advice on a magical housewarming (of sorts)...?

[lagalesa]

what sorts of cleansing or home-centred rituals would you use on moving into a new place?
I am looking for something simple and meaningful to do for my new room, and I would love to hear your ideas and practices, if you feel like sharing.

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[abuja]

i am about to move so i have thought about this lately too

[lagalesa]

Thanks for all your suggestions, I have found them really inspiring and actually did find that the ritual was more powerful for having asked advice beforehand.
In the end, I blended some specific incense to 'smudge' and my partner made the rounds with ritually purified water and a lavender asperger gathered from the communal gardens downstairs; then we sat down to share some wine, cake (sadly not home-made, but bought from my friendly local deli and made with love, so that's a decent start) and flowers with the spirit of the place - the offering is sitting on my altar as I write and before I leave for work I'm going to take it down to the big plane trees at the entrance to my block and leave it at their roots.
It's made such a difference to the energy of the place :)

[koshugi]

We just used some inscense. Also, if you move into a previously lived in place, and you feel negative energy there at all, fresh paint seems to take care of that.

[lagalesa]

I love the practicality of this suggestion :) - and it's true: the magic of simple, practical actions is often more potent and effective than an intricate ceremony in situations like these.

[koshugi]

Thanks. :D