Sadly we live in a dirty, filthy world. And not just physically. And just like our physical bodies become unclean and require washing, so do intangible bodies become impure, due to all the non-material grime and bad energy out there.
In Christianity, head washing, or complete immersion ( which
is done in Baptist’s Church ) is
essential part of the initiatory rite, commonly known as baptism, but also serves, among other purposes, to
render person spiritually clean so they can
“receive” the blessings of baptism.
In Africa there is
similar initiatory rite, known as “lave tet(h)”
which also serves initiatory
purposes, but also, along with a somewhat similar ritual called “feeding the
head” will also spiritually clean someone’s mind. In Africa, another common ritual associated
with cleansing is drinking water from small ponds and puddles to which certain roots have been
added. This causes violent and abrupt
vomiting, which cleans both body and
soul, according to the indigenous beliefs. All those are ritual embraced by
native people with respect, and utter care to be done properly and regularly,
for the wise ancestors knew how important is to keep one clean,
truly clean, not simply washed.
Among Native American people, spiritual self cleansing is
crucial, and is often a preceding step in healing someone, particularly those
affected with mental illnesses. Many
have heard of sweet lodges, well they
operate by principle that the sweating and shamanistic techniques cause
affliction to be expelled out of the
system, therefore we can safely say cleanse someone of the
condition they have been afflicted with.
Experiences of these religions and pious people have found
their way into Higher magick and Hoodoo, where they play a prominent role, by
the point that many practitioners suggest some form of personal and / or
spatial cleansing prior to any ritual.
In Higher magick, particularly Solomonic type , these pre-ritual
cleansing , often in form of bath often get intrinsically complex, and can
require up to ten Psalms to be read , 13 times
prior to bathing, over the bath water, and more to be added during bath and afterwards. And that’s just the part
of it. This is because in Higher magick humans work with entities that are
older than our planet, and more powerful than billion of nuclear bombs. Clean
body, mind and prepared cleansed soul is the least practitioner should
offer to
these precious spiritual
allies. However, I have personally found that these procedures
need not such over-done condition and
terms to be met, and all those steps to
be done. As seen through Christianity
and Hoodoo practice, a simple Hyssop infusion bath, followed by heartily
said prayer and repentance does wonders.
Ignoring to pay attention to spiritual hygiene causes people
to be afflicted with all sort of spiritual conditions , form those causing
minor headaches, over those causing
blockages in everyday life, thinking, energy pathways, to those that can potentially have nearly
fatal consequences, or cause severe mental or physical damage.
Such people can simply not be helped through standard medical procedures, often their “symptoms” cannot even be alleviated, and their files end up in that unofficial drawer labeled with suffering from “one of those things” or even in “hypochondriac” section. And this poor people, end up badly, everyone just shrugs.
Also spiritually unclean person, is a person with issues of
productivity, creativity, communications,
health, luck, financial matters, You name it ! This is why personal
cleansing must be one of priorities at least among those
spiritually aware people.Such people can simply not be helped through standard medical procedures, often their “symptoms” cannot even be alleviated, and their files end up in that unofficial drawer labeled with suffering from “one of those things” or even in “hypochondriac” section. And this poor people, end up badly, everyone just shrugs.
And it can be achieved through methods who can vary from simplicity itself, to earlier mentioned preparatory ceremonies of Higher Magick . And when should one consider undertaking some “procedure” of spiritual cleansing ? Here are some common cases when spiritual personal spiritual cleansing is due:
·
After contact with aggressive and nasty people,
emotional and/or psychic parasites/vampires, jealous and malicious people
·
After
visiting places with strong
spiritual energies, or places troubled with haunting and evil spirits , after
visiting graveyards, crossroads and similar
·
After performing spiritual work for someone
else, or after casting revenge, return
to caster or crossing type of spells, after performing cleansing work in houses
or similar, after readings
·
When one becomes suddenly afflicted with
anxiety, panic attacks , depression, heavy thoughts, or becomes light-headed and unable to focus and
think clearly
·
When one becomes
troubled with frequent headaches, backaches, neck and shoulder muscles pain, eyesore,
that appeared in unusual manner, and can not be medically explained
·
After diseases, or working with the ill, after
frequenting crowded places, after being
in close contact with a lot of people,
particularly strangers
·
When needing to end an unproductive
friendship, love affair, or changing job
·
After committing sins, or when affected with
impure thoughts, poor slips, prior to important rituals, prior to working with spirits, or when in need of
clarity and insight
Now If ( somehow , miraculously ) You have managed to not
get in any of the mentioned situations/events, I’d still recommend a personal
cleansing once a month, which essentially means better safe than sorry ;)
Methods of personal cleansing
There are two basic methods of personal cleansing:
·
Physical – which uses physical, mundane means to
clean the body of toxins, such a purgatives , diaphoretics, diuretics, and
simple body washing, which do remove a lot of negative spiritual energy as
well, which has a curious tendency to accumulate in human body waste products
such as urine, sweat and feces, as noted
by some respected occult authorities [2] This is why occult text often advise
empting bladder and bowels prior to the ritual work. This is also why the same
is suggested when someone is under negative spiritual influence. Fasting is another, very powerful method of personal cleansing, that despite being a physical measure, provides deep spiritual cleansing as well.
