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Thanks to everybody who signed up for this week – may these blessings bring you good things!
Once a week, on Wednesday, I bless everyone who has requested it for the current week.
The process is simple:
If you would like to be included in the blessings, leave a comment to the current blessing post by Tuesday at the latest.
I will perform the blessing ceremony at some point on Wednesday, and bless everybody who has left a comment by Tuesday.*
All times listed are in German time (i.e. EST+6, apart from the few weeks a year when the US switches to and from daylight savings at a different time than Germany). Please plan accordingly.
I will only bless people who have explicitly requested it in a comment to the current week’s blessing post. I.e. if you would like to be blessed again next week, you will need to comment again.
(To do that, you can come back at any point during the week. I put up the next Blessing List right when I close the preceding one, so you can sign up for the next blessing whenever it’s convenient for you.)
You can also request blessings for other people (or, for that matter, for pets, plants, …) – as long as you have their explicit consent, or you are their rightful “guardian” (e.g. parents for their underage kids; legal caretakers for people with dementia; owners of pets or gardens for their pets or gardens; …).
So… if you would like to receive my blessings this upcoming Wednesday, or if you have any questions, please leave a comment below!
You can use your real name, a nickname of your choice, or comment anonymously.
Please feel free to also share the link to the Blessing List with other people who are interested in being blessed. Everybody is welcome to sign up.
About the blessing itself: During the ceremony, I send a “generic” blessing to everybody on the list, which also includes intentions for health, protection, and divine guidance. I also respectfully ask for blessings from their respective deities during this general part of the cermony for those who have a relationship with a specific deity or deities.
(If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your personal religious beliefs on a public forum, there is no need to list them, as I will do this general part in any case. I trust that your personal deities will know who you are and will, hopefully, respond favourably to this general request. 🙂 If you do mention a specific deity or other divine being in your comment, I will add an extra request to this particular deity and ask them to bestow their blessings upon you, too.)
If there is anything in particular you’d like me to focus on, you can add that to your comment (in just a few words, please!). I will then include this intention specifically for you, but also keep you in the general blessing.**
And if you’d like to know more about the blessings first, you can read the behind-the-scenes-take or my thoughts about one year of blessings – but don’t forget to come back and sign up afterwards! 🙂
For those of you who’d also like to bless others and aren’t sure how to start, I’ve posted a practical guide: Blessing: How to Get Started in 9 Simple Steps.
One final note: I’ll do my best to approve comments in a timely manner, but I am not glued to my screen. It might occasionally take a day or two for your comment to be approved. Thanks for your patience!
* I’m not dogmatic about this deadline. The Tuesday cutoff is simply to make sure I see your request in time, and it will be included for sure. Any comments left after midnight on Tuesday (German time) might or might not be read before the blessing, and might or might not be included.
** I’m not a physician or other health professional. If you have any health issues you’d like me to include, I’m happy to add them – but please remember that a blessing by a random stranger on the internet does not replace a competent medical treatment. Just sayin’…
Jennifer Kobernik says
Please bless us this week, Regine: Josiah, Joanna, Eleanor, and me. Thank you!
Regine says
Hey Jennifer,
Welcome back. Noted, and I hope you’re all doing well,
Regine
cs2 says
Dear Regine,
Please bless me this week, thank you, and if you’d like to be on my blessing candle I’d be happy to add you.
I pray to the Welsh & Greek gods.
Specifically for finding a (full-time skilled-worker) job, thank you! <3
Regine says
Hi cs2,
Noted, and thanks for signing up. 🙂 Do you have any specific deity in mind?
I’m afraid my divination says the blessing candle isn’t a good idea at the moment, thus I’ll have to pass. Thanks a lot for offering, though, much appreciated!
All the best to you, and I hope you’ll find a great job soon,
Regine
Valerie says
Greetings and thanks from the Nickel, Regine! We’re all back for another round of blessings, please. 🙏
We are all well, and hope you and yours are, too. I’m on call for jury duty this week, and of course hope that they don’t need me to make the trek downtown in the midst of rush hour to perform my civic duty. Of course, I’ll do my best if my number comes up, and the attorneys involved put me on their “retain” list. Does Germany have the requirement that citizens, selected from voter rolls and drivers license lists, be available when summoned for jury duty? A blessing tailored to “accept your fate and do your duty” would be appreciated, if possible.
Thanks for making the world a better place,
Valerie, Trevor, Shirleen, Vanessa, Vicki, and (Sunny)
Regine says
Hi Valerie,
And welcome back to all of you! 🙂 Yes, we have jury duty here, too, although the actual details are probably a bit different. If you should get pulled in, I hope you will not just do your duty (of this I have no doubt), but actually enjoy it! 😉 Noted, and you’re very welcome,
Regine
V.O.G says
Hello Regine,
Happy Solstice (a day late)! I hope you had (/are still having) a wonderful and meaningful celebration of this point in the wheel of the year.
I would definitely appreciate a blessing this week, if you would please. As always, I offer mine in return.
Thank you!
— V.O.G
Regine says
Hi V.O.G.,
Thanks, and a very happy (belated) Solstice to you, too! 🙂 Noted, and yes, please, I’d very much appreciate yours this week, too. Thanks for offering,
Regine