I’ll leave you with a prayer for protection, maybe you can use it next time you are burning sage to purify your home.

If you want to make it without them knowing what you are doing you should cast it only if your intentions aren’t harmful. Visualize a pure white light that enters your body from the crown chakra (top of your head) and slowly descends towards the heart, arms, hands, and finally into the picture. To keep your house protected for the coming year, mix together sea salt and black pepper in a pestle and mortar and grind them together.To protect a loved one you can place it on top of a closet in his/her room, or to protect your house you can choose a hidden place like in a wardrobe, in a pantry, in a box placed in the living room. You might also like to check out our recipe for a witchy purifying spray or our step-by-step guide to making a protection spell jar or this purifying bath ritual. Affirmations: While concentrating on the Eye of Horus, voice affirmations to reinforce its protective aura. Being given with love and respect, I use it to protect myself from negative people around me and negative energy that, as you may know, is always just around the corner! An oak log was then lit as the “Yule Log” and all other fires in the village were reignited using this flame.

This intricate and harmonious design is the Triquetra, sometimes also referred to as the Trinity Knot. Using a sage smoke cleansing bundle will quickly purify your space and expel negative energies and thoughts. Your altar and tools will usually be located in the center of the circle, but you can put them wherever you think will be more comfortable. Try repeating: “Protected by the Hamsa, I stand resilient,” or “Under the Hamsa’s gaze, no harm comes my way.Make sure that you have a trusted loved one tie your red string bracelet upon your left wrist, as the left side of the body is associated with our “receiving” or feminine energy is best practice. The sigil is used by witches practicing magic because it protects us during rituals or other occult techniques, working as an energy shield against evil and demons. As a healing herb, rosemary (check out a detailed post I wrote about rosemary here) is great in improving your mood.