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WORKS OF
DARKNESS
silk cloths in which these items will be wrapped after the ritual of
consecration. If the altar is to be stationary in the Temple, draping the
black cloth over it will be sufficient, assuming that the area you have
chosen for your Temple has no daytime purpose with which the altar's
position and presence would interfere.
Begin the Consecration by clearing your mind and releasing your
tension through controlled breathing as before. If there is consecrated
purification water left in the bowl or cup used for consecrating the
Temple, have that nearby as well. If all of it has been used, repeat the
visualizations to charge the water with the needed cleansing properties.
The altar is the first tool to be consecrated. Set it where it will be
during ritual. If you have chosen a stone altar, kneel by it on the
ground, facing the southern point as always. If you have decided to use
the Kabbalistic box altar, stand behind it. For the rite of consecration,
you may set it on the ground, on a small table or stand, or you may
even set it on your lap if its size is not too cumbersome.
Ritual tools are less polluted with foreign energy than the ground,
not requiring the great amount of visualization and force of will that
was needed to clear the Temple. Place your left hand an inch above the
altar, allowing it to hover there. Close your eyes and inhale deeply,
holding the breath then releasing it slowly. Silence your mind into a
state of receptivity, the same state acquired in the exercises given in
the third chapter of this book.
Rather than attuning your senses to the visual attributes of your
surroundings, hone them into the space between your hand and the
altar. Sense the energy rising from it, the invisible friction created
between yourself and the tool. Feel the distinct magnetism that is
produced by this interaction. When you have achieved an energetic
connection with the altar, move your hand horizontally, maintaining
the same distance between your hand and the wood or stone surface, as
well as maintaining your relaxed focus. You should now be able to feel
the energy of the entire altar as your hand moves over it.
A verbal exorcism as ornate and forceful as the Latin oration
given earlier in this chapter is not required for the cleansing of these
tools, although it still may be used if you found it to your liking.
Otherwise, simply stating your will that the altar be cleansed from all
energies not in alignment with the Works of Darkness will be sufficient.
Hold the cup or bowl of purifying saltwater in your left hand. If
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