You can easily use the 4 Earthly Elements to cleanse and charge yourself whenever needed.
EARTH:
- Take a walk with no shoes; Let the sunlight cleanse you from above, and the earth charge you through your feet
- Lie down in a field of grass; ground yourself and absorb the earth’s energy
- Visit the forest; talk to the trees, keep a watch out for pixies and other playful fae
- Keep a nice, smooth stone in your pocket for grounding and smoothing sharp emotions
- Dig up a handful of fresh earth; breathe in the scent, crumble it through your fingers, take note of the energies
- Spend time in a garden
AIR:
- Find a windy place. Let the wind sweep away all negativity from you, and take in the excitable, playful energy of the breeze. Especially note how the wind ruffles through your hair
- Take deep breaths. with every breath out, exhale negativity; every breath in, feel the way your lungs expand as the fresh air stimulates your life force
- Light an incense
- Go on a speedboat and enjoy the rush of the wind as you travel over the water
- Talk to the wind: it’s a wise listener
WATER:
- Take a shower; visualize the water washing away the negativity to show the shining positivity underneath
- Go swimming; submerge yourself in calm water, let the surrounding water cleanse you. think of yourself like a negative little teabag
- Stand in a (safely) rushing stream. Force your negativity through your feet and let the water take it far, far away
- Drink water. It is the essence of life and will cleanse you spiritually and boost your mood and health
- Play in a sprinkler; enjoy the beauty of flying droplets of water. make a ritual out of hopping back and forth through the sprinkler
- make a Cleansing spray; combine water, and the appropriate crystals/herbs/whatnot. contain in a water bottle and spray whatever needs cleansing or charging
FIRE:
- Light a white candle near by
- Meditate while gazing into a bonfire. Let the heat warm you and fill you with happiness
- Burn a cleansing bundle (sage, juniper, lavender…)
- Dance around a bonfire; go wild and release your negativity through song and dance
- Take something that represents negativity in your life and burn it (be safe.)
- Light a couple more white candles
- Light a scented candle
- Light some herbs on fire
- Please don’t light yourself on fire
Name and consecrate a poppet for your subject. The poppet may be made of any material, but biodegradable/natural is best as it is intended to be buried; clay, wood, even an onion or potato would work well. Drop the poppet into a boiling decoction of passionflower root and chant:
“Your love for me shall be no more
Make your feelings only pure
Look upon another face
Theirs will mine now replace.”
Now bury the poppet in the earth, and pour the passionflower decoction over it.
You may think that passionflower is an odd choice, but passionflower actually cools passions and as such is the perfect herb for spells of this nature.
Disclaimer: the incantation used was taken from the TV show Charmed.
where do I go from here?
I never can tell
which patch to take
I never can tell
what’s blinding my way
the need to take a step back
and just breathe
hoping tomorrow brings a better day
