REMOVING NEGATIVE ENERGY

By Ahonui

Negative energy is a fact of life. No matter how hard I try, I bottle up negative energy like I'm running out. I can seal my aura, carry the right stones, shield against bad thoughts, but some days the negative energy just spews forth.

Negative energy can come in many forms, from a bad mood, to your house feeling dirty. A friend can bring negative energies just in the way you feel they are treating you or their complaining about a huge test the next morning.

Removing negative energy has become a regular routine for me. I do it for my body, I do it for our home, and most importantly, I do it for my sanity.

Sometimes you can use extra help such as a smudge stick, a carnelian stone (or other stone), incense blends, your wand, or a candle. When you don't have access to any of these, however, you need to rely solely on yourself and the energies around you.

REMOVE NEGATIVE ENERGY RITUAL

Stand facing north and create your working/ritual circle. I wrote directions called “How to Cast a Circle.” If you call the elements into ritual, you should do so now. Once the elements and the Lord and Lady have been called (if you call them as well) you can either face north again or east. It depends on where you feel energy comes from, there is no right or wrong.

Stand, with your feet firmly planted on the ground. If you feel more comfortable sitting, then you should do that instead. In this ritual you are removing all negative energy and if there is a lot, you might want to sit so you don't fall over. Concentrate on your body - see it as a vessel. When you look at your vessel, what do you see? Possibly some black or grey matter swirling about in your body?

Starting at the very top of your head, even the ends of the individual strands of hair, envision that dark energy slowly working its way out of your body. From the top of your head, through your face, through your arms, through your mid section, through your thighs, through your knees, and finally out through your feet, see this black cloud of negativity remove itself from your body. This could take a mere minute, or it could take quite some time. Your body will know how long it needs to clear itself of this negative energy.

Once the darkness has been released into the earth, you can now see yourself as an empty vessel ready for some new, pure, clean, and positive energy. In the same way that you released the negative energy, you'll want to fill yourself with this positive energy. Envision a white light of power entering your body through the top of your head. It enters and slowly works it's way down through your body to the bottom of your feet. If you think you've filled yourself with too much positive energy (you'll be able to tell, trust me) you might want to give a little bit of it back to Mother Earth, through your feet.

At this time (however long it takes) you should feel clean and full of positive light. If you're cleansing your home, you can use a wand to send some of that extra energy out into the area you want to cleanse. If you've been working in ritual for long enough, you could even walk around your house sending out this positive energy, your protective circle and the elements will follow you. This does take some practice though and a lot of concentration.

Once you are brimming with positive energy, you'll want to keep yourself that way, so you should shield or seal your aura to not let the positive vibes escape and not allow negative energies to enter your body again.

Envision your body being surrounded with protection; this can be in the form of a white light, fire, metal, whatever you see as protection. See it circle around you and fully engulf you.

When you're finished with this exercise, I usually like to sit in the positive energy for a little while, so this ritual can take some extra time, you'll want to thank the elements, Lord and Lady, then close your working circle. The instructions for closing a circle are also on the "To Cast a Circle” page.

It's always good to rid your body of negative energies. You'll feel so much better. This is almost like doing one of those cleansing fasts that some people speak about. You rid your body of complete negativity and replace it with positive energies. Do not be surprised if you feel quite different, especially if you've never done this before, or even a bit queasy. Go eat some chocolate and you should feel better in no time.