Using Feng Shui and Magic to Protect Your Home

Among other things, Feng Shui and other "magical" traditions can be used in and around your home, whether you just moved in or even if you have been living there for many years. Home protection can be anything from cleaning out the negativity that seems to be bringing you or your family down to protecting it from possible burglars or vandalism. Maybe you are going out of town for awhile and are worried about what your yard and home may look like when you get home. And, you can also find a trusted friend to stop in every few days, but if you life in a not so safe area they may be able to do nothing to stop vandals. Maybe you feel your house is haunted. There are ways to take care of that too.

First of all, in order to keep your house closed off to unwanted guests of a spiritual kind you will want to make sure you have no mirrors faces doors that lead in and out of your house. This is just a portal waiting to be used by ghosts and other things most people think are just imaginary. Gargoyles have been used for centuries to keep watch over buildings and homes. If you are worried about putting one outside your front door because he might get stolen you can thus put one inside instead, just make sure he is facing your front door. He will keep watch and make sure nothing negative finds it's way into your home.

If your home already seems to have some negativity, or if you are moving into a new place and don't want to take any chance, you should purchase a sage smudge stick at your local pagan/mystical shop. Sage is great for cleansing and will help remove any negativity that is within your dwelling. If you feel there are any spirits in your home at this time you can ask them to leave while you are smudging too. You just light the end of the smudge stick and carry it from room to room, say some calming and cleansing words, something like "I ask this room to be blessed and cleansed of any negativity". For ghosts just ask that they move on, nicely please, you don't want to make them mad.

The last thing you need to do is to remove any negative objects. We all hold onto things from our past, but if we are holding on to things from negative people then it can bring their negativity into our lives. If you held onto that box of letters from an old boyfriend/girlfriend who treated you like dirt, it is time to let go. Same with any other trinkets. Burn what can be burned in a small ritual fire and bury it in your yard. Anything, like jewelery, that can not be burned can be blessed and buried, or, better yet, donate it to the local thrift shop!

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Practical Wicca The Easy Way by Christine Seville