THEat the end of the year is the ideal time to purify the house. Perfect ritual for the first days of January. It allows you to remove negative energies from the home to carry out a fundamental energetic cleansing. In fact, as time passes, the house accumulates charges of negative energy which should be eliminated once a month. And the beginning of 2025 is the perfect time to begin this ritual.
Purify your home at the beginning of the year, because it is important
They might seem like things of little importance, in reality Purifying the home is one of the oldest practices. It is no coincidence that it is also present in Feng Shui and, specifically, in this case the practice is called Clearing which consists ofelimination of negative energies, which the house naturally accumulates over time, to make room for positive ones and everything that is revitalizing. It is therefore not a simple decluttering, which is also very useful, but precisely purifying spaces, environments and the air. A detail that should not be underestimated in reality: as the experts explain, negative energies are also noticeable in practice. For example, if the plants grow lush in the house, if the animals that live there are peaceful, if you have good dreams at night, if you feel at home and the atmosphere is welcoming, the house tends to have positive energies.
What effects does this have on our daily lives? That you are a more balanced person both on an emotional and mental level, that you are also a happier and more positive person towards the world. Conversely, as experts explain, negative energies at home tend to weigh down the person.
Rituals to purify the home: deep cleansing with white sage and crystals
But then, in concrete terms, what should be done? Deeper cleaning is called smudging and has its roots in indigenous American cultures. Mainly it takes place with white sagea, but you can also replace it with bunches of lavender, rosemary or mint. What you need is a bundle tied with a string to burn in all the rooms of the house, in particular those where you live the most and therefore where not only negative energies and bacteria can stagnate. In fact, studies have shown that white sage is an excellent antiviral. If then one must be purified old house in which perhaps you have just moved, then the hammers must also be beaten on the walls so as to also free the walls from any negative spirits. For this reason, four-leaf clovers and rhododendrons without flowers are more recommended.
For a medium cleansing and even a bit of good luck, you can instead use crystals. Starting from the crystals, they are necessary white quartz, clear quartz, onyx, tiger’s eye quartz or amber. More cold water. This type of ritual is carried out in the evening, placing a stone on a plate in each room so that at night each stone absorbs the negative energies of the house, including the windowsills. In the morning, after shaking them in your hand, rinse them under cold running water and put them away. And the house is clean and protected.
Purification with sounds and incense
Two other very classic ways of purifying spaces are that of use sounds, Tibetan bells or wind chimes, or with incense and palo santo. In the first case, Tibetan bells are ideal for deep cleaning while wind bowls are suitable for protection. Tibetan bowls are used after the house is completely physically clean and are used when it is necessary to restore peace to the home environment. Completely in silence, the bells are made to vibrate, the sound of which breaks away negative energies and thoughts; If you are a beginner, we recommend not vibrating the bowls for more than 20 minutes because the sound can be overwhelming. Wind chimes, on the other hand, have a much more relaxing and sweet sound, they are usually placed outside the house to protect and relax it but they can also be used internally to improve the energetic vibration.
The purification with incense and palo santo, however, is very similar to that with white sage: you burn it, the smoke must spread throughout the house, also and above all in the corners of the rooms, making circles in a clockwise direction. It is better to carry out this ritual at sunset, calmly and with the windows slightly open.
Purify yourself, body, mind and spirit
Not just home. The new year is also the beginning to adopt a series of rituals that help purify one’s person, body, mind and spirit. «Starting from spiritthis is purified and kept clean in different ways: first of all witharomatherapy with fragrances such as lavender, white sage, rosemary, rose, myrrh and palo santo they raise the vibrations promoting contact with the spirit. But also whole sea salt or by vaporizing Acqua di Luce. Furthermore, it helps to be in contact with nature: it is not necessary to go to exotic places; all it takes is a tree under the house or walking barefoot in a park. Nature is a source of clean energy that nourishes our spirit, transforming negative energies and regenerating body and mind” he explains Francesca Maffeo, naturopath. It is then fundamental keep the spaces in which you live clean so as to increase beneficial energies but also concentration.
How does one purify the soul instead? «In four ways: meditation, with music and sounds, with intuitive writing and with crystals. In the first case, practicing meditation even for a few minutes a day helps keep the soul in harmony. It’s a time to listen to yourself and purify your mind. Otherwise you can choose natural sounds such as birds singing, the sound of water or Tibetan bells which have frequencies that are beneficial for the Soul. Choose songs that inspire and relax you, elevating your inner energy. Intuitive writing also helps a lot: writing thoughts, emotions or desires on paper is a simple practice to release blocked energy and promote inner clarity. Finally with crystals, some like amethyst or rose quartz are energetic tools that help balance and purify the soul. Take them with you or place them in your spaces.”
Finally the body. To purify it you must first of all keep it hydrated and try to eat as natural and balanced as possible. Then carrying out a physical activity, even a simple walk is enough, so as to release stagnant energy and stimulate endorphins. Take salt baths «immersing yourself in hot water with coarse salt and essential oils to purify the body and renew vital energy. And then practice conscious breathing: dedicate a few minutes a day to practicing slow, deep breathing. This oxygenates the body and restores energy balance” concludes the expert.
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