Intense home cleansing & warding
I’ve been asked about this before by someone who needed help cleaning a home that had something very bad in it. There are other versions of this, and you can do it with different levels of intensity and tools, but I’ve included everything here in case you’ve got to really blast it.
So let’s say you’ve been sloppy with your wards, or someone’s spell broke them because they weren’t strong enough, or you’re in a new place--or who knows what--and you need to clear it out badly. This isn’t about emptying the place of previous energy necessarily, but if you are worried about things--bad things--in your home that you need to evict, like entities, spirits, and hostile magics.
- dragon’s blood resin
- frankincense resin
- myrrh resin
- salt (sea salt, kosher salt, himalayan salt) (I especially recommend himalayan salt for the iron in it, if you are concerned with fey, but if your practice involves the fey, please do not use himalayan salt.)
- charcoal
- a vessel to burn said charcoal
- a type of water of power (holy water, storm water, moon water, protective war water, water you’ve crafted, etc) - alternately a protective oil made from the three resins listed above
- a bell (either an actual bell or a pot to bang with a spoon; something that makes that kind of noise, something loud enough to be easy to hear, not small tinkly bells)
- A fan of some kind (feather, fan, even a magazine, it doesn’t matter here unless you need to add extra power by using a magical tool itself)
- A spell to command things out of your house (write it yourself, it’s fine) invoking the proper powers for your system, something that’s easy to remember and repeat
- Grind together the dragon’s blood resin, frankincense, myrrh, and salt. Make a lot and be sure you have enough; you will need to keep this smoking in every room, plus have a bit of it left over to sprinkle in each room. You can save extra for later. You can’t have too much on hand.
- Go to the room in your house farthest from the front door. Light your charcoal and place some of the powdered resin mixture in it. Don’t be afraid to be generous, since you’ll be using plenty, but don’t set off any smoke alarms.
- Ring your bell multiple times, reciting your spell to command things out of the room and house.
- Fan the smoke throughout the room. Resin smokes quite a bit, so it shouldn’t take long. Fan and ring the bell, working towards the door, shooing everything out.
- Sprinkle the extra resin/salt mixture in the four corners of the room, along with a few drops of the water of power. Put a little of the resin below any windows and anoint the windowsills with the water.
- Repeat this process, moving from room to room, “sealing” off each one. Work room by room towards the front door. Add more resin to the charcoal as necessary.
- DO NOT LEAVE ANY ROOMS UNDONE. This includes pantries that you could enter and furnace rooms.
- Once you’re at the final room, when you fan and drive it out, open the front door and work the smoke forward in the room, ringing the bell and reciting the spell. Drive everything out the front door. Shut the door, commanding the evil to stay out, and return to where it came from.
- Be sure to sprinkle and anoint the front door. If you have a back door, do the same.
To keep things out, make sure to create additional wards to place around your home. It helps to have them ready right away so you can place them when this is done. Rowan crosses, god’s eyes, protective dried plants and branches above the door, windchimes, living plant protection familiars, servitors, etc. There are too many options to list, you get the idea.
If you have familiar spirits, please be sure to direct them back into their spirit houses and vessels before beginning, and make sure your spell indicates they can stay.
