Salt, which we use every day, is actually one of the most famous and powerful ingredients in practical magic.
I will make a reservation that we are talking purely about sea or rock salt, i.e. natural product. Table salt sold in our stores is a boiled and useless product, moreover, harmful to health.
Natural salt (not iodized!) is a traditional remedy for purification and protection, added to a variety of potions, including potions of love, happiness and good luck, where salt plays the role of a conductor of energy and a guardian of future blessings.
Probably, these associations come from ancient times, when salt was given much more respect and importance than today.
Using salt for home magic is very simple.
For example, you can wrap a handful of coarse sea salt in gauze and wipe your body with a makeshift sponge during the shower – this is not only good for the skin, but also promotes energy cleansing and renewal. Add sea salt to the bath.
If you are cleaning the floor, a pinch of salt thrown into a bucket of water will wash away all the negative energy and protect your home.
In order to collect an excess of negativity, the following method is used: before cleaning, a handful of salt is scattered in each room, left for several hours or overnight, so that the salt absorbs everything bad, and then swept away with a broom or dusted.
Thanks for reminding me about salt. I used to put salt on the windowsill at one of the apartments that I rented. It was in the center of a drug area, which I didn’t realize until I lived there for awhile. I haven’t had the same problem in this apartment, but I think I need to clear the vibrations sometimes since I live in a senior apartment building. At least I don’t get that many visitors like I used to get at that first apartment.
Great suggestions. Will try!
Interesting post! I do remember salt being used here in the Philippines as a talisman to ward off malicious spirits in some provinces. It’s usually sprinkled onto the entrances of doorways.
Another good way to use salt is by throwing a small pinch over your shoulder — to make obnoxious house guests go away.
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