Atejitl's Blessing

Rite of Atejitl's Blessing

[abjuration]

This ritual seeks the blessing of Atejitl, the Chlendi Spirit of the Earth (*). The rite takes approximately 30 minutes, and involves the burning of incense and speaking of holy words at the cardinal and cross-cardinal points, and finally the burying of a hunk of amberite at the center of the site. It is traditional to seek the blessing of Atejitl before the construction of buildings, else his anger will bring earthquakes, landslides and poor conditions. Under other circumstances, the blessing rite is performed upon campsites and temporary places of residence, where the (small piece of) amberite is buried a foot or so deep in the ground.

(*) Atejitl is specifically the spirit of the Earth, not the soil, which falls under the domain of Cluugil, the spirit of Crop Fertility.