#banashing

[teufelskunst]

Today was another "hottest day of the year". The dog days of 2018 do not end. I cleansed and blessed a dog skull from the flea market with the new batch of 'Dog Days' incense, finished end of July. It contains among others black henbane seed and leaf, which is sometimes used in rain magic and according to Hildegard von Bingen has cooling properties.... 😥 #ritual #dogdays #dogdays2018 #hundstage #hundstage2018 #dogskull #witchherbs #witchplants #poisonpath #poisonousplants #veneficium #incense #räucherung #incenseritual #cleansing #banashing #rainmagic #capnomancy

[waywardearthquakecherryblossom]

Witchy things to do when you are cleaning your room

So I just cleaned my room and I’ve noticed a few things I do that could be considered witchy so here’s  some stuff you could do to not only clean physically but also brush some of those aura/energy cobwebs away. THIS POST USES THE WORD ENERGY A LOT PLEASE DONT SHOOT ME!

1) Open up your curtains/blinds and let in some light.

This is something that I think everyone does when they clean but if you’ re a witch (or anyone who practices a craft) this is SO useful. It’s kinda like an initial cleaning of energies in your room. It also lets you see everything and will - most likely - make you feel better.

2) Open up a window.

This is a great way to get the natural energies outside to flow into your room and clear out some of the stagnant energies. It allows fresh air in which always makes me feel better and more peaceful. (Also it was snowing while I was cleaning so letting in some of that purifying and banishing energies was a good call. This could work in any weather though, it’ll just have slightly different energies when you finish) On a more mundane note, it gets really warm when tidying so the cool fresh air is a necessity. 

3) Listen to your favourite music.

This will put you in the mood to get up and do something - in this case clean -  and it’ll give you the persistence to finish it (or dance around, but that’s fine too) The positivity the music puts in you will also be put into the space you are cleaning so it’s really good to do when you feel kinda down.

4) Now just clean your room/space.

That’s it for this step nothing witchy just clean it while listening to music with the sun and wind helping you out.

5) Only after you have completely finished tidying have a shower/bath. 

Some of those energies you just tidied up and got rid of are now on you and that’s not too good. You need to get rid of those negative, stagnant energies before they bring you down so have a nice cleansing shower or bath. (This will also help wash away the sweat you worked up after all that hard work of tidying - or is that just me)   

6) Use some incense aka witches best friend.

So, you can either do this step before 5 or after. I prefer to do it after as I am no longer covered in those funky energies. You can burn any incense you want, I usually go with Citronella as it cleanses energies and also protects them from becoming stagnant (it does a lot of other things like bringing out creativity and clarity which are useful) To be clear you can use WHATEVER INCENSE YOU WANT or burn anything you want for that matter (just make sure if it’s safe first.)

There we go you now have a clean room and all those stagnant energies have been whisked away by at least one of these steps.