

• Gently pour the mixture into the bath and say:

Peaceful here without a care.

• Step into the bath and soak for at least 20 minutes. Feel free to re-warm the water by running additional hot water so you can soak for as long as you like.

• Let the water absorb negative thoughts and worries. Allow yourself to languish in moments of healing peace.

• When you exit the tub and pull the plug, give thanks for universal support of peace and calm.

NEW HOME BLESSING

Are you planning a move into a new house or apartment? This new home blessing is a wonderful ritual to set and cement good intentions in every room of the house. It is best performed on the first night after moving in.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White candle

• Cinnamon stick

• Sage Oil

• Hot water

• Small spray bottle for misting

WHAT TO DO

• If you are a Reiki Practitioner who is attuned to Cho Ku Rei, begin by drawing Cho Ku Rei in every exterior door and window.

• Stand in the center of the home and light the white candle.

• Run one end of the cinnamon stick through the flame of the white candle a few times (until you can smell the scent of cinnamon).

• Add hot water and 10 drops of sage oil to the spray bottle while reciting

Sage of cleansing purity, bless my home. This is a place I/we love wholeheartedly. This is a place I/we live happily. Sage of cleansing purity, banish sickness and fear. Keep loneliness away. In this house, I/we welcome true friends.

• Walk from room to room and mist each room and closet 3 times while repeating the chant.

• For the next week, simmer the cinnamon stick on the stove to saturate the home with a sweet and pleasing scent.

• Discard the cinnamon stick in your front yard at the end of the week.

HOUSEWARMING SPELL FOR NEW HOME

This is a spell to bless a new home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 2 Bundles dried hops or eucalyptus

• Green or brown ribbons

• 1 Brown candle

• 1 Cinnamon incense

WHAT TO DO

• Gather 2 bundles of dried hops or eucalyptus tied with green and brown ribbons.

• Hang the wreaths high on the doors. One on the front door and one on the back door.

• Walk through each door with a burning brown candle and a lit cinnamon incense.

Say:

"Home of my body, I accept your shelter. Home of my heart, I receive your blessings. Home of my heart, I am open to joy. And so it is. And so it shall be."

RELEASE ENERGY FROM AN ENDED RELATIONSHIP

Neil Diamond said a mouthful when he wrote, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do." Whether it's the end of a romance, separation of a friendship that no longer works for you, leaving a job, or severing a business partnership, relationship endings are complicated. Feelings of insecurity, sadness, anger, disappointment or melancholy can last for months. Your emotional health depends on your ability to appropriately grieve the loss and move on after a reasonable amount of time.

This ritual calls on the calming effects of chamomile to help you let go of energy that may be stuck after ending a relationship.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1 light blue or violet candle

• 1 cup hot chamomile tea

• Small strip of paper

• Journal or writing paper (optional)

• Fireproof dish

WHAT TO DO

• Light the candle and prepare the tea.

• If you choose to do so, journal about the feelings and thoughts you wish to release.

• Sip on your tea as you write.

• When you feel you've reached a point of clarity, write your name and the other person's name on the strip of paper.

• Holding the mug of tea in both hands, inhale while saying to yourself, "My mind is clear."

• As you exhale, imagine all the unwanted energy leaving your body, spirit, and mind. You can imagine them floating into a dar gray cloud and blow the cloud away.

• Set down the mug and take the strip of paper in your dominant hand. Light the paper with the candle flame and drop it into the fireproof dish.

• As you burn the paper, say aloud, "I am letting my relationship with [person's name] go now."

• Continue sipping your tea until it is finished.

• Gently extinguish the candle.

• Scatter the ashes from the burned paper onto the earth or into a running stream.

• Give thanks for the healing support you've received.

BASIC SPACE CLEARING

This ritual is a wonderful no-fuss way to cleanse and bless one or many rooms in your home. The candle option works well for apartment dwellers because, unlike burning incense or sage, there is no strong smell for neighbors to complain about.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White candle or incense

• Candleholder or censer

• Salt

WHAT TO DO

• Using a white candle, identify a space in the center of the room where you wish to restore balance and remove negativity. Set the candle in the center of the room and, working clockwise, create a circle of salt around the candle.

• Light the candle and walk in a clockwise circle around the candle and salt, speaking words that support your belief system. For example, if you are Christian, you may recite the Lord's Prayer or Psalm 23:4.

