Domestic Rituals

Floors Waxed and Wards Renewed

Rituals are powerful because they extend beyond a moment. They are done repeatedly, to a schedule divorced from profane time.

They are a what and a why that sanctify the when. To perform one is to reach into the past and future and make yourself more than the now.

However, for them to be meaningful, they require work and commitment. It is okay for them to feel onerous sometimes. The only thing magic likes more than an offering is a sacrifice.

Every year we have the floors throughout Hierophany & Hedge and Hierophany House oiled and waxed. That’s just house maintenance for floors not sealed with plastic.

However, we also take that time to ritually reconsecrate the space. We cleanse, we anoint, and we ward. It is a lot of work, but it centers us in our keep, and it reminds all our guardians and ghosts that they are beloved.

(The cats just like to flop onto and slide around on the empty floors.)