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protection

Black Salt Threshold Banishing

she puts the salt down. they don't cross it again.


she wants

remove a presence (energetic, person, or pattern) from the home

she casts on

waning moon
Saturday
saturn hour


what you gather

  • ·1/4 cup sea salt or kosher salt
  • ·1 tbsp activated charcoal (or ash from a banishing fire)
  • ·1 tbsp ground black pepper
  • ·small jar to mix in
  • ·small dish or shaker to dispense

the working

  1. Iin the mortar (or jar), combine salt + charcoal + pepper. Stir clockwise 9 times.
  2. IIas you stir, name aloud what is being banished. Specifically. 'The energy of [person]', 'The pattern of [behavior in the home]', 'The presence that arrived after [event]'.
  3. IIIafter the 9th stir, hold the jar between both hands and breathe on it three times.
  4. IVspeak the incantation while sealing the jar.
  5. Vbefore sunset on Saturday, sprinkle the black salt across each threshold of the home (front door, back door, bedroom doorways).
  6. VIleave overnight. Sweep up at dawn and dispose far from the home (off-property).

she speaks

"Across this threshold, what was sent returns. What was placed is lifted. This house is mine. The salt holds."

she expects

Felt shift in the home's atmosphere within 1-3 days. May need repeating for entrenched presences.

she warns

Do not consume. Keep away from pets — black pepper irritates animal eyes.