·
Magickal -
implying anything from cleansing
using visualization, and meditation, to taking ritual baths, washes ( head,
feet ) , using crystals, incenses or performing elaborate cleansing rituals.
An example of bath to clean up debris and blockages, though I'd say it can be made into a nifty incense to do the same , as well |
It is important to note that akin to house cleansing, the
very physical act of cleaning the body, through washing, bathing and showering
can simply not be separated from
spiritual cleansing. When we clean ( physical act ) like with broom ( house ) , or with water (
body, house ), we also to a certain degree cleanse ( spiritual act ) even If we
did not really intend to do so. Obviously, far better results are accomplished
when the cleaning is done with intent, and possibly use of materia magicka , such as herbs,
washes, infusions, salts, brooms, incenses and other supplies.
This is however a practical blog, so without further ado, we
shall proceed with few formulas, rituals and suggestions J
Oil of Cleansing
Following is my personal, all-around cleansing formula,
which can even be used in Uncrossing rituals, and is similar in terms of
conditions it’s used for to classical healing formulas such as Van Van or
others.
Combine
·
Camphor resin/ small piece or just a few drops of essential oil
·
Lemon essential oil
·
Eucalyptus essential oil or dry, crumbled leaves
·
Rosemary twig
or essential oil
·
Dry hyssop or few drops of essential oil
·
Some Basil leafs ( optional )
·
Some blessed salt
All in base oil, 30ml ( 1 oz ) for example, also dozed with
vit E capsule or some tincture of Benzoine to keep it good for long period of
time. This oil is very good for
cleansing after dealing with pestiferous or dangerous people , and It has
similar ingredients ( hence similar properties ) to “Cast off evil oil” .
Use it to dress the candles in rituals of cleansing, add few
drops to bath salts, or mix with shampoo and use as head wash, minding in such
case that the mixture does not get in Your eyes.
Head washing and head
feeding to cleanse the mind
Mind gets heavily
affected with stress, and negative
spiritual influences. In which cases, people get “disconnected” feeling, they
become nervous, “all over the place”,
anxious, and unfocused. This can
occur as result of accumulated bad energy, as effect of glance of malice or
crossing. Either way it can be dealt with, fairly easily thankfully, and other
than bathing, in which case I suggest bath with Laundry bluing
there are methods known as head washing and
head feeding, which should follow the earlier. We have noted that the
head washing is originally for initiatory purposes earlier in the text, but
simpler forms have proven to be
extremely effective in removing mental debris , and performing mental
cleansing.
An respected occult author Draja Micharic, in his book
“Spiritual cleansing” refers this
methods in chapter he so well-fittingly entitled “Quieting the mind”. One of
the nasty, nasty symptoms of mind that requires cleansing is mind babble,
random and intensive thoughts. Head
washing and then head feeding take care of this.
Micharic suggests making head scrubs from either Fenugreek
tea/ infusion or with salt ( as stated : “as much as can be dissolved in two
cups of water” ) using this to scrub into head, after physically washing it,
then leaving it for 5-10 minutes before we rinse it out. The author states this should be done at
least every three months a year, and that should be followed with head feeding.
Head feeding uses Coconut milk, or Red
wine ( white works equally well ) which are rubbed onto head, and left
overnight, with head washed in white
towel. Fenugreek wash is suggested to be
used when people become toubled with exteremly intensive sensations such as
grief , depression and in cases of “brain fatigue” and should be used at least 2x a year. Salt head wash should be
used when person starts feeling detached, lost, powerless, unable to think
clearly, focus on one thing and so on [3]
Ritual of Contrition
and Self repentance
This is my version of the standard Hyssop bath, that is
undertaken when one had sinned, in order to cleanse from the sin and receive Lord’s grace and mercy.
First, make a strong infusion with Hyssop, at least half a liter, and when You’ve cooled
and strained it, You may add a teaspoon of Sea salt , as well as teaspoon of
Holy water If You happen to have some.
