Dorm Witchcraft: Cleansing
A hard part about being in a dorm is that dorms don't allow the burning of candles, herbs, or incense. As an incense fanboy, that's especially difficult for me. Cleansing can be especially useful in college/uni because school is a lot of pressure, especially with the workload. Cleansing the space you sleep and study in will make you feel a little bit more at ease, and positively reflect on aspects of your life (even if it only feels like a little). Thankfully there are other forms of cleansing that are acceptable and doable in a dorm! When cleansing you should have a door or window open so that the negativity can leave.
Cleansing Sprays
Cleansing sprays are a method of cleansing which make use of spray bottle filled with water and other various herbs soaked into that water. You can also put crystals in it, but I would look into if that crystal can be in water. When you use a cleansing spray, just spray in counter-clockwise motions around your room/dorm. Make sure you spray entrances such as doors, windows, and mirrors. Here is some directions on how to make one: Cleansing Spray.
Sound Cleansing
I am assuming that while living in a dorm there are sound rules, but you can still sing your heart out without it being a sound violation as long as you are aware of yourself.
Play songs which have a happy/positive energy that you can sing along to. Visualize the energy from your voice and the music cleansing the room.
Use bells, ring them in the corners of the room
Wind chimes at the door, can dispel negative energy
Clapping has also been believed to dispel negative energy
More information on sound cleansing
Salt Bowl
Put a bowl of salt near where the most traffic in your room is to absorb negative energy
Diffuser
Ensure that no one who also resides in the dorm/room or yourself aren't allergic. Most dorms allow for oil diffusers, using essential oils in a diffuser can cleanse a room similar to the way smoke cleansing can. Some oils that can be used for cleansing in the diffuser include:
Cedar
Sage
Lemon
Rosemary
Clove
Dragon's Blood
Peppermint
Physical Cleaning
Physical cleaning a space, sweeping the negative energy out, vaccuuming, wiping down surfaces, putting things in the right place, etc. is a form of cleansing. Listen to some happy music while you do it and boom double whammy.
Posted: July 25, 2022