• If you are more spiritual than religious, you may recite something like:

Creature of wax, creature of fire, listen to me, hear my desire. Cleanse this room by the power of three, and blast away all negativity. With harm to none, so shall it be.

• Leave the candle to burn for one hour. Vacuum or sweep the salt and discard outside.

• If using incense, light the incense and, while holding it above your heat and walking in a clockwise circle, say a prayer as suggested above or chant something like:

Incense, breath of the Divine, bless and cleanse this space of mine. Purge this place of negative energy. Allow the elements to work in synergy, to harmonize and maintain peace, for the highest and greatest good of all.

• Repeat above steps three times.

• Place the incense someplace safe and allow to burn out.

HOME BLESSING OIL RECIPE & RITUAL

Use this oil and chant to anoint a candle that you will burn during a home blessing or space clearing.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1/8 cup base oil of your choice

• 5 d. sandalwood oil

• 2 d. camphor oil

• 1 drop orange oil

• 1 drop patchouli oil

WHAT TO DO

• Set an intention for the sanctity and Magick of this oil.

• As you blend the oils, visualize your intention, and enjoy the aroma by breathing it in deeply. in a cool dark place.

• Add a few drops of this oil to your floor wash, wall wash, solutions for cleansing new magickal and spiritual items.

A Sample Chant: "Cleanse this space, remove the past. I've found my happiness at last. Fill this space with joy and love. Send your blessings from above."

HARMONIOUS HOME RITUAL

ITEMS NEEDED

• White candle (purification)

• Pink candle (love, forgiveness)

• Cedarwood oil

• Cedar smudge

• Pitcher of salt water

WHAT TO DO

• Prepare for this work by first cleansing your aura with a spiritual bath. Ground your energy and form a shield around yourself and anyone else in the home.

• Work from the heart of your home. For me, it is the kitchen.

• Massage both candles with cedarwood oil and set your intention for emotional healing and the release of feelings and issues that do not serve a positive or useful purpose.

• Find a sturdy surface to place your candles and pitcher of salt water.

• Place the pitcher of salt water between the two candles. If you work with runes and/or sigils, draw your desired symbols on the candles or trace them in the pitcher of salt water. Reiki Practitioners, trace Sei He Ki (for mental and emotional healing) and Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen (to address issues with origins in the past) in the water.

• Light the candles and repeat these words until you feel balance being restored:

We are simply notes in a larger song. All our doubts and hopes carry us along. Voices in a chord souls in symphony, weaving long and short in perfect harmony.

• When you feel ready, light the cedar smudge and walk from room to room, wafting smoke into each corner.

• Allow the candles to burn out completely.

BLESS YOUR FRONT PORCH

Your front doorstep and threshold are entry points for more than house guests. Each time you open the front door to check the mail, leave the house, or welcome a visitor, your home may is exposed to unwanted energies and entities looking for a new abode. Earlier this week, our beloved dog transitioned to a higher energy form. As we grieve the loss of a cherished family member, we also release any shadow energy that may have slipped through the cracks as he moved on into a higher dimension.

To ensure your home remains light and protected, perform this simple ritual to protect and cleanse our doorstep and bless the threshold of our home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1 c. water

• 1 tbls. vinegar

• 1 tbls. salt (sea salt, black salt, epsom salt or iodized salt will suffice)

• 3 whole cloves or 15 drops pure clove essential oil

• Blessed holy water or Florida water

• Bowl or bucket

• Clean washing rag

• a bell, tingsha, or chime

• Rubber gloves

WHAT TO DO

• Mix the water, vinegar, salt, and cloves or clove oil in a bowl or bucket, and leave to brew in direct sunlight for at least an hour.

• Wearing rubber gloves, use the clean washing rag to sash the doorstep and threshold.

• While washing, visualize negative and dark energy vanishing from your doorstep and threshold. Imagine loving and happy energy filling your porch area.

• As you wash the area, say these words:

Negative Energy You may not stay. I release you, Be on your way. From here on out I banish Thee. These words are my shield, so let them be.

• Using your chosen noisemaker, move clockwise around the front stoop and ring in each corner to release any stuck energy. If there is no porch area, ring bell at each corner of the front door from the outside.

• Sprinkle the area with holy water or Florida water.

• Remove and discard the gloves and pour unused washing water down a drain, giving thanks for the work that has been done toward the highest good of all.

