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I JUST HAD THE STUPIDEST FUCKING IDEA FOR CLEANSING A SPACE
put liquid soap in the moonlight. moon soap. get a bubble wand. blow moon bubbles.
How to cleanse your house for manifestation, and "clear your door ways" of negative shit
Clean your front door. I am not joking, clean the fucking door. Especially if you have VISIBLE grime on it, clean it physically. Take your multi-surface cleaner, spray it to fuck, then wipe it down with paper towels until everything is gone. And then, take a prepared wash (spiritual wash of whatever sort you feel necessary, could even be a multi-action bath for cleansing and protection as well as prosperity if you do it right) and re-wash the door with this mix. If you don't have visible grime on your door, you can skip the multi-surface cleaner and go straight to the spiritual wash
Once a month at least, especially for warding work or for road opening work (would not try to make it for both, if you do road opening have a separate ward set up at the door)
Easy Warding recipe
-baking soda
-bay leaves
-peppermint
-basil
-ashes of psalm 23 (or another if you have a preference, or a petition written for the protection of the home)
Wash the door, then throw the remaining liquid at the door and let it air dry
Easy Prosperity recipe
-cinnamon
-clove
-nutmeg
-ginger
-bay leaf
-holy water (optional, but adds an extra kick)
-coins (will be strained out and given as offerings at a crossroads after the wash is made)
-petition for prosperity and abundance burned (also psalm 23, and Mathew: 7:7-8)
Wash the door while petitioning for prosperity, for money to always be flowing in, and for blessings in general to always be flowing in. After entire door is washed, throw remaining liquid on door and allow to air dry. Take the coins and go to the nearest crossroads and drop them on the corner (if you live in an apartment complex, the entrance to the complex is the best place. Not the nearest gate, the ENTRANCE. My nearest gate is exit only, and you want abundance flowing IN)
Anyway, hmu if you want a reading, or if you'd like a specific work done! Info is in the pinned post on my page, lmk if you're interested!
you don’t have to smoke cleanse your decks whenever you want to cleanse them! you can do so many other things!!
you can use sound cleansing ((bells, shakers, etc))
you can throw it in a bowl of salt
you can sit some crystals on top of it for however long feels necessary to you
you can set it on your windowsill to charge/cleanse in the moonlight (OR SUNLIGHT!!)
you can sleep with it under your pillow or on your nightstand if you move around a lot
you can blow on it to rid it of that stagnant energy
you can reorganize the cards into their original order and just hold them and use your energy to cleanse it
there are so many options! you don’t have to use incense or anything like that, sometimes it’s too much to deal with smoke and that’s okay! you can do something else!!
Folk Witch Tip #1
Just to be sure, double cleanse your place spiritually. just like we double cleanse our face at night or double wash our hair. I’m not talking about complex cleansing rituals, just pouring table salt on liminal spaces and saying a prayer while vacuuming is more than enough.
Sometimes cleansing your space is burning herbs.
Sometimes it's sweeping.
Sometimes it's weeding the garden.
The mundane is magical.
Witchcraft Exercise - Spring Cleaning
There’s a marked tradition of cleaning and airing out the house in the springtime when the weather warms. As you’re dusting and tidying and getting rid of winter stagnation, take some time to do the same with your craft.
Clean and organize your workspace. If you have an altar space or a shelf where you keep bottles and jars and the like, remove everything from the surface and give it a good dusting. Take the opportunity to rearrange things or swap out pieces if it suits you. If you have ritual tools that don’t often get cleaned, check them for signs or rust or wear and give them a bit of love. Repair things that need fixing, if you can. If you have an iron cauldron that you use for fire magic, get a wire brush or some steel wool and gently remove any burnt residue left inside.
Sort through your supplies. If you have lots of candles and crystals and small items laying about, consider getting some small totes or craft organizers to keep things tidy. Divided storage boxes for beads or scrapbooking supplies are great for small items, and shoebox-sized caddies are perfect for taper, chime, and votive candles. Organizing things will make your space easier to navigate and also gives you a proper idea of what you have on hand. Which might help you resist impulse purchases the next time you’re out shopping for witchcraft supplies. While you’re tidying, be sure to discard any rubbish, candle stubs, wax blobs, herb scraps, bits of string, incense bases, and so forth that might be cluttering up the place.
Discard things that are too old or worn to be useful. Dried plants and seasonings can usually be kept for 1-3 years if they remain in sealed containers. If they have no scent anymore or smell musty or mildewy, discard them and sanitize the container. If you’re using supermarket spices, you can use the expiration date on the container as a guide. Powdered material will likely last longer than whole herbs or cut-and-sifted material. One helpful tip is to put a purchase date on packets or bags of herbs when you buy them, or to put a little date sticker on your jars of herbs when you refill them. (Anyone who’s worked in food service will probably be familiar with the concept of container dating or day-dotting.)
If you make oils or tinctures or suchlike in your practice, check on these as well. Make sure nothing has gone off or lost its’ potency. Day-dotting your potion containers will help with this as well. A simple sticker with the name of the brew and the date it was bottled will help you keep track of your supplies and know when something needs to be tossed and replaced. (You can also print labels with the ingredients and purpose of the brew if you’re feeling super organized.)
Reorganize your books and resources. Review what's there and see if there are any materials that need to be weeded out, donated, or discarded. Remember that as you grow and progress, some things will become obsolete or may show themselves to be unhelpful or inaccurate. It's okay to remove things from your resource library that no longer serve you if you want to make some space on the shelves.
