Positive Affirmation Seal

Last night I performed an Esbat ritual and I thought that some of the elements I put into it would be very beneficial to those setting their goals for the New Year. I'm going to call it, a Positive Affirmation Seal. You can either perform this as just a spell or in a ritual all it's own. So to begin you will need:

• Parchment paper
• Pen (may be previously enchanted or not)
• Anointing Oil
• Bowl of Salt and Water
• Frankincense incense
• Red candle
• Pentacle
• Cauldron
• Loose Sage and igniting coal
• Sealing wax and seal

Set up your altar and say your blessings. Light the sage on the coal within the cauldron on the pentacle. Make sure the smoke permeates the air accordingly so that the space is cleansed. You may also consecrate, charge, or bless the area in your own fashion. Once your sacred space has been prepared, you will begin by meditating. The purpose of this meditation is to divine your positive affirmations. Light the red candle and the incense and sit for several minutes. As soon as these affirmations enter your mind, write them down upon your parchment paper. Once you have completed this to your satisfaction sprinkle the paper with salt and say:

"By the strength of the Earth,

I charge these affirmations.

As I do will, so mote it be!"

Run the paper over the flame of the red candle and say:

"By the vitality of Fire,

I charge these affirmations.

As I do will, so mote it be!"

Sprinkle the paper with the water and say:

"By the love of Water,

I charge these affirmations.

As I do will, so mote it be!"

Run the paper through the smoke of the incense and say:

"By the intuition of Air,

I charge these affirmations.

As I do will, so mote it be!"

You may wish to call upon your deities to bless your affirmations as well. You will then fold the paper three times as you would do putting it into an envelope. You will then seal the paper with your sealing wax and keep the paper in a safe place such as a power chest for the rest of the year. Leave it somewhere you can see it so you are reminded of it. At the end of the year you may break the seal and burn the paper to release its energy. This is also something you can also do during the lunar cycle.