How To Traditionally Use Magical Baths.
This photo is from Aura Laforest book though it was cool
After my last post on how to use floor wash in southern hoodoo I doing this on the use of spiritual baths.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Magical Baths are one of the simplest and most effective ways of purifying ones self.
Magical Baths was one of the earliest lessons I was tough.
In the tradition of using herbs for cleansing and bathing is an old practice rooted in African religious traditions, Judeo-Christian tradition paganism and all other religions. Even Psalm 51:7 reads: "Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." and the tradition of using hyssop in cleansing baths persists to this day. In fact it is one of the required ingredients in any uncrossing bath.
How to Bathe. In southern hoodoo baths are not relaxing in a tubs full of flower petals and perfumes that you sit and soak in. Remember this isn't a spa day.π
They are a series of herbs and minerals that are infused and dumped over the head quickly. Think of it like a baptism of the head or a foot wash in Christianity. Dumping water over your head versus slipping into a warm comfortable bath. It shocks your system and instantly changes your energies vibrations. (Remember what I said in my post on rattles and instruments. The vibrations. And how important & powerful it is.)( See post on rattles)
Baths are typically done in the following manner:
Set up two white candles burning on either side of your tub such that you'll have to pass through them as you step out of the tub. (Don't need to anoint the candles)
2. Heat up some water and allow your herbs to steep until they have transfered their essence and aroma to the water (as strong tea-like infusion is perfect) - strain the herbs out of the liquid. (Don't touch herbs to skin in case If Irritation)
3. Fill a big basin/ bowl with bath-temperature water or tub and add your herbal infusion to it (diluting it) Disrobe and take your basin into the bathroom.
4. Stand in the bath between the two lit candles and dump the bath over your body* use your bowl to capture some bathwater or useing a plug in the tub.
5. Pray a psalm that is appropriate for your situation.
6. Air dry.
7. Dress in clean clothes.
8. Take up some of the captured bathwater outdoors and toss in the street of ground drain the rest.
Direction Of Pouring: You would pour the bath over your body starting at your head then moving upward toward your feet.
If you are eliminating something (like taking a curse off of you, performing an uncrossing or reversing something back at an enemy) you would pour the bath over your body starting at the head and working your way downward...
Psalm: Typically Psalm 23 is prayed while performing any type of bath, but there are others you can use according to your needs. Like I stated use your own If preferred.
Tossing out the Bath Water: toss the water it the street is fine. Keep it simple this is not TV don't need to over complicated.
let me know how it worked out.
That's it Happy Bathing.
