House Cleansing (rituals, Earth, Buddhism, beliefs, hell)

[Mike182]

Originally Posted by nutshell

why are you rolling your eyes with that comment? I wish you weren't being sarcastic. I think you owe her an apology.

for the record, it was meant as a cheeky kind of eye rolling, as if pointing out the obvious, and to display my amazement, that no one else had said that Feathers would be an immense and amazing blessing to have in the home.

i have a friendship with feathers that is difficult to express in words, words would fail to describe adaquetly how she has supported me through some tough times, and i love her for it! she has a squidgy heart of silver, and i sincerely hope no one took my comment the wrong way.

[Comet]

Originally Posted by Circle_One

Tell me though, do you think the Sage or the Sweetgrass would give me better results or are they both about the same?
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Many Native Americans combine the two in the smudges they make. I burn both at the same time usually rather than separately. Helps change the "illegal smell" of thins Though I do burn sage by itself once in a while.

[Feathers in Hair]

Originally Posted by Mike182

for the record, it was meant as a cheeky kind of eye rolling, as if pointing out the obvious, and to display my amazement, that no one else had said that Feathers would be an immense and amazing blessing to have in the home.

As would having Mike.

i have a friendship with feathers that is difficult to express in words, words would fail to describe adaquetly how she has supported me through some tough times, and i love her for it! she has a squidgy heart of silver, and i sincerely hope no one took my comment the wrong way.

And yours is gold! I don't think anyone who knew about our friendship would interpret the smilie as negative, but just for the record, I couldn't hope to have a better brother-of-the-soul than Mike.

[Vigdisdotter]

I don't know if it would counter as a "ritual" but here is what I do.


1) CLEAN the house. Clutter is something for negative to cling to, so physically removing the clutter goes a long way toward getting things done.


2) Smudging. You can use a smudge stick (I prefer sweet grass to sage) or your favorite incense sticks. But makes sure to go through the entire house and get the smoke into all the nooks and crannies.


3) Elemental Cleansing. Basically I visualize/invoke the four elements in turn to rush through the house and take any and all debris out with them. Make sure you leave a door open so that it has an exit when done.


4) Warding. When the energy is "clean" then it's time to put up wards to keep other ickies form finding their way in. I like using charm stones I've carved for the purpose, but this can be done just about any which way you find effective.


And that's is


For generally cleansing between the full out deal, I take a chime and strike in in the middle of each room. I find the vibrations clear things out very nicely

[Shrimpy]

Originally Posted by Vigdisdotter

3) Elemental Cleansing. Basically I visualize/invoke the four elements in turn to rush through the house and take any and all debris out with them. Make sure you leave a door open so that it has an exit when done.

I do something similar to that, starting with flames to toast the ickies to crispies, then a hurricane of air in and out of the windows and finally filling the room with water and letting it drain through a giant plug into earth.

I do that one about every six months, when I flip my mattress too.