Rice and Salt Full House Cleansing
This Chinese ritual utilizes two potent cleansing agents: salt and rice. This ritual provides a massive cleansing of an entire home or building. Salt ranks among the most reliable magical cleansing agents, while, in addition to absorbing negative energy, rice is also the traditional Chinese offering made to propitiate wandering Earth spirits, in order to promote harmonious coexistence and basically to avoid trouble.
Take a cleansing bath before proceeding with the ritual. A salt scrub (p 218) for personal cleansing is recommended.
Blend raw white rice and sea salt in a bowl.
First walk around the outer perimeter of the house or property being cleansed, [clockwise], tossing small handfuls of the rice/salt mixture on the ground at the base of the house.
Repeat this ritual inside each room.
The last stop is the front door: toss three handfuls from inside out, then another three handfuls from outside in.
Do not clean for twenty-four hours. Leave everything alone. (If birds eat the rice outside, that’s fine, no need to shoo them away.)
The rice/salt outside can remain as a protective circle and as a peace offering to wandering spirits. Vacuum up the rice and salt inside. Do not sweep. Dispose of the vacuum cleaner bag outside the home.
(from The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes)










