Intentions
Gratitude
- A glass of water on the altar To Begin
To offer hospitality to whatever watches over you and to start each day with the place made new.
- Words to open and to close To Begin
To set your practice time apart from the rest of the day.
- A personal morning prayer To Begin
To begin the day with gratitude, direction and service.
- The notebook of meaningful moments To Begin
To keep a record of well-timed meetings, unexpected help and solutions that once seemed far off.
- Caring for a love you already have Love and Bonds
To give thanks for a bond you have and give it your attention.
- A blessing for money on the move Prosperity and Work
To give thanks for the money you give and the money you receive.
- A blessing for work and service Prosperity and Work
To start the workday wanting to serve well.
- The table as a ritual The Home
To give thanks for your food and eat with attention.
- Saying goodbye to a home and passing it on The Home
To thank a house you are leaving and wish its next people well.
- Your bond with plants Plants
To show gratitude to the plants that keep you company in a practice.
- Rice: sustenance and abundance Plants
To give thanks for your food and get ready to share it.
- Corn: provision and continuity Plants
To keep in mind where the things that sustain you come from.
- Honey: sweetness and the ability to receive Plants
To open yourself to receiving kindness and to giving it.
- Wheat: harvest and thanks for what sustains you Plants
To give thanks for the year's sustenance and save its seed for the next.
- A shared bath of basil and roses Baths
To give thanks, ask and offer between two people who love each other.
- Cleaning and preparing a stone Stones
To set a piece apart from daily use before you dedicate it.
- Closing a stone's dedication Stones
To set a piece free when its purpose has been met or has changed.
- Smoke-cleansing the house Incense and Scents
To cleanse the house with smoke and give thanks for what you have received.
- Making an essence by the sun method Flower Essences and Other Essences
To keep a flower's presence in water for your altar or for misting your home.
- Full Moon: what can be seen The Moon
To recognize what has grown and give thanks for it.
- Greeting the full Moon The Moon
To meet the full Moon on your feet, give thanks for the month and look toward the next one.
- September 29: the feast of the archangels The Seven Rays
To thank Michael, Gabriel and Raphael and entrust the coming year to them.
- January 1: blessing of the four elements The Year
To give thanks, as the year begins, for what holds up your life and your home.
- January 6: the gifts of the Three Kings The Year
To dedicate your home to care and kindness.
- Spring: the four winds The Year
To open the season of beginnings.
- An ofrenda for your dead The Year
To remember those who are gone and welcome them home for a few days.
- The spirit of Christmas and the letter of wishes The Year
To welcome the spirit of Christmas with a letter about what you wish to receive and to nurture.
- Your birthday as a personal new year The Year
To take stock of all you have lived since your last birthday.
- The sweet birthday bath The Year
To get ready to receive the sweetness of the year that is beginning.
- The bowl of specific thanks Everyday Rituals
To acknowledge what you have received without denying what is hard.
- Rosemary for remembrance Everyday Rituals
To tend a memory that matters to you.
- Giving back to the world Everyday Rituals
To turn gratitude into taking part.
- Keeping a waking memory Dreams
To give something you lived through a place without forcing it into a single explanation.