5 Effective Ways to Cleanse Your Home

In today’s fast-paced world, energy builds up easily. I think we’ve all experienced bad vibes from a certain place.

You know, when the energy around you shifts and the only words going through your head are ‘I need to leave!‘

But how can you know that your ホーム, the place you spend most time in, emits bad vibes?

Let’s dive into the nitty gritty of cleansing bad energies from your home!

Signs of Bad Energy in Your Home

• You were sick recently. Apart from not feeling your very best, your physical state brings around and keeps around negative energy.
• You experienced loss or a breakup. Cleansing your home while experiencing these awful feelings may help you with the pain.
• After a major change. This can refer to a new job, a new apartment or a new addition to the family! Cleansing out old energy makes space for new ones that these changes bring.
• When you’re in a funk. You might be feeling stuck and like you haven’t been making any progress in any sphere of life. This means it might be time to cleanse your home because it’s probably the source of these feelings.
• Arguing. If you’re going around the house and playing the blame game with your household members, the house might just be the reason. Go ahead and do a cleanse.

Now that we reviewed the causes and symptoms of an uncleared home, let’s look at some solutions!

Ways I Can Cleanse My Home

There are many ways you might cleanse your home of bad energy or evil spirits, but here we have a couple of the most effective ones!

1. Clean Your House

Now before you think ‘But I already clean my house every day!‘ in order to cleanse your home, you need to 本当に clean your house.

Roll up your sleeves and let’s get to work!

Change your bed sheets, take down your curtains and wash them, open all the windows and let the fresh air in.

Get to dusting, every single nook and cranny, from that tiny piece of clutter you have in your home to the top of the bookshelf you never reach. And while you’re there, get the cobwebs.

Clean and vacuum your floors, basically don’t give any reason for bad energy to linger anymore.

You’ll probably come across some old and broken ものだ。 Throw these out immediately.

Items that are broken don’t bring you joy, and if they don’t bring you joy they drag you down.

2. Burning Herbs or Incense

People have been burning すべて kinds of herbs for centuries, in order to cleanse negative energies. 

One of the most well-known techniques is smudging, which originates from the culture of Native Americans.

The herbs that you can use are sage (preferably white sage), rosemary, Palo Santo または sandalwood.

Simply ライト your bundle of herbs or stick, and let the fire die out. When the smoke starts coming out start from the door or from the center of the room.

It’s important to note that you should start from the heart of your home, for me this is the kitchen, but it may be something different for you.

Walk in a clockwise direction while making circular motions with the hand that’s holding your cleanser. 

But do note that, if you have asthma or any other respiratory problems, burning herbs may not be the best option for you.

3. Crystals

Crystals have been around since the Earth itself, so it comes as no surprise that we can use them to our advantage.

Specifically when we want to cleanse our home, but you may use crystals in other aspects of your life.

Black tourmaline is a stone that you simply must have in your home.

It’s well known for protecting you from unwelcome guests, whether that be bad vibes, evil spirits or just your annoying in-laws!

Selenite is also a powerful one. It’s known for bringing good luck into your home, while also purifying the air around it. 

Anyone in its energetic field will feel soothed and calmed, so it’s maybe best placed in the parts of your home where people gather, like the 生活 または dining room.

4. Salt Cleansing

Who would have thought that you could use such a regular everyday item in your household to also cleanse bad energies with?

Although it shouldn’t come as a surprise, since we use salt to disinfect our cutting boards and wounds, so why not use it to ward off evil spirits?

There are different ways you can use salt in cleansing your home:

• Mix it in water, pour into a spray bottle and spray away!
• Take a salt bath to cleanse yourself of negative energies.
• Sprinkle salt along the entrance of your home, or
• Use a Himalayan salt lamp if you don’t want to make a mess.

5. Use Lemon

Another very common household item, which probably all of you have in your fridge.

Lemon is naturally antibacterial, so it makes sense that it’s a great natural cleanser, plus it smells 本当に good.

Some ways in which you can use lemon to cleanse your home:

• Simmer lemon slices in a pot of water, you may add things like cinnamon sticks, maybe some oranges and anise.
• You may keep pieces of lemon around the corners of your rooms.
• 用途 lemon essential oils around the house.

The Bottom Line

Make cleansing your space a standard practice in your household.

Doing these 5 things will make you そして your home feel lighter and brighter.

Cleansing your place regularly will ward of bad energies and leave you feeling brand new!