New Beginning

you will need:

• a white candle
• scissors
• 2 to 4 inches of string
• 6 inch square piece of green cloth
• a key
• iris or orris root
• dried chamomile or daisy
• a white ribbon
• a tool to carve the candle (straight pin or dagger)

Carve your name on the candle, then light it, while saying,

“Fresh and clean,
with flame so pure,
My old life is now obscure”

Visualise in vivid detail what you expect from your new life and see new opportunities unfolding. Cut the string in half, letting the pieces fall to the ground. Place them on the cloth while saying,

Remove your boudaries, Terminus
Liberate me, me libera"

Place the key on the cloth while saying,

“Carna, come unlock your doors,
A new beginning, I implore”

Place the iris or orris root on the cloth and say,

“Iris (or Orris), help me cross the bridge.
Janus, give me what I wish”

Place the daisy or chamomile on the cloth and say,

“Freya, make all fresh and new.
Please do now what I ask of you”

Gather the edges of the cloth together and tie them with the ribbon to form a pouch. As you knot the ribbon say,

“A brand new life,
I start today.
I seal my old life out - away.
I now embrace what comes to me.
In growth and opportunity”

Let the candle burn down, then carry the pouch on your person or in your purse or pocket for as long as you feel you need it.