A Step by Step Powerful Cleansing & Protection Ritual with Incantations to Use Before Spellwork or Shield & Protect Yourself & Home

Cleansing and Protection 

Before engaging in powerful spells, it’s essential to cleanse and protect yourself. The forces we work with and against can be powerful and engaging with them on a magickal level requires a strong foundation. 

Cleansing Ritual: 

• Use herbs associated with protection and purification, such as rosemary, sage, rue, garlic, bay leaves, and mugwort. I work with my ancestral herbs and if you know yours, work with those.

• Create a smoke cleansing bundle and walk counterclockwise around your space, clearing out any residual energies from the system you’re working against. You can also boil water and add the herbs, set to simmer while you pray over them calling on their protective energies. Let cool, strain, and use as a spray.

• Wash your hands and face with saltwater to symbolically cleanse any impurities from the world’s systems that you’ve encountered. 

• Leave at least one window open if you are indoors, if no window then turn on a fan.

Once you are cleansed, perform a protection ritual.

Light a black candle for protection and place a shield of light around yourself. Call on your ancestors, guides, and protective spirits to guard you as you move into this work. 

To place a shield of light around yourself, follow these steps to create a powerful protective barrier using visualization and intention:

1. Find a quiet space- sit or stand in a comfortable position in a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. Close your eyes and take a few deep, calming breaths.

2. Ground yourself- imagine roots growing from your feet or the base of your spine, connecting you deeply to the earth. Feel yourself anchored and supported by the earth’s energy.

3. Call in the light- visualize a warm, bright light above your head. This light can be white, gold, or any color that resonates with you. Imagine it as a powerful, protective energy from the universe or a divine source.

4. Envision the shield- see this light flowing down over your body, surrounding you completely. As the light encircles you, visualize it forming a protective bubble, or shield, around you. This shield extends at least an arm’s length in all directions.

5. Set your intention- As the light surrounds you, set a clear intention. For example, you can say to yourself: “This shield of light protects me from any harmful or negative energies, allowing only love, positivity, and peace to pass through. I am safe, I am protected, and I am grounded in my power.”

6. Strengthen the shield- see the shield growing stronger, denser, and more radiant with every breath. Imagine it pulsating with energy, deflecting any negativity, while keeping you enveloped in calm and protection.

7. Seal the shield- once you feel the shield is strong and complete, take a deep breath and imagine sealing it. You can visualize a golden thread stitching the edge of the shield or imagine it solidifying, becoming impenetrable.

8. Bonus! Carry the shield with you- know that this shield will remain with you as long as you need it. Whenever you feel vulnerable or want to reinforce your protection, briefly imagine the light and your shield again to strengthen it.

9. Closing when you’re ready, take a final deep breath, thank the light, open your eyes, you can also carry the sensation of protection with you throughout your day.

Protection Incantation For Performing Magick:

Crafted to invoke strength, safety, and sacred boundaries during your work:

“By the light of stars and flame of sun,

I call upon protection, my will be done.

Shield me now in sacred space,

Let no harm or i’ll find trace.

From earth to sky, and all between,

I weave this spell, unseen, serene.

No force may break this circle’s line,

For I am safe, in power divine.

By fire’s warmth and water’s flow,

By winds that whisper and earth below,

Guardians near and spirits old,

Stand with me, both fierce and bold.

This shield I cast, this ward I claim,

In magick’s work, I stand untamed.

As I will, so mote it be,

I’m safe within this spell’s decree.”

Speak this incantation at the beginning of your magickal practice while visualizing a protective barrier forming around you. You can also modify it to suit specific rituals or align with your personal energies.

For placing crystals in the four corners of a room to create a protective barrier:

Here are some powerful protection crystals you can use:

1. Black Tourmaline

2. Amethyst

3. Smoky Quartz

4. Selenite

5. Hematite

6. Obsidian

Instructions for Setting the Grid:

1. Cleanse your crystals before use (using smoke, moonlight, or sound).

2. Place one crystal in each of the four corners of the room, intending to create a protective grid. If outside create these corners by placing the crystals.

3. As you place each crystal, set the intention for protection and grounding, and visualize a barrier of light connecting each crystal to create a secure energetic boundary around the room. These stones will work together to form a powerful protective grid, keeping your space energetically clear and secure.

Crystal activation invocation- Speak this incantation aloud while standing in the center of the room, visualizing the protective energies of each crystal forming a strong, connected grid:

“By earth and stone, by crystal’s might, I call upon your guarding light. In these corners you are placed, with love and power, this space embraced. Raise your shield, strong and sure. Ground me, clear the way, cleanse night and day. Crystals of protection, hear my call, create a fortress, strong for all. Let no ill will or harm pass through, only light and love imbue. In sacred trust, I cast this spell, with crystal’s power, all is well. By my will, and by this rite, I seal this space with crystal light. As I speak, so mote it be, protection flows all over me.”

Bonus! Use this crystal grid and incantation as part of your protection rituals on your home!