Cerridwen Greenleaf (author of The Witch’s Guide to Ritual) has a list of herbs for you to dispel the bad currently in your life.
Gather these herbs and stir together into this highly effective clearing incense:
- 1 part sage
- 1 part sandalwood
- 3 parts myrrh
- 3 parts copal
- 3 parts frankincense
This is an optimal mixture of essences to purify your home or sacred working space. Negative energies are vanquished and the path is cleared for ritual. Open windows and doors when you are burning this clearing incense so the “bad energy” can be released outside. It is also advisable to use this clearing incense if there have been any arguments or other energetic disruptions in your home. After a family squabble or, goddess forbid, a break-in, or some incident that makes your office or home or temple space feel violated or less safe, you can dispel the bad with this holy incense.
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