Banish Negativity

There are so many homes now adays that have a build up of negative energy.  Worries about financial insecurity. Marital problems.  Sometimes, you just need to “clear the air” and tell negativity to take a hike.

First off, BANISH spells should be done during the waning moon cycle.  For extra oomph, perform on the New Moon.  The best banish negativity spells I’ve always read involve elbow grease.  Yup, you need to get your cleaning clothes on and get ready to get dirty.

Choose a fresh scent.  Orange, Lemon, Lime, or Lemongrass are all scents that are used to purify ritual spaces.  Add one or more to some water and start scrubbing.   Don’t have any essential oils? Squeeze a bit of lemon juice from a lemon into the water.

Pay particular attention to windowsills and doorframes where negativity can enter your home.  As you are cleaning, picture that you are literally cleaning away any negativity that is sticking to the walls, floors, threshholds, or windowsills.

After you have cleaned everything, open all your windows and doors. (If possible, I realize some have children and pets that make this difficult).  I use my besom, which is my ritual broom, and I sweep my house.  (And in the fall, you can buy those cinnamon brooms at the store for about $5.00, which is what my besom is).

Starting at the center of the home, and sweep towards the doorway, or windows.  You are not literally sweeping the floor at this point, but the energy in the room, so I keep the broom a few inches off the floor. I say a pretty silly rhyme that goes like this:

Sweep Sweep Sweep.
Negative energies away from me.
Out the door you go today
Forever more away you stay.

You can say the above, or make up your own verse. The main thing is concentrating on sweeping all the negative energy out the door and away from your home.

After you have done this, make some blessed water.

Take a bowl made out of natural materials, if possible. (not plastic) add some spring or well water.  Add a few sprinkles of salt to it.  Hold the bowl of water, and stir it widdershins (counter clockwise, since you are banishing).  Envision energy flowing into the water, empowering it.  Say a small prayer to your divinity of choice, asking their blessing on the water to help keep negative energy from coming back into your home.

Put your dominant hand into the water and get it wet.  Go to every door and window, and draw a banishing pentagram on it with the salted water.  Picture these as guardians to keep negative energies outside.  If you don’t feel comfortable with a pentagram, draw the rune Algiz for protection.  (looks like a Y with a head in the middle).

Sprinkle water on the door threshholds also.  You might also want to flick some around the room, but take care on fabrics and carpet. (why you only put a few pinches of salt in the water).

This is the simplest spell (well except for all the cleaning part) you can do to banish negativity from your home.