Why Cleansing Before Spellwork Is the Secret to Success 🔮
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2023
- Join me, Ginny Metheral, as we delve into the magical world of cleansing and purifying. In today's enchanting video, we'll explore the why, when, and how of purification rituals, a subject close to my (very ancient heart).
🧙♀️ In this episode, you'll discover:
The importance of proper purification before any magical practice.
How negative energies can hinder your spells and their precision.
Insight into how parents can unintentionally carry their children's negative energy.
My personal cleansing ritual, tried and tested for 99.9% effectiveness.
Various methods for purification, from smudging to salt baths, sound vibrations, herbs, and even fire.
The art of creating your own smudge stick for a personalized cleansing experience.
🕯️ As we craft sacred spaces and banish negativity, you'll learn the secrets to performing purification ceremonies with precision and efficacy. Whether you're a seasoned witch or just starting on your magical journey, this video is packed with valuable insights.
🌊 So, do you have your own unique cleansing ceremonies? Share your wisdom in the comments below; I'm eager to learn from you, my fellow witches! And remember, liking and subscribing keep this magical channel alive.
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I can't always use smoke to cleanse (i love bayleaf) and also clumsy with fire, then I heard another wich joke about carrying her water bottle to splash negative annoying people with water, but I found carrying a small spray bottle of cleansing water really does make a difference. Thanks for such a wonderful video!
I've been using Palo Santo a lot recently for smoke cleansing and I love it. It doesn't stay lit long, but I find it's a good thing: it doesn't get overly smoky in the room and it's easy to control how much smoke is being generated by just re-lighting when necessary. And the scent is wonderful! Thank you Ginny.
I love the smell of Palo Santo wood as well
I don't want to say I've mastered cleansing but i feel like next to divination its the one thing I've honed really well. I got so good at it that when i was a maid i was physically cleaning a clients home and she was telling me she could feel that i was magickally cleansing her home too! So I've gotten to the point to where i don't need tools to cleanse if i didn't have any.
But i do oh so LOVE crafting different spells for cleansing! I smudge, make cleansing bowls (with herbs, crystals, sea salt and a tea light floating in the middle) and let it sit in the home while I clean, I make magickal sprays, craft candles and if it's serious i ran around banging pots and pans (my 2 year old loves to help with that one 😂). I also adore making cleansing bath salts! Ugh the list is endless ✨
I remember a few years back I was on a skype call with a friend in India. He and his family were doing a Hindu ritual to welcome the goddess Lakshmi into their home for her festival. My friend's mother was consistently ringing a bell. When I asked my friend why, he told me it was to banish negative energy so that the goddess could enter. As a Buddhist person we always ring a "bowl" bell during temple services, meditation, chanting which is all about cleansing the mind of impurities. I also to a quick smoke cleanse before I go to the ancestor's room at the Buddhist temple to make offerings to Earth-store Bodhisattva, Kisitigarbha (Buddhist deity who helps people in the hell realm and the realms of the dead) and give offerings of food, incense and flowers to my mother who has passed on.
I’m wondering if the high pitch/ringing irritated entities to the point of just LEAVING lol.
Like you know how dogs/cats can hear ultrasound and other shit we can’t..
I always think about how loud bells 🔔 must be to them 🥺
Lol but I think it’s the same premise with multidimensional entities 😅
“It so loud in here I can’t even haunt straight! 😤”
Also reminds me of my Santeria neighbors. They’re the main worship house, so the events are fairly big (think large house party).
But they’ll ring their bells *all. day. long.* 😅
I use sage when cleansing and invite love, peace, and harmony into the home, too.
I also find it a good thing to play meditational music immediately after cleansing a space to block any negative energies from trying to creep back in.
For myself, from top to heel, i use lavender incense sticks.
Love your vids, Ginny. always great advice. Thanks for sharing✌️😊
I appreciate how simple and accessable so many of the things you share are. I've been on my journey for a little while and keep finding the simpler is often the more effective. Thank you!
Mrs Ginny every time I watch your videos I swear I feel like I know you and yet again I don’t we’ve never met but something is there
I love these vidoes. I use sound and a sage smudge off spray that I purchased and it's so effective in cleansing my energy and my room. I'm not able to cleanse with smoke since my dad has asthma. And I have a Palo Santo candle.
I just LOVE your energy! Your voice is comforting and I found this so helpful! 🥰🥰 New subscriber! ❤
I enjoyed the video and hearing the different cleansing techniques, thank you.
