- Opening the windows in the morning. Shoo’ing away the bad vibes before you start the day, or alternatively, whenever you open windows.
- Shaking out your duvet before before bed – I like to shake it a certain number of times for different types of banishing because I have my own number associations. You can also shake out rugs and matts.
- Exfoliating. Enough said.
- Sweeping is, of course, a very traditional banishing ritual, but hoovering could work too. (Ala Sabrina the teenage witch…)
- Most cleaning could be used in a banishing way – but anything that involves scrubbing, acidic substances, bleaching, fragrances, or anything heavy duty is particularly apt.
- Slamming doors. Impolite and loud, sure, but you could fashion a very small spell in which you literally slam the door on the thing you want to banish. Perhaps write it out on paper, screw it up in a ball, throw it out the door and slam it.
- Perfume – particularly perfumes with traditionally banishing ingredients can be worn to keep bad shit at bay. (For example, oppoponax is becoming more common in perfume oils which is traditionally used to keep spirits out, but lemon, spices and anything smoky could count towards a variety of banishing purposes.)
- Mouthwash or any mouth rinse could work as a banishing ritual, especially in times of poor health.
- Shaking it out. It sounds silly but I often get aches in my knuckles and wrists, so I shakes my hands and arms to alleviate it and in doing so make a little banishing ritual of it, shaking out poor health with activity and movement.
- Stretching is also another variation on the above – I feel it gets rid of kinks and festering hideouts for bad vibes physically.
- Music. I have a playlist of threatening and sinister songs that I use to banish bad vibes or woo in times of need.
I like aromatherapy mist sprays. Particularly handy if you can’t burn things.
Walking into the wind
The Carving Witch 