3 Simple Protection Rituals
Those of us who are energetically sensitive, connected to the spirit realm, or in a process of opening up our psychic abilities may find ourselves feeling drained or sometimes connecting with negative, unwelcome energy. That’s where protection rituals come in, to help protect us from unwanted energies and spirits.
This time of the year when the veil between the physical world and the spirit world is the thinnest is ideal for all of us to do protection rituals!
I’ve got you covered in this blog. Keep scrolling to find three rituals for protection.
ANCESTORS + GUIDES PROTECTION RITUAL
This protection ritual is intended to help you call on the protection and guidance of your spiritual support team: your well ancestors, spirit guides, angels, and any other energies who have your highest and best interests at heart. You’ll need:
A black candle
Rosemary
Bergamot oil or a simple oil like grapeseed
Before you begin, prep your candle. Cover your candle in oil and roll it in a mixture of salt and rosemary. Then, start your ritual by grounding yourself and casting your circle. Sit in meditation, focusing on your breath, or do a little breathwork to bring yourself into a clear, open, receptive state.
When you feel ready, light your candle. Speak aloud and ask these spirits and energies, one at a time, to join your circle:
Well ancestors from your mother’s lineages
Well ancestors from your father’s lineages
Spirit guides
Angels
Any other helpful beings who have your highest and best at heart
When you feel them arrive, thank them. Ask them to protect you, ask them if they have any messages you need to receive right now and ask them if they have a symbol of protection to offer you. Take as long as you’d like here, breathing and listening.
Ask these helpful beings what you can offer them as thanks for their protection. Maybe it’s a sweet treat, some wine, a prayer, or a song. If it’s a physical offering and you have what you need, gather the offering and place it on your altar. If not, return to your altar tomorrow with the offering. If it’s something like a prayer or a song, offer it to them.
Thank your ancestors and guides for their help and let them go as you let your candle burn all the way down. Begin working with the protection symbol offered by these helpful beings in whatever ways feel right to you. Maybe you paint it and hang it in your space, write it in your journal, carve it into candles, customize it as a necklace, or invoke it in future rituals.
CHARM BAG FOR PROTECTION
If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you know I love charm or spell bags! Here’s what you’ll need:
A small bag (If you want to use a colored bag, opt for black)
Yarrow or rosemary
Smoky quartz, black tourmaline, or malachite
Kundalini protection mantra Aad Guray Nameh
Symbols: Hamsa Hand, Eye of Horus, a pentacle, crossed spears, and/or any other personal symbol of protection
Gather your items and ground yourself. Place each item in your bag one by one, visualizing protective energy pouring into your bag and swirling around you, creating a flexible bubble of protection that only allows in the most loving, helpful energies.
Once each item is in the bag, I recommend placing your hands on the bag and chanting the mantra Aad Guray Nameh until you feel complete. You know your bag is ready when you feel an energy shift. Carry the bag with you as you move through your day or place it by your bed for protection as you sleep.
SALT BATH RITUAL FOR PROTECTION
Salt has long been known to have powerful protective energy. For this simple salt bath ritual, you’ll need:
Pure salt
A black pillar candle
Optional: yarrow or another favorite protection herb
Start running your bathwater. As the tub fills, sit in meditation to ground yourself and create an internal ritual space. A few deep belly breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth is a beautiful way to ground and come into your body.
When you feel grounded, add the salt and herbs if you’re using them to your bath. Sprinkle a little salt and any other herbs you’re using into the top of the black candle and light it near your bath.
Spend time meditating in your bath, invoking the four elements and any other protective energies you connect with to surround you, support you, and help you. Stay present and really feel how it feels to be surrounded by loving energy. Ask the elements to create a protective field around you as you emerge from the bath, keeping any harmful energies and spirits away.
To complete the ritual, light your pillar candle every day for the next 3 days until it burns all the way down.
