Happy Springtime, friends! The days are longer and flowers are blooming. Hello, sunshine! Time to open up the windows, let the breeze in, and do some spring cleaning!
SPRING CLEANING FOR THE HOME
If you’d like to work with planetary energy, do your spring cleaning during the New Moon to set intentions for the month to come, on Saturday if you’d like to draw from the energy of Saturn, the taskmaster, or on Sunday if you’d like to bring in light, joy, & warmth of the Sun.
To start, open your curtains and let the sunshine in. We like to clean our windows with hot water with a wee bit of white vinegar and lemon essential oil. You’ll smell the vinegar while you’re using it, but the smell will dissipate, leaving only a bright and fresh lemon aroma behind. Lemon carries beautiful energy for a fresh start, good luck, positive outlook, and attracts healthy relationships.
Recipe:
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 5-10 drops lemon essential oil
Lemon or other citrus can be used all around your house to bring sunshine back in. To freshen up your garbage disposal, sprinkle a bit of baking soda inside along with the remains of a juiced lemon, and then pour in some hot water. When you start your disposal, this concoction will break down and scrub away solidified gunk.
Next, open all of your windows and let some fresh air in. Sweep all of your floors with the intention of sweeping out any stagnant energy leftover from winter. Put your intention toward cleaning out anything in your life that you don’t want to carry into the next season. Sweep the dirt out your back door, or into the trash, which should be taken outside as soon as you’re finished cleaning.
INCORPORATE MAGICAL HERBS
Now it’s time to smoke cleanse! White sage is great for cleaning up the energy in your home. Start on the bottom floor of your house and fan the sage smoke out of your windows. If you’re not into sage, there are lots of other cleansing herbs, including cedar, rosemary, and mugwort. Natural incense or aromatherapy sprays can also be used to move the energy in your home.
If you’d like to incorporate magical herbs, now’s a good time to sprinkle these around the perimeter of your house. Agrimony has been used historically for protection by returning hexes back to the hexer. Angelica can be used to summon the protection of archangels. Wood betony and yarrow are also great herbs for protection. Plant rosemary by your front door to ward off thieves, drive away negative entities, and to purify the energy coming into your home. While it’s not an herb, sea salt is the easy to obtain and has been used in cultures all over the world to ward off negative energies or entities around your home and is often thought of as a first line of defense. Blow cinnamon into your front door on the first of the month to welcome in prosperity.
CRYSTALS TO RAISE YOUR VIBRATION
Now that your house is sparkly clean, both physically and energetically, it’s a good time to place some crystals for energetic protection, cleansing, and to raise your energetic vibration. Using crystals for energy work is all about setting the right intention and the power of symbolism. Smoke cleanse your stones and ask them to work for you, keeping the energy clear and protected in your home.
If you’re looking to invite romantic love & passion into your home, rose quartz, carnelian, and aventurine are good choices. To increase financial abundance, use citrine & pyrite. For easier sleep and nicer dreams, try placing howlite, smoky quartz, and amethyst next to your bed. Clear quartz is used to amplify energy, so be sure the energy you’re increasing is good energy. Blue apatite is helpful for strengthening communication. Celestite is a great stone for connecting with guardian angels and spirit guides, perfect for a meditation space. For protection, look to black tourmaline or shungite. You can place these by doors or next to your bed. We like to use selenite and black tourmaline above the front and back doors. This sets the tone for keeping negative energies from coming inside your house while keeping the energy clear.
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