Having the house cleansed spiritually

I have often wondered whether my old family home - that was so incredibly full of life and family, with all it's (many) ups and downs - including my grandmother and father dying there, has any 'vibes' going on. There was so much emotion given out in that house, I feel it has to have marked it some how? Most of it good, all of it very strong and loud! We were a big noisy family. Can't quite bring myself to knock on the door and ask if it is haunted!

Sorry, hillwalker70 posts crossed

The negative vibes in our house walked out with my ex thankfully.

We have a ‘divorce house’ opposite us. Nobody stays long. They do major works on the house, usually undone by the next couple/family. There is a lovely family in there now and I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Salt and sage are thought by many to be purifiers. As hillwalkersuggests, a sage 'smudge', which can be bought on ebay, can help defuse negativity, as also a small bowl of dried sage in each corner of a room, or a sage incense stick left to burn in the room. Salt can be used instead of, or in harness with sage.

I can almost feel the howls of derision here, so am loathe to carry on least I got tied down with stones and thrown in a river or burnt at a stake! To me, many an 'old wive's tale' has sprinklings of sense and some of them should be taken literally with a 'pinch of salt' (like house cleansing)

Certainly some houses do seem to have a warm and happy atmosphere. Dds' both did - you instantly felt that this had been a happy home. Can't say the same for all the houses I've ever looked at my any means.

In some cultures belief in bad vibes is perfectly normal. A Swedish friend who used to live in Thailand had a similar expat friend who moved her family and Thai maid into a 'new' house. Maid was instantly wary, said, 'Madam, this very bad house, bad spirits here.' Of course 'Madam' pooh poohed it as superstitious nonsense, but a couple years later, after everything from illness to you-name-it had gone wrong for the family, they moved out. And lo and behold, from then on things rapidly improved.
Who knows? There are more things in heaven and earth, and all that...

Certainly u dertake this yourself. You need Sage smudge sticks that smoke slowly, a bit like joss sticks and you smudge around all doors and windows, I do corners as well. Salt needs to be rock or sea salt, diluted with as much water as you desire, then also wiped around doors and windows with a natural brush that has not been used before. The Sage sticks can be left to burn on a shell or I have used them to light wood burner. I also painted every room white and then gradually introduced colour when it felt right, but nothing harsh, hanging crystals also keeps harmony within your home. Good luck.

I’ve a very open mind on this issue. We go to a Kinseologist for alternative treatments and she started talking about “ attachments” in this big old house we moved to. My grandson had seen things in the house and we had sensed a “presence” so she did a cleansing and all has been fine ever since.....

It can definitely help if only in the mind. I do believe in some of this stuff as i’ve had a couple of experiences that couldn’t be explained. It certainly won’t do any harm but, as others have said, no need to pay someone to do it.

Not a believer personally, but if you do, go for it. One house in the village was always known as the 'divorce' house, because every couple that moved in subsequently got divorced. DD had already moved in by that time, but her marriage only last another couple of years. Coincidence?

I think it sounds like a fresh start is what your friend is looking for. Would he consider going from room to room and and changing/refreshing it in some way. Cleaning, decorating or something new might make it feel like his own positive space. It worked for me at the end of a negative relationship.

Suspect my reaction would to be to cheerfully redecorate or move on.

Yes I do house cleansing s& clearings
Sometimes on site or by distance
It’s usually very well recieved & folk notice the difference
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Yes we have.... and it worked. Inherited a house where the single lady had died of excrutiating stomach cancer as she had a philosophy of never eating anything cooked. There were definitely strange things going on which culminated in our even having an accident in the car. We had every room in the house "cleansed" whereafter all was calm.

paddyann It’s still done. I had it done in the last house and this one. It was the previous house I also had cleansed.

What do you do with the salt?
I have fresh sage in the garden, should it be dried and also what do I do with that?.

Houses do have negative vibes .

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.

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.

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 :-)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.