Preliminary: Before the ritual, thoroughly clean your home to remove bad luck and in good fortune.
The Ritual
For this ritual, you should wear red clothing, if possible, as red is a lucky color in Chinese culture. Arrange three red candles on the altar for luck, wealth, and protection. Place sandalwood incense in front of the candles. Light the incense and smoke the area. Prominently display a red envelope with any amount of paper money that you can afford.
Next, light the candles one at a time saying: "For Luck. For Wealth, For Protection" as you light each respective candle. Spend a few minutes contemplating the candles and mentally invite these blessings into your life. When you are ready, chant:
"Spirit of the old year fade and cease
Make way now for luck, joy, and peace
By the Might of fire and the Grace of Air
I ward my hearth and home with this prayer
Red Envelopes, a lucky plea
Wealth and Fortune come to me!
Leave the candles and incense to burn. Gather the incense ashes into the red envelope and keep it in a safe place until next year. The following year, take the money out of the envelope the day before the Lunar New Year and spend it on something that brings you happiness. Burn the old envelope and replace it with a new one for that year's ritual.
Carolina Dean
Lucky Stiff
Twelfth House Books
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