THRESHOLD PROTECTION SPELL

Use this spell to create a protective perimeter around your home. This spell is most powerful during a waning moon phase. Start with a good house cleaning, including a magickal front porch wash. The purpose is to invite and welcome positive energy while also blocking negative or disruptive energy. I like to refresh protection spells at least twice yearly.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1 tbs. carrier oil

• 3 pinches salt

• 1 whole clove

• 1 sage smudge bundle

WHAT TO DO

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Mix using the tips of your fingers.

• Starting at the back of the house, light the smudge bundle an draft the smoke around the doorframe.

• Using your fire finger, dip into the oil mixture and trace a line in the air around the doorframe.

• Dip into the oil again. This time, touch the lower right corner of the doorframe and trace around to the lower left corner.

• If your door has a lintel, dip your fingers into the oil again and touch the center of the lintel. Draw a line in the air down the middle of the doorway.

• Say:

No evil or illness may cross this threshold.

I hereby bar it from entering.

My home is sacred and protected.

• Repeat these steps as you move clockwise around the house, enchanting every doorway and window.

BREAK A CURSE AGAINST YOU

Have you suspected that someone has worked magick against you and you need to break the curse? This ritual/spell will break the curse. Repeat daily until you feel freed from harm. These steps must be performed directly by the person afflicted by the curse.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 5 White Candles

• 1 Black candle

WHAT TO DO

• Take five white candles and arrange them in a pentagram

• Place a black candle, which symbolizes the curse, in its center.

• The ones afflicted by the curse must speak and repeat these words 7 times:

Evil curse that blights our lives,

Be lifted now and flee.

These candles' lights overcome the dark,

From its grasps, set us free.

ESSENTIAL OIL RITUAL FOR PROTECTION

ITEMS NEEDED

• Geranium essential oil

• Rose essential oil

• Clary sage essential oil

• 4 white candles

• 3 green candles

• 1 white sheet

• Bowl of water

• Bowl of salt

WHAT TO DO

The suggested essential oils are powerful protectants that strengthen and balance the energy body, raise vibrations and shields against negative energies. Diffuse your chosen oil into the room or rub into palms and inhale several times while performing the following ritual.

• Place the white sheet on a table or other flat surface.

• Sprinkle a little water (holy water is great but any water will do) over the sheet.

• Sprinkle a little salt over the sheet.

• Place the 4 white candles about 12” apart. Place the 3 green candles in a straight line slightly in front of the white ones, they should be about 6” apart.

• Sit in a high back or other comfortable chair and face the candles as you light them. Repeat the following prayer/invocation or something similar::

Dear God, I pray that you will protect me from harm, from evil, and from all thoughts of wickedness that may be directed against me of those I love. Dear God, I pray that you will wrap my body and the bodies of my family and all who live in this house in the protective cloak of your eternal love. Dear God, please disperse the evil energy and thoughts that may have been directed against all those living in this house.

• Repeat the invocation 7 times while looking into the flames of the candles. To close, say a prayer of your choice or use the following:

Dear God, thank you for hearing my prayers. Please forgive those that would trespass against members of my family and myself. Please bring peace and understanding to those who would spitefully use me. Allow me to live in the protection and love of your eternal light now and forevermore.

PURIFYING POWDER RECIPE (FOR CARPETS & FLOORS)

This incredibly great-smelling powder can be used to eliminate raise vibrations to remove negative energy, absorb bad odors, and freshen your physical environment.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1/2 c. salt

• 2 tbs. dried mint leaves

• 1 tbs. dried lavender buds

• 1 tbs. dried lemon peel

• 1 tbs. rosemary

• 1/2 cinnamon stick

• 1 c. baking soda

WHAT TO DO

• Ground salt, mint, lavender, lemon peel, rosemary, and cinnamon stick in a coffee grinder dedicated to arts & crafts use.

• Combine ground powder with baking soda.

• Sprinkle mixture over carpets and floors. Leave for 2 hours - to - overnight.

• Vacuum or sweep up and discard the contents of the bag or dustpan outside.

TRANSIT PASS PROTECTION RITUAL

Had a conversation with a client today who takes the bus and metro daily. She has experienced some harassment and wanted to know what she could do. Here's some magick for your transit pass to ensure safe and problem-free travel.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Transit Pass

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground

• If you use runes, draw Raidho and Eihwaz on your pass with your finger (for successful travel). If you are Attuned to Reiki, draw Cho Ku Rei. If Wiccan, draw the triquetra or pentacle. Christians may draw a cross. You can use any symbol of protection as long as you believe in its power.

Say: May my journeys with you be safe and productive. May you never be lost, and may I never be lost while using you. May my movements always be smooth and trouble-free, quick and direct, never be cancelled or delayed. Let it be so.

