Khernips Recipe

In Hellenic Polytheism, the reconstructionist religion based on ancient Greek myths and deities, khernips (also called lustral water) is water which has been ritually purified, not unlike holy water in Catholicism. Khernips is used by Hellenic Polytheists to clean the hands and face before prayer, offerings, and other religious activities at a shrine or altar. For water to qualify as 'lustral,' it has to be ritually imbued with representations of the other three cardinal elements. Khernips is not intended to be consumed internally, and each individual Hellenic Polytheist will have their own preferred method for disposing of used khernips after a ritual.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

1. Clean fresh water from a natural source - this could be from a spring, lakewater boiled clear, or rain water, but chlorinated tap water and seawater and other saltwater or polluted water sources are considered unsuitable by some Hellenic Polytheists.