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First, find the place where you wish to set up the altar. This place must not be disturbed, for it will take on sacred and holy energies, and you will not want anything to happen to this area.
Use some quiet meditation music if there is some available. Remember, the more energy and work that you put into your altar, the more magickal energy it will take on. You may even use an energy bell or Tibetan bell to signify that you are beginning to call those spiritual guides to assist you with your present work. Action is the key!
Once you have found that place, take a smudge wand of Sage, light it and begin to clear the air around the altar. Constantly, keep Love and Light in your consciousness.
Now, move to the four elements and ask for their guiding presence. Use a compass if needed to find the proper directions on the Earth.
North =Earth
South = Fire
East = Air
West = Water
Around = Spirit
Ask for their blessings and honor their assistance.
Next, begin to set up the altar, placing each item you wish on the altar gently and reverently. Use the Consecration Ritual if you need to consecrate any magickal tools. You'll know what those items are as time passes. The altar will change its appearance as the seasons change.
On your altar can be anything you wish, anything! Some altars are outside, some are inside. Some are clean and orderly, while others are cluttered with anything and everything around them. Yet, you must keep this place of sacredness, honorable to the God and Goddess.
You may wish to use two 7-day candles (buy at 99 cent store) to represent the every presence of the God and Goddess in your life. Black for God, White for Goddess. Red of fire, incense for Air, small bowl of water for west, and something of the Earth for North.
Once your altar is set up the way you want it, spend a few moments in quiet meditation thinking about what this altar means to you. Now, allow the altar to fill you with its magick and energy. Feel the magick around you. breathe in the Love and Light from the Lord and Lady. Visual yourself revitalized because of it's presence. See yourself becoming healthier, whole, and wise.
Now, visualize healing for someone else, maybe someone you do not even know. Send them Love and Light.
When you are ready to end your dedication and consecration ritual, sound the bell once again, thanking all elements for their presence and assistance. Send them back to their humble abode harming none on their way.
Now, thank the Lord and Lady for their presence in your life. Take a deep breath of the fresh magick around you and repeat: So mote it be! It is done!
Allow the Lord and Lady candles to burn constantly, replacing them week after week, month after month, year after year.
Balancing and Grounding Ritual
I came across this wonderful ritual on the Grimoire List. The author is Anya. Make sure to say everything that is in quotations out loud.
Face East and center yourself.
"I am grounded in the center of my being."
Visualize energy of below.
"I am supported by the powers of below."
Visualize the God/Goddess of above.
"I am guided by the powers of above."
. Visualize the unity of self with center above and below.
"I am balanced in the axis of my being."
Extend your hand to the East, visualize and make contact with the powers of the elemental forces. Visualize clarity.
"I am inspired by the powers of Air."
Visualize purifying/transforming.
"I am enlightened by the powers of Fire."
Visualize healing/cleansing.
"I am renewed by the powers of Water."
Visualize nurturing/stability.
"I am nurtured by the powers of Earth."
Establish the balance of axis and elements. Feel this to be true.
"The forces are in balance within me and about me."
Feel the Sphere of the Circle.
"The Sphere is placed."
Feel the Cube of the Temple within the Sphere.
"The Temple is established."
Feel the Temple within yourself.
"I am the Temple."
