House blessing

Last night my coven gathered at the newly-rebuilt home of my in-laws. Their home was destroyed by fire in 2015. Shortly after the fire, my father in law asked me if my coven would come and do a house blessing for them when the house was rebuilt. I brought this request to them, and we all unanimously agreed that we would do it.

We decided not to use fire or smoke to cleanse the space, given what happened. One of my coveners brought a blessing oil (she creates amazing, powerful blends) to anoint the rune Algiz over doors and windows. I brought iron nail crosses that we had made to be hung over the outside doors of the house for protection. Another covener brought a blessing water spray which she sprayed in the rooms to cleanse them. Another covener brought their athame and used it to direct energies in the home. Finally, the other two coveners had a singing bell and singing bowl which they used to cleanse the space with sound.

We started in the basement. There was a deep sense of emotional grief that held in the original part of the basement, the oldest part of the original home. I told them that the house had essentially collapsed into that space. One of my coveners spoke and said she felt great sadness of not being able to support the rest of the structure. She laid her hand on the foundation and said, "You did not fail." We raised our voices together in toning to additionally cleanse the space. Later after we were finished, we encouraged my mother in law to try to make use of that space. She explained that she plans to have a workshop space there for her jewelry crafting, and my father in law will also be using it for brewing.

After cleansing and blessing the inside of the house, we went outside and poured salt across the threshold and around the foundation of the house. I brought an oil one of my coveners had made dedicated to the Faery Queen which I offered to the landvaettir. We spent some time at the giant Catalpa tree by the garage that was severely damaged by the fire. We again gathered outside and joined our voices together in toning at the entrance to the house. My in-laws' beagle ran over and joined her voice to ours, which was delightful.

It was a magical, blessed evening of healing. I am so grateful for my amazing coven. <3 Love you, witches!