House blessing

[fallyn]

Thought i'd share my own sort of house blessing ritual,
I am closer to being wicca than any thing, though i do dabble in darker things so now and then i need to house clean if you know what i mean. lj cut for space.

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[wynndfae]

That's an interesting cleansing rite! I have one I created based on my own faith that works pretty well. It has a lot of basis in the kind of rite you've described here (salt water, symbols, verbal declarations of what's allowed and what isn't, incense, etc), but I invoke the "powers" of my own pantheon for a little extra oomph. Don't make much noise, though; I do recognize the purpose of it, just never thought to use it in my own. I figure invoking Death and other such beings tends to be enough. XD

[fallyn]

Noise,,,ya i'm to introverted to like the noise much myself, but there are those that believe bells and chimes ward off spirits so i tried to incorporate that for the girl it was written to. :)

[wynndfae]

I think I avoid clanging bells because of the superstition they ward off faeries and I definitely allow them into my home. I also permit transient and nonmalignant spirits to come through. I couldn't imagine living in a completely spiritless place after growing up around them. My roommate commented on the strange things going on ever since I moved in, hehe. But I digress.

[puppet_vultures]

Love this! I'm a "pagan" and I actually have been on the hunt for a cleansing ritual. My house is abounding with negativity and gross energy. I've tried a few things. It's such a long process because my house is so cluttered and dirty. It's exhausting.
My friend suggested putting on lyric-less music. And dressing up "special" to make it more of a ritual, so I wear this pretty Grecian looking white dress. I also suggest meditating a little bit before, to clear your head of bullshit....I personally tend to panic when I'm cleaning.

I also put a little bit of salt in a water bottle and spray it in the air. But you have to go back and clean after it because it'll leave white ish grains on everything.