Griselda's Grimoire

House Cleansing
Whether your home is a new apartment or a new house, you should clean it
not just with soap and water, but also in a spiritual way. To start, smudge the
home. Purpose: to clear your home of negative energy.
Then to ground and clear the home, use a mix of pine needles, mint leaves,
blacksalt, crushed cedar shavings, and lavender buds to sprinkle on the floors
and carpets. Leave this mixture in place to draw out negativity.
Next, open all the windows, put on some soothing music and begin the ritual
cleansing. What you need: some pure spring water, a small bowl, lavender
essential oil, rock and sea salts, your wand or athame, a bell, singing bowl or
windchimes and a pink candle.
Pour a little of the spring water into a small bowl. Add two drops of lavender
essential oil, one pinch of rock salt and one pinch of sea salt. Stir the
mixture with your wand or athame in a deosil (clockwise) direction. Go around
your home, again in a deosil direction, and sprinkle the cleansing mixture
around each room. As you go repeat this sentence:
“I cleanse this space and ask for protection and peace within.”
Take a stick of your favorite incense, light it and move it around the
perimeter of all doorways and windows, cleansing and sealing them with the
fragrant smoke. Make a third trip all around the house, this time with either
a bell, windchimes, or a singing bowl, cleansing each room with the power of
sound.
Your space is now clean, clear of clutter and magically cleansed. Finish off by
lighting the pink candle and relaxing quietly.
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