Description
Book SynopsisHonor life’s milestones and bring sacredness into everyday life. The Book of Blessings and Rituals shows you how to create ceremony and meaning around the most important events in you life. Drawing from different world traditions, leading metaphysical teacher Athena Perrakis presents blessings to cover a wide array of occasions and intentions, including
holidays and
sacred days,
love,
healing,
protection,
prosperity and success,
lunar blessings and rituals, and
manifestation. Organized by
month, you'll be able to celebrate the sacred all year long.
- Create medicine bundles and altars to support blessings and ceremonies
- Know which crystals to use to amplify rituals and clear energy
- Learn how to smudge for clearing and protection
- Use the power of invocations to assist in strengthening goals and intentions
Deepen your experience of the sacred, find inspiration, and heal with this
non-denominational guide to blessings and rituals.
Trade Review"Whether it provides inspiration to create a blessing altar or guidance in crafting an invocation to strengthen your goals, the book will deepen your appreciation of the sacred, which is always at work to provide for us." * Spirituality & Health *
"From ancestral rituals to home healing altars,
The Book of Blessings and Rituals reads like sage advice and insight from a gentle, magical friend. As the moon changes shape, and as the seasons come and go, the words in these pages will be there to guide you toward your own magic and inner light." -- Lisa Marie Basile, author of Light Magic for Dark Times
"Beautiful blessings. Beautiful illustrations. Beautiful book." -- Yasmin Boland, author of Moonology
"Beautifully illustrated ... an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Metaphysical Studies collections." * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 6
1 January
The Month of New Beginnings 8
Smudging Prayer 10
Four Directional Invocation 11
New Year Intention-Setting Blessing 14
Universal Support Invocation 15
Chakra Affirmation and Activation 16
Project 1: Intention Altar 18
Project 2: Law of Attraction 3D Crystalline Vision Board 21
2 February
The Month of New and Universal Love 24
Valentine’s Day Blessing 26
Love Draw Invocation 27
Imbolc Self-Love Invocation 28
Project 3: Love Draw
Medicine Bag 29
3 March
The Month of Emerging Life 32
Spring Equinox (Ostara) 34
Blessing and Invocation
Becoming the Mother Invocation 35
Project 4: Spring Equinox (Ostara) Ritual 36
Project 5: Balance Grid 39
4 April
The Month of Healing and Wellness 42
New Moon Healing and Balance Invocation 44
Recovery and Addiction Blessing 45
Physical Wellness Invocation 46
Project 6: Home Healing Altar 47
Project 7: Flower and Herb Mandala 50
5 May
The Month of Prosperity and Power 52
5/5 (May 5) Prosperity and Ease Invocation 54
Beltane Blessing 55
Sacred Box Dedication Prayer 56
Project 8: Prosperity Altar 57
Project 9: Money Draw Incense 60
6 June
The Month of Balance, Cycles, and Celebrations 62
Handfasting Ceremony 64
Honoring the Cycles Blessing 65
Sacred Tool Elemental Blessing 66
Litha (Summer Solstice) Blessing 67
Project 10: Summer Solstice Ritual 68
Project 11: Sacred Union Grid 71
7 July
The Month of Eternal and Soul Mate Love 74
Recommitment Blessing 76
Soul Mate Attraction Invocation 77
Project 12: Bedroom Altar 78
Project 13: Inner Fire Perfume 81
8 August
The Month of the Shift Toward Darkness 84
Lammas Blessing 86
Project 14: Despacho Ritual to Pachamama 87
Project 15: Lammas Ritual 91
9 September
The Month of the Harvest 94
Rosh Hashanah New Year Prayer and Invocation 96
Fall Equinox (Mabon) Blessing and Invocation 97
Project 16: Fall Equinox (Mabon) Ritual 99
Project 17: Honey Blessing Jar 102
10 October
The Month of the Dead 106
Entity Removal Prayer 108
Diwali Blessing 109
Protection Blessing 110
Samhain Blessing and Invocation 111
Project 18: Ancestral Altar 112
Project 19: Protection Bundle 115
11 November
The Month of Gratitude 118
Thanksgiving Blessing 120
Universal Prayer Offering 121
Project 20: 11/11 (November 11) Wishing Scroll Ritual 122
Project 21: Gratitude Altar 124
Project 22: Karmic Release Offerings 126
Project 23: Mulling Herbs 129
12 December
The Month of Grace 132
Christmas Blessing and Invocation 134
Yule Blessing and Invocation 135
Project 24: Sacred Yule Votive 136
Project 25: Yule Ritual 138
Conclusion and Closing Prayer 141
Acknowledgments 142
About the Author 143
