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Having the house cleansed spiritually

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NanKate Mon 24-Sept-18 21:37:03

Have any of you an experience of having the house cleansed of negative vibes?

I am not talking about an exorcism, just a house where there is a lot of negative energy/feelings.

This is for a relative of mine who wants a fresh start.

MawBroon Mon 24-Sept-18 21:38:25

Very sceptical, but who am I to judge.
Like feng-shui, if it makes you feel better......

boheminan Mon 24-Sept-18 21:39:07

Yes, I have

Luckygirl Mon 24-Sept-18 21:49:31

Oh - that's weird! Not quite sure what you mean TBH.

NanKate Mon 24-Sept-18 21:55:49

Sorry if I was vague. My relative is coming to the end of a very negative relationship and someone has offered to cleanse the house of negative vibes when his partner has left. He asked me what my thoughts were and I was uncertain.

NanKate Mon 24-Sept-18 21:57:07

Did it work Boheminan ?

lemongrove Mon 24-Sept-18 21:57:08

If it helps somebody Nan it will be worth doing.
I have no experience of this, and think it’s money for old rope really,but if the person believes they can be helped, then why not.
Does the house feel unwelcoming?

NanKate Mon 24-Sept-18 21:59:18

Not exactly unwelcoming. I suggested he changed the decor etc to make it seem different.

MissAdventure Mon 24-Sept-18 22:00:56

You can burn sage to cleanse a house. (I think!)

lemongrove Mon 24-Sept-18 22:02:02

Plant a rowan tree in the garden!

BlueBelle Mon 24-Sept-18 22:22:07

Oh dear i don’t have any belief in anything like this but I surpose things seem to work if you believe they do

mymadeupname Mon 24-Sept-18 22:35:06

I've done this. I actually have a diploma in Spirit Release (I know...) .

Basically anyone can do it, it's all about intent. Sage, crystals, cleansing herbs in general may help but a positive, kindly yet focussed intention to firmly banish negative energy (or evil spirits) and bless the house with love will do the job.

Melanieeastanglia Mon 24-Sept-18 23:32:45

If somebody believes in such a thing, it may work. Faith of one sort or another is a great comforter for many people.

It certainly can't do any harm.

paddyann Tue 25-Sept-18 00:30:38

It used to be the norm to have a priest bless your new home before your family moved into it.This was in the West of Scotland,I dont know if its still common but if you believe it works thats all that counts.

muffinthemoo Tue 25-Sept-18 00:31:21

Yes. It was successful.

stella1949 Tue 25-Sept-18 03:48:04

When my nephew ( aged 5) died, his parents were shattered. After about a month of intense mourning , they asked a priest to come and cleanse the house. The priest went from room to room, saying prayers of farewell for the little boy and sending his spirit on it's way to heaven.

We all have different beliefs, but this "spiritual farewell" was very healing and a positive thing for a grieving family. To each their own.

tiredoldwoman Tue 25-Sept-18 05:23:01

Yes, Paddyann , I remember priests blessing houses too .
I like the idea of cleansing houses , it's more spiritual than a spring clean and a chuck out . I'm thinking about downsizing and would happily pay someone to cleanse my next home .

TwiceAsNice Tue 25-Sept-18 06:14:13

Several years after my son died ( as a child) we moved house, not far, only a few miles in the same area. We had our curate say prayers and bless each room in the old house to say goodbye and do the same in the new house. It felt to me as if we were telling our son where we were going and it helped me because the old house was the one where he had spent most of his short life. We moved from a previous house when he was 7 weeks old.

I have been in a house where one room felt awful to the point of frightening ( not one I lived in) so I do think houses can have positive and negative atmospheres. The house we moved to was brand new.

absent Tue 25-Sept-18 06:53:37

If someone believes it will work, then it probably will. It doesn't matter if others are sceptical or totally disbelieving. It's not going to cause any harm or involve vast sums of money, so that's okay.

OldMeg Tue 25-Sept-18 07:22:53

TwiceAsNice so, so sorry to read that you have lost a child.

I do know exactly what you mean about one room feeling evil. . I’ve lived in many houses, and visited many, many more, so why one room in the whole should feel like that I can’t understand logically. But it did.

hillwalker70 Tue 25-Sept-18 07:27:05

Yes, smudging with sage works, plus the declutter and decorate, then get a black cat, your life will be complete. This all worked for me.

boheminan Tue 25-Sept-18 07:42:45

Salt is also a spiritual cleanser (and, yes it did work). Anyone who asks for money to cleanse your house isn't worth the penny you pay for them. I did it myself, all it cost was time and a few pinches of salt :-)

sodapop Tue 25-Sept-18 08:49:40

I'm not a believer but if it helps your relative NanKate then that can only be good.
My sympathy to all those posters who have lost children, God bless.

PamelaJ1 Tue 25-Sept-18 10:07:29

Lot of old mumbo jumbo as far as I’m concerned but I suppose it’s like a placebo medication. If it works for you why not? The mind is a powerful thing.

Anniebach Tue 25-Sept-18 10:09:46

Houses do have negative vibes .