Spiritual House Cleaning

Written By: Psychic AlyciaRose

I’ve often been asked about changing the energy in a home, and how to spiritually purify it. The trick to having a spiritually calming environment is to treat the home as a temple, a sacred place. Although this article is not about banishing spirits in a home, purification sets the stage for our environment and what we attract in our life. Peace of mind is everything, and it is the foundation of all we do. While we might not have control over our outside environment, our inside environment is something we do have control over.

The first thing to do is to physically clean your home. There is no point in spiritually cleaning your house unless this is done first. If your home is attracting any natural pests, these have to be gotten rid of too. Straighten up any clutter as well.

Why spiritually cleanse your home? To increase fruition, abundance, luck and to alleviate discord. This is especially important when moving into a new home. The remaining energy and residue of the last inhabitants needs to be removed. Energy can build up in a home to the point where it can make anyone uncomfortable. After you cleanse your home you may find guests commenting on how calm and positive they feel when they visit you.

Always do the following:

Leave your shoes at the door – they can track in energy as well as dirt
When you wash your floors add spiritual components to the mix
Make sure you clean all the corners and cobwebs, and under all items that may contain residue such as old books.
Never kill a spider in your home – escort it outside where it belongs, unharmed. They are also warning signs that you may have pests since they are living on something even of you can’t see it.
Sage, incense, or spray a cleansing mist in your home from time to time, and always after visitors.

Suggested ways to cleanse:

Use a floor wash using sea salt and some blessed water – holy water or from some sacred place mixed with regular water if need be. I personally use ‘moon water’ for just about everything – blessed water ocean water gathered with the moon’s reflection in it. An herbal tea can be added to the floor wash, such as Angelica, Rosemary, or Peppermint.
White desert sage is a favorite of many for creating sacred space. The smoke can reach many areas in a home that are hard to cleanse otherwise. Be sure to move the sage from room to room in a sunwise/clockwise direction. Sweetgrass ‘sweetens’ the energy of the household and cedar is also purifying. Be sure to use a bit of tobacco – it tells the other herbs what to do and will bring up your prayers.
Florida Water (an inexpensive cologne) is often sold at botanicas and in the Spanish section of the super market. It has a wonderful orange spice fragrance and works in a mister quite nicely. It can be conveniently sprayed this way over carpeting and fabric, while breaking up the previous energies left behind. Use it to clean your windows too – it can remove even smoke grime, which makes this also practical.
A mix of resin incense burnt over charcoal tabs can fill a home and change the energy in a strong way. A mix of Frankincense, Copal, and Dragon’s Blood can work wonders. Need to bring out the big guns for a place that feels toxic? Use resins. The charcoal tabs are available in most New Age stores, Metaphysical shops, and Botanicas. Make sure you have a strong non-flammable container to burn it in. In a pinch, a small tin can will suffice.
Burn a white and a black candle together in every room to re-balance the energy.
Four Thieves Vinegar can be used to wash counter tops and other smooth surfaces. It will disinfect as well mas purify.
Onions also absorb negative energy and illness – a bulb can be placed in every room and then thrown away later. They can also be chopped and left on a plate in the open air to absorb like a sponge, and again throwing it away when you feel it has done its job or is discolored. Sometimes they turn black.

Once you have cleansed your home, you will understand why it was worth all the work to do so.

Protection for the home and spirit banishing are very different from purification. I will speak about them in a separate post.

Enjoy! Many Blessings!

Editor’s Note: Be sure to catch Alycia’s LIVE Stream show on Oranum every Wednesday from 3-6pm PDT.