Jun 01 2008
Blessing a New Home
Moving into a new home can be unsettling. There is the confusion of unplaced furniture and boxes to be unpacked, and trying to work out how things work. You can feel like a guest or interloper.
To feel more settled you can perform a blessing ceremony for grounding. This will help you put down roots and firmly establish your intention for your new home. Your intention is the quality you wish to have in your life while you live in this house, such as feeling at peace, feeling focused while studying or revitalizing relationships.
To perform the ceremony, have the people living in the house write down their intentions on a small piece of paper. Place the pieces of paper in a heat-proof vessel, such as a stone bowl. Take the vessel outside and burn the paper to ashes. Tongs are helpful here. Take care if you live in an area with fire risk.
Allow your intentions to take root by scattering the ashes in the four corners of the garden. The ashes will be washed into the soil by rain, adding nourishment. Alternatively, scatter the ashes around a tree. Imagine the ashes nourishing the tree’s roots, and the roots growing deeper into the earth.
You can also call upon the tree to act as a mentor for your intentions. Spend time sitting under the tree in deep contemplation. Ask the tree the next step on the path towards your intended outcome. Notice any colors, sounds, feelings or images that come to you. You may also notice a sign, such as an animal totem, or someone mentioning something later in the day.
People without gardens may like to watch out for my future blog on grounding with crystals.
Copyright Helen Harvey, 2008. All rights reserved
Tags: blessing, Blessing Ceremony, Ceremony, Intention
I particularly like your suggestion of asking the tree to act as a mentor for you, Helen.
When we lived in England I had a large sycamore tree nearby that I treated as my protector.
Your blog has givem me the mind to make deeper contact with “my” tree here in Spain, too. Thank you.
I know which one it is - it is our walnut tree that sits out on the terrace, over- looking the house and the lane nearby. I’ll have a chat with her tomorrow