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Simple House Blessing

March 19, 2003

A suggested format to bless the space within the four walls 
of your home: 
 
1. Set your intention for the ritual first by becoming 
clear about what kind of experience you want from the 
ceremony. 
2. Prepare and purify the home, by sweeping out old 
unwanted cosmic "dust" and by burning sage to purify the 
energy. 
3. Ask those who occupy the home and anyone you invited to 
share the celebration with you to write down their wishes 
for the home. (Such as "I desire that this home is a safe 
haven where I can freely be myself and not worry about 
anything or anyone harming me here.") 
4. Gather these wishes in a basket and burn them in a 
fireproof container. 
5. You may want to offer a prayer to Hestia, the Goddess of 
hearth and home, saying " I invite you into this home and 
give thanks to you. As our prayers travel upward on the 
smoke to you, may your blessings travel downward through 
the smoke to us. May this home truly become a sanctuary 
for all who enter here. 
6. After an invocation, there needs to be silent pause to 
allow the participants to absorb and feel what is 
happening. 
7. At the conclusion of the ceremony, acknowledge with 
gratitude the blessings that were received.

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