In working with spirits, one is often called upon to give
offerings for services rendered. If you maintain an altar in your home, this
can be difficult to give offerings as you have to have something in which to
place them. That being said, I give you The Offering Bowl.
This simple item of so innocuous a form lends itself to
great power and practice. In this brief summary, I will explain the use of The
Offering Bowl and how you can bring its blessings and power into your life very
simply and VERY effectively.
With this Offering Bowl, there comes a stone. This is the
house of the spirits and upon which thy practice will be built. Within the
center of the bowl, you will place this stone and in a central location of your
home, you will place the bowl. This can also be placed in the kitchen as this
is, traditionally, the center of the home. The hearth being the “heart” of the
family and home. Once your Offering Bowl is placed, perform the following rite
to call upon the spirits and receive their blessings –
Gather a bottle of Spring Water. It must be of the earth.
Distilled or purified will not do. Stand facing the Offering Bowl with arms
outspread say the following –
I call unto the spirits in this
place and of my ancestors. Come and find reposed in this stone of the ancients.
Make it thy home and receive the offerings in thanks for thy blessings. Protect
all that abide here and lend thy help in times of need.
Bring the love of those that have
gone before and take the hand of those that live giving guidance, protection,
love, knowledge, and anything that will move us deeper toward that hidden
knowledge.
As it is, so shall it be.
Open the bottle of water and slowly pour a small amount over
the stone saying –
Sprits
of all, accept this offering from my heart. I thank you for watching over me
and all here.
In
faith and frith, I give, and unto thy touch I receive.
Keep the bottle of water for daily, weekly, or monthly
offerings as you feel appropriate. I give daily upon awaking, but your method is
personal as are the spirits with which you commune.
Until next time.......
