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🔮✨Cleansing time ✨🔮
What is palo santo?
Palo santo (literally meaning “holy wood”) comes from a tree native to South America. Like white sage, this is commonly used for cleansing and purification purposes. You simply light the end of it and waft the smoke around the area, person, or object you wish to cleanse.
People use palo santo rather than sage in smoke cleansing for a variety of reasons. One such reason is that white sage is an endangered plant; some prefer not to use white sage bought from a store because of this (although you can always grow your own). Some people find the aroma of palo santo to be more appealing than the smell of white sage; palo santo has a sweet odor with hints of mint, citrus, and pine. An added side benefit is that the smoke has the tendency to repel mosquitoes and other bugs.
Palo santo keeps energy grounded and opens us up for a deeper connection to the earth. In addition, it is said to enhance creativity and bring good fortune. It has healing benefits as well; it can relieve the symptoms of a common cold, inflammation, asthma, stress, anxiety, depression, emotional pain, and more. It can be simmered and made into a tea, and an essential oil is also available.
An energy healer in my area that I have been to a number of times uses palo santo for smoke cleansing at the end of each session. She wafts the smoke around her patient to cleanse and ground their energy and form a protective bubble around them to prevent taking on further negativity from their surroundings. I have found the aroma and feeling it imparts to be quite soothing. She also uses it in combination with white sage for cleansing an area – be it a shop, a home, or a room – in much the same way.
If you've never tried palo santo before and can find it, I absolutely recommend giving it a try!
Black Salt
Black salt, also known as witch's salt, is a basic yet powerful supply for any witch or spellcaster to have on hand. This is not the same black salt used for cooking! This type of salt is not fit for human consumption.
Black salt is readily available in magick/occult type shops, or else you can make your own. There are several different ways to go about making it, although we are not going to go into the specifics of recipes at this time. Depending on the method used, the salt doesn't always turn out strictly black – ours is more of a grey color in fact (as pictured above).
Black salt is mainly used for cleansing, purification, and banishment. Below are some more specific uses:
- Sprinkle it in a circle around your property for protection
- Prevent an unwanted guest from returning by sprinkling black salt outside your door, naming the person you wish not to return, and the reason why
- Remove an unwanted guest by sprinkling some of the salt behind them and some outside your door
- Banish evil by sprinkling inside your house
- Carry it on your person (ie in a pendant) to ward off negativity/negative energies
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