Natural Magic - Cleansing
Energy is supple and can be changed and refined with intention. Your home provides an environment that optimally should be conducive to your well-being. A positive environment can help you in your relationships, wellness, and prosperity. You can improve or change the energy in your home and sacred space be using various simple, yet remarkably effective, cleansing techniques. Here is a listing of some of these techniques:
Cleaning- Clutter reflects disorganization, and in a practical sense, makes things difficult to find when you need them. If you're always looking for things, you need to begin organizing the spaces in your home so that items are easily located. Also physically cleaning the dirt, mold, and grime from your home helps to energetically cleanse it. For instance, the windows of your home are your eyes to the outside world, and when they are dirty, your vision becomes muddled and blurred. In addition, the scent of your home needs to be pleasing for it to be a harmonious living environment.
Rituals- Rituals invoke divine energy and can be used in conjunction with blessings and prayers. You can also use your ritual tools, such as candles, smudge, salt, and water in the cleasing and purification process.
Salt- One of the oldest and best methods for cleansing your space of stagnant energy patters. The crystals of salt absorb and neutralize any energetic paterns that they come into contact with. I recommend using sea salt and pure water mixed together and sprinkled on the four directions of your sacred space or home in a clockwise pattern. If you like, you can dip a sprig of greenery in the salt water and wave it slightly to sprinkle the mixture. Avoid sprinkling salt water on anything that it may damage such as furniture, clothing, silk flowers, or house plants.
Smudge- Smudge sticks are a traditional Native American techique that utilizes the cleansing properties of certain herbs, such as cedar, sage, lavender, and sweet grass, as well as resins such as copal. When lit, the smoke cleanses the energy of a room as well as any unpleasant odors. For best resurlts, smudge your sacred space and home every day.
Drums- Another traditional Native American technique, pounding on drums enlivens the energy of a space and naturally clears out any negative energy. The rhythym, tone, and cadence of the drum create an altered state of consciousiness especially conducive to ritual, mediation, and prayer.
Bells and tones- This is an Eastern techique that uses sound to purify the energy in a space. In addition to regular bells, you can use Tibetan Prayer Bells, also know as Ting Shaw Bells, and Tibetan Bowls to cleanse an area. Bamboo flutes, music, and wind chimes can also be used to cleanse your space. Or you can use your voice and tone an "Om," or sing or hum a beautiful song to create positive energy in your sacred space and home.
For more information on cleansing and energizing your personal space, consult Sirona Knight's book, Empowering Your Life With Natural Magic.