[Opinion] Preconsecrated Ritual Items vs. Consecrating Your Own Ritual Items

[jkeller293]

In my opinion i believe the consecration of your own ritual items to be a better practice than simply buying preconsecrated ritual items. To me the act of doing everything no matter how long it takes has a better effect with your overall focus to what you are doing rather than having a faster ritual by having these preconsecrated items.

Im curious about what peoples stances are on this. Does this matter to you when you perform your rituals?

 

[MidnightProphet]

I personally don't (generally) trust anything I didn't do. It's the same reason I would never pay someone to perform a ritual or spell for me.

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I personally don't (generally) trust anything I didn't do. It's the same reason I would never pay someone to perform a ritual or spell for me.

Sorry for the short response, I was in a time crunch.

I agree with you. I don't know what people do to pre-consecrate items. I don't know what they use, what kind of a person they are, how clean their space is, what the item is being consecrated to and for. You just can't know. In my opinion a botched personal consecration is safer than a perfect pre-consecration.

 

[neilwilkes]

Far superior.
You have no idea who - if anybody - actually did the 'consecration', if they knew what they were doing or the methods & intent used.
Avoid!

 

[beardedeldridge]

The consecrating is part of the ritual so not doing it is similar to other ways people water down rituals.

Properly created and consecrated items make for powerful tools but like others said, you generally don’t know what someone else did/didn’t do or how.

That being said, if I knew & trusted a very talented practitioner, I would jump at the opportunity to have them make/consecrate a tool for me but I would still do at least a properly designed reconsecration (in the spirit of the first one) so as not to skip that part of the ritual.

Timing of the ritual is very important but not essential, see the watering down comment. (Edit: pretty sure I misread your timing comment the does time)

-Eld

 

[Adelina]

To add to what was already said:

A lot of "pre-consecrated" tools are usually not consecrated according to all the rules. And when you do the consecration yourself, you attune the tool with you, so that tool becomes somewhat part of you.

Actually, many consecration processes are very long and elaborative. It is just not feasible to "pre-consecrate" tools. Of course, someone might choose to follow the easier road and use pre-consecrated tools, but it won't bring any good results. You can't just remove crucial elements out of Ceremonial Magic and expect wonders.

 

[AlfrunGrima]

Consecrated tools/materials are prepared specificly for THAT ritual, for THAT goal. Pre-consecrated bought materials are far too random prepared for your ritual/goal. Consecration consecrates not only the working materials, but your mind too, you need effort too.

 

[AbammonTheGreat]

When I make enchanted tools and talismans for a client I always consecrate them myself and then give a consecration rite to the client to dedicate the object to themselves. My client is paying me for the talisman or item because they are paying for my relationship with the diety or spirit that is lending power to the object. So it goes in a few steps.

1. Astrological consecration
2. My consecration, this is an appeal to the spirit or diety to activate the talisman in a way that I can either sell or will work for the client
3. Client's consecration, this is them establishing their personal spiritual authority and relationship with the spirit that inhabits the item or talisman.

The client is not established in a relationship with the spirit in question as I am which is why they are purchasing the talisman from me in the first place. So consecrating the item for the client is essential in that I am

• 1. Getting permission from the spirit in question
• 2. Performing the service which is not selling a dead item but a magical object
• 3. Lending my expertise with the spirit in question to the client

then the client's personal consecration further powers the object by

• 1. Establishing their connection and relationship to the spirit
• 2. Establishing their personal spiritual authority

Now it goes without saying that crafting and consecrating your own tools is always going to be more powerful and effective but not a lot of people have the time to practice as much or as intensely as I do, which is why people purchase ritual implements and talismans in the first place. I would always encourage someone to make their own however, it is perfectly acceptable to perform these things for someone who is not as far down the path as we are.

 

[Butterfly Affect]

The only times I've seen pre-consecrated items for sale were at crystal stores and most of the stuff there is too expensive for me anyway. I vaguely remember buying one crystal to consecrate and even that was expensive. If I do go to one now I'll buy incense and that's basically it.

I end up consecrating mundane looking items because I don't get a lot of privacy and people are more likely to try to mess with an expensive looking trinket as opposed to something like a hairbrush. On the other hand I am thinking more seriously about book curses recently.

I'm not super experienced I just think if something fits, it fits. If a consecrated item is gifted, that's a different story.

Do amulets at Shinto shrines or icons at Orthodox churches count as consecrated? I guess technically I've looked at those.