To Cleanse Ritual Tools


White Candle
Frankincense or Sandalwood incense
Small bowl of Water
Small dish of soil

Light the candle and the incense. Pass the tool through the incense smoke and chant:

I cleanse you with breath of Air,
Winds blown cold and winds blown fair.


Pass the tool through the candle flame. Chant:

I cleanse you with the warmth of Fire,
Dancing flame and purifier.


Asperge the tool with water. Chant:

With water I cleanse and give you life,
Babbling brook and surging knife.

Sprinkle the tool with soil. Chant:

I cleanse you with the depths of Earth,
Home of death and place of birth.


Take the tool in both hands and lift it skyward. Say:

Be free of negativity!
As I will, so mote it be!


by Dorothy Morrison