The Sanguin Chalis Inn

Most witches' households have spirits that are welcome into their home.
These spirits are beneficial to their owners. House spirits protect the
home and prevent evil from entering. They help locate lost items, keep
the pets happy and alert the home's owners to any danger.

Garden spirits, or fairies watch over the garden. They do a number of things
from protecting the plants to driving away harmful insects and tending
to the plants. Spirits are easily attracted to your home and garden and
if you respect them, they will remain with you for years to come.

Here are some ways to attract spirits to your home:
Witchballs are glass balls that you hang in your windows to protect your
home from evil influences. These balls can be colored or contain
trinkets such as feathers, sand, glitter, or tinsel. Witchballs will
also attract beneficial spirits such as fairies to your home.
A shrine should be erected to the spirits that protect your home. This
can be a small altar or area in your home that is dedicated to the
spirits. The shrine is where you will leave your offerings and say your
prayers to the spirits. It can be decorated with statues, pictures,
plants or whatever you can find. You may want to keep one or two small
dishes on your shrine. One can contain shiny coins and the other is used
for gifts and offerings of milk, alcohol, or honeycakes and candies. In
ancient Rome and Greece, vases were placed on the shrines for fresh
flowers. You can also add a censer for some incense if you like. many
shrines incorporate a statue of a spirit or fairy.
Purifying your living space will make your home more inviting to spirits
so be sure to do cleansing rituals at least once each spring.
House spirits are especially fond of pets and children. Cats seem to
attract them more than anything. You can tell you have a spirit in your
home when you see your cat romping around the house and playing with
invisible things. Cats can see fairies and spirits that we cannot.
You can invite fairies into your garden by planting certain types of
plants. that will attract them to your garden and your home.
Creating special places in your garden will also attract fairies and
spirits. You can create simple things such as stone circles, little
trails, fairy houses and also ponds, fountains and birdbaths. A
sanctuary with a clear pool, small caves and paths are inviting to all
types of nature spirits.
You can also erect a small shrine in your garden for the little people.
Use a central theme such a s a statue of an angel, fairy, maiden, or
child. Leave offerings of coins, milk, alcohol and sweets for the little
people here and be sure to change them periodically. You do not need to
leave flowers if the shrine is outside.

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