FAMILY HEALING RITUAL

Use this ritual to heal bruises and wounds caused by misunderstandings, harsh misjudgments, and miscommunications. Set an intention to repair, reconnect, and renew family ties.

ITEMS NEEDED

• A quiet place to find stones

• Tissue paper or crepe paper

• Pen

• Bag to place stones in

• Clean cloth upon which to work

WHAT TO DO

• Find a quiet place where you are likely to find stones. It should be a place where you feel safe and comforted.

• Get grounded by hugging a tree or walking with your bare feet on the earth. Ask the space for permission to collect healing stones for your family. You will need to collect one stone for each family member.

• As you pick up each stone, hold it to your heart and say, This stone is (family member's name). Take your time. Dedicate each stone to the healing of that family member's relationship with you and every other family member. Don't forget to collect a stone for yourself.

• Get a pen and some tissue or crepe paper. Write the name of a family member on a piece of paper and wrap the stone for that person in the piece of paper. Do this for each stone you've collected..

• Take the stones to your home or to a place where you do spiritual work.

• Lay a clean cloth on the floor as a work surface.

• Use your intuition to lay out the stones in a pattern that you feel represents the family as it is not. Think about any cliques, breaks, conflicts, isolations and other group dynamics as you lay out the stones.

• Take your time and allow yourself to become completely engaged and drawn into this, in essence you are going into a deep trance as you are dealing with these stones which are the people.

• When you have the representation as it now is established, sit back for a time and just look at it, learn from it, explore it, KNOW what that is and what is going on on many different levels.

• When you are ready, put both hands on your heart and say aloud:

Universal forces, guide me with love and harmony, always.

• Now rearrange the stones. Form a new grid that flows freely with love and in balance. Instill feelings of love, support, happiness, power and strength as you work with this energy.

• When the grid glows and/or feels 'right,' sit back, say aloud:

It is done.

• Put all the stones together in a bag or a box and put them somewhere safe. You might want to use them again in the future to make even greater improvements as the dynamics shift.

• Give thanks for the healing that has taken place.

CONSECRATE YOUR BROOM

Of all the magickal tools, the broom is the most useful when in hearthcraft. Here's a spell to consecrate and dedicate a broom to protect your home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Incense (frankiincense or sandalwood) and censer

• Matches or lighter

• New broom

• Sharpie marker

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground.

• Light the incense and pass the broom through the smoke to release any unwanted

• energy.

• With the Sharpie, write on the handle, "I sweep away any negativity," or some other

• words to set your intention. Start near the bristles and spiral the phrase around the

• handle.

• When you are finished, say, "It is done."

• When it's time to discard the broom, thank it before tossing it out.

TIPS

• Never bring a broom from one house to another. Throw it out and buy a new one.

• Never borrow a broom because you risk bringing unknown energy into your home.

• The best brooms for magick are straw bristle with a wooden handle. They carry a more

  natural energy which supports magickal endeavors.

• If you prefer, you can carve the words onto the handle of the broom instead of using a

  Sharpie.

CONSECRATE DEDICATED SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL WORK

For more powerful healing, spell work, or spiritual work, start with a clutter-free space. This creates an environment ripe for connecting with outer realms and your Higher Self. Use this ritual to banish the old, unwanted energy from your private workspace. Do a thorough cleaning of the space in preparation for this ritual. Organize and empower your tools. Make a hot peppermint tea and wait for it to cool. Dip your finger in the tea and sprinkle it around the space while reciting:

This space is mine, by will Divine. May all the energy here be healed. And so it is by magick sealed.

HOME CONSECRATION

ITEMS NEEDED

• Anointed white candles (spell or votive to allow them to burn out completely)

One of the following essential oils:

• Cinnamon

• Clove

• Cypress

• Dragon's blood (fragrance oil is acceptable)

• Frankincense

WHAT TO DO

• Rub your selected essential oil, undiluted, at the top and bottom of your front door.

• After anointing the door, walk through it and close it securely.

• With the remaining essential oil, anoint every other door and window.

• At midnight, light anointed white candles and place them in every doorway and window sill. Use spell candles or votives to make this ritual easier because you can allow them to burn all the way down.

• Your home is now protected with magick.

BOOST THE ENERGY OF YOUR HOME

Use this spell to boost the energy of your house first thing in the morning. It's quick and simple, and especially helpful if you’re leaving a Lazy Bag of Bones home alone. It will give them some motivation to get up and do something.

