#smudging alternative

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Cleansing + Curse Breaking Bath Spell (Alternative for Smudging)

Greetings fellow witches! I made two bath spells in light of myself and others needing cleansing. A fellow magickal friend said that she recharges by having a salt bath (Himalayan and epsom salts). I tweaked it to include some rejuvenation and self love aspects. Taken from the pages of my beloved grimoire.

The first bath spell is the substitute for smoke smudging: 

Cleansing Bath Spell: Meant to cleanse the mind, body and spirit from negativity, darkness, past traumatic turmoil, etc. Brewed to bring a sense of self love, strength, and power to the user.

Deities: Hecate, Archangel Chamuel

While Preparing: Explain to Hecate and Archangel Chamuel why you or a loved one needs a cleansing. Ask them to provide strength and love to each jar. Most times your intent for each jar will be naturally unscripted. Go with what comes to mind.

Ingredients:

2 cups epsom salts

2 cups Himalayan pink salts (coarse)

2 bay leaves (crushed)

1 small handful of rose buds (dried)

10 drops of sage essential oil

The second bath spell is for breaking negativity:

Cleansing & Curse Breaking Bath Spell: Although similar to the previous spell, this jar was tweaked. Meant for curse/hex/spell breaking! Also cleanses the self. Replacing harmful intent from others with intense self love.

Deities: Hecate, Archangel Chamuel

While Preparing: Ask Hecate and Archangel Chamuel to break any or all negative ties one may have on the recipient of the bath spell. Ask Hecate for her power and strength to fight and break the darkness. Ask Chamuel to fill the recipient of the bath spell with immense love for self and others.

Ingredients: 

2 cups epsom salts

2 cups Himalayan pink salts (coarse)

3 pinches of black salt

2 pinches of red chilli pepper flakes - with or without actual red pepper (dried)

4 bay leaves (crushed)

1 small handful of rose buds (dried)

10 drops of sage essential oil

The following songs I have specifically chosen to ensure a full emotional cleanse. Meant for both spells. Play in order:

Across the Desert - James Newton Howard

Chevaliers de Sangreal - Hans Zimmer

The Courtship - James Newton Howard

The Egg Travels - James Newton Howard

The Letter That Never Came - Thomas Newman

Narnia (The Battle Song) - Harry Gregson-Williams

One Summer’s Day - Joe Hisaishi

Path of the Wind - Joe Hisaishi

Resilience - Thomas Newman

The Sixth Station - Joe Hasaishi

Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - The Secret Sisters

Many blessings, much love and light!

-Katerina Morningstar

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A general guide to cleansing crystals

• Cleanse crystals when you first get them to remove random, built up energies. • Crystals used regularly should be cleansed regularly– once a month.  • Cleansing helps crystals return to their natural state– they work their best when they’re nicely cleansed and charged. • Crystals should be cleansed more often than charged. It’s more important to cleanse them of built up energy than to just keep recharging them. • A few crystals never need cleansing, such as Kyanite & Citrine.

Methods

•Sunlight: Many crystals love sun bathing for a few hours. • Others fade: both Rose & Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Celestite, Citrine, Topaz, Kunzite, Fluorite, Turquoise, Aquamarine, to name a few. Opal will dry out. •Water: Visualize negative & stale energies leave your crystal as you place it under cool, running water.  • Crystals with iron, such as Hematite, Magnetite & Obsidians (like Tektite) will rust in water. Halite, Desert Rose, Pink Salt, Selenite, & Malachite (again, to name a few) will dissolve. Crystals with a MOH hardness of 5 or less shouldn’t be put in water.  **This is a general guide with basic examples, so please research your crystals to see if they can be safely put in water or under sunlight etc.** •Bury it: bury it in a pot, or in the ground. Only crystals with a MOH hardness of 6 can withstand this–due to moisture & potential rain. Do research & be cautious. Keep in mind that crystals with crevices may trap dirt, whereas tumbled stones should stay cleaner. •Salt: Crystals with a MOH hardness of 7+ can generally be placed in salt water. Crystals can be placed in salt alone. Exercise caution & do research! Salt cleansing is very effective, but can ruin many crystals!

Safest Methods

•Flower petals: Any petals work. Flowers have healing properties, and can transfer those. Rose & Lavender promote relaxation & healing. (safest to use petals that aren’t fresh/moist, though it shouldn’t affect crystals) •Brown rice: Safer alternative to salt; don’t reuse same rice, use once. •Other crystals: Place your crystal on top of Amethyst, in a bag/bowl with tumbled Carnelian, or surround it with Quartz. •Full moon light: Extremely safe method; suitable for countless crystals. Best to let them soak in light from moonrise– set. •Sound: Use a bell, singing bowl, or chimes. If you don’t have these, you can find plenty on YouTube. Here’s a 10 hour long Tibetan singing bowl video. •Smoke/Incense cleansing: Sage, Basil, Rosemary, Lavender, Birch Cedar, Juniper, Peppermint, Vervain, Frankincense & Myrrh are some of many options. Respect cultures– don’t smudge! White Sage is facing endangerment, and Palo Santo is also at risk. Avoid White Sage & Palo Santo, because they are sacred plants for Indigenous cultures.  •Alternatives to smoke/incense cleansing if you cannot/do not want to use something smoky *not necessarily “safe methods”*

[source 1, 2, 3; some sources suggest smudging, please don’t smudge]