Blessing The Boundaries of Your Home

 

The Roman god Terminus was the deity of land boundaries, whether farmland or city villa. The Terminalia on February 23^{rd was a celebration in his honor.}

Everyone has land boundaries, whether you live on a remote farm or in a city apartment. These boundaries need to be respected and protected. By blessing the boundaries of your private place of dwelling, you can strengthen your protection against intruders of all kinds: unwanted and unwelcome visitors, stalkers, burglars, noisy neighbours, intruding religious peddlers, and sales people.

If you can, or feel brave enough to, plan to walk the boundaries of your property. If you can’t, such as living in an apartment or in an area where your activities would become the centre of unwelcome attention, plan to walk through every room of your house.

~Outside Your Home~

If you can walk the boundaries outside, take a bowl of white cornmeal (a favourite of Native Americans). Hold it up to the sun, or moon if you do this at night. Ask the gods to bless it for you. Cornmeal is a natural substance and will not pollute the ground. Begin to the left of your driveway or entrance and move clockwise, lightly sprinkling the cornmeal as you go. Chant:

Blessings and honour to all who guard my boundaries.

Blessings and thanks for your help and protection.

May my property and dwelling be safe under your care.

I offer you friendship and blessings.

When you come to the starting point, sprinkle the cornmeal once more across the drive or entrance path. This acts as a double seal in the most vulnerable area.

If possible, build a little special place in full view of the drive or entrance path. This will be a "home" or "altar" for your guardians. It can be a collection of rocks that you have picked up and admired. It can be a small patch of herbs or a tiny grove of flowering bushes.

~Inside Your Home~

Prepare a chalice or glass of pure water and a small plate of salt. If you have an altar, take these to the altar and ask for their blessing by the gods. If not, hold them up toward the sun or moon for blessing. Sprinkle three pinches of salt into the water and swirl the chalice three times clockwise.

Begin near the front entrance of your dwelling. Lightly sprinkle the water-salt mixture across the door, moving clockwise. Chant while sprinkling:

Blessings and honour to all who guard my dwelling boundaries.

Blessings and thanks for your help and protection.

May my dwelling-place be safe under your care.

I offer you friendship and blessings.

Continue through each room in this manner until you have completely encircled the house or apartment. When you are once more at the front entrance, sprinkle the mixture across the threshold again.

Prepare some special "home" inside for your guardians. This should be in sight of the entrance. Such a "home" can be a bowl of tumbled stones, a vase of dried flowers, or a statue. You can also place a mirror facing the door to act as a boomerang for people trying to bring in negative attitudes.

Source

D J. Conway, Moon Magick