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Altar Blessing and Empowerment

Altar Blessing and Empowerment

Supplies: Scented oils or perfumes (ingredients you hold sacred to yourself).

Instructions: Pass the four elements (red candle, incense, salt and water) over the altar three times in a clockwise direction. Imagine that you are sitting positive energies into action. Once this is done, place the incense in the east, the fire in the south, the water in the west, and the salt in the north. Dab the scented oil on each corner of the altar, and then in the middle, saying.

I bless and consecrate these, O sacred altar, in the name of Spirit. May you repel negative energy and collect positive energy from this day forward until the end of time. So mote it be.

Draw an equal-armed cross in the air over the altar surface to seal the positive energies to the stone/wood. Tip the edge of the altar four times, once for each direction. Then say:

As above, so below. This altar is sealed. So mote it be.
You are now ready to work any kind of magic.

The Witch’s Altar

The Witch’s Altar
 
Some scholars think that the first altars were actually tombs of the dead where offerings were made to a deified ancestor. Others believe that the idea of the altar came from the Pagan belief that the newly deceased were gathered on the borders of the sky, under the constellation call Ara, meaning “the altar.” Ara lies in the Milky Way, south of Scorpius, and is well to the south of the celestial equator. The ancient Greeks visualized it as the altar on which their Gods swore an oath of allegiance before challenging the Titans for control of the universe. The word “altar” comes from a Latin word that translates to “on high.” We could put a variety of meanings to this terminology–from a physically high place, to a seat in the stars, to the more esoteric meaning of consecrating a sacred area that sits between the worlds of human and deity, enabling the human to work with deity on the deity’s level from where the Witch physically stands. Ancient altars were often made of stone or, if constructed of wood, held some type of stone surface in the center. Many were carved or painted with symbols of animals and deities. It was during the various Inquisitions that the Witch altar took on a more lurid, negative role–an inappropriate and unaccurate representation of the Craft altar–that was reflected in many horror movies from the 1940s through the 70s, feeding the inaccurate, sensationalist information to the general public. During a few modern Craft ceremonies, a person’s body may become the altar for a few moments to meld them with the elemental and divine energies so that in the future they may work easily through space and time; however, sacrifices and rampant sexual excursions, as shown in the movies, are not part of Wiccan dogma.

Today’s Feng Shui Tips For You Is. . . .

Daily Feng Shui gives you a useful feng shui tip for the day. This can help you attain happiness and prosperity in your life. This can be used on a daily basis and helps you keep your home and office clear of all clutter.

Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) is an ancient Chinese practice of capuring the natural forces to bring about happiness, good luck, prosperity, abundance, and wealth in your life. This is an ancient Chinese art of positioning that ensures peace and happiness.

Feng means Air and Shui means Water. In other words, Qi or energy is carried by the Air and conserved in the Water. Qi or Chi is a kind of spiritual force that comes from nature and is responsible for the well-being and happiness of all individuals. This strong force can be made to have a positive effect on our lives. The aim of Feng Shui is to position the landscaping and buildings so that they facilitate unobstructed flow of Qi.

Feng Shui – the Chinese art of interior decoration examines the how the placement of things and objects affects the energy flow within our house. It also refers to how these objects interact and influence our personal energy flow. Feng shui tips if used the right way can increase the positive energy or chi in your lives thus improving the quality of living.

Today’s Feng Shui Tips For You Is
Believe in the principle of two. For e.g. two flowers, two birds, photos of couples etc.