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15 Sep 00 - 05:24 PM (#298204) Subject: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Naemanson Hi Gang, There is an old saying/blessing for housewarmings. As you present the gifts you describe each of them as follows (kinda) "wine that your house may never be thirsty. bread and salt that it may never be hungry." Does anyone know the rest of it? I thnk the rest of it includes ashes for the hearth and a broom but I can't remember. Brett
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15 Sep 00 - 07:10 PM (#298287) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Morticia I know of putting bread and salt on a hearth as a welcome to friendly spirits.....and I know of using blessed water to draw pentagrams on all openings to the world ( windows and doors) to ward off unfriendly ones....the words said can be everything and anything that convey the feelings you want to accompany the actions as far as I know. Sorry, that probably hasn't helped much. |
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15 Sep 00 - 08:15 PM (#298338) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: SINSULL It appears in "It's A Wonderful Life" via Donna Reed. I'll see if I can Get it. Be nice to send it to Skarpi and family at their new abode. |
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16 Sep 00 - 12:49 AM (#298491) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Naemanson Sinsull, can I have created this ancient housewarming tradition from an old movie? I guess stranger things have happened. Yet, when I used it at my friend's housewarming someone there remembered the other items (ashes and broom) so I think the movie makers were drawing on an old tradition. Morticia, is the bread and salt on the hearth a nightly thing or is it a housewarming thing. In other words would you place the bread and salt there only when you move in or is it a continual thing like placing a saucer of milk out every night to stay on the good side of the faerie folk? |
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16 Sep 00 - 01:13 AM (#298504) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: wysiwyg Hardiman does house blessings too. Most Episcopal priests know how. PM me if you want more info. Whose house izziss for? ~S~ |
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16 Sep 00 - 03:08 AM (#298544) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: hesperis Praise - It's for Naemanson's own new place. As far as I know the bread and salt can be just for a House Blessing. Sometimes it's a good idea to do House Blessings on a regular basis, though. (I need to do one myself. My apartment's a mess!) Daily is only appropriate if you feel it is, quarterly is somewhat more usual, and even just once yearly would be fine. And know that all of us are sending good wishes for health, wealth, happiness, good friends, and great music, for you in your new home. (I am, anyway!) |
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16 Sep 00 - 09:04 AM (#298602) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Micca I have come across a rather good one for house moving that I am sure the second part of would work, You light a candle in the old house and let it burn for the last 24 hours of residence, then as you leave for the very last time you snuff it out and on arrival with the candle at the new abode, light it again as the transfer of the spirit of home and the family is installed in its new place, Works for me, It seems to transfer symbolically the Locus of the family (even if its only 1 person) to its new center |
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16 Sep 00 - 09:21 AM (#298608) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Naemanson I like that one Micca! I have some friends who are trying to buy a house. I will pass that on to them. This blessing is not for my house. I received an email from my friend to whose house I took such a blessing asking me to remind her what I had done because she said it touched her deeply and she wanted to do the same for another friend. I sincerely hope I will not be moving again in the near future though I can see at least one more on the horizon. I own a house with two apartments and being a slumlord is an annoying pain in the neck. Once my kids are out of school I think I will sell this dump and buy something small with plenty of workshop space. Anyone know a good blessing for a workshop? |
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16 Sep 00 - 01:20 PM (#298698) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Megan L Not sure about that one but my mother used to bless any house she entered for the first time by saying May the Great Creator of all things fill your home. May he fill it with loving laughter May he fill it with warm friendship May he fill it with all things good food for the body knowledge for the mind Love for the heart and peace for the soul, I don't know you yet my friend but these things I would wish for you also. |
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16 Sep 00 - 01:54 PM (#298711) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: hesperis Oops! I ass-u-me-d wrong! Some beautiful blessings here. I'm saving this thread... I sometimes use fruit juice, bread & honey, and salt. And a good sandalwood incense... Mmmmmm. |
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16 Sep 00 - 02:09 PM (#298720) Subject: RE: BS: Help: Housewarming Blessing From: Naemanson Thank you for the kind wishes, Megan. And to all of you, thanks for the ideas. I sent my friend what I had already. The housewarming is tomorrow. About 10 minutes after I sent out that email I lost power in the second floor of the house, including the office. I still don't have it back. I have to figure out what's wrong but I had to come into work too so I'm sneaking a look at the Mudcat while I'm here. I will keep an eye on this thread to see what else crops up. Like you, hesperis, I am keeping this thread. I guess it's time to unleash the power of testosterone on that power problem!
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