"The children of the wicked
In storm and in wind
Lie in the heather,
Their blood on the field,
Their shafts by their sides,
And their quivers full."
___ Scots Gaelic song (trans CM)
In our society, theft, robbery, and burglary are very real threats, causing us to take many arcane precautions. Theft - even if it happens when we are out of our house - is a terrible violation of our space and causes great insecurity. The fact that someone has taken our things is almost swallowed up by the thought that a stranger has been in our space and touched our surroundings with his malice.
It is clear that of thieves there will be no lack of till the world's end. Whether theft arises as a result of envy, greed, or need, the one who suffers theft will be just as shocked and violated in the end. So how do we restore a sense of safety or security afterward?
The healing of such violation as theft requires a ceremony that reconsecrates ourselves or our surroundings. Such a ceremony involves a statement of facts, an expression of anger or frustration at those facts, an actual and a symbolic cleansing of the violation, a restatement and marking of our own or our home's boundaries, and a reconsecration affirming our home's sacredness. All these aspects can help reweave the violation after theft.
"Create your own simple ceremony to reconsecrate your home, your car, or yourself after a robbery."
[From: The Celtic Spirit by Caitlin Matthews]
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