☽-Cleansing-☾
No matter your practice, spiritual cleansing is very important. it's getting rid of bad energy and, well, cleansing your energy. Here I've listed methods of spiritual cleansing, why it's important, and information on the different methods.
Why it's important:
Just like physically cleaning something (including yourself) it's very important to spiritually cleanse too. It's basically getting rid of all of those negative energies that can be harmful to you. When entering such a state of mind it's very easy to be hurt by these negative entities, like how you get when you're casting spells, performing rituals, etc.
Methods:
Smoke cleansing - Burning sage, Palo Santo, or other herbs with cleansing properties and using the smoke to clear a room of unwanted energies.
**Be careful what you burn, as some of these methods belong to closed practices, like white sage and Palo Santo.**
Pros: -Very concentrated cleansing -Use in aromatherapy -Stimulates creativity
Cons: -Smoke can cause health problems -Air pollution
Water cleansing - Spraying, Sprinkling, or running water over an object to cleanse the object of old, unwanted energies.
Pros: -Very thorough -Holy water (Moon water, Sun water, and other charged waters) carries pure divine energy
Cons: -Can damage non-waterproof items -If cleansing in a creek or river, objects can get swept away
Moonlight/Sunlight - Letting an object sit under the moonlight or sunlight for a certain amount of time.
Pros: -Easy to perform -Accessible from anywhere -Accessible at any time (depending on which sort of light you're wanting to use)
Cons: -If using sunlight, some crystals can fade or lose luster if left sitting for too long -Usually takes at least a couple hours
Sound cleansing - Using high vibration sounds to cleanse like music, singing bowls, gongs, drumming, or even clapping.
Pros: -Thorough cleansing -Can use in large spaces like rooms
Cons: -Loud music or drumming might disturb people around you -singing bowls can be expensive (but still worth it as they sound amazing!)
**There are many other forms of spiritual cleansing, these are just the ones that work best for me**
Have a great day, practice safely, and blessed be~
