How I Charge Ritual Jewellery (and How You Can Too)

A piece of jewellery is one of the most personal tools there is. It touches your skin all day. It goes to meetings, first dates and hospital waiting rooms with you. It’s no wonder that rings, pendants and bracelets have been used as protective and lucky charms for thousands of years.

Choosing a piece

You don’t need anything expensive. A plain silver band, a pendant on a chain or a bracelet of small stones all work. What matters is that you like wearing it, because a charm that sits in a drawer can’t do much for you.

Some people like to match the stone to the intention: rose quartz for love, black tourmaline or obsidian for protection, citrine for confidence and abundance. If you already own a piece with meaning, such as a gift or an heirloom, that history makes it even stronger.

A simple charging ritual

1. Cleanse it. Rinse it in cool water if the material allows, or pass it through the smoke of a little rosemary or incense.
2. Light one candle in a colour that suits your intention.
3. Hold the piece in your closed hand and say what you would like it to do, in one sentence. “Help me feel steady.” “Remind me that I am enough.”
4. Rest it beside the candle while it burns for a while, then put it on.

Each time you notice it during the day, touch it and remember the sentence. That repetition is what keeps the charm “awake”.

Caring for it

Take it off for anything that might damage it, and re-cleanse it whenever it has been through a hard day with you. Some of my customers re-charge their pieces every full moon.

Going further

If you would like a ritual worked around a piece you wear, or you are drawn to glamour and confidence work or protection rituals, take a look at my shop. Every ritual is cast at my table, with photographs of the work included.