Ritual, Chants, and Blessings for Empowering and Consecrating

 Whenever you get a new item, and every so often after that, it's a good idea to cleanse and consecrate any items you use in your practice. Here I've provided a simple ritual, and a variety of chants/blessings you can use to make sure your tool are properly prepared for use.

Consecration of chalice, athame or other tools.



"Before these assembled spirits I bring (name type of tool) to be dedicated to the service of the Lady and Lord."

(Pass tool three times through smoke of the incense.)
"By the power of air, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of thought and to harmlessness that all intentions for which thou art used may harm none and be for the good of all."

(Pass tool three times through or over the flame of the fire candle.)
"By the power of fire, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of desire, and to harmlessness that all goals which thou art doest help achieve may harm none and be for the good of all."

(Take a few drops of water and sprinkle or dab on instrument.)
"By the power of water, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to purity of emotion, and to harmlessness that all that thou shalt be used in a spirit of harmony, harming none and for the good of all."

(Touch instrument to the stone or salt in north quarter)
"By the power of earth, be thou purified. Be thou dedicated to steadfastness and purity of purpose, that my will be achieved without wavering, with harm to none and for the good of all."
  (If this is a chalice, present it first to the Lady, then to the Lord, if athame, reverse order. All other instruments use personal preference, but it is courtesy to present them to Her first.)

PRESENTATION FOR CHALICE:
Lady Freya, Keeper of Femininity, bless this chalice. Let it be as Thy cauldron, a vessel of productivity that it may be worThy to dispense Thy bounty. Let it be used in Thy service and in the service of humanity. Let it be so bound that no harm may come of it to any being, but let it rather be an instrument of good-will and understanding; of loving harmony. To Thy sacred self I dedicate this vessel, (name of vessel), that it and I may long be of service to Thee.
Lord Thor, companion to the Lady, champion of the Gods, bless this chalice and keep watch over it. Guard the works which come forth from it, that they ever be in the service of Thee and Thy Lady, that they be of service to humankind, and that they abide by the laws of harmony. To Thee I vow I shall use it for Her sacred purposes, and for no other.
So mote it be! 

PRESENTATION FOR ATHAME:
Lord Thor, thunderer & hammer wielder, bless this athame. Let it be as the spring rains which fall upon the earth to cause Her to bring forth Her bounty.
Let it quicken my hopes and dreams, yet keep them from causing harm. Let it guide them in the harmony of the seasons, bringing forth only good for all.
Lord Thor, bless this athame, (name of athame), that it be used ever in the worship and honor of the Gods.
Lady Freya, companion to the Thunderer, lover of the Gods, bless this athame that it shall bring forth joy, and shall cause no pain nor disharmony to any.
I dedicate this athame (name athame), symbol of the Defender and Rain Maker, to Thy service. May it ever bring Thee joy and pride.
So mote it be! 

(This ritual, with suitable changes, may be used to dedicate other tools as well as these.) 
Source 

Blessing for Water
By the God and Goddess with their holy power
I do bless and consecrate this holy water
Cleansed of any negativity
This sacred water flows pure and free



 Blessing for Salt
I call upon the Guardians of the North
I summon, stir, and call ye forth
I use thine power for this salt to consecrate
By the mighty power of Earth, this blessing I create.

Scrying Crystal Ball Blessing
To my use I consecrate this Crystal Ball
May it open each my eyes to all
This crystal sphere is blessed for me
By air and fire, land and sea,
As I will it, so mote it be

The following blessings are from "Dewdrops in the Moonlight"
Consecrating a Magickal Tool
 O powers that here congregate,
to righteous work this tool I dedicate.
To it my will and purpose integrate.
This sacred [object] I hereby consecrate.
Fill it with your magic light
so it I may employ for good and right.
and may it with each use invite
 greater good and further insight.

Imbuing An Object
 Into this [object] I imbue
 the power of what hence I do.
Let to it's purpose my Charge be true

Changing and Consecrating The Altar 
Sacred altar,
Realm of visions,
symbol of the integrated being,
the ground beneath our feet,
accept and support
 the weight of my intent.
Prepare the way
for good works and offerings
as they are mutually beneficial to all.

Blessing for Ritual Water Water is life giving, life sustaining, and life renewing.
It makes up the majority of the surface of the planet
as well as the majority of the materials of our bodies.
It is a symbol of the Spiritual.
 We are like drops of water -
like rain that falls from above.
Seemingly separate, we often do not realize
that we are part of a greater reality.
As we observe how raindrops collect to form streams,
how streams become rivers and then mighty oceans
teeming with other life,
we begin to understand the connections between all life.
Water is the drink of life and a reflection of the spiritual.
In the ripples of moving waters, we see the face of the Goddess.
 O Ancient Gods, bless this water we offer here for our coming rituals and work.
 Let it constantly remind us of the blessings of life and of our connection to all living things.
Let it be used for good and right, for beauty and truth,
and for growth and nurturance in our sacred work.

Tool Blessing Blessings will this [tool]bestow
Upon those who come to know
That good tidings shall be enjoyed
When with good intention employed.
But if thy Will seeks sorrow or pain
Then with this tool shall ye reap no gain
And thus shall thy graft return like thunder
To cause this [tool] to be rent asunder!