Shinto Influenced Salt Water Purification

Ground and center.

Everyone clap, clap, bow, clap.

Hold water in your right hand and say:

“Blessed be, thou creature of water.”

Hold salt in your left hand and say:

“Blessed be, thou creature of earth.”

Hold both up to the sky, and feel them being charged with energy.

Hold athame in your strongest hand and say:

“Blessed be, thou creature of art.”

Spill three mounds of salt into the water.

Stir counterclockwise three times, saying:

“Harae-do-no-okami,
Kami of the place of purification,
Salt and water,
inner and outer,
body and soul,
Be cleansed!
Cast out all that is harmful,
take in all that is good and healing,
As I do will, so mote it be!”

Use the athame to sprinkle some salt water on the altar in front of you and say:

“May this athame be purified
and may our tools and our altar(s) be purified.
(using athame, shake water on central altar)
And may we be purified.
As I do will, so mote it be!”

Everyone say together:

“Harae-do-no-okami,
Iku-tama! Taru-tama! Tama-turu-tama!”
(This activates your soul to awareness, recognizes the infinite of your soul, confirms this and keeps your soul activated)

Breathe on the water, and then charge it until you 'see' it glowing.

Sip the water to cleanse yourself, if in a group pass the cup clockwise so everyone can take a sip of the water to purify themselves.

Phaedra's Notes:

I like to use this version of the salt water purification when I'm doing more Shinto influenced rituals and for Lughnassadh and Mabon. I'm not sure why I feel the pull to do so, I think its because it's during the harvest festivals that I really feel connected with my ancestors, this was a time when the world would hold its breath and they would weigh what they had against what was coming. Its also a beautiful season that makes me feel energized and ready for the approaching cold.

I wouldn't recommend this for everyone, there is some untranslated Japanese and many Traditions state that you should never use a language that you aren't familiar with. However, I'm sure that with some creative editing that the Japanese could either be removed, replaced, or translated for those who aren't fluent. It can also be edited to work for one person, rather than a group.

Phonetic pronunciation for those who wish it:
          harae = hah-rah-ay
          do = doh
          no = noh
          okami = oh-kah-mee
          kami = kah-mee
          iku = ee-koo
          tama = tah-mah
          taru = tah-roo