Consecrating Your Tools

The purpose of this is to rid the tools of any past associations and negative energy.  Then they will be open to your personal energy alone.  A consecrated tool is never used for anything other than ritual purposes, and you should never touch another Witches tools unless they give you permission. If you give someone permission to do so, you will have to deconsecrate it to cleanse it and recharge it with your own energy. There are many ways that this can be done. It is up to you how simple or elaborate you wish this process to be. I personally don't consecrate every tool exactly the same way. The one thing I always feel the need to do after consecration is to have it in contact with my body and be with me for a time. For instance, after I consecrated my tarot cards, I put an elastic band around them and kept them held by my belt next to my skin for a few days and had them under my pillow at night. I then wrapped them in a black cloth and stored them with my other tools. I never saw this in a book, or heard of anyone else doing this, I just felt the need to do so. Use your intuition and do what feels right for you.

Below is one of many rituals that can be used to consecrate tools.

Tools
Tools you are consecrating
2 Candles to represent the Goddess ( green, white or silver) and the God (red, yellow or gold), or one for "The Powers That Be", for those of you who are not Wiccan.
A lighter or matches

The following to represent the Spirits of the four elements :

EARTH - North : small bowl of salt or earth
AIR - East : incense good for cleansing like sage, frankincense or rosemary (which can be burned loose)
FIRE - South : red candle
WATER - West : small bowl of water (preferably water you have blessed and charged with your energy)

Cast the Circle

*As you can plainly see, this consecration is designed specifically for Wiccans. You can easily change the name of the God/dess to who or whatever you want. And I highly suggest that instead of just reading this when consecrating, you add words of your own so it is more YOUR ritual than mine.

Say :
"In this sacred circle I bring this ____ , to cleanse, consecrate and dedicate it to the service of the Goddess and the God."
Touch the tool in each of the elements starting with Earth, while saying :
"By the spirit and power of (element) purify this _____ ."
Repeat this with the remaining elements, then you are ready to present it to the Goddess and the God.
"Great Goddess, bless this _____ , let it be a vessel of productivity that may
be worthy to reside in circle with you. Let it be so bound that no harm
may come of it to any being.
To thy service, I dedicate this vessel, that it and I may be long of
service to thee."

"God, bless this _____ , and keep watch over it. Guard the works which
come forth from it, that they harm none and be ever in the service of thee
and thy Goddess.
I vow that I shall use it for sacred purposes and none other.
I dedicate this _____ to thy service,
So Mote It Be !"

Release the Circle, clean up and put away your newly consecrated tools!

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