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You’ve probably heard the term ‘spiritual housecleaning,’ and wondered what in the world they were talking about. As if a regular housecleaning isn’t enough, right? Well, a spiritual housecleaning can be very beneficial. This was utilized by American Indians, as a way to get rid of unwanted ‘negativity.’ They used incense and herbs to perform spiritual house cleanings, and to promote positive influences in their homes.

A popular herb used by the American Indians is Sage. This is called ‘Smudging.’ Usually the dried leaves are bundled together and tied, and form a sort of sage ‘wand,’ or stick. These were then lit and smoldered like incense, and carried through the entire living area. The smoke from the sage is used cleanse the area of negative influences. Often, after doing this, they would use the herb Sweetgrass to go through and promote positive influences. These were often accompanied by prayers and blessings, and visualizations.

This is still an extremely utilized thing today, among American Indians, and in nature based and peaceful religions such as Paganism or Wicca. They believe that a home’s energy can become disturbed with negativity, just as people can. For example, if something terrible happens in a home, the negative imprint stays in the home. The same thing with positive things. They use tools to ‘cleanse’ the home of negativity.

Here is how they usually go about ‘cleaning’ a home. Some herbs that are most commonly used are: Sage, Sweetgrass, Agrimony, Angelica, Basil, Frankincense and Myrrh. Usually, the person will carry the burning herbs (on a heat-proof censer) through the rooms of the house, and ‘visualize’ any bad or negative energy leaving, or being cleaned with the smoke from the herbs. They will usually accompany this with prayers, asking their God to take away any negativity. They will go throughout the entire house, in every room and repeat the visualizations or prayers.

People of all religions utilize this type of ‘spiritual housecleaning,’ as the benefits are great. People report that their homes ‘feel lighter,’ and more safe. Another way to do this is to sprinkle the herbs around the windows and doors and wherever you think there may be negativity. Some people believe that the visualizing alone will do the trick, as the ‘law of attraction’ says that whatever you visualize will become a reality. This is a popular belief, and even celebrities, professional athletes, and millionaires claim to use visualization and energetic herbs to receive things they desire.

If you decide to perform a spiritual housecleaning, and want to use herbs to do so, please research them carefully, as some herbs can be toxic, especially when they are burned inside of your home. A Spiritual Housecleaning is a good and positive thing, now if we could only get these herbs to do the dishes for us!