Water and Salt

The elements of Water and Earth are represented on the altar by water and salt.
The salt is preferably sea salt, but table salt, though acceptable, should be regarded as a last resort.

On the Alter
Place your water to the left of your altar.
Salt may also be placed to the left of the altar as representative of Earth. Salt can also be places on the right side of the alter when you want to represent the God (salt) and the Goddess (water).

Blessing the Water
· Start by grounding all excess energy, as you should before every magical working.
· Place your hand over the water. Make three Tuathail (counterclockwise) circles over the water, concentrating on removing any negativity from it.
· Say something to the effect of:
     “Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Water, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within!”
· Imagine yellow-white light pouring down from your hand into the water, and forcing out all negativity.
· Now make three Deosil (clockwise) circles with your hand over the water.
· Say something like:
     “And I do bless and consecrate you to this work!”
· Visualize the water being filled with a clear, bluish white light. Imagine the water filling with this light until it shines as brightly as if there were a blue-white sun within it.

Blessing the Salt
· Start by grounding all excess energy if you have not done so already.
· Place your hand over the salt and make three Tuathail circles over the salt, concentrating on removing any negativity from it.
· Say something to the effect of:
     “Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Earth, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within!”
· Imagine yellow-white light pouring down from your hand into the salt, and forcing out all negativity.
· Now make three Deosil circles with your hand over the salt.
· Say something like:
     “And I do bless and consecrate you to this work!”
· Visualize the salt being filled with a clear, bluish white light. Imagine the salt filling with this light until it shines as brightly as if there were a blue-white sun within it.