Light two white candles on Your altar ( or near the tub )
and place the vessel with the Hyssop wash between them, place Your hands over
it and read the Psalm 51st ( one with “Cleanse me with Hyssop verse”
) .
Pour it to the bath water, enter the tub, and immerse and
pour over head 7 times the bath water, each time saying the Psalm.
Then, wrap in towel, let Your body and hair air dry, which
means do not wipe them or use a hairdryer , and as You dry recite the prayer
know as “Act of Contrition” if the sin
was severe.
The next day, light a single white candle on Your altar and
read the Psalm 51st , and If the sin was serious, also “Act of
Contrition” prayer. After awhile pinch
out the candle flame. Do this for seven days. On the Seventh day, make a small
donation in some Church.
White incense cleansing
Frankincense is a powerful cleansing agent, as well as
spiritually uplifting and empowering.
It comes handy, when
one is believed to be under influence of evil spells. Fumigating oneself, head to toes in
Frankincense incense, is said to take
the jinx off, If combined with Sage for example, will also bring wisdom and
power.
It can
even protect You from Your enemies ,and “rids You off them” according to
H.M. Hyatt , as he had noted down the sayings of one of his informants ,
who says that the “White incense” is to be used for this. Apparently, White
incense is another name for Frankincense. [4]
Here are few advices to use
Frankincense in cleansing from various influences:
·
Fumigate Yourself with Frankincense while
reading the Psalm 22nd, to cleanse away the negative energies that
cause misfortune and bad luck in various
areas of Your life
·
To cleanse oneself from bad spells and jinxes, fumigate Yourself
with Frankincense while reading the Psalm 7th ( lines 1-10th
) and 91st
·
To cleanse the negative energy and evil spirits,
fumigate with Frankincense the whole body as You read Prayer to the Life Giving
( also Venerable, or Honorable ) Cross, which I have posted in one of my older
posts, on September Christian spiritualism
These are just few ideas, combine with other herbs If You
wish, and use other Psalms and prayers to cleanse Yourself from different
things.
Crystals for Aura
cleansing and removing negativity
Various crystals are used to cleanse the Aura, from negative
energy, to cleanse the mind from negative thoughts and mind babble , as well as
to clean the body of toxins . The following list is by no means exhaustive,
consult Your sources on gemology
·
Aquamarine and Blue Celestine are amazing to in
cleansing and filtrating unnecessary thoughts, as well as cleansing the mind
from negative thoughts, Onyx removes lustful thoughts from mind, and cleanses
mind of exaggerated carnal desire
·
Aura cleansing from negative energies and vibes
can be achieved with Smokey Quartz, Quartz, Bloodstone and Green Jasper, while
Kunzite combined with Selenite will cleanse mental attachments , and entities
attached to one’s auric field , but they must
be purified right afterwards, Petalite and Fairy Quartz are also great
for cleansing entites from one’s Aura
·
Negativity will be cleansed from all the bodies
( physical , ethereal, astral, mental ) with use of Topaz and Carnelian
·
Smokey Quartz and Rutiliated Quartz are said to cleanse Mercury from the system,
Bloodstone is good to detox the
blood, Black stones such as Onyx or Black Obsidian will detox the body, so will Azurite and Ruby
·
Smokey quartz cleanses the stress and its
effects on body , If a piece is to be
hold in each hand [5]
Spring time is ideal for cleansing, so I hope some of this
information will come handy! Blessings !
J
NOTES: This article was composed and written by myself, If You wish to use any part of it elsewhere online You can, but add credits, Shadow of Shadows magick place, Shadow-333@hotmail.com or a direct link to this post.
CREDITS AND REFRENCES:
[2] For eample Dion Fortune, stated in her book “Psychic self defense” , the idea can also be found in works of Franc Bardon, Israel Regardie, and others
[3] Paraphrased from “Spiritual Cleansing” pg. 99th , 100th, 101st , Red Wheel/ Weiser, 2003. Year edition (21st edition) by Draja MIcharic
[4] according to Miss Talia Felix, a brilliant Hoodoo practitioner and published author, as stated in her blogpost http://spellcasters-source.blogspot.com/2012/07/incense-protection-hoodoo-spell-from.html
[5] Based on comparative analysis of Judy Hall’s work, information on www.crystalcure.com website, and my personal experience in working with Crystals and Gems
IMAGE CREDITS: The first image is created by me, using some images that were in public domain, and the symbol was drawn by myself, combined, edited and altered. The second image is from www.creolemoon.com used according to their own copyright terms
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