• Repeat the ritual on your carrying case for your pass, if you have one.

QUICK WHITE LIGHT PROTECTION RITUAL

As one who uses rituals and energy shifting practices, you can also protect others with white light. This includes loved ones, relatives, pets, and clients you may be working with remotely.

• Clear your mind and imagine the person you want to protect. See them in in the center of a cocoon of white light.

• Repeat the following affirmation three times:

(Name of person) is protected by white light. Nothing can harm (him/her).

• That's all it takes. Do not be fooled by the simplicity of this ritual. It is effective and powerful.

QUICK HOME PROTECTION

Unwanted subtle energy can enter your home through windows and doors. Stick pins and needles in the corners of windows and in doorposts to cut negative energy. Place prickly plants like thistle and cactus on window sills and over doors.

PROTECT THIS ROOM SPELL

Is there a room in your house that needs specific protection? Perhaps someone died in that space, or you've noticed that family discourse occurs in that room more than others. Here's a spell to encourage love, harmony, good health and active protection from negative energy.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Piece of paper

• Pen or pencil

• Small statue or figurine of a swan

• 1 tsp. dried lavender

• 1 tsp. dried chamomile

WHAT TO DO

1. Perform a grounding exercise

2. On the piece of paper, write words describing the energy you wish to call into the space. For example, if it's a bedroom you can write peaceful sleep, calm, happy dreams, etc. Write freely, not just in a list. Turn the paper sideways, upside down, crossword-style, whatever you feel. It's okay to repeat words.

3. Hold the figurine of the swan. Close your eyes and take a deep, slow breath. When you release, let go of as much tension as you can. Visualize the swan growing, spreading wings, and enveloping you protectively.

4. Say, "Swan, guard this room. Bless t with peace, rest, healing, and calm (or any of the words you've written).

5. Place the figurine on the paper. Sprinkle the paper and swan with the dried lavender aned chamomile. Allow them to remain in place for at least one hour.

6. Remove the figurine and place it someplace in the room where it can emanate protective energy and blessings. Fold the dried flowers up in the paper and compost them.

HOUSE PROTECTION JAR SPELL

ITEMS NEEDED

• Glass bottle or jar with a cap

• Mixing bowl

• Funnel

• Select any 9 herbs from the following list:

  • Acacia

  • Aloe

  • Angelica

  • Anise

  • Ash

  • Basil

  • Birch

  • Blackberry

  • Blueberry

  • Broom

  • Caraway

  • Carnation

  • Cedar

  • Cinquefoil

  • Clover

  • Cotton

  • Cypress

  • Dill

  • Eucalyptus

  • Fennel

  • Flax

  • Foxglove

  • Grass

  • Hazel

  • Heather

  • Holly

  • Irish Moss

  • Ivy

  • Lilac

  • Mandrake

  • Marigold

  • Mistletoe

  • Mugwort

  • Mulberry

  • Oak

  • Olive

  • Pine

  • Primrose

  • Raspberry

  • Rice

  • Rose

  • Rosemary

  • Sandalwood

  • Spanish moss

  • Thistle

  • Valerian

  • Violet

  • Willow

WHAT TO DO

• Pour 9 herbs into the mixing bowl one at a time. As you pour each one in say:

(Name of herb) that protects, protect my home and all within.

• After all herbs have been added, mix them together with your hands. Visualize your home as a safe and secure space.

• Cap the bottle and bury it outside in front of your front step. If you live in an apartment, place the jar in a place where it is out of view, but near your doorway.

WELCOME MAT SPELL FOR PROTECTION

Your welcome mat can be one of the most used magickal items at your home, because EVERYONE must cross the threshold to enter your home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Welcome Mat

• Sharpie Marker

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground

• Turn the mat face down and use the Sharpie to draw Othala (rune of family and estate, and/or any other symbols you choose to use).

• Allow the writing to dry completely.

• When the marker has dried, turn the mat face-up and say

Defend this home; delay and defer those who wish us harm. And so it is.

• Optional: You can alter this spell by using appropriate runes, symbols and words.

MAGICAL BROOM POWDER

This magical powder can be made and stored for later use. It absorbs and neutralizes negative energy.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Mortar and pestle

• Handful of sage

• 1 tbs. dried sage

• 1 tbs. dried rosemary

• 1 tbs. ground cinnamon

• broom

• dustpan

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground

• Place all ingredients into the. mortar

• Using the pestle, grind ingredients until they for a blended powder. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, use a blender.

• Carrying the mortar to the rooms you wish to sweep, sprinkle pinches of the powder not he floor.

• Leave the powder on the floor for at least an hour — overnight is ideal.

