Consecrating a Tool

Before consecrating your tool be sure to wash or polish it first, then give it a quick
cleansing with some salt water. Then you are ready to perform the ritual below. If you have a consecration that you prefer for your tools, then use that if you are more comfortable with it. If you choose to use this one fill in the blanks with the aspect of God and Goddess that you are most comfortable with, you can also leave it blank and call upon the universal Mother and Father.

Perform salt-water purification.

Ground and center, then cast the Circle then invoke God and Goddess.

Hold tool in strongest hand and say:

“Blessed be, thou creature of art.”

Touch it to the symbols for air – incense.

Visualize power from air going into the tool, then say:

“May you be charged with the power of air and serve me well in the East between the worlds, in all worlds, within the Circle. In the name of the Mother Goddess ___________, of the Father God ___________, and of Chichiri you are consecrated. So mote it be.”

Touch it to the symbols for fire – the candle flame.

Visualize power from fire going into the tool, then say:

“May you be charged with the power of fire and serve me well in the South between the worlds, in all worlds, within the Circle. In the name of the Mother Goddess ___________, of the Father God ___________, and of Tasuki you are consecrated. So mote it be.”

Touch it to the symbols for Water – salt water.

Visualize power from water going into the tool, then say:

“May you be charged with the power of water and serve me well in the West between the worlds, in all worlds, within the Circle. In the name of the Mother Goddess ___________, of the Father God ___________, and of Hotohori you are consecrated. So mote it be.”

Touch it to the symbols for earth – pentacle or a dish of salt.

Visualize power from earth going into the tool, then say:

“May you be charged with the power of stone and serve me well in the North between the worlds, in all worlds, within the Circle. In the name of the Mother Goddess ___________, of the Father God ___________, and of Tamahome you are consecrated. So mote it be.”

Pass the tool through flame, touch to central cauldron (if you don't have a cauldron
use the cup you made the purified salt-water in).

Visualize white light charging and filling the tool, say:

“By the virtues of sun, moon, and stars: by the powers of Earth, Air, Fire, Water; may you be charged from the center of all. Above and below, throughout and about, within and without, to serve me well between the worlds, in all worlds, so mote it be!”

Draw a personal symbol on it, breathe on it, and imagine personal power flowing into it.

Touch to your heart and lips, raise to the sky, point to the earth.

Wrap a cord around it and visualize a shield of light binding the power, say:

“Cord go round, power be bound,
light revealed, now be sealed.”

Hold up the plate with the cakes on it and say:

"Horned God, Lord of the Dance,
I offer these cakes in Your honor.
May they be blessed.
As I eat them, fill me with the power of your spirit."

Place a cake in the libation dish, and then eat one.

Lift the chalice, hold it up and say:

"Holy Mother, Goddess of All,
I offer this wine in your honor.
May it be blessed.
As I drink it, fill me with the nectar of your love."

Pour some wine into the libation dish, and then drink from the chalice.

Earth the power, thank the God and Goddess, and open Circle.

Phaedra's Notes:

I really like this consecration, which is a given since it's the one I use! I find that it build the energy in a nicely paced (i.e. slow) manner. The energy that I'm using doesn't hit me all at once and at the end of this I don't feel drained or tired. I also like the nice and 'light' feeling I get from my tools after this rite, if they feel like they feel like they weigh less, I know I've done it right.

The spaces after God and Goddess in the ritual are so that you can fill in the ones that you work with, but you can skip that part all together if you want. You can just say God and Goddess, Lord and Lady, or just "In the name of the Divine..." if you are more comfortable with that. I always like to mention the names of my patrons... partially because it makes me feel more connected to them but also because I feel that it's rude not to include them. And I don't like getting hit over the head with a ton of metaphysical bricks. =)