Reply #35: Clever. [View All]

[BlueIris]

Doing it while she's asleep, that is.

About the sage--make sure that it's the best you can buy. I've noticed that it helps to ask the store owner what he or she personally uses. And make sure you do it earlyish on the night of the full moon. I did a cleansing for the first time ever on a full moon day and that was (almost) the cleansing to end all cleansings. My Wiccan friends laughed at me for being impressed with how effective that is.

About the obsidian--tell the seller what you're going through and see if he or she has any additional suggestions regarding metaphysical tools, (stones or other things) to help soothe an adolescent in the grip of her teenage years. The only problem I see with what you're suggesting is that snowflake obsidian has a shelf life, so to speak, of a few weeks in the lives of those utilizing it. After that, many sellers will tell you to get rid of it, because it is saturated with your negativity. After it gets that way, you need to dispose of it, because it can actually start backfiring and fueling negative emotions. Burying it in the earth is my preferred method of disposal. So, if you can't come up with a better solution for getting her the obsidian, ask the seller you get the stone from for help. Hmmmm. As I'm typing this, it occurs to me that a person doesn't absolutely need to hold the stone they're using to reap its benefits--especially one as powerful at absorbing unhappiness and rage as snowflake obsidian. I leave a collection of them on my dresser, which is next to the door to my bedroom, and that has helped me manage my anger immensely (in a psychic sense, anyway). Oh, if I'd known about gemstones when I was fifteen...

Also, as the seller may tell you, hematite can be helpful at sucking negative energy out of someone. But it's not for everyone. Hematite doesn't work for me and it might not work for your kid.

One more suggestion before I bail to meditate some more...I know this is going to sound batshit crazy, but: holy water. Blessed by the best officiant you can find. I'm not Catholic, I'm not even Christian, but a couple of months ago, I diluted some holy water that had allegedly been blessed by an Archdiocese into a little spray bottle I bought at Safeway, opened all of the doors and windows in my house, and sprayed it in every room while asking for cleansing. I didn't say Christian prayers and did not invoke any specific religion while conducting the cleansing. Aside from the sage-usage-on-the-full-moon, my house has never felt so clean. (In explanation, there's some nasty dark energy that is totally entrenched here. I never thought I would be the type to believe in that, even with my metaphysical leanings--'cause it sounds like an idea you'd hear about from a bad fortune teller or something--but after three years residing here, it's obvious to me that something is very, very wrong with this place. I cleanse it every week because it's so bad, and I can feel that it's cleaner after I'm done with each session, but that clean atmosphere always evaporates after about seven days. Bad news, because that kind of negative energy is indicative of...heavy shit, the kind that is way beyond me to deal with, and it's one of the reasons I'm relocating soon. I wish my roommates luck. They're the co-owners of the property, have a thirty-year mortgage and don't intend to leave. Plus, they're Republicans, and because they aren't people who are truly devoted to anything apart from themselves, they're more vulnerable to whatever it is than I am. I know this sounds morbid, but I think the dark energy has already "gotten" to one of them.) It's nutty, and might conflict with the tenants of you're own faith, but it worked for me, I swear.