• Use your consecrated broom to sweep up the powder, collecting it in the dustpan.

• Flus the contents of the dustpan down the toilet.

• Since the dustpan.

• Store and leftover powder in a small container for later use. Remember to label contents and date.

PEACE BATH RITUAL

This ritual is for invoking peace and eliminating negativity while creating an air of serenity and safety

"Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me."

ITEMS NEEDED

• Large Bowl (glass if possible)

• 1-2 Tbls. milk (goat milk, cow milk, milk of your choice)

• Rose petals

WHAT TO DO

• Draw a bath. Add milk and water to glass bowl and say:

Water ripples on the breeze.

• Add several rose petals to the bowl and say:

Thistledown flies through the air.

• Stir the water, milk and rose petals with the index finger of your dominant hand and say:

Silent as the mighty seas.

• Gently pour the mixture into the bath and say:

Peaceful here without a care.

• Step into the bath and soak for at least 20 minutes. Feel free to re-warm the water by running additional hot water so you can soak for as long as you like.

• Let the water absorb negative thoughts and worries. Allow yourself to languish in moments of healing peace.

• When you exit the tub and pull the plug, give thanks for universal support of peace and calm.

NEW HOME BLESSING

Are you planning a move into a new house or apartment? This new home blessing is a wonderful ritual to set and cement good intentions in every room of the house. It is best performed on the first night after moving in.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White candle

• Cinnamon stick

• Sage Oil

• Hot water

• Small spray bottle for misting

WHAT TO DO

• If you are a Reiki Practitioner who is attuned to Cho Ku Rei, begin by drawing Cho Ku Rei in every exterior door and window.

• Stand in the center of the home and light the white candle.

• Run one end of the cinnamon stick through the flame of the white candle a few times (until you can smell the scent of cinnamon).

• Add hot water and 10 drops of sage oil to the spray bottle while reciting

Sage of cleansing purity, bless my home. This is a place I/we love wholeheartedly. This is a place I/we live happily. Sage of cleansing purity, banish sickness and fear. Keep loneliness away. In this house, I/we welcome true friends.

• Walk from room to room and mist each room and closet 3 times while repeating the chant.

• For the next week, simmer the cinnamon stick on the stove to saturate the home with a sweet and pleasing scent.

• Discard the cinnamon stick in your front yard at the end of the week.

BASIC SPACE CLEARING

This ritual is a wonderful no-fuss way to cleanse and bless one or many rooms in your home. The candle option works well for apartment dwellers because, unlike burning incense or sage, there is no strong smell for neighbors to complain about.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White candle or incense

• Candleholder or censer

• Salt

WHAT TO DO

• Using a white candle, identify a space in the center of the room where you wish to restore balance and remove negativity. Set the candle in the center of the room and, working clockwise, create a circle of salt around the candle.

• Light the candle and walk in a clockwise circle around the candle and salt, speaking words that support your belief system. For example, if you are Christian, you may recite the Lord's Prayer or Psalm 23:4.

• If you are more spiritual than religious, you may recite something like:

Creature of wax, creature of fire, listen to me, hear my desire. Cleanse this room by the power of three, and blast away all negativity. With harm to none, so shall it be.

• Leave the candle to burn for one hour. Vacuum or sweep the salt and discard outside.

• If using incense, light the incense and, while holding it above your heat and walking in a clockwise circle, say a prayer as suggested above or chant something like:

Incense, breath of the Divine, bless and cleanse this space of mine. Purge this place of negative energy. Allow the elements to work in synergy, to harmonize and maintain peace, for the highest and greatest good of all.

• Repeat above steps three times.

• Place the incense someplace safe and allow to burn out.

BLESS YOUR FRONT PORCH

Your front doorstep and threshold are entry points for more than house guests. Each time you open the front door to check the mail, leave the house, or welcome a visitor, your home may is exposed to unwanted energies and entities looking for a new abode. Earlier this week, our beloved dog transitioned to a higher energy form. As we grieve the loss of a cherished family member, we also release any shadow energy that may have slipped through the cracks as he moved on into a higher dimension.

To ensure your home remains light and protected, perform this simple ritual to protect and cleanse our doorstep and bless the threshold of our home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• 1 c. water

• 1 tbls. vinegar

• 1 tbls. salt (sea salt, black salt, epsom salt or iodized salt will suffice)

• 3 whole cloves or 15 drops pure clove essential oil

• Blessed holy water or Florida water

• Bowl or bucket

• Clean washing rag

• a bell, tingsha, or chime

• Rubber gloves

WHAT TO DO

• Mix the water, vinegar, salt, and cloves or clove oil in a bowl or bucket, and leave to brew in direct sunlight for at least an hour.

• Wearing rubber gloves, use the clean washing rag to sash the doorstep and threshold.

