Cleansing Away Negative Influences

Traditional Purification Spell Adapted for Modern Pagans

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This time-honored ritual cleanses you of negative energy that you have accumulated. Even if outright evil’s touched you, this spell can help take care of it.

It is simple: rub a raw egg over your whole body. Do not break the egg; you’re rubbing the unbroken egg, still in the shell, all over yourself.

A modern twist: If you’re concerned about salmonella, hard boil the egg first. Do you have an opinion about whether a hard-boiled egg would be as effective? Let me know. Here’s my opinion:

I prefer the traditional spell. I’d also prefer a world in which salmonella was not even an issue. And I’m not going to give up eggs for breakfast or for magic, just because we live in an imperfect world. That would be letting the negativity of the world get to me.

Magic is a tool to deal with an imperfect world and make it better. This spell helps rid me of the negative influences of this imperfect world. So I adapt the spell.

Also, I think the effort of hard-boiling somewhat compensates for the loss of the vibrance in a raw egg. Your effort is a form of energy, a vibrancy unto itself, which adds to the spell. I don’t mean you have to have any intention of that when you boil the egg. Your effort is simply energy, without you even trying to make it so.

If you feel the need to further compensate, I wrote liturgy for that purpose. Say it right before you rub the egg on yourself: “This egg is part of the circle of life. By this and by the ancient Mysteries which have long empowered this spell for witches, I shall be cleansed.”

Traditionally, you then throw the egg into running water, such as a river or stream. If that’s an insane option—e.g., you can’t reach running water without traveling an unreasonable distance, or winter has frozen the nearby river, here are modern alternatives:

Wherever you dispose of it, be sure it’s far away, where negative energy the egg has taken on does not come into contact with anyone, and where the elements can purify the negativity away.

When I had really good plumbing and lived urban, I’d smash the egg into my toilet bowl and flush it. I figure that constituted running water, LOL. Then clean your toilet, so no egg remains.

But if you have poor plumbing, or a group does this ritual so there is more than one egg to get rid of, you might clog your toilet.

You can bury the eggs, unless e.g., winter has frozen the ground stone hard.

If I was going to do it here, in winter weather, I’d walk to the woods on my property. They’re a fair distance from my house. Then I’d hurl the egg even further away, into the woods.

I wouldn’t compost it usually, because compost tends to be kind of close to the house.

This is a simple but powerful rite. I only use it for big problems. In other words, this imperfect life keeps throwing garbage at us, so we need to keep cleansing it off, instead of letting it get to us. That sort of cleansing is comparable to the usual ongoing cleaning a house gets: You wash the dishes, vacuum the rug, and so on. But occasionally, you shampoo the rug, because a lot of crud accumulated or there was a big spill. It is deep cleaning time! In the same vein as the rug shampooing, the egg rite is really more for bigger problems.

And it is not beneath the most spiritual people. I have two clients who inspire and uplift me with their integrity, beauty, and sheer radiance, but I taught them this ritual recently. No matter how attuned we are, we occasionally let the major yuckiness we meet get under our skin.

I love channeling new spells, but sometimes the oldies are perfect. I’m grateful they’ve been in my repertoire for many years. I’m also grateful the Muse sent me adaptations. Blessed be.

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10 thoughts on “Cleansing Away Negative Influences

  1. Ah, once again you have given me the means to correct what’s been a little “off” in my life. I will be doing this ritual this morning, before I begin my weekend chores. I’ve a feeling this will be just what I needed. Thank you SO much, Fancesca. Brightest of Blessings to you! <3

  2. There is a major problem I can use this for. I’m going to do it, now that I have your incantation to do with it (heard of it before, but not your tweak!) Perfect egg timer timing on this one.

    • Sorry to hear you’re having a major problem, but glad I can help with it. Thanks for letting me know, I really appreciate it. Take good care of you, my dear. Ps, I love the joke.

  3. This will be my first ritual EVER, and it’s perfectly suited for my life right now. (Hmmm…interesting how that works, no?) Thank you for sharing it!

      • I had an interesting reaction. Immediately after the ritual, I felt energized and free. An hour afterward, I found myself crying for no apparent reason. I’m tending to myself, and I feel better now. Is this a common reaction?

        • Hi, Julie,

          It’s good you’re taking care of yourself and that you feel better, good for you!

          Since this was your first ritual, perhaps you were crying just from the relief of finally getting to do a ritual, regardless of the nature of the ritual.

          Or perhaps you were crying because the release of negativity allowed an old wound to come forward so that you can heal it with tears.

          Or the tears could be for a lot of other reasons. Perhaps your intuition will tell me what the tears are about. I cannot really figure it out unless I sit down with you and do a psychic reading for you.

          And we do not even know whether the crying was from the ritual or something else. Plus, each person is so unique that I can’t say whether your reaction is “common,” to use your word.

          I hope this is useful.

          Congratulations on doing your first ritual!

  4. Yes, this is a good cleansing to do!
    I actually forgot about this and happy you brought it back to my attention.
    I didn’t know about the specifics.

    Thank You So Much!!

    Blessings

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