Garden Blessing Bottle by Rev. Carol A. Ingle (Raven)

[Dept of PMM Artists & things]

Garden Blessing Bottle

This neat bottle is to prepare you for the garden season ahead. As well as blessing your seeds for an abundant harvest.

•One seed from each plant that you want to grow
•A small bottle/jar with a cork or lid (a green bottle is preferable)
•A brown candle

Place the seeds on your altar.

Set the bottle/jar next to the seeds.

Light the brown candle.

Cast a circle according to your tradition, or just visualise a glowing white sphere surrounding you and your altar.

Face the altar and say these words or similar:

I call on the Element of the Earth
I ask for your Blessings upon these seeds
May you provide a fertile anchor for these seeds to sprout
And their roots to grow
May you hold these seeds in your loving embrace.

I call on the Element of the Air.
I ask for your Blessings upon these seeds
May your winds not blow too strong
May gentle breezes caress my garden.

I call on the Element of Fire
I ask for your Blessings upon these seeds
May the warmth of the Sun cause abundant growth
May the Sun gently kiss my garden.

I call on the Element of Water
I ask for your Blessings upon these seeds
May you not rain too much, nor too little
So that these seeds may fulfill their quest
In the scheme of Nature.

I call on the Element of Spirit
The fifth Element that binds all together
I ask for you Blessings upon these seeds
Guard them as they grow
Fill them with the spirit of the Universe
Fill them with Love, Beauty, Health and Healing.
So mote it be!

Now as you fill your bottle with the seeds. Visualise yourself tending your garden. Visualise your garden the way you want it to Look. See yourself working to make it look this way. (No matter how much you bless your seeds, if you don't take care of your garden. You won’t get the best results). Visualise the harvest. Imagine how wonderful it will be to taste fresh veggies and herbs. Imagine the Sweet fragrance of fresh flowers. Visualize your harvest nourishing you and your family.

If you plan on preserving your harvest, see yourself doing just that. See your family enjoying the "fruits of your labor." When you have put all the seeds in the bottle, put the lid on, and seal it with wax from the brown candle. Release the circle, and keep the bottle on your altar overnight. Keep the bottle where you can see it daily, to remind you of the joys your garden will bring you.

Early in Spring, break the seal on the bottle. Go to a wild place and scatter the seeds to the winds. As you do this, thank the Elements for their blessings. And make a new one for your next garden.