Magickal Cleansing and Lifting a "Curse"

If you have been suffering from a series of mishaps or bad luck,there are things you can do to turn it around. The first thing I advise isto clean the cobwebs out - literally!

Clean up your room, your officespace, your whole house if you can. Do as much of the following as you can: Get rid of clutter. It develops an atmosphere of stagnation and prevents movement, both literally and symbolically.

Visualize yourself Turning out all the unwanted energies from your life, ridding yourself of negativity and doubt and fear.

Open up all your windows (and doors, if possible). It's best to do this on a sunny day, naturally. Throw them wide open to receive the cleansing and blessings of the sun and wind.

Wash down as many washable surface areas as you can with some kind of liquid on which a blessing has been performed. You can use an elaborate ritual blessing or something quick like 'Lady and Lord, bless this water for purification, protection and love. 'Suggestions: water in which some chopped-up lemons have been steeped overnight, or rosemary infusion; either one smells good as well as adding a nice protective touch.

Next, cleanse the area with a purifying incense; you can use ablend, or one of the following alone: cedar, frankincense, copal, gum arabic. If you can't stand the smell of incense, use an essential oil burner, carried on a tray or in a baking dish to guard your hands. Use purifying and protective oils; I like a few drops each of sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh, and a drop of lemon. Walk through the entire area, holding the incense/burner up so that its fragrance penetrates every corner. I sometimes like to sprinkle blessed salt water about, and to set white candles burning merrily in every room (do this *after* closing the doors and windows!).You can add a chant while sprinkling/fumigating/lighting; I like 'Banished be, negativity!' ; it's short but to the point.

Finally, when the area smells all clean and holy, looks clean and is blazing with light, sitdown and enjoy. Eat something, preferably something bready; you'll need it after all that work, and it'll help ground you in your newly cleansed space. Once all this is over and you've recovered from the work, cast a few spells to get things moving, and to pull some good fortune your way... such as a Good Luck Spell.