Sacred Space Asperging Ritual

• Black candle
• Chalice or bowl of water
  
• Several sprigs of mugwort
• Deep blue ribbon

Instructions:
Light the candle.
Gather the mugwort sprigs into a bundle and tie the stems tightly together
with the ribbon.
Holding the bundle over the candle (but not close enough to singe the herbs),
say the following (or similar) words:
“Any unwelcome thing, be it visible or non,
will through this ritual cleansing soon be gone.
So let it be.”
Now, holding the chalice or bowl in one hand, and the mugwort bundle by
the stem end in the other, gently dip the leaves into the water.
Walk around the perimeter of the space, in a counter-clockwise direction (or
widdershins), flicking the mugwort bundle so that it sprinkles the water onto
the floor.
When you have finished, pour the water out onto the Earth.
You can bury the mugwort, or remove the ribbon and toss the bundle onto a
hearth fire or bonfire.