Household
ingredients
Salt
– will especially banish any spirits of death or the dead. Combine
with water to make a cleanser or scrub that will weaken a spirit’s
hold in any area or over any person. Bathe with ½ cup (4oz) salt to
reduce a spirit’s control over you.
Vinegar
– I don’t know why spirits don’t like it, but they don’t. Vinegar
(white, apple cider, etc) is a powerful cleanser. Don’t use red wine
vinegar as it will stain. Half a cup of vinegar mixed with your salt
water will increase its effects. Use it to cleanse yourself or an
area.
Ammonia
– For very serious cases, add a tablespoon of ammonia to your
bathwater. Use ammonia to clean a certain area if you believe a
stubborn spirit is living there. Do not mix ammonia in with vinegar
or any other cleanser.
Bleach
– Do not add to bathwater. Do not mix with any other cleanser,
especially ammonia. Use
diluted bleach to scrub down an area where a spirit seems to have
especially strong control. Sprinkle salt over the area when you are
done, or rinse with saltwater. It is not my job to make
sure you don’t accidentally bleach portions of your walls or carpets
– use common sense!
Eggs
– Place them in a room where a banishing has been performed or a
spirit has been sighted. The egg will naturally absorb evil energies
and help return a place to normal. Discard after a week, or if the
egg begins to crack or go bad.
Mothballs
– For some reason, spirits really do not like mothballs. Place
three in each corner of a room which requires powerful protection
from spirits (appreciatively sourced from Draja Mickaharic).
Incense
and steam
If
you cannot burn incense, try making a very strong tea with the herbs
instead. Take the steaming tea to an area and let its scent diffuse
through the air. This utilizes the cleansing powers of air and water,
instead of air and fire. If you make a tea, you can add a bit of salt
to it and use it as a cleanser, or add the tea to a bath to cleanse
yourself. Ensure your herbal tea will not stain before you
apply it to absorbent surfaces!
Bay
laurel – Often just called ‘bay leaves’. A very powerful purifier.
Burn as incense, or do as I do and just light the leaves on fire and
wave them about like a madwoman.
Mullein
– I find this in the ‘ethnic’ portion of my grocery store. It is
said that where mullein is, no evil can live. It is good to combine
with other herbs to increase their effects.
Rosemary
– The scent of rosemary is very pleasing to spirits, but it is also
very protective. Try burning this after you have performed your
banishing in order to return things to normal.
Cinnamon
– Another good strong protector. A cinnamon tea smells lovely and
will work to push spirits out and away from its presence. Combine
with cloves for an extra kick.
Cloves
– Imagine cloves to be little soldiers working for you. As you burn
them, their spirits are released and they become powerful warriors
who will fight spirits on your command. ‘Feed’ the cloves incense to
make them even stronger. Cloves are a good banisher and purifier.
Basil
– Try combining with rosemary for a powerful exorcism incense.
Basil is just a good all-around herb, and works excellently to
exorcise evil spirits. Just as with mullein, ‘where basil is, no evil
can live.’
Mint
– A nice, very strong mint tea with salt added, and used as a
scrub, will clean negative vibrations off of anything
Garlic
– Unsurprisingly, garlic is a wonderfully protective plant (not
just against vampires). Take a bath with some peeled garlic – even
better, burn the garlic skins to ensure you always have some money!
Roast some garlic and onions on the stove to make your house smell
wonderful and chase away unwanted spirits.
Stones
and other objects
Any
stone which is naturally black, such as onyx, jet, and black
tourmaline is said to be protective against spirits. Stones with a
high iron content, such as hematite, are also very protective –
especially against fey and the dead, or spirits of death. Purify
these stones regularly and carry them with you for protection against
spirits.
They
can also be used to create ‘walls’ around a place. Put a stone in
each corner of a room, and carry and incense or steaming tea to each
corner. Imagine a powerful wall is created between the stones which
purifies everything within, and blocks anything else from coming in.
Using
thread, make an X shaped charm with two nails. Use this as a
protective amulet. Cleanse and charge it with any of the above herbs.
Holey
stones (stones with a natural hole in them) are said to be wonderful
for protection. Carry one with you, or hang it in an area where
energies need to be purified.
Other
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