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Page 12 of 13 Step One Light the white candle and the incense stick in the centre of the house. It is important to give to your ancestors and guides before you receive. Ask your ancestors and guides for assistance and protection for you and those in the house. Ask for permission to cleanse the house. It is important to wait for a reply. The way you will know if it is okay to continue is with the sense your heart receives; you will be consumed with a "smile in your heart". Your path is clear and you may continue with the cleanse.
Step Two A total of thee white candles and three incense sticks are needed to perform the ritual. You have placed one of each in the centre of your house, now place two more either on two separate floors of your home or if your home is only one level then place them on opposite sides by a window.
Step Three Put the flowers with the candle in the centre of the house
Step Four Light the smudge stick and think about your cleansing intention, ie. "I am cleaning the house and filling it with love and laughter". Begin with the lit smudge stick at the front of your house and as you walk through your house, circulate the smoke of the stick in a figure eight pattern around the walls and from ceiling to floor throughout your entire house.
Step Five Wash your hands, face and arms in cold water
Step Six Go back to the centre candle and ask your ancestors and guides for help in cleansing your house and for their protected guidance.
Step Seven Say the Blessing Mantra. Walk to the front door of your home and clap three times.
Step Eight Wash hands, face and arms in cold water.
Step Nine Go back around your home ringing the bell in a figure eight pattern along the walls. As you are ringing the bell also recite the Blessing Mantra. This step clears and sends away the bad spirits.
Step Ten Wash hands, face and arms in cold water.
Step Eleven Return to the centre candle and once again ask your ancestors and guide for guidance and help in performing this spiritual cleanse.
Step Twelve Sprinkle the Holy Water by the centre candle.
Step Thirteen Cleanse yourself with the smudge stick. It is now time to protect your home with the placement of the Baghas.
Step Fourteen Visualize your home surrounded by a white encasement. This symbolizes a protective shield around your home.
Step Fifteen Bathe yourself, for ten minutes in a bath of hot water and a cup of sea salt. This will eliminate the bad energy that is contained on your skin.
Step Sixteen Take a cold shower.
Step Seventeen Wash your clothes worn when conducting the ceremony.
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