The Left Side: The Goddess
White, silver, green candles
Cup or Chalice
Bell
Crystals
Cauldron


The Right Side: The God
Red, yellow, gold candles
Censer
Wand
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Cleanse the Salt, making three tuathal circles above it with hand, while visualizing yellow-white light.
“Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Earth, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.�?nbsp;
Bless the Salt, making three deosil circles above it with hand, while visualizing blue-white light.
“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!�?/B>
Cleanse the Water, making three tuathal circles
“Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Water, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.�?nbsp;
Blesses the Water, making three deosil circles
“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!�?/B>
While combining the two say:
“Behold, the Salt is pure!
Behold, the Water is pure!
Purity into purity then, and purity be blessed!�?nbsp;
Asperge area with salt water “I cleanse you�? I cleanse you…I cleanse you…�?BR>Cleanse the Charcoal (or matches), making three tuathal circles above it with hand, while visualizing yellow-white light
“Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Fire, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.�?nbsp;
Bless the Incense, making three deosil circles above it with hand, while visualizing blue-white light.
“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!�?/B>
Cleanses the Incense, making three tuathal circles above it with his hand, while visualizing yellow-white light forcing out all negative energy
“Behold, I exorcise you, O creature of Air, casting out from you any impurities which may lie within.�?nbsp;
Blesses the Incense, making three deosil circles above it with hand, while visualizing blue-white light.
“And I do Bless and Charge you to this work!�?/B>
While combining the two say:
“Behold, the Fire is pure!�?BR>“Behold, the Air is pure!�?BR>“Purity into purity then, and purity be blessed!�?/B>
Asperge area - “I charge you�? I charge you…I charge you…�?lt;o:p></o:p>

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The Altar

Drape a clean handkerchief over a corner of your dresser or over the top of your briefcase and use that as the basis of your altar. The cloth will protect your portable "ritual tools" from the mundane energies that are inherent on these surfaces due to their use for non-spiritual purposes. When not being used as an altar cloth, it can be used to wrap and protect breakable items in your altar kit.

To Represent Air/East

The most lightweight item you can use to represent air is a feather culled from your own backyard. Next time you take a walk keep your eyes open for fallen feathers. (Editor's Note: Feathers found in the wild can contain microscopic organisms that damage the lungs of human beings. Please consider using one of the several brands of feather spray disinfectant (available at feather or craft shops) on your feathers before using them in ritual).

People who inspect baggage at airports expect to find letter openers inside briefcases, and these make the perfect substitute for your athame. Because they represent communication, they are naturally linked to the air element. They also have the same projective feel as the athame, but are much smaller and lighter, and won't get you arrested at the metal detector.

To Represent Fire/South

Instead of using actual fire you can substitute a small "wand" made from a twig that appeals to you, or a fiery stone such as iron pyrite or a meteor. Small arrowheads or pieces of flint also make excellent fire symbols.

To Represent Water/West

Nothing represents water quite like water. Rather than using a paper-wrapped hotel glass, or carrying around your own large and heavy chalice, invest in a set of one-ounce shot glasses, which are easy to find in gift shops and department stores. They are small, comparatively lightweight, and usually come in sets of six. If you break one you'll have five spares to fall back on. Fill these with a little bit of water and--presto!--you have your water problem solved.

To Represent Earth/North

A small stone always works well as a representation of the earth element. Find one you like and carry it with you to use when nothing else is readily available. Good choices here are bloodstone, obsidian, shale, or a stone from your usual worship setting.

To connect yourself either to the energy of your home, or to the area in which you are working, you can collect a small bit of local soil or grass. Take along a spare, empty prescription bottle to keep this in, then transfer it to one of your shot glasses before placing it on your altar.

Candle Replacements

If you have a few spare dollars to invest, you can purchase battery powered "candles." These are fairly lightweight, usually stand six to eight inches high, and, with the exception of their marquise-shaped light bulbs that substitute for flames, they look enough like real candles to satisfy your subconscious mind. These have uses outside of traveling, too. I use them to mark the four quarters of my circle whenever it is not safe to use real fire. While you are traveling, or wherever open flames are prohibited, they also make good working candles and/or candles to honor the God and Goddess.

Oil and Incense Replacements

Essential oils and incenses are highly flammable, and they are generally not safe to pack in your luggage. Oil bottles can break and stain everything else in your suitcase. Incense can also stain if it gets loose, and, if you are in a place where fires are prohibited, you will not be allowed to burn it anyway. The strong scents might also raise objections from hotel owners and roommates.

To use scent to set an atmosphere for your private devotions, try making a scented lotion you can rub on yourself prior to your ritual. Use only a drop or three of oil per eight-ounce bottle of unscented lotion. Shake well to thoroughly mix before applying. Using more oil will not only be overpowering to your sense of smell, but can seriously irritate your skin. Trust that a few drops will be enough to give you the atmosphere you need without forcing others to have to breathe your fumes.

Odds and Ends

Depending on how much space you have in your carry-on bag, briefcase, or dorm/locker storage, you can add other items to your altar kit. Certainly a divination device like tarot cards or rune stones is useful. Personal talismans, ritual jewelry, lightweight statuettes, or portable cassette or CD players can also be included.<o:p></o:p>

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Earth (North): Use beads or drilled tumbled stones in greens, browns, black, wood or bone. Moss agate, amber, serpentine, malachite, and iron are recommended.

Fire (South): Use beads or stones in red, orange, gold, crimson and yellow colored metals. Garnet, carnelian, citrine, red agate are recommended.

Water (West): Use beads or stones in blue, blue-green, light green, and indigo, as well as aquamarine, amazonite, lapis lazuli, amethyst, fluorite, pearl, silver and copper.

Air (East): Use beads or stones in yellow, crimson or blue white, especially in quartz, topaz, citrine, azurite and copper. <o:p></o:p>

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