Creating sacred space before starting on your various projects is a good idea. When crafting, especially when magically crafting, we are tapping into strong energies of creation, and destruction. We’re casting magic in the sense that we’re taking raw materials to create something with a magical purpose. And invoking the various magical correspondences of the tools and techniques to create will bring those energies into the space where you are working. With all that in mind, it makes sense to start off with a clean energetic and magical space just as you would with a clean workspace.
If your path doesn’t have a particular way of creating sacred space, try one of the following ideas:
- Use sound, either through bells, gongs, or even music, to clear the space of any unwanted, malicious, or negative energies. And then use your intention and visualization to place down a circle of bright light that envelopes the space to keep it protected as you work.
- Pray or invite any deities or helper spirits that you work with into the space to help guide and oversee the energy that goes into your crafting.
- Use incense to smoke cleanse and consecrate the space in one go. Incenses such as cedar, dragon’s blood, eucalyptus, myrrh, pine, or thyme can all be used to banish negative energies and purify a space.
- Place crystals such as clear quartz, selenite, hematite, amethyst or black tourmaline around the space to create a grid that will dispel negativity and promote protection and cleansing.