In Mexico, a traditional and very old practice is to clean energy, both in places and peoplewith the help of elements such as plants, herbs, incense, chicken eggs, feathers from different birds and alcohol, among other elements.
These rituals are believed to help to let go of negative energy, restore balance, and release any energetic blockages that may exist.
Herbs and plants are one of the most common elements when it comes to energy cleansingand since Mexico is a country very rich in biodiversity, here you can find multiple species to use for this purpose, either by rubbing them on the body, through baths or infusions, or through the sahumada when it comes to clean a place
For this, the dried plants or herbs are lit with fire, either in a bunch or inside a sahumerium, and the space is covered, where the smoke released by the burning spreads.
The following are 10 of the most common plants for clean energy, both for people and spaces, and all of them can be found in Mexico:
- lollipop: Cordial-hot quality plant. Used in cleaning, bathrooms and scrubs.
- Rosemary: Cordial-hot quality plant. Used in cleaning, bathrooms, scrubs and sahumerio.
- Rue: Hot quality plant. Used in cleaning, bathrooms and scrubs.
- Basil: Cordial-hot quality plant. Used in cleanses, baths, scrubs, infusions and incense.
- Lavender: Hot quality plant. Used in cleaning, baths, scrubs and infusions.
- Tobacco: Sacred plant of hot quality. Used in cleaning, sahumada, scrubs and bathrooms.
- Kidron: Hot quality plant. Used in cleaning, baths, scrubs and infusions.
- Cempasuchil: Sacred plant, related to life and death. Used in cleaning, bathrooms, scrubs and as an offering.
- Elder: Cold quality plant. Used in cleaning, bathrooms and scrubs.
- Pericon: Hot quality plant. Used in cleanses, baths, scrubs, infusions and incense.
How to clean energy through a bath with herbs?
If you have a bathtub at home, you can make an immersion bath with herbs. Before you bathe, prepare a concentrated infusion of the herb of your choice. Fill the tub with water at the temperature that is most comfortable for you and dissolve the infusion in it.
To enhance the effect of the ritual, in addition to the infusion, place quartz crystals in one of the corners of the tub (where it does not hurt the feet or other areas of the body) and immerse yourself in the water while keeping the intention of that in mind. ritually and symbolically you let the water eliminate those negative energies that you want to get rid of.
Once the bath is finished, remove the quartz, clean it with running water and save it for another occasion. If you don’t have quartz or crystals, you can add a little sea or Himalayan salt to your bath.
In case you don’t have a tub and your bath should be in the shower, it is also possible to use herbs. Also you need to prepare an infusion of the herb you chose and use it to rinse your body before your normal bath in the shower.
You can use a gourd to gradually empty water all over your body, from your head to your feet, while you concentrate on your intention and visualize how the water takes all the bad energy with it.
Another way you can perform a herbal bath if you don’t have a bathtub is by place the plants in a natural cloth bag and tie it to the mouth of the shower, so that the water will pass through the herbs before reaching you.