I’m going to skip over the historical aspect of this topic, because there are a million resources on the internet that talk about it. Instead, let’s proceed to cite some more common compensation methods. All of these are very simple, affordable and easy to acquire items. For those considering themselves beginners to cleansing and energy work, it’s a good idea to purchase these before considering more expensive and complicated side dishes.
Chimes, bells, incense, salts and candle lighting
These items are best used as add-ons for space clearing and energy maintenance. Although each has unique qualities, more effective results are achieved by combining them with other cleaning items. And as you turn to other methods of working with these, you’ll find that there’s more you can do and create with them.
In truth, clearing space is a great work of energy. Most of the ones I’ve read or found through other professionals don’t permanently remove bugs, blockages, baggage, and “whatever.” After a cleansing session, more often than not, they provide their clients with “supplementary materials” to use as some sort of “maintenance” charm or charm.
My personal take on this is: If a client is eventually going to have to wear a charm or charm, that means the condition hasn’t been resolved. And you are simply promoting a condition, in which the problem simply moves to another place (or stays at bay). Therefore, at present, the only true way is dedicated hard work and maintenance at all levels. Many true space healers and cleansers do and encourage regular cleanup work.
There are advanced practitioners who no longer strongly advocate the use of these elements (specifically for bells, salts, and incense). The main reason is because as time passes and the high vibration of an area is preserved, you tend to explore other possibilities. In the long run, you will probably consider having rocks, crystals, or “etheric tools.”
When you get to this phase of the maintenance level (where cleaning is done primarily to protect and maintain high frequency), you may want to consider other means by which these same objects can be used for other purposes. So the bells can be used with bowls and drums to create music. Or salt and frankincense can be used as part of offerings and ceremonies.
Especially in severe conditions, you don’t want to immediately resort to using complex tools, such as crystals. It is best to learn about crystals, before purchasing/using them. There are probably people who just go to a random store and buy a crystal. But most practitioners recommend taking your time. It is usually a long process. Deciding to own a crystal is only the first part of buying, owning, and working with it.
There is a phrase that you can often hear among crystal owners that goes: “My crystal called me”. (Actually, this is not limited to crystals. This can happen even with rocks, bowls, and many others. It can happen even between people and places.) They are “conscious structures” that have personalities. For example, when I finally received my first set of selenites, there were quite a few. They were unlike anything I had ever read or heard. To this day, we are still in a “getting to know each other” phase.
There is an exception to complex tools. Some people are strongly connected to these tools (or methods), which allows them to work with them quickly and easily.
Another reason some practitioners consider salts, incense, or bells as optional space clearing items: As you become more involved in a higher frequency environment and raise your own personal energy field, awareness, and holistic well-being, you tend to opt out. clutter (or using too many tools). You eventually minimize your “arsenal” by keeping only those that you consider crucial and indispensable, according to your own personal technique.
In a way, we can consider these four elements below as rudimentary. And yet, they work well for having a spot in the “space cleaning emergency kit.” In fact, I suggest having an emergency kit for two reasons: 1) you never know when you have sudden visitors, who have “an entourage of energy baggage behind them”; 2) You never know when you have to go to an area where these will really come in handy.
There may be other tribal/cultural/indigenous traditions that specify how to use these tools. The ones I mention below are basic and easy ways to use them, especially if you are looking for easy and clear methods for cleaning and maintaining energy and space.
bells and bells
Chimes and bells are often used in combination with healing bowls and forks, as well as drums and gongs. They are accompaniments to create high frequency music.
The dynamics behind the use of chimes and bells as energy tools is similar to the use of fire. Sound produces frequencies and resonances, some of which are inaudible to the “detuned” ear. These resonances are high vibrations that pass through lower frequency fields and planes. They can also break/vaporize energy structures.
If you live in an extremely dense place, you can hang chimes at the front entrance and back door of your house. It is optional to have one in your room. Place it by your window or in a strategic spot where outside breezes or inside ventilation can keep it rattling and rattling.
On a different (but somewhat similar) note…
I do not encourage keeping “caged birds” as pets. Therefore, I encourage your environment to be conducive and friendly to birds. Of all the animals, their humming and tweeting have calming, soothing, and healing effects. However, this is most observable only among free-flying birds.
