Banishing Negativity
December 16th, 2009Banishing Negativity
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At some point in our lives we hit a phase where we feels like we are wading though treacle; nothing progresses and we find dead-ends and sabotage at every turn. Try as we might, we struggle against the forces of adversity doing our best to maintain a positive mental attitude until the feeling creeps up on us that there’s more than just ‘bad luck’ or unfortunate circumstance at work here.
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If you have been in a similar situation, you too may have found yourself emotionally and spiritually drained from these events, facing depression because no logical or rational explanation satisfies. How it started, you’re not sure but a seemingly inconsequential event; a rejection, a betrayal, a failure leaves us with a dent in our confidence that doesn’t heal. We no longer view the positive side of things and soon we are projecting negativity ourselves.
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We realise we have been in a spiral of negativity which gathers momentum as it bounds through our lives. As it does, it attracts more negative energy to it, growing, pulling us with it as it speeds downwards out of control. We need to break this cycle, banish the negative energies that have become connected to us and begin again with a clean slate consciously building positivity around us.
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At this point, even people who have previously had little or no interest or connection with magical practise or spiritualism sometimes look to Witchcraft. Those who practise Witchcraft and spell casting understand the importance of keeping negativity at a minimum arms length, knowing that keeping a positive focus, seeing the upside of any situation is paramount as the tiniest negative thought or emotion can change the intent of a spell or ritual being worked. Banishing spells and rituals are common and have been used for centuries to cleanse and consecrate objects, places and individuals.
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One very familiar form of banishing is ‘spring cleaning’, banishing on the most basic level; we open doors and windows, knock the dust from every surface and sweep the stale winter air out of the house. Essentially what we are doing here is moving the air, ridding the stagnant atmosphere in our home, effecting movement and change. You can enhance this ritual by using fresh citrus scents, burning sage incense and scouring with salt, all of these things harness cleansing banishing energy.
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As well as the need to cleanse ourselves and our homes, there are other reasons why we banish; cleansing someone else’ ‘vibes’ from a pre-owned object so it is ready for our purpose, or sometimes we wish to put distance between us and another person or painful event and allow them to no longer encroach upon our daily thoughts and fade into memory.
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Banishing utilises many methods of magical practice from very simple to intricately complicated, when you cast your banishing spell you can bring into it as much or as little as you feel is necessary to express your desire and satisfy your need. Here are some examples of simple elements that could be included in a banishing spell;
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Smudging ~ most commonly used for cleansing a space. Incense with a thick smoke is burned in the area and all that passes through the smoke is cleansed. Sage is the best herb to use for smudging, it can be burned loose over charcoal tablets or is available as handy sticks.
Ritual Bath ~ If you need to break the cycle of a downward spiral treating yourself to a ritual bath is good place to start. It’s not just about cleaning the body but washing away the negativity from the whole of your being. Burn frankincense or sandalwood incense for consecration, add bergamot, eucalyptus or juniperberry to the bathwater to banish negative vibes. Remember citrus scents are cleansing and uplifting especially juicy orange! Write and repeat a positive mantra while you soak and use downward and outward strokes along the body with your sponge as you wash.
Ashes to the wind ~ a wonderfully liberating & symbolic spell. Write down all the negative things that have happened to you, each of them on a separate slip of paper and one by one watch them burn in the flame of a white (purification) candle. Collect all the ash and take it outside and let the wind carry them away. Remember to check the direction the wind is blowing – you don’t want a face full of ash!
Bury your Fear ~ Cast out the effect of your fear which is preventing you achieve. Write, or draw the things that are holding you back on separate pieces of paper. If you prefer you can mould a 3D representation out of wax. Fold the edges of your paper inwards covering the word (or wrap the wax model), speak aloud words that affirm you don’t need this fear in your life any more. Tie up the package and seal the knot with wax, place all the little packages in a paper or cloth bag and take it a considerable distance from your house and bury it, as you do affirm that you are returning this energy to the Earth to be used elsewhere for good.
Cutting the ties ~ For letting go of a negative person, event or influence. For this spell you will need to be safety aware; again using little slips of paper write on each the reasons why you feel the time is right to let go, using a needle; thread each onto a piece of string about 2ft long. Tie each end of all the strings between two candles, a big one to represent you and a smaller one to represent the person or situation, and ensure that they are stable. Light both candles, read each strings ‘label’ and cut the string, when all the strings are cut – blow out the small candle.
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Esme Knight SpiderWitchDec 2009