#floorwashes

Despite its Roman name, Juno’s Brew is reputedly a Greek formula. Juno is the firm mistress of her home. She determines who has permission to stay and who must leave immediately. This formula allegedly banishes all ghosts from your premises:

Cover half a cup of vervain leaves with boiling water.

Let it steep for ten minutes, then strain it.

Add the liquid to a bucket of wash water together with some white vinegar.

Was your floors and thresholds; wipe up the walls and window areas. Concentrate on sending strong mental messages: this is your home; you choose who stays within its walls.

When cleansing is complete, leave doors and windows open for thirty minutes.

In addition to its cleansing abilities, angelica possesses a strong protective aspect.

Make a strong infusion from dried angelica.

Strain out the herbs.

Add the infusion, together with some white or rice vinegar, to a bucket of wash water to cleanse floors and surfaces.

Fill empty glass bottles with ocean water. Add Cascarilla Powder, agar-agar, and powdered kelp. Use this water for magical space cleansing.

.Fill empty glass bottles with ocean water and bring them home. Use this water to cleanse walls and floors, and whatever requires magical cleansing.

Agrimony repels and sends back hexes. Peppermint is an aggressive cleanser that beckons the presence of helpful, benevolent spirits. Combined, these botanicals create a particularly potent floorwash.

Make a strong infusion from dried agrimony and peppermint.

Strain out the herbs and add the infusion liquid to a bucket of water, together with white or rice vinegar.

Cleanse floors and surfaces.

Any broom may be used in this spell, homemade or commercial, however it must be discarded at the conclusion of the spell.

Add an infusion of lemongrass and some white or rice vinegar to a bucket filled with water. (If you have time to make lemongrass vinegar, this is even more effective than the infusion.)

Dip a broom into the bucket of floorwash and sweep the area from the center, working your way outwards. This does not need to be a commercial broom. A branch with attached stiff herbs is fine, however a mop may not be substituted.

When complete, dump the wash water outside and discard the broom at a crossroads.

Fumitory, Also known as Earth Smoke (because, according to legend, it was believed to have been born from “Earth’s Vapors”), is a plant with ancient magic uses. Known since Neolithic times, an mentioned by Geoffrey Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales, fumitory is used in longevity, cleansing, production, and prosperity spells.

Pour boiling water over shredded fresh basil leaves.

Allow this to cool, then strain out the basil and add the liquid to a bucket of floorwash rinse water.

Once the floor has dried, burn Earth Smoke, fumitory incense.

This is recommended for a preliminary cleansing when moving into a new home. This removes old vibrations and emotions lingering from past residents and allows you to begin with a fresh slate.

Make a strong infusion from basil, hyssop, and pine needles.

Strain and add to a bucket of rinse water, with vinegar.

Cleanse floors and surfaces as needed.