Witch it items
However, some magickal items may retain lingering amounts of negative, unhelpful, or unfriendly energy that are still palpable even after a basic cleansing.
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Once negative energy is erased, the item has returned to its natural state. Most magickal items will only require a single cleansing in one manner before being ready to use for your purposes. Various methods are used, each one works, it is only important that you choose a method that does not harm the item. Other forms of cleansing are very personal and sometimes intensive, using the power of the witch to drive the unwanted energy or negativity out and allow it to return to neutral or replace it with the energy the witch wants the item to have at its core. Other methods require a small amount of work, smudging with sage or passing it through smoke from a cleansing blend of incense while focusing on the item being cleansed. Some types of cleansing are almost entirely passive to the practitioner, burial in salt, burial in earth, exposing items to the light of sun or moon while focusing on the placed item being cleansed. Even beginning witches who have never before cast a spell are capable of cleansing tools with a few simple methods. While most items are “neutral” when found “wild” in nature, how do you really know the last time that stone was handled in frustration, held by someone in a deep depression or hurled in anger or hatred? The tree you found with the perfect wand shaped branch who has leaned against it recently, or climbed it or sat against its trunk spilling out terrible secrets or vitriol? Why take a chance? Just because you find something in nature, why would you want to assume that it is neutral? After finding the item, and especially after purchasing an item, cleansing it for use is the next logical step in claiming it as a tool in the practice of your craft.Ĭleansing is a basic function in witchcraft and easily done by various means. Yet, many I have spoken to are not as careful with items found by discovery in nature. Most witches are very thorough about cleansing when it comes to store bought items in their practice.
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While not all spells require tools, when tools are a component of the spell, their care matters a great deal. We are only as good as the time we put into our practice. That is why it is crucial to know and care for our tools. Before the first candle is lit, the first word spoken the spell is pointless. Yet, if our tools are not in proper order, if they have not been cleansed, consecrated, and charged to the proper use, then the spell has already failed. We choose which spell to use with great care, determine which tools we will need, prepare our altarand tools, raise energy, focus our intent and more. If we are working a healing for a friend, who has depression and is in need of relief, we cannot afford to have any negative energy involved in the spell. Do you really want her energy hanging around your home or altar? How well do you really know the person who fashioned that gorgeous wand that you fell in love with at first sight and decided you just could not live without it?Īs witches, we know that in spell work the balance of energy is a crucial factor to the eventual success or failure of any magickal endeavor. What if you choose crystals and stones handled in anger while being placed on display for sale or handled by previous customers, before you even arrived, who were filled with serious negativity issues? What about that package of incense that a person, filled with negativity or hatred, handled as they packed it into a box for shipping? Did you think about the lovely gong that you discovered at a garage sale and just knew it would perfectly suit your altar? How do you know what kind of energy it was immersed in and for how long? Consider the silver candlestick holders that you inherited from Aunt Faye, the irritable. It may not seem like a big deal to non-magickal people when purchasing crystals or stones, but witches are different in this as in many other ways. Better to be safe than sorry when you are thinking about owning and using such items in the practice of your craft. You never know who may have handled it, owned it, fashioned it, or focused energy upon it. Whether you buy an item from an online store, from a local shop or find it in nature, it is a good idea to cleanse it thoroughly prior to bringing it into your home or using it in your magickal work. Before creating or using a magickal item, it is necessary to clear all components or individual items of any previously existing negativity or personal energy.