I use incense. I feel like it encompasses all four elements the flowing smoke are water and air the burning herbs are earth and fire and my intentions hold spirit. It feels good to me :) but ... Im an astrology nerd and a Leo Rising with Tons of Earth.. i would love to male my own herb bundle and maybe incorporate candles in a larger ritual cleansing, full moon perhaps.
I smudge the space and the items I am using (never thought to smudge myself- thank you) and then I cast a circle and lay out crystals in a circle or a grid that help me to stay grounded and protected. I find that it helps if the circle sometimes comes from me - as if my aura becomes stronger and brighter and bigger… with the crystals helping to protect me during my meditation or ritual or spell. I don’t always like to take a bath before so sometimes I’ll take a walk outside even if it’s driving to a part of town that is new to me and just letting nature cleanse me and I open myself up to see signs bc when I’m somewhere new I somehow see signs more clearly. These signs give me direction and guide me for how to do my spells.
I cast a circle before I do any magic, calling to the four directions as well as above and below. Stepping inside the circle, I purify myself with smudge and sometimes sound. I will use crystals to augment my purifying because they love to share their energy with me. Crystals also augment any magic I might perform.
Love your beautiful energy Ginny ..Great video 😊 My cleansing rituals mirror yours… I use my besom to sweep potentially harmful energy out of my home as well 🧹open windows.. dance … 😊
Thank you..
Bright blessings to you and to everyone here 🌷
It depends on the circumstances which I use... 😁 generally I use cedar, this helps with both emotional and negative energy cleansing. If there are darker forces involved I have a blend of sage, eucalyptus and olive. All on charcoal and keep topping it up until everything is cleared ❤❤ thank you for your lovely videos Ginny 🥰🥰
So last year I burned a bay leaf for a spell and I didn’t know they were hallucinogenic. They made me high! 😂
So in general I’m really bad at remembering to cleanse before I do spellwork, but I am always spraying my salt and moon water spray, along with using my protection oil. I also use black tourmaline sometimes.
Just want to say thank you so much Ginny, your video’s are such a joy and helping me so much with my witchcraft journey. You are amazing! Love you so much 😊🧚♀️💗
I so look forward to getting a notification from you,and all the cleansing is so very true! Always ALWAYS cleanse b4 any practice in my opinion ❤
Hi, it’s 10:14 AM in California on May 23rd. I just found you this morning on RUclips actually I saw a video on I believe Instagram not mistaken and then it took me over to this video and one before that. Thank you for all you share. I will start watching your videos from now on. And yes, I do cleanse before every spell myself and sometimes just cleanse right now I have sage stick that I guess has been dipped in dragons blood and I also have one that’s made out of sweet grass and flowers and such and I also have sweet grass by itself. I also burn incense. Have a marvelous day.❤️
Thank you Ginny x 🌼
Oh! I love the opening. So, Wiccan like me! 🌛😤🌜
Perfect video as I'm doing my equinoxal (is that a word?😊) house protection today. Knowing me, I'd probably light my hair on fire if I did the flame method, lol! I don't have a bathtub, so all the cleansing bath advice I cannot do, but I've never thought of doing a salt scrub instead, thank you! I have a funny story. My then 23 year old was being very negative about something, so I discreetly did the sound bowl ding while I was sitting at the table. My kid imnediately said, "Aaah! I hate that!" and ran out of the room, lol! Works perfect. Happy Autumn Equinox! ❤
If I am feeling negativity or something stronger trying to break in, I will use both white sage and palo santo to cleanse my entire home and property, then leave a pinch of black salt on the farthest points to the north, east, south and west of the entire property, as well as a little sprinkle outside every window and door.
Whenever I am going to do a ritual, I will literally first clean my physical space, then wash my hands and face, cleanse myself and then finally cast my circle and begin my ritual.
For minor spells that are faster in nature, I can use something lighter like incense and moonwater.
I try to keep my house cleansed by regularly burning incense and just sitting it there to make the house smell nice. It's like mild maintenance, and I do this once a week. Ideally, I burn frankincense... but I also really like Nag Champa sticks and cones. That one does the trick quite nicely and it smells absolutely divine.
I do have a small brass bell that I like to use right after I close a circle after a ritual or ceremony, just to make 100% sure that there is no negative energy lingering around after the spell looking for any tiny opportunity to wreak havoc.
I believe that once you start your path you will immediately become a brighter beacon, and like all lights, you will draw more attention in general, and that unfortunately includes some entities that are just seeking to leech off energy from people. Thankfully, most negative entities and energies are relatively easy to keep at bay. Cleanse your homes regularly, witches!!
