Dedicating and Charging Your Tools by Galandrea

[Dept of PMM Artists & things]

Dedication Of Ritual Tools

The dedication, or programming, of Wiccan tools is simply setting an intention for their use. And communicating that intention to the ritual item, making sure that you have its consent.

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• • The dedication of your Wiccan tools begins in those first moments when you scan to find the right tools for you.

It continues when you pick up the items, and ask them whether they are willing to work with you, and in what way.

The purpose of dedication is to have the two of you, you and the Wiccan tool, coordinating your energies and focusing them on a single purpose. This magnifies the Power available to you. 

How To Dedicate Your Ritual Tools

 
Once you've purified your Wiccan tools, take a minute or two while your still within the Ritual Circle - to quietly feel the item's energy.

Once you have a sense of that, visualise clearly what purpose you have chosen it for. Send that image or idea into the ritual item. Ask it if it is willing to participate in this.

Then sit quietly, and open yourself to hearing its response. You may feel an increase in energy - which signifies yes, or a decrease - which means no.

Chances are that at this stage, the objects will be right on board. If so, this step serves to clarify the item's purpose. 

If The Object Disagrees

 
But it is possible that it rejects the idea, even now. If so, there are three likely reasons. One, the item has not been sufficiently cleansed. In this case do a deep purification. Two,your intention is not clear or in some way harmful. In this case spend some time exploring your intention and getting clear on what you want to do and why. Or, three the item has a specific purpose in coming to you, but not the one you thought.  In this case spend time with the item and ask it to reveal its purpose to you.  Eventually or as soon as you as willing to hear it you will understand its purpose.  When that happens you can then dedicate the object and your self to that intention.

Charging Your Ritual Tools With Magickal Energy

Build up a magickal energy beforehand, in Ritual space, and then fill the Wiccan tool with that energy.

You can use a smudging herb or essential oil to instill certain energies into your Wiccan tools. But be sure it won't damage the material.

Another option is to place your ritual tools on the altar during rituals and spell-casting. This is especially popular and practical to do at group rituals, when appropriate. Lots of good magickal Power can be raised, and if you've set the intention, the object can soak it up.