There are people whose gift includes the ability to tune instruments to specific chakras. This amplifies the healing abilities of the sound emitted by musical instruments. For example, drums are often associated with the root chakra, while the flute and piano are more associated with the higher chakras. BUT a person born with this gift can further tune the drum, flute, and piano in different ways, so that it can be used to further promote healing (although there are other possibilities beyond healing itself).
Incense
Compared to fire, the effects of incense (and similar variations such as potpourri, scents, and perfumes) are temporary. Therefore, they are best used in addition to lighting candles or bonfire rituals or burning bowls.
It should be noted that manufacturing was developed to make products more accessible and readily available to a larger population, across distances. And in the process, most herbs become refined and lose some of their essence.
If you have to resort to using manufactured products, I recommend opting for dried herbs, as they somewhat retain the necessary qualities, in contrast to their powdered, pulverized, and blended states.
Choosing which one is the most suitable (lighting incense, burning herbs or sage) depends on which one is the most practical and suitable for each situation.
As for incense (and all forms of scent, for that matter), it creates a very nice high-frequency field. But most of the time, this dissipates moments after the incense has gone out. I keep incense sticks only for urgent situations. But I don’t recommend them very much, mostly because they leave a “smoky field” not only in the physical, but also in the etheric. And it requires lighting a candle to clear it up. Also, it is difficult to find high-quality and affordable incense sticks. Most of the time (especially if you buy them at bargain stores) you get nothing more than waves of smoky vapor, without any pleasant smell. So, if you have to go with incense sticks, it’s best to use them when lighting a candle, burning bowl, or campfire.
Of all the options when it comes to scent, I recommend using herbs.
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Epsom, Himalayan, and sea salt are best used directly on the physical body. The salts can be used as additives to water therapy (as a mouthwash or antiseptic). They also provide an immediate power cleanse when added to bath water. You can soak in a tub of salt water. Or just add it to a bucket of water.
Many cultures still observe regular sea baths for the purpose of cleansing energy. Some people who do this simply out of religious or cultural practice do not understand the concept behind it. But, in fact, it is not a simple old wives’ tale, folklore or myth.
A variation would be to prepare bowls of salt. Usually pink Himalayan salts are used for this. But there are those who use sea salt. I found that regular table salt does the same job. Therefore, I do not significantly discriminate between sea salt and table salt. However, sea salt (unrefined) contains more of the necessary cleaning qualities. If you can’t find or afford them, table salt will do.
I’ve found that salts are best used with coals, if you want to prolong their effectiveness. However, like coals, it’s best to recharge frequently. Unless you’re doing regular cleaning of the space (especially a burning bowl/bonfire ceremony), dispose of and replace coals and salts at least after a month. Calculate the removal and replacement frequency based on the areal density.
There is a separate article that discusses the use of salt and charcoal. But I do want to mention that I recently discovered that this is quite common within the pagan community. I shared in another post how I recently decided to meet some people on this circuit. And it turns out they have what’s called “black salt.” Basically this is a combination of crushed charcoal and salt. The mixture may also contain herbs.
candle lighting
Let’s go over this real quick. As one of the five elements, there are a plethora of resources you can find online about fire and its benefits.
Fire is a powerful element, commonly related to purification. Candle lighting is a convenient substitute for the burning bowl and bonfire, especially since it is not practical to perform a burning ceremony every day.
Lighting a candle, a fire, and a lit bowl also have an “offering” quality. It is also associated with “sacrifice”. It makes very good sense. When we seek safety and well-being, we are asking for what is “unsafe and harmful” to be eliminated. And thus make space to welcome with more security and equanimity. When abundance is requested, the “scarcity” is given so that greater prosperity can flow.
The effect of fire is similar (but more amplified) to the light and smoke of incense and the sound of tinkling bells, where energy/spatial constructs are erased. This process allows the higher frequencies to blend, or more “light” to flow through with ease and grace. This is one of the reasons why empaths or energy sensitives like to light candles. They find the effects to be calming, as if lifting and dispelling “musty, stale clouds.” After which, it seems to be easier to think, create and perform some activity.
Lighting a fire pit can be expected to have a more intense and intense effect than lighting bowls or candles.
Even when using a small tea light, remember that fire is unpredictable. It is important to observe precautions, exercise fire safety methods and ensure the safety of people and the place at all times.
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