I make a salt water spray bottle with added lavender oil to cleanse myself with if i’m unable (or too lazy) to get a full cleanse with a salt scrub in the shower. seems to work! thanks for all of your videos ♥️ they’re so helpful, cheerful, and calming.
You are often my body double for when i’m having a hard time getting tasks done. I just light an orange candle, throw on one of your videos, and tackle tasks!
I use salt when taking a shower or bath. Epson salt is good when taking a bath and rose water.
You're so sweet, I love your energy and video's I'm learning a lot thanks for all the wisdom you share sending love and light 🤗
My bath is not suitable so I take salt showers .. I add dried rose petals, rosemary and my salt is both Celtic sea and pink.
I also cover my hair when dry and made an oil of frankincense .. put that on my body. I use colors according to what is happening.
I burn bay leafs, not every time.
I also use smudge, often with different herbs. frankincense, in all forms.
I also love roses!..I put rose water in all hygiene products (and one bay leaf).
I do wish I could fully take a bath. But.. I have to work around the weird bath issue (hard, well water = very stained).
I make a new oil every week. Sometimes I forget to label them and forget what it is😂.
I’m not sure why oils are so important to me. I do a lot with cloves. This is cleansing for me. I made a clove spray. I use it often. I use it daily, in fact.
Ginny, your explanations of rituals, lore, etc. is top notch. Easy to follow and do. Thank You! - Eraic in America
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Hi Ginny, quick question..What do you call a Male Witch?? A warlock ? A sorcerer ? A witch ?? Just wondered ...thanks again - Stu :)
A male witch is called a witch. However, there are those who like other terms, depending on their path. It is hotly debated...
The first thing I thought of as you were waving the candle around your head was "Ginny! Watch your hair" It was funny when you mentioned later about burning your hair in the past. I'm clumsy with candles as well but somehow can't stop myself from footering with them and playing with the wax if there is one near me. I use sage for cleansing but I'm planning a ritual during the full moon and now think I will begin with a salt bath, perhaps adding some moon water and a herb bag to the bath
I've uswd witch hazel with essential oils or herbs, as well as blessed salt in water(fine mist spray botter for all recipes) I cleanse everything and then charge my items before combining, then charge the finished product as a cleansing tool.
I do try and sweep the floor before spellcasting. And I use Mathers holy oil. And being a woman I find it interesting that a woman must be married for it to work. And it seems to work well.
But I should work more on cleansing just before spell casting, I do often use nag Champa and sage and mugwort. Just to clean energy in my home. The biggest difficulty is feeling rushed to spell casting. I feel so hyperactive. At times. Like I have to get this done right now. Something is going on I have to stop it.
I use salted water to sprinkle the space where I cast my circle, incense (Frankincense) to purify myself before entering the circle and I use that incense to purify the circle boundaries as well as all of my tools.
Hello lovely. Thank you for the video. A big hug from far away.
I love your informational video thank you. I use sage spray and Palo Santo spray and I cleanse everything I use before I use it including myself. 🥰🎃👻🧚♂️
I have had a few experiences with demonic entities, recently I could feel the presence of one (and even heard it!) On my way home. When I got in the house I cleansed IMMEDIATELY but I'm worried it will come back. They can be a bitch to get rid of once and for all. Love your content Ginny ❤
I love to use Sage to cleanse, but I cannot keep the wood lit for long! Any suggestions? Love your videos Ginny!
This probably sounds strange but the very first thing I do is wash my hands very thoroughly! I use an incense stick to cleanse myself, picking one that correlates to whatever I'm going to be working on because I usually keep one lit the whole time. (With a window cracked!) I also like to stick my hand in a jar of moon water and flick the water on myself! I keep most of my crystals in a small copper teapot so when I want to use them I first fill the contsiner with smoke and use the lid to tap against the lip because it makes a beautiful ringing vibrating sound.
Unfortunately I tend to feel rushed so I am not thorough always with the cleanse. But I adore singing bowls, native American drum and tuning forks. And just discovered EFT tapping to rid deep down negative emotions which control me more than I'd like...
Hello Ginny I have a question are you familiar with the author, Scott Cunningham If so what is your take specifically on Cunningham’s encyclopedia of magical herbs ?
I’ve been using this book for ages
I’m a beginner witch and I have never heard of thought of cleansing myself before spell work. I may have been doing it unintentionally though. When I cast a circle I cast out all negative energies in the area and within myself so 🤷🏽♀️
I have heard of clapping loudly to cleanse in a pinch. From top to bottom in a zig zag pattern. But I can imagine it would be difficult to do the back. 🤔
Ginny you are beautiful 😂❤
What is your opinion on hair?
