Why it’s important to cleanse & clear
I think one of the most potent things you can do during your healing & spiritual journey is to cleanse and clear. This creates so much room for the things that are aligned for you and keeps your spiritual hygiene in check.
Think of it this way; you shower or bathe yourself every night, so why wouldn’t you cleanse and clear yourself ? You have four bodies; your physical, mental, emotional and spirit body. All of these are an integral part of your healing & spiritual development journey. Where you are in one area of your life is how you are in the others. So, if you’re not taking care of your physical health; chances are that your mental, emotional & spiritual bodies aren’t been taken care of.
But how does one take care of all four bodies & live?
Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
Cleansing and clearing isn’t something that should take up too much of your time. Just like eating a meal, you want it to take about 5-10 minutes of your day. You can cleanse and clear as many times as you feel the need too and there isn’t a set way to cleanse or clear.
What are you actually doing when you clear & cleanse yourself?
Everything is energy. From the moment you wake up to the moment you fall into deep sleep, you are a sponge of all things energy. Whether it be the thoughts you have about your upcoming day, the clothes you put on, the look the stranger gave you or the catching every green light on the way to work - everything is energy and everything responds to the frequency that pours out of you. Put simply; you are a radio playing a tune at a certain frequency. Everything around you that is playing the same tune (frequency) as you has access to you - the good & the bad. (for a lack of a better term).
What does this mean?
This means that when you’re having a great day, everything seems to be going your way. You get all the green lights, someone pays for your coffee, you get the last spot at the always booked out pilates class - it’s a fab day. On the other side to this, if you’re having a bad day, you get all the red lights, you’re late for walk, you miss out on the pilates class & you get to pay for your own coffee. The things is, the universe/source/God is always tuning into your energy and is providing you with what you’re putting out. Yes, it can be as simple as what I mentioned above, however there are always instances where people can also feel your energy and these people want nothing but to latch it from you, take it from you because they are vibrating at a lower frequency amd want some of what you’re having.
You’ve ever had a great day and you notice that one person at work, or the gym or at home walk towards you and you can just feel their energy and prepare yourself for whatever they’re about to complain about? This is why we cleanse and clear energy.
Energetic transfers can happen in an instant. The signs are subtle, you’re tired when you get home, you' don’t feel like yourself, you feel you need to shower but you haven’t done anything different from your usual routine.
Here’s what you do to cleanse & clear:
Energetic Shower.
Super easy and one of my favourite ways to cleanse and clear. As I make the water and undress, I set the intention for the shower. “With this shower water, I ask my spirit guides to come through to clear and wash away anyone’s energy that has transferred to me today that doesn’t align with my own frequency or values.”
Smoke Tools.
Another easy one is to use smoke tools. I personally don’t love these ones as I don’t love the scent they have. When my energy is heavy from my environment, even consuming content, I will always go to this because it works every time. Sage and Palo Santo are amazing. You don’t need to burn the whole Sage bunch, just take a leaf off - it won’t fall apart - and burn the leaf. I always start with setting an intention to clear and cleanse my body of anything I’ve picked up along my day. I start cleansing from the base of my feet and work my way up my body. This is a great way to tune into your intuition to feel into where the energy is sitting.
Salt, Pepper & a White Candle.
Placing salt and pepper into a fire proof bowl with the white candle in the middle, as you light the candle set the intention to clear and cleanse your environment. If you’re clearing your house, I’d start with the door that you use most. A lot of people say the front door, however you need to be realistic for you. If you use the garage door, back door or side door go to them first. Your house is full of energy from yourself, the people that live in it and the people who visit. Every person in your house would have picked up on energies throughout their own day as well, so ensure you’re clearing their energy before they step into the house. White light is a cleansing light that can clear away anything that is nasty for you.
Soaking protective jewellery in salt.
Evil eye jewellery is an amazing way to protect yourself from energy, however when was the last time you cleared it? Placing salt into a bowl and set the intention to clear and cleanse your evil eye - in fact any jewellery you wear everyday - and placing everything into the bowl of salt. Salt is a cleansing tool in this aspect. I leave mine overnight and offer the salt to the earth when I’m finished, saying thank you.
New Moon and Full Moon Cleanse.
If you follow the moon cycle and zodiac transits, you’ll know that the moon has potent energy you can tap into for a stronger cleanse and clearing. I tend to feel into how I am feeling because the moon can really affect my emotions. If I feel up to it, I’ll write out a list of things I want to banish and burn it using the moon’s energy. “Under this Leo Full Moon, I ask it to support me in clearing ….”I write out all my fear, concerns, energetics I’ve picked up and burn it.
After you’ve cleansed yourself, family, home (don’t forget your car too) you now need to protect yourself!
Black Obsidian
A crystal that can be found at any woo woo store or even online. You want to place these into the window sills of your house and in your car, and wear on you. It will will do it’s thing, however setting an intention for the crystal is potent. A lot of people will say you need to cleanse the crystal online, however I believe that the crytal already has cleansing properties. I do suggest to charge it under the moon to soak up the moon’s energetics.
Call upon your Spirit Guides.
You don’t need to know your spirit guides in order to call upon them. They’ve been with you from birth. If you had a pendulum and asked the pendulum if they were with you, it’d say yes. Always. Spirit Guides are a great way to protect you and your energy - they are so powerful in fact that when I started calling upon them, people literally began to leave my life. I’ve learned now that those people were just vampires draining my energy.
Put up your shields, or mirrors.
UGH I love this one. I close my eyes, envision mirrors around my whole body and on the top of my head. The mirrors are facing outwards and every time I do this, I always hear the mirrors locking into place. I genuinely feel more protected and safe when I remember to do this. Everything is energy, so when anyone comes ups to me when I have these mirrors up, their own energy is reflected back to them. I did this one a mushroom journey and had one of the best inward experiences I’ve ever had on the medicine.
Creating a routine for yourself:
This is the part where you now take aligned action. See which ones work for you and begin to embed them into your routine. I’ve always been someone that needs things to be practical, hence why these rituals don’t take up too much time.
Let me know how you go!
Love, Monica.
