Smudging & Cleansing your home
It is good practice to cleanse your home on a regular basis just as you do psychically clean your home regularly.
I move through my home with incense and candles weekly just to clear the space and energy that accumulates throughout the week however every few months I do a major cleanse of my home and property.
I usually do this major cleanse on the change of the season, ie. Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, using the energy of the sabbat to add more oomph to the cleansing, however you can do a major cleanse at any time you feel it needed.
If you have a busy household, you may choose to do a major cleanse at each Full Moon to clear the energy. I choose the change of season as my home is quieter with just my son and I.
However, I do conduct a major cleanse if one of us have been unwell to clear the energy of that illness.
So let's get into it,
I move through my home with incense and candles weekly just to clear the space and energy that accumulates throughout the week however every few months I do a major cleanse of my home and property.
I usually do this major cleanse on the change of the season, ie. Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox, Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, using the energy of the sabbat to add more oomph to the cleansing, however you can do a major cleanse at any time you feel it needed.
If you have a busy household, you may choose to do a major cleanse at each Full Moon to clear the energy. I choose the change of season as my home is quieter with just my son and I.
However, I do conduct a major cleanse if one of us have been unwell to clear the energy of that illness.
So let's get into it,
This is how I smudge my home
I open all my windows and doors. (and I turn my smoke alarms off for the moment as not to set them off, but always remember to turn them back on when finished)
I gather together my Sage Smudge Stick, Palo Santa, Abalone Shell and my hand held fan or feather to fan the smoke.
I light the smudge stick at start to fan the stick to get it smoking.
I then begin to move through the house, with smudge stick and Abalone shell in one hand (she shell to catch the embers and ash) and the fan in the other.
I start at the front door of my home and move and fan the smoke into every inch of the room ensuring I get into the corners of the ceiling and the floor.
While I am doing this I visualise any of the stagnant energy that may be stuck breaking up and getting caught in the smoke dissipating and disappearing out of the window.
I like to have music playing and I move and dance around, sing and let the energy rise to aid with the cleansing of the home.
This may take some time morning through each room of your house cleansing and clearing.
Once finished, reaching your back door (or if you do not have a back door returning to the front door) letting the final bit of stagnant energy leave the home, you can begin to move around the exterior of your home to cleanse and clear.
Start with the rear of your property and work your way towards the front of the property, towards the road and let any stagnant energy leave the property.
If however, you do not feel comfortable to move around your back yard with a smudge stick in hand (I have had many people have said to me, what will the neighbours say) you could just
a) do it at night
b) just light some incense sticks and use them for the exterior smudge
or
c) not care about what the neighbours might think
Happy Smudging