VESPERINE
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banishing

Banishing Floor Wash

the floor remembers what came in. wash it out.


she wants

clear stagnant or unwanted energy from a space

she casts on

waning moon
Saturday or Tuesday
saturn or mars hour


what you gather

  • ·1 gallon water
  • ·1/2 cup white vinegar
  • ·1 tbsp salt
  • ·small bundle of rosemary + sage + bay leaves (or strong herbal tea brewed from them)
  • ·1 black candle

the working

  1. Ibrew the herbs in 2 cups boiling water for 15 minutes. Strain into a large bucket.
  2. IIadd the remaining water, vinegar, and salt to the bucket. Stir clockwise 9 times while speaking the incantation.
  3. IIIlight the black candle in the room being cleansed.
  4. IVmop the floor moving from the deepest part of the room TOWARD the front door (drawing the energy OUT).
  5. Vdo every room, ending at the front threshold.
  6. VIopen all doors and windows for at least 15 minutes after.
  7. VIIdispose of the remaining water by pouring it down the drain (or outside if you have a yard, far from plants — the vinegar can harm them).

she speaks

"What does not belong, leave now. What stayed too long, depart. By salt and vinegar and the bitter herbs — this floor is clean. This house is mine."

she expects

Felt shift within hours. The space lifts.