Consecrating Tools

[unkn0wn]

Is it necessary to build up energy within a Rainbow wand for a minimum amount of days before actually consecrating it? I was under the impression of waiting 1 month while using it daily for White Magick rituals. It has been 1 week and would like to consecrate it to move onto other things. Any thoughts or opinions?

Thanks

[Haelos]

I don't know what a "rainbow wand" is, but generally, you have individual wands for specific purposes, and they're consecrated before you ever put them into practical use.

Might I ask what reading material you're going off? It sounds completely ass backwards. from what I know.

[unkn0wn]

Hi thanks for the reply.

The information I got this was from Donald Kraig's Modern Magick.

The Rainbow wand is described as a "universal tool using astrological symbolism of 12 colors with an added black/white"

Kraig states, "Once you have spent a month working with your Rainbow Wand as described above, you will be ready to fully consecrate and charge it to magickal purposes. Be sure to use for at least one month before consecrating other tools."

I've been following this and working the rituals which is just now getting past white magick. Don't really want to wait 1 month which he claims to do.

[RoseRed]

Who or what do you plan on consecrating it to?

[unkn0wn]

Each color (12) excluding white & black will be consecrated to a different angel

[Desecrated]

This is really up to you how complex you want to do it,.

You could just hold your staff in both hand (palms up) and simple say, I CONSECRATE THIS STAFF IN THE NAME OF... Add all the angels names.

OR, you could go more old school and find out the correct astrological date for each angel and do it in 12 sessions.

But I think the most important part is your mental state. What ever ritual you do, remember that it is only there to give you the confidence that this is Truly YOUR wand. And that it does have power being being just a simple painted stick.

[unkn0wn]

Thanks for the reply.

So, there's really no need to "build energy up" by using it for a certain amount of time before actually consecrating? Just depends on when I'm ready and how I'd like to go about it?

Donald Kraig may have just used the 1 month situation so anyone practicing with the wand will get used to it I suppose by holding it correctly as his teachings are a progression from knowing nothing to a little something.

[RoseRed]

to charge the type of wand that you're talking about - yeah, it matters. The crystals act like a battery and the month follows the lunar cycles. If you actively work with an object to imbue it with Power - you can.

Other wands are created in different manners.

[Desecrated]

Thanks for the reply.

So, there's really no need to "build energy up" by using it for a certain amount of time before actually consecrating? Just depends on when I'm ready and how I'd like to go about it?

Donald Kraig may have just used the 1 month situation so anyone practicing with the wand will get used to it I suppose by holding it correctly as his teachings are a progression from knowing nothing to a little something.

Consecration and charging an object is a bit different.
I like to charge an object for a longer time by having it near me and especially sleeping with it.
If I have a talisman I want to really charge, I will do both sessions actively charging it, but also passively charging it, by just being around it.

Consecration is not entirely the same as sacrificing (thus making it sacred), but it's close. A sacred object is very often placed on the alter and not touched again unless necessary. But the alter itself is consecrated, it is associated with the very source of power or sacred source. In the case of the wand, it's associated with the angels.

[unkn0wn]

I have also been sleeping next to it to help charge it. How would you go about determining when something is charged thoroughly enough?

[Haelos]

I have also been sleeping next to it to help charge it. How would you go about determining when something is charged thoroughly enough?

That is something I can sense with intuition. I'd have to say you'll probably need to do the same. I'm not sure how other people work though.

[corvidus]

I have also been sleeping next to it to help charge it. How would you go about determining when something is charged thoroughly enough?

Think of it like a battery. The more you charge it, the more powerful it will be.

The more you use it, the faster the battery power will drain.

Charging any tool, pentacle, and/or fluid condenser is a continual process, and you only get out what you put in.

Advanced practices involves evocation of angels/spirits/godforms to charge your tools for you (saving you time and energy).

[RoseRed]

I guess it's time for another one of my annoyingly anal posts on word usage. We're talking about two very specific things in this thread.

Consecrate - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consecrate
verb (used with object), consecrated, consecrating.

1.to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity:
to consecrate a new church building.

2.to make (something) an object of honor or veneration; hallow:
a custom consecrated by time.

3.to devote or dedicate to some purpose:a life consecrated to science.

4.to admit or ordain to a sacred office, especially to the episcopate.

5.to change (bread and wine) into the Eucharist.

Definitions 1,2,4 and 5 all have to do with religious uses. Definition 3 is dedicating something to a purpose - not a god or holy office.

Will you be dedicating your wand to a god or a job?


Charging is simply using it as a storage facility for energy.

Being able to tell when something is thoroughly charged takes practice. Once you are able to manipulate energy at will and focus it into a container - you can work on the skill of measuring the intensity of the energy as well. They go hand in hand. There are different meditations and exorcizes that are geared to energy work, becoming more sensitive to it and wielding it. Some people have an easier time than others learning to do this. Practice, practice, practice.

[unkn0wn]

Thanks for all the replies and insight.

The wand will be dedicated to a job.

Energy is something I have began working on, but it's a slow process for me. I have yet to become open enough to anything beyond the physical, although it's only been 3 months.

[RoseRed]

Oh, you're just getting started. I wish you the best while exploring your abilities.

Perhaps, some of the other members here might have specific suggestions to help you further your skills.

[Desecrated]

I have also been sleeping next to it to help charge it. How would you go about determining when something is charged thoroughly enough?

That is unfortunately an answer you have to find for yourself. If you ask 3 occultisms, you'll get 3 different answers

It's kinda like asking, "-when is the spaghetti done?"

[insomni4c]

I can't really say exactly what you would want to do in your situation, but I can give an example of how I generally go about charging or consecrating my tools and amulets.

I set up my altar with a few candles, the object in question, a bowl of water, and a bowl of salt.

If I am charging it with or consecrating to to something associated with a specific planet or element, I generally start with a banishing and then an invoking ritual of the planet or element to open the ritual. Like, I used the Lunar version of the GIRH for my scrying mirror. If the angels involved have any planetary or elemental correspondences, and you decide to do it in separate sessions like Desecrated mentioned, that might be handy.

Then I exorcize the salt, and use the salt to exorcize the water. Kinda like when a Catholic priest blesses holy water, but a little different. Then I'll use the water to purify the object. it doesn't sound like you'd want to purify your wand at this point though. I have before burned sigils and mixed the ashes with the water instead of salt before though, and soaked the object in it while doing the next bit.

After that I'll do the middle pillar ritual and use the light to charge the object with my intent. I also like to do this when working with sigils, and will generally use a sort of barbarous mantra while visualizing the light charging the sigil or object. I also like to verbally state what I'm doing right before this, like "I consecrate/charge this [whatever it is] to [whatever the purpose is].

There are a lot of good suggestions in this thread. Ultimately it's up to you how you do it, whatever symbolically dedicates the wand to the intended work in your mind should do the job.