Lesson 2: Herbs and rituals

In my first blog you read about ritual bathing. Some of you may be wondering, why are herbs important in something as simple as a bath?

In many cultures herbs are used for a variety of reasons during rituals. In the case of ritual baths, the herbs used have different magickal properties that are needed to help cleanse your energy.

In the bathing exercise I listed the following herbs:

• Rosemary:  is used for cleansing magical spaces and auras, consecration of magical spaces and bodies, peace of mind, and releasing all negative psychic energy, even used for spiritual and physical purification.
• Sage: is used for purification, healing, mental clarity and amplification, and prosperity.
• Salt: is used for purification and cleansing of negative energy.

With any ritual you want to be sure to clear all negative energy. The same principle applies to a ritual bath. Your body is a magical space and should be treated in the same manner as your magickal space in your home.

The use of these herbs in rituals is to draw the properties of them into you. Using their energy to help purify mind, body, and spirit.