"A Recipe to Clear" by Joy Hallinan

A Recipe to Clear

one cup kosher salt
three sprigs rosemary
rind slivers of a fresh lemon

Choose a sunny day. Begin by deep cleaning your space. Place aside anything no longer serving you. Open wide the windows. Walk clockwise around the room with a bell or chime or crystal glass tapping softly with a knife. Let the sound echo. Mix the salt, rosemary, and lemon. Place a pinch in each corner saying a blessing. Display the remainder in a porcelain bowl or in grandmother's teacup to absorb the negative. Play music and dance. Remember to toss out the old salt during a full moon and begin fresh again.

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Joy grew up writing poetry in secret password girls-only treehouses. An ardent herb gardener, hedge witch, and maker of extracts and tinctures, Joy practices folk traditions handed down from her great-grandmother. She is also a longtime student of space clearing and feng shui following Karen Kingston and other international practitioners.