Magickal Activity for January 5, The Eve of the Feast of Epiphany
Hearth Blessing
Items needed:
A broom; one
3-foot length of natural cord;
one white 3-wick candle.
Place the candle on a table near the hearth along with the broom and the piece of cord. The entire family should gather around the table. The head of the household will step forward, light each candle wick, and say:
I bring light to this home,
I bring love to this home,
I bring honor to this home.
In turn, each member of the household will then tie a knot in the cord. The last person to tie a knot in the cord will then tie the cord around the handle of the broom. He or she will pass the broom to the mother of the household, who will symbolically cally sweep all of the negative energies away from the hearth while chanting:
All that is evil is now swept away,
And nothing but good shall come this way.
The broom should then be placed next to the hearth. The candle is left to burn for one hour and extinguished. Each evening, the head of the household will light the candle in Befana’s honor to ensure peace and harmony within the home.
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