#cleaning magic

[energyuntapped]

Time for more laundry and more laundry magic!

This time I will be using an affirmation while pouring the soap in clock wise in order to bring that energy in.

[school-of-roses]

Introduction to Cleansing

What is Cleansing?

Cleansing is the act of magically cleaning a space. You’re going to want to do this before warding, and doing it regularly can also be useful for general upkeep. You could think of it like taking a magic shower, or cleaning your house. There are a number of methods, but making sure you use intent with them is, as always, extremely important in making sure it works. Cleansing is a form of accomplishing two goals. Casting out negative energy and bringing in positive energy. Inviting positive energy to replace or overwhelm the negative can work, as can removing the negative energy in order to allow for all that remains to be positive. There are ups and downs to both. One that invites the positive might miss some of the negative and one that repels the negative might not have enough energy to leave it in balance. Combining two might solve this or adjusting a technique to do both is useful. Most of those listed below have elements of both removal and invitation. These techniques can be combined and worked until you find something that works for you.

Empowered Cleaning:

This technique involves physically cleaning a space. Wiping down windows to bring in sunlight is one example of a way you could do this. I personally add lemon juice and white vinegar to my mop water in order to infuse it with the associations of cleansing and water. As you clean, put your intent and energy into the action to not only clean the floors, window, or what have you, but to clean the space of negativity and anything unwanted.(edited)

Incense:

Burning incense and or herbs and moving it around an area is a good way to cleanse a space. You’re going to want to go around counter-clockwise because you are removing the negative energy from a space. Lavender and frankincense are what I use, but something similar could also work for you. As you walk and burn it, let the smoke fill the space and cleanse where it goes. A few times I have put the incense in the intake vent for the air conditioner allowing the vents to help circulate the smoke to areas I might have missed. Modern problems require modern solutions. Let your intent flow around. I usually open a window afterward to allow the smoke to air out. This should also let fresh air in.

Using "Smudge Sticks":

Using "smudge sticks" is similar to burning herbs, but usually involves special sticks. These are usually herbs wrapped in string in order to bind them together. You might recognize this practice from sage sticks as this is one of the most popularly seen versions (don't use white sage, see note below). A bowl of sand tends to be something you need as you will want something to put the stick out in afterwards. You would also want a candle to keep the stick lit. Contrary to burning incense, in using "smudge sticks" you want to go in the other direction and cleanse yourself first and move clockwise. You will also want to open a window to allow fresh air into the space. You are bringing in good intentions as the herb itself is removing them. Watching the smoke interact with certain objects is also sometimes said to be able to tell us different things. According to some traditions you’re going to want to return the charred remains to the earth.

(Note: the related Smudging where the smudge sticks get their name from has lots of nuance on this related to Native American culture. This is not to be appropriated. This is from our research, and borrows ideas in order to help use the "smudge sticks" properly based on others, but Smudging specifically is part of a culture that we do not belong to and while we didn't want to not mention that it is a practice, we are not qualified to teach you. White Sage is also subject to poaching that threatens the species and should only be sourced carefully.)

Spoken invocations for cleansing:

As with other spoken invocations, what you say doesn’t matter as much as how you say. Some use poetry or verse, but theoretically you can shout “begone thot!” at the space to command out negative energy, or affirm that the energy in the area is clean.

Crystals:

Certain crystals can be used for cleansing and removing negative energy. Some of them help cleanse, but others just absorb negativity and can break once they’re used up. Walking around with them to absorb the negativity can remove it, but then you might want to cleanse them also, not unlike how you might cleanse yourself after you cleanse the space.

Visualization:

As with many forms of magic, it is possible to perform this without using components. Visualizing bright light flowing through yourself or the space you wish to cleanse can help remove the negative energy from it. This is not as advised if you aren’t very practiced with working with energy, but just for use on yourself if you feel like you want to meditate and remove some negativity, and if you don’t have anything with you, this can be very useful.

Above text was submitted by Gem, a staff member at the School of Roses discord. All work has been posted with the permission of the original author.

[hellbrothwitch]

My next round of infusions were ready so I was able to strain out another batch of household cleaner, start more infusions, and got a carpet cleaner mixed together!

[witchofthewhitenorth]

Cleaning Box Spell

I made up this quick spell about a month ago to help me get down and clean my room (something I have Major Issues with). So prepare this box, put on some music, and get yourself a few hours of hardcore cleaning!

[Image: gif of Snow White and animals cleaning]

Materials

Small box

Chamomile tea bag [purification, the home]

Amethyst [cleansing]

White tea light

Olive oil [the home]

Salt [cleansing]

Rosemary [cleansing]

Basil [the home]

[Image: picture of materials for spell on white background]

Process

Put olive oil, salt, basil, and rosemary on the candle

Put candle, tea bag, basil leaf, and amethyst in the box

Paper with Isaiah 32:18 —> “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.”

Close the box while cleaning

When done cleaning, open and light the candle

[Image: picture of lit candle with herbs and olive oil]

And there it is! I hope it works for you as well as it does for me. I also usually say a quick prayer of motivation beforehand, and a prayer of thanks afterward when I light the candle.

[maybeangels-maynotbe]

✝ Holy water to cleanse your dash.✝

[pagansquare]

Soaking for Gentle Healing

When I was small if I got a cut my mother often put iodine on it. I hated that because it stung like anything, and it turned my finger orange. Sometimes she used alcohol, which was equally bad. As a somewhat clumsy and heedless child I often fell down, banged myself, cut myself or otherwise got scraped up, so I was well acquainted with these disinfectants and the white Band-Aids that always hurt when they were pulled off.

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[hetrosjistin]

Been thinking about Prestidigitation

It's a cantrip, and it can unsoil an object for a space of 5x5x5" or so.

That's a considerable amount of space unfolded into flat fabric if we take it literally.

This makes me think that one of the unsung duties of your local hedge mage in your average DnD community? Is going to be laundry.

Like, do you have any idea how labor intensive laundry is? Or how dangerous making soap is? In medieval economies? Like lye is dangerous, making soap is time intensive and moderately toxic. Even if you have soap, you gotta bring all that fabric to water and BEAT it for a couple of hours, longer if you're not using running water. Then hang it up and let it dry.

Or, you go to the local magic worker, weird tim. Weird tim's not good for much, but he can make medicine taste good so the baby'll eat it, and make small lights, but mostly what he's gonna be doing?

The laundry.

He's going to be cleaning folks fabrics, because he can do it with a touch and a wave of his hand and then you're saved a couple of hours, and sure, he can only do a small space (maybe just a 5 inch square space if we assume that you can't unfold the 5" cube), but it's a cantrip. He can cast it all day, everyday, without tiring out, and it's by far the single most useful thing Weird Tim can do for his community in terms of labor.

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