I mean, do you cover it? Do you believe in cutting it after a long spell of being sick or attacked?
What are your thoughts on hair, hair protection.. I feel it is meaningful and would like your feedback.
I use moon water with lavender to spray around the house, can I also use that to cleanse myself?
I use a pentagram in my rituals.
I purchased some sage smuge sticks from my local reservation a few years ago. Is it ok to keep them for years before using them OR do they need to be freshly dried? 10:02
Spiritual items don't expire ❤
@@justin_a_greenwitch Very helpful! Thanks for the advice.
What is the best personal cleanse? I have been having seriously unusual repeated bad luck sometimes very scary tried smoke bath spell candles I think someone put bad juju on me x
Blessings, so you mentioned the circle which is a question that has been weighing on me lately. In my younger years I always did circles. Are they absolutely necessary? In my current time my room is small and I don’t have the room for the circle. So can I fully cleanse without a circle? Also if I may ask another question that I know was debated years ago, is a circle truly necessary to witchcraft or can I avoid it. As I get older it seems easier to do workings and even cleansings without opening a full circle. Opening and closing the circle takes so much time for me outside of the magickal working itself
Your circle can be very small, I cast circles on my work surface when I am doing a spell, around the chair I am sitting in or simply around the area I am standing up in....I think that they really help you in a spell, so my advice is to always cast a circle.
@@GinnyMetheral thank you so much )0(
We keep our home pretty locked down normally, but everyone has an upper respiratory thing going right now so sheilds are iffy.
I will be cleansing with incense later today...but I am finding the the rain shower outside right now is washing away all the gross things clinging to our sheilds!
Though, I do love a good singing bowl, and I have several bells.
Thanks for the reminder!
So, I've thought about it overnight and I'm just curious, how many demonic entities do you cast away or sense on a weekly basis? I feel like some people are soulless and some folks give me uncomfortable feelings, but I feel like I've come across very few grave feeling people. And do you feel like there are stronger presences in the UK than America?
3:02 Do you know what our pagan culture _did_ call that action of smoke cleanse?
What was _their_ word for it; do you know?
I agree with you btw - I’m just curious about the language aspect
I believe cleansing with smoke!!
@@GinnyMetheral So you don’t think they had a special word for that act?
_Did_ they really specifically use the word “cleansing” back then? 🤔 Genuinely curious!
isn't smudging a close practice?
Absolutely, but this content creator doesn't agree with the indigenous people who have respectfully asked that we stop using the term smudging. She has on multiple occasions stated that she is going to keep "smudging" because she is special. Just plan rude and harmful.
Darn that sucks she had some really good videos
I do not think that using smoke to cleanse is a closed practice, if it were then everyone, everywhere, for generations would be in dispute with native Americans. It is something that has been used by witches throughout history. The term smudge is a word, and part of language, and as I am sure you know language changes. I do not follow the Native American rituals, I follow my own cultural rituals. Is this wrong?
The negative "energy" thing goes both ways with parents and children. Parents and grandparents can also share their negative "energy" with their children and grandchildren, this is intergenerational trauma, I'm surprised you didn't discuss this in the video since you're talking about energetic cleansing. This is a HUGE reservoir of negativity that results in all kinds of emotional trauma that leaves someone open to the very parasitic attachments you're talking about cleansing :-/
why call yourself old...your not old
GiNNY!!lmao. HAIR is Sooo Overated😂😂😂
Why does everyone keep reiterating these beginner lessons? It's so irritating to me, that every joe-schmoe who decides to talk about witchcraft only does the simplest things that one could even pick up from fantasy novels. Ive been practicing for thirty-five years, and its still the same basic lessons. As a Hereditary, please share some more advanced teachings, in things like ritual design, navigating the minefield of correspondences, critical thinking, meditation and Focus. These are the areas where the record is incomplete.
Reminders are always welcome. People forget to slow down sometimes. Reminders are good.
While I can completely see your frustration, as a 3rd year practitioner and someone who just recently started seeing the impacts of negative energy in my personal life again, I needed this little reminder to cleanse myself and my space. Not just when practicing but regularly enough, as much as necessary, to promote my peace. It's these videos that keep me well. So don't forget us little guys either. Plus, this list of cleansing ritual ideas was wonderful for all levels really.
Ginny has a lot of videos on those topics too ❤
I take a bath in Epsom salt that has either Lavender or Hemp seed or passion fruit essential oil in them and then I use white sage mixed with either rosemary, lavender or rose petals in it and then I cast my circle around me!!!!!!!!!!!!!