Instructions How To Use Your House Blessing Basket
Bless your space using your own Spiritual Toolbox!
Below are some examples of "Blessing/Smudging/Clearing/Healing prayers and rituals to use for your personal house blessing ceremonies. I have found the integration of multiple spiritual ideologies that resonate with you, is the most powerful. Also, it's useful and powerful to cleanse and de-clutter before you begin to bless any space or person. A good clearing of clutter and dust from a home/office space and/or cleansing of the body is helpful, a nice salt bath with lavender, (see out Bless This Bath line) Breathing deeply a few times is useful to clear the mind before you begin as well. Remember to always set an intention that resonates with you for healing for yourself or the person you are blessing, before you begin (ie: to regain strength from grief, to diminish imprints of past negative events or relationships, to release anything (be specific) that no longer serve you. Also, remember there is no "wrong" spiritual modality in blessing your space if it resonates with you in honoring yourself, your space and others.
Smudging/Blessing/Ritual
By Denise Lucille BTH....
Here's an example of my typical blessing from my own Spiritual Toolbox.
First set your intention: Call upon your personal God, Angels, spirit guides or saints to assist and protect you. Light your candle. Visualize yourself protected by the White Light. Light your candle and recite: (Example) Dear God, (angels/saints/Jesus/spirit guides) Banish all evil and negative energies and/or spirits from this home (person/room/car etc), and Bless this structure with your pure White Light of Love and your Pure White Light of Protection. Bless yourself and anyone else who will be helping you with the Holy sage water. (Use your own "spiritual toolbox" to find the proper tools to make your blessing personal.)
Trim some Sage twigs (frankinsence, myrrh, sweetgrass, copal, juniper, pine, lavender), put on the plate/abalone shell with the lit candle, light the sage twigs until it goes out and smokes. OR light your sage stick and get it smoldering. You will want to bless/smudge yourself with the smoking sage starting from the very top of your head going in a circular motion wafting the smoke with the feather starting at your head and moving down to the soles of your feet. Also you can do this on another person while reciting the prayers or personalized prayers anytime you feel the need.
Recite: As you wafe the sage smoke with your feather: I banish all negative Metaphysical, Emotional, Mental and physical energies from this structure with the energy of love and light through the power of God. (Personalize with favorite blessing/prayers) Peace be with you!
Carol Pate (Psychic Medium) has a wonderful Lifting prayer/blessing that is superior for a house blessing too. Please click here for the PDF file.
Catholic House Blessing
"O heavenly Father, Almighty God, we humbly beseech Thee to bless and sanctify this house and all who dwell therein and everything else in it, and do Thou vouch safe to fill it with all good things; grant to them, O Lord, the abundance of heavenly blessings and from the richness of the earth every substance necessary for life, and finally direct their desires to the fruits of Thy mercy. At our entrance, therefore, deign to bless and sanctify this house as Thou didst deign to bless the house of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob; and may the angels of Thy light, dwelling within the walk of this house, protect it and those who dwell therein. Through Christ our Lord. Amen."
Translated by Most Reverend J. H. Schlarman Bishop of Peoria
A Cherokee Blessing
Lord, "May the warm winds of heaven blow softly on our homes,
Let your Spirit, bless all who enter there,
May our shoes make happy tracks in many snows,
And may the rainbow always touch our shoulders."
Cherokee Blessing....
Powers of nature and great spirit of life, protect the ones we love.
We honor mother earth and ask that our marriage be abundant and grow stronger through the seasons;
We honor fire and ask that our union be warm and glowing with love in our hearts;
We honor wind and ask that we be lifted up to soar through life, safe and calm as in our father's arms;
We honor water to cleanse and soothe our union that it may never thirsts for love;
We honor all that is under the great sky as we pledge our hearts and lives.
Of all the powers of nature and the universe, we ask for harmony and happiness as we grow forever together.
Irish House Blessing
"Bless this house, o Lord, we pray.
Make it safe by night and day.
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out.
Bless the roof and chimney tall
Let thy peace lie over all.
Bless the doors that they may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless the windows shining bright,
Letting in God's heavenly light.
Bless the hearth a-blazing there,
With smoke ascending like a prayer.
Bless the people here within…
Keep them pure and free from sin.
Bless us all, that one day, we
May be fit, O lord, to dwell with Thee."
Jewish Blessing for the Home
Upon this house a blessing
may trees rise upon the grass
may water flow plentiful throughout the land
may happiness and joy follow throughout the years
may we have prosperity
retain good health
succeed all attempts
God bless this house always
Jewish House Blessing
May this home be a place of happiness and health,
of contentment, generosity and hope,
a home of creativity and kindness.
May those who visit and those who live here
know only blessing and peace."
Let this be a place where peace abides.
Where tranquility pervades.
A place where love grows.
Contentment and happiness is a blessing a success
House Blessing by Louise Hay
I release all need to worry.
I release all the junk from the past.
I live in the present moment.
I appreciate myself.
I appreciate my life.
I appreciate my home.
I bless my home with love.
I live in peace and harmony.
I am peaceful, joyous, and harmonious.
I am orderly and neat.
It is easy for me to be orderly.
My home comes together easily and effortlessly.
My home becomes more beautiful every day.
I enjoy my beautiful surroundings.
It is a pleasure to come home.
I have friendly, loving, supportive neighbors.
I am always safe and secure.
All is well in my home and in my world.