šÆš”Spirits of the Householdš” šÆ
š”First, let me tell you that this is 100% based on my own experiences, and what was passed down to me from my family. It doesnāt have to apply to you too, but I hope other people find this useful!š”
šÆ In my tradition, everything has energy, specifically, life energy. This ālife energyā, however you may want to call it, itās what makes us alive, but also what gives life and spirit to inanimate objects, like a crystal, a book, or a house. All matter has the ability to retain ālife energyā, as long as thereās a āsystemā in which this life energy can flow, since this particular type of energy isnāt static. In us living beings, itās what we call energy centers or chakras (if youāre an hinduist or buddhist). In inanimate objects, it honestly depends on itās structure, but since here weāre talking about a home spirit, itās ability to let energy flow through, itās on itās rooms and hallways.
šÆ Now, y'know how people can be possessed? Same with places. Spirits are basically life energy without matter attached to them, even though they can manipulate matter, and thus they can āuseā any material thing, or being, if theyāre strong enough, as a vessel. Possessing a person itās hard because that person already has itās own life force/energy, but a house? That has not been blessed and named correctly? Wouldnāt have itās own life force, and thus itās perfect prey.
šÆ Like I said before, all matter, and thus all places, have the ability to retain life energy. This is how spirits can attach themselves to a house, willingly or not, and get a house āhauntedā. Now, even if no spirit is attached to a house, if you donāt bless your home, whatever energy enters the system will still get attached, whether itās good or bad. Thatās why you should cleanse your home energetically often. But, thereās another way to protect your home, and get yourself a friend or ally too: and thatās blessing and naming your home.
šÆ This is not an easy ritual, but itās extremely effective. You basically breathe life, using your own life force, or that of certain offerings, or that invoked to be used through Deities, and awaken the house. Plan beforehand. Where each āenergy centerā will be, how energy is supposed to flow and why you want it to flow that way. Make a map of your house and identify how you can use that structure as a ābodyā. After youāve decided, you can go to step two: preparing the house.
šÆ To prepare your home, make sure everything is nice and tidy, and that itās physically clean. Then, Iād normally do a deep energetic cleansing ceremony, to make sure itās perfectly clean of all malicious energy.
šÆ Once youāve done that, protect your home, set up the wards, and then bless it. Walk through the house in the same way energy should flow through it, bless each room and breathe life on them. Use your favorite tools or none, chants or prayers too. Give the rooms and hallways a purpose. What energy center will be there and how it is going to transform or use energy, and for what purpose. Is that the cleaning center of the house? Or is it the heart? What kind of energies will you be able to access there?
šÆ This doesnāt have to be extremely specific, since once itās awaken, the home will do the rest. You gotta leave place for the system to adjust itself.
šÆAlso, take into consideration that youāll need a lot of energy to awaken a whole house, or even an apartment, so while with smaller things like a book or figurine you could use your own life force, itās highly recommended to call on deities or āhigher beingsā, to bring you that life force instead of fueling it with your own.
šÆ At the end, the home will feel different, conscious. Thereās a chance youāll receive an image? Or sound? That just feels like this homeās new energy. Thatās the name.
šÆWhenever you get home, acknowledge your Home Spirit, call them by name, say hi. Donāt be afraid to talk to them, itāll strengthen the bond between you two. I also recommend to set up a small home altar, somewhere where the heart would go, mostly for offerings or to give the Home Spirit more strength.
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