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Witchcraft,
Body; Mind & Spirit,
Magick Studies,
possession,
Newman’s investigation of the Martin house is unlike any other.,
and murder. When the evidence becomes overwhelming,
When author Rich Newman first arrives at the battered doublewide trailer deep in the Mississippi Delta,
it’s clear that this is no ordinary haunting. Called from Memphis to assist a local ghost hunting team,
long-buried memories from Newman’s own past come back to haunt him—memories he’d rather forget. Collecting physical evidence,
researching the violent history of the property,
Newman’s investigation of the Martin house has become his most terrifying and mysterious case. What starts out as a malicious assault manifesting as deep rumbling sounds quickly spirals into a story of obsession,
and sorting through the spiritual implications of demons
into a cleansing
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charm by placing a tablespoon of the powder into a black
or white magic bag and tying it shut. Keep the bag with
you wherever you go for the entire waning moon phase. If
you do not have any black or white fabric handy, you can
tie the powder in coffee filters but, it is best not to keep these on your person as they are fragile and could break.
Just make several and put one in your car, under your bed, put one amongst your clothing, etc.
Foods
Since food is the fuel the helps your body run, all natural, plant based foods i.e. grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds have a certain amount of cleansing ability. The
more processed these foods become, the less cleansing
ability they contain. Having said that, there are several
food items that can be used to facilitate cleansing of the body, mind and spirit when eaten alone or when used as
ingredients in larger meals.
Onions have a particularly strong cleansing ability
and it is believed that onions; whether eaten or rubbed
on the body have the ability to absorb illness and negativity. Lemons are another strong cleansing food. As previ-
ously stated, a properly charged lemonade (again, made
by hand from real lemons, not a mix) can be used as an
inner cleansing potion. There are several ingredients that, although do not constitute a meal in and of themselves,
will provide a very important boost to meals designed
to bring about an inner cleansing from negativity. Such
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ingredients include: parsley, peppermint, rosemary, anise, bay, fennel, horseradish, and potatoes, though this latter food is used more for healing. If you are asking the Faery or Ancestors for their assistance in cleansing you, then
you can add some dairy products to your recipe. Milk,
cream, and butter have always been offerings to the Oth-
erworld. Indeed, butter is a symbol of magic and trans-
formation since it has to be transformed from a liquid
(cream) to a solid (butter) and has been used for centuries in magic and ritual.
Honestly, if you make rosemary mashed potatoes
with caramelized onions and add milk or cream, some
real butter and you charge it for cleansing, you will have a very potent modern dish that will feed your body with
cleansing energy. You could pair this with lean meat if you wish, but try to avoid red meat as its energy is not conducive to cleansings. If you make gravy for the mashed po-
tatoes, make a mushroom gravy with real mushrooms; the
old fashioned way and charge it separately also for cleansing. If you wish to add a salad to your cleansing meal (or just make a salad instead) use lettuce, onion, tomato and
make a lemon vinaigrette dressing.
As you can see, there are a lot of items that may be
used to facilitate clearing and cleansing of the body, mind, spirit and environment of negativity that are very readily available and blessedly inexpensive. In fact, most people
have one or two of these items already in their home; all
that needs to be done are to properly charge and combine
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the items and you’re all ready to go! It is wise, depend-
ing on what your specific goal is in regard to clearing or cleansing, to utilize as many methods as you feel necessary and that you have available to you, in order to achieve your goal. For example, if you desire a spiritual cleansing of negativity; let’s say that you feel tired and bogged down by other people’s pessimism and you wish to dissolve it
away, you can use Four Thieves’ Vinegar in your bath
water, anoint with cleansing oils and eat cleansing foods and drink cleansing beverages everyday for a week or even
an entire waning moon phase if need be. This multi-tiered
approach will ensure that you receive a strong and thor-
ough dissolution of the negative psychic grunge; leaving
you energized and whole once more. Granted combining
several techniques for one goal is not always feasible or
desirable and indeed is not
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