Do it while waiting for the Keurig morning brew.

ITEM NEEDED

• Broom 

WHAT TO DO

• Take your indoor broom and sweep the house. As you do, visualize any stale or negative energy dissipating as you sweep, leaving fresh, sparkling energy in its place. Say something like:

I welcome this new day. May the Universe grant me strength and keep me safe and well. Thank you. And so it is.

BED BLESSING

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1 red cup

• 1/2 tsp. jasmine essential or fragrance oil

• 1/2 tsp. rose essential or fragrance oil

• Freshly made bed with clean cotton sheets

WHAT TO DO

• Combine oils

• Dab a cotton ball with the oil mixture

• Starting at the head of the bed and moving downward, touch the sheets with the cotton ball 7 times (for 7 chakras) and say:

In this bed, I show my love. In this bed, I share my body. In this bed, I give my heart. In this bed, we are as one. Here, my happiness lives as I give and live in total joy. Blessed be to me and thee.

• Now is a great time to lie down and roll playfully in the bed. Enjoy.

ANCESTRAL ALTAR BLESSING

Our ancestors have laid a foundation upon which we can work toward higher good for ourselves, our families, the world and the universe. In the spirit realm, there are many advisors, guides and protectors waiting to help us navigate day-to-day life events. They want us to have what we want, remember who we are, and to be happy and successful in this life. An ancestral altar is a space to welcome the energy of the dead who have loved you and who, perhaps, have been friendly in your dreams and meditations. By erecting an altar, you are sending an invitation that opens you and your space to their visitations and messages, especially in times of need.

• Meditate quietly for a few minutes. Think about what you want your altar to embody. Growth. Creativity. Peace. Health. Well being. Whatever speaks to your soul.

• While doing this work, play music that inspires and uplifts you. My favorite is Attributes by Crystal Noldon.

• Allow your mind to drift and pay attention to the words and images that appear. Archangel Raphael is a frequent energy I experience when working on my altar.

• When you feel moved to do so, open your eyes and draft your own blessing. It doesn't have to be perfect. It can be a simple space dedication or an invocation to a specific angel or ancestor.

• Close your eyes and continue to listen to your music.

• When you feel moved to do so, open your eyes and write a second draft of your blessing, or tweak your first draft.

• After your blessing is written, move on to adding cleansing or erecting your altar. When finished, speak your blessing over the space.

PROTECTION TEA RITUAL

Without a doubt, herbal teas possess powerful magick. Different kinds of tea provoke different responses in and from the body. Amplifying the power of tea with the practice of ritual will make it even more powerful. Whether your goal is to center, ground, protect, or manifest, there’s an herb tea for that.

• Wash your face and hands before brewing a cup of tea. This will ensure you are starting your ritual with a blank slate.

• Put your water on to boil. While the water is heating, close your eyes and take three deep cleansing breaths.

• Select a cup or mug that holds special meaning and energy for you. Choose one associated with the intention you plan to set.

• Once the water boils, turn it off and allow it to stand still until the bubbles stop.

• Fill your cup with water and allow it to steep for the recommended period of time. Use steeping time for meditation or deep breathing to stay connected to your process.

• When your tea is ready, bring the cup to your face. Close your eyes. Inhale deeply three times. Focus on your intention and desired results. Then, take your first sip.

• You may continue drinking with intention, or just relax with a good book or some other leisure activity.

CELESTIAL PROTECTION FOR HOME

Here's a home protection ritual for people who enjoy artistic expression. You don't have to be a Picasso --- just have fun with it! You can diffuse marjoram essential oil to invoke its comforting, soothing and protective energy. Marjoram is also associated with prosperity.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White or silver paint

• 4 Black stones (rocks or gemstones)

• White or silver paint

• A paintbrush

• 2 white candles

WHAT TO DO

• You can perform this ritual at your altar, or anywhere in your home. The heart-center is a powerful space.

• On each stone, paint a 5-pointed star and allow them to dry.

• After drying the stones, light the two candles and place the stones between them. You can write your own incantation, prayer, or affirmation of protection.

Stones of Black and blessing star, protect our home from all harm.

• Place one stone in each direction inside or outside --- north, south, east, and west.

• This will also work if you place the stones in a single room, at the office, or carry one with you to work, in your book bag, wallet or in the car.