• While washing, visualize negative and dark energy vanishing from your doorstep and threshold. Imagine loving and happy energy filling your porch area.

• As you wash the area, say these words:

Negative Energy You may not stay. I release you, Be on your way. From here on out I banish Thee. These words are my shield, so let them be.

• Using your chosen noisemaker, move clockwise around the front stoop and ring in each corner to release any stuck energy. If there is no porch area, ring bell at each corner of the front door from the outside.

• Sprinkle the area with holy water or Florida water.

• Remove and discard the gloves and pour unused washing water down a drain, giving thanks for the work that has been done toward the highest good of all.

CONSECRATE YOUR BROOM

Of all the magickal tools, the broom is the most useful when in hearthcraft. Here's a spell to consecrate and dedicate a broom to protect your home.

ITEMS NEEDED

• Incense (frankiincense or sandalwood) and censer

• Matches or lighter

• New broom

• Sharpie marker

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground.

• Light the incense and pass the broom through the smoke to release any unwanted

• energy.

• With the Sharpie, write on the handle, "I sweep away any negativity," or some other

• words to set your intention. Start near the bristles and spiral the phrase around the

• handle.

• When you are finished, say, "It is done."

• When it's time to discard the broom, thank it before tossing it out.

TIPS

• Never bring a broom from one house to another. Throw it out and buy a new one.

• Never borrow a broom because you risk bringing unknown energy into your home.

• The best brooms for magick are straw bristle with a wooden handle. They carry a more

  natural energy which supports magickal endeavors.

• If you prefer, you can carve the words onto the handle of the broom instead of using a

  Sharpie.

HOME CONSECRATION

ITEMS NEEDED

• Anointed white candles (spell or votive to allow them to burn out completely)

One of the following essential oils:

• Cinnamon

• Clove

• Cypress

• Dragon's blood (fragrance oil is acceptable)

• Frankincense

WHAT TO DO

• Rub your selected essential oil, undiluted, at the top and bottom of your front door.

• After anointing the door, walk through it and close it securely.

• With the remaining essential oil, anoint every other door and window.

• At midnight, light anointed white candles and place them in every doorway and window sill. Use spell candles or votives to make this ritual easier because you can allow them to burn all the way down.

• Your home is now protected with magick.

CELESTIAL PROTECTION FOR HOME

Here's a home protection ritual for people who enjoy artistic expression. You don't have to be a Picasso --- just have fun with it! You can diffuse marjoram essential oil to invoke its comforting, soothing and protective energy. Marjoram is also associated with prosperity.

ITEMS NEEDED

• White or silver paint

• 4 Black stones (rocks or gemstones)

• White or silver paint

• A paintbrush

• 2 white candles

WHAT TO DO

• You can perform this ritual at your altar, or anywhere in your home. The heart-center is a powerful space.

• On each stone, paint a 5-pointed star and allow them to dry.

• After drying the stones, light the two candles and place the stones between them. You can write your own incantation, prayer, or affirmation of protection.

Stones of Black and blessing star, protect our home from all harm.

• Place one stone in each direction inside or outside --- north, south, east, and west.

• This will also work if you place the stones in a single room, at the office, or carry one with you to work, in your book bag, wallet or in the car.

WHITE LIGHT PROTECTION FOR SELF

Any work involving healing, energy and magick should be done under protection of some kind. Here is a very simple visualization ritual to protect yourself with white light.

WHAT TO DO

• When you feel the need for extra protection, take a few deep breaths until you feel relaxed. Close your eyes and visualize white light surrounding you like a cocoon, starting from the soles for your feet all the way up your body and covering your head.

• As you visualize, repeat:

I am protected by white light. Nothing can harm me.

• When you feel ready, proceed with your work.

BASIC PROTECTION FOR BEGINNERS

This is a basic, simple protection ritual that works well, especially if you are new to spellwork and rituals. This activity will strengthen your self-protection muscles and can be paired with more advanced rituals as you become more experienced.

WHAT TO DO

• Center and ground. Visualize the earth's energy moving into your body through your feet and upward into you core.

• Now visualize this energy expanding outward and forming a protective bubble on all six sides of your body.

• To lock in this energy, say something like:

I invoke my personal shield. No danger or ill befalls me safe within its protection.

• This shield remains for hours, weakening as the day goes on. Use your intuition to see if you need to reinforce any weak spots.

An energy shield like this is good because it allows you to access energy both inside your bubble, and outside of it if you wish to connect with others.

HONE YOUR SKILLS

The more you practice, the better you will become at managing your protective shield. A great exercise is to practice lowering and raising your shield quickly, in case you need to unexpectedly reach outside to connect with something or someone outside.