The Spring Cleanse is the intentional and magical cleaning, clearing and blessing of our lived spaces, typically done between March 1s (or September 1st for the southern hemisphere) and the Spring Equinox. It begins with stripping our homes bare and resetting them with dedicated attention, both energetically and physically. The roughly three-week period is completed with a blessing and rededication of the home at the Spring Equinix, where light meets light. Each year I create a schedule for my own home and share it daily on my Facebook page for those who wish to follow along. Please use it how it best serves you.
The events, attitudes, emotions and energies within our home leave energetic residue. Combining the energetic cleaning with the physical action of traditional spring cleaning, we send out the dust bunnies, both physical and energetic. Think of it as a system reset. Fully clearing everything away, intentionally, and repairing what we wish to welcome back in. Be it repairing broken picture frames, rehoming a gifted memento from a relationship gone south or clearing away all the energetic residue from the year before, this is an intensive working.
Each spring cleanse is slightly different because we’re always different, but each year will have some of the same core elements.
Completely clearing the space
Removing all decorations from the walls and shelves. This often surprises people, yes remove everything from the walls and keep them down the entire cleansing period. Yes, it will be bare and possibly ugly, and it’s very important. You know how you have to clean before you really clean? This is that. It’s removing the items, stripping the space bare. We keep the space bare for the duration to both clean thoroughly (physically and energetically) as well as to reset our minds... we get used to seeing the same things up all the time.
A full smoke or sound cleaning of the home
Near the end, when all other tasks are completed... We dedicate an entire day to smoke or sound-cleansing the entire space. Bottom to top, top to bottom. Every room, every closet. Windows open type deal. This is the energetic antibiotic. We’re fully clearing out everything and then we replace it with beneficial intention.
Sorting through all the decorations that we took down
A three-week bare period at the start and fresh decorations up at the end. No I do not replace them (unless they need it) but sorting “hey this needs fixed/replaced” and maybe deciding to replace pictures with new memories, or add more. I hang a lot of family photos up, but even other items get intention. “Why do I like this?” “What’s its purpose? “ and of course, blessing those. This is also typically done at the end of the cleansing period.
Intentional rest days
I aim for 3-4 in the 3 week period. A day with no cleansing tasks. Three weeks is a long time and this is energy work. Take a breather.
Everything else changes up year to year. Fill up the schedule as it benefits you or following along to the T, please make this a ritual for you and your space.
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