Hagging Out 2021: Warding/Protection
I have a few small tricks I use for warding my home. I won’t list everything I do here, of course, but here are a few simple ideas.
SATOR squares are a very old charm. There are similar compositions with different words, but the concept is basically the same: the words read the same forwards, backwards, top-to-bottom, and bottom-to-top. Any spirits who wish to do you harm will be stuck trying to read the entire thing.
I use small craft/mosaic mirrors for this. There’s a very affordable brand called Darice, but any mirrors will do. I place the mirrors face-out in windows that cover every direction of my house. So one in the front of the house, one in the back, one on the left side, one on the right side. This is to “reflect” anything that tries to get in back out. I use very small mirrors to: 1. avoid being that weirdo with a bunch of random mirrors in the window and 2. avoid causing glares that might cause trouble for people on the street.
Traditionally, the idea is to put a bunch of cobalt-blue bottles on a dead tree in your yard. This would trap spirits who wandered at night and they would be purified by the sunlight in the morning. There are several reasons why blue is chosen for this. Blue is associated with water (for cleansing properties), the sky (for purity/Heaven), etc.
I don’t have a dead tree in my yard. Instead, I place cobalt glass around the house/in the windows. The concept is basically the same. Most of my cobalt glass is in the shape of a container, like a bottle, a vase, a cup, etc., but I have a few items that are simply glass ornaments.
So there you go, a few very simple items to help protect your home. Stay safe!