You can also cleanse your workspace and/or components while you’re tidying if you wish. It doesn’t have to be a full clean-slate-everything-must-go cleansing, but it can be helpful to just clear out stagnation or bring in some freshness and vitality.
Happy Witching! 🧼
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23 April 2023- Reset
So, I know it’s been a while...
I’m sorry for not being consistent with posting on here. It’s been a really rough few months.
There are multiple sources of the stress I’ve been experiencing, both in my personal life and at work.
I’ve been really depressed and lonely and have been dealing with a lot of anxiety.
I haven’t been to the gym in several months, so I haven’t even had much to report here anyway...
I’ve been feeling horrible about myself and I feel like my life has been very stagnant. It also doesn’t help that my birthday was just a few days ago. I feel like this has added to the existential dread I’ve been experiencing this weekend...
I know I need to start taking care of myself again. It’s just really hard sometimes.
But, I intend to start doing that. I’m going to treat this coming week as a reset.
Starting tomorrow, I’m going to restart my health and fitness goals. I’m going to start going to the gym again and incorporate more nutrient-dense foods into my diet. I’m going to start focusing on myself and my needs more. I’m going to revisit the vision board I made for this year and remind myself about the intentions I, originally, had for 2023 (before stuff started going to shit). I’m going to start journaling again. I’m going to become re-attuned to my spirituality and more proactive with my spiritual practices (e.g., manifesting, cleansing, meditating, etc.). I’m going to start trusting myself again and working on improving my intuition. I’m going to be more consistent with self-care. I’m going to continue to go to therapy and heal.
I’ll do whatever it takes to start feeling better again.
This is a charging board!
It is a simple way to charge up and cleanse your crystals without having to focus on visualisation. Simply put your crystal in the center of a piece of paper, and write around it two categories of words: the things you want to fill your crystal with, and the things you want out of them. Then draw arrows pointing into the crystal for the positives, and away from it for the negatives.
This is a visual way to charge/cleanse without having to maintain focus. I’m certain it could work for any object you want to use, not just crystals!
2019 New Year Cleanse
2019 promises to be a prosperous and auspicious year! ✨
A New Year means a fresh start & what’s a better way to kick things into gear with a noticeably clean & tidier home?
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Give 2019 a boost with a few of these helpful cleaning/cleansing tips.
✨Holy water mixed with a drop of gain & orange blossom brings prosperity and keeps white walls sparklingly clean & white. It also works as deodorizer like Febreeze.
✨ Charge and speak your intentions over baking soda, finely ground bay leaves, basil, blessed Kosher salt & dried lavender (for calm) & you’ll have a spiritually cleansing carpet powder that removes carpet odor but negative energy as well.
✨ If you believe in the magic of the Psalms. Here are a few that are good during household work. Psalm 3 – Against demons & malovent energy. Psalm 23 – For abundance good luck and success. Psalm 37 – Protection from Enemies and Gossipers. Psalm 53 – Protection from those who do evil.
✨ Go through your dishes, throw out any chipped or broken items that need to be thrown out. These bring obstacles, bad energy & mental stress. Eliminate this negative energy from your life.
✨Knock out that dirty laundry pile that’s sitting in the corner. It’s an energy stealer.
✨Wash down doors, windows and appliances with Rose of Jericho water.
✨Holy water goes with everything, add it to your floor wash, your sprays, your cleaning supplies etc.
✨ If you have protective amulets or sigils, spray them on walls, doorways and etc with blessed cleaning products etc.
✨Take a walnut bath to cut and clear old hang ups habits, people and general bad juju from your life.
✨Bless your property. Cleaning outside is just as important as cleaning inside. A stressful environment does not make a happy home. Sprinkle Cascarilla powder around your home to promote peace and protection.
- I personally like to place talismans for prosperity and protection outside. Happy & prosperous neighbors are generally less stressed or irritable.
I hope some of these tidbits help you launch 2019 off to a great start!
I keep seeing posts about people "needing" to cleanse before approaching the Greek gods and while those posts mean well I just want to remind everyone that:
Hygiene is VERY hard to keep up with when you're very depressed or having a very hard mental health day but that's when you need your gods the most!
And I know it's because a lot of ancient priests insisted people needed to cleanse themselves before visiting the temples and communing with the gods (they even banned people on their periods, or those who were about to have a baby or those who just had a baby or were just dealing with a dead body, or had blood on them, etc.) but, as the keepers of the temples, that's because the priests themselves would have to clean up after temple visitors so it makes sense they'd want to ban the ones they thought could potentially make a mess and make extra work for them.
The Iliad shows us the gods were in the battlefield! They fought right next to soldiers being slaughtered and killed. They were next to bodies that have involuntarily released feces and urine! They've been around soldiers who hadn't properly bathed in months, possibly even years!
You're allowed to seek the gods when you're not clean.
You're allowed to seek the gods when you haven't gotten out of bed in weeks.
You're allowed to see the gods when you don't remember the last time you showered or brushed your teeth.
You're allowed to see the gods when you really need help.
You're allowed to see the gods when you need them.
Athena and Ares are in the battlefield surrounded by dying soldiers.
Artemis hunts
Aphrodite also has a war aspect.
Hermes picks up souls from literal dead bodies.
Apollo has an aspect that prepares dead bodies for funerary rights.
The gods are surrounded by the unclean all the time!
Please don't let the rules of disgruntled priests stop you from seeking help when you need it the most!
The gods won't be offended if you haven't bathed in weeks because of your terrible mental state! That's ableism! They just want to help you through it!
Please reach out to them regardless of your condition!
