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What is Banishing?

Banishing removes energies that are not welcome in your space from staying there. Banishing is a broad term that can have many different purposes and be carried out via a plethora of methods. Banishing can apply to people, energies, behaviors, and more. For example, you can banish bad habits or harmful coping mechanisms that aren't serving, you can banish destructive thought patterns or negative entities.

Why Does Banishing Matter?

If at any point during your routine, you encounter unwelcome energies or spirits in your space that aren’t aligned with your intentions or highest good, banishing is necessary. These may be energies or spirits that are draining your energy, have mischievous or malicious intentions, or are around for nefarious reasons, and as a result interfere with your own health, healing, and well-being.

How Can I Banish?

Common methods of banishing are smoke cleansing, sweeping or dusting, chants or prayers, burning paper with things you want to banish written on it, burning candles with things you want to banish carved into the side, meditation, and more. The most important aspect, though, is the power of your intentions. Simply sweeping or burning herbs is not enough to remove unwanted things from your life and space but requires effort on the practitioner's part as well.