How to Cleanse Bad Vibes in Your Apartment

No need to fear your apartment; cleansing bad vibes is a simple task.

After a spell of bad luck, a big argument, illness or a variety of things, bad vibes can linger around your apartment. "Bad vibes" is the feeling you get when something is just not right. Uneasiness for no reason, feeling uncomfortable in your own apartment when that has that never happened before, can be signs that it is time to cleanse the bad vibes from your apartment.

Things You'll Need

• Florida water:
• 16 ounces distilled water
• ¼ cup of 100 proof vodka
• 7 drops lavender essential oil
• 3 drops clove essential oil
• 9 drops bergamot essential oil
• Pinch of dried sage
• Funnel
• 18-ounce glass bottle with lid
• Empty spray bottle
• Salt
• Duster
• Broom
• Mop
• Bucket
• Water
• Paper bag

Instructions

1. Make some homemade Florida water, a hoodoo cleansing staple. Pour the distilled water and the vodka into the empty glass bottle, using the funnel. Add the essential oils to the bottle. Drop in a pinch of sage. Put the lid on tight and shake gently. Allow to sit while you move on to the next step. This mixture will keep fresh for later use for three months.

2. Get the table salt and start at the back of your apartment. Throw salt into every corner of every room. Starting from the back of the house, sweep all of the salt from the corners of the room, moving the furniture when needed. Sweep everything into the center of the apartment. Make sure you reach every area. Scoop up the pile of salt and debris and put it into the paper bag.

3. Fill a bucket full of warm water and your usual cleaning product. Add 1/2 a cup to 1 cup, depending on how big your bucket of water is and the size of your apartment.

4. Start mopping at the back of the apartment, again making sure to move furniture and get every area. Cleanse all of the bad vibes from the apartment. End mopping throughout the apartment at the center.

5. Get the fresh made Florida water and add an ounce or two to the empty spray bottle. Top off the bottle with some warm water.

6. Lightly mist surfaces around the apartment with the solution, dusting with the duster along the way. If there was a particular area of the apartment that you felt the worst of the bad vibes, give that room extra attention. Dispose of bag of waste in a trash receptacle far from your apartment.

Tips & Warnings

• Repeat as needed.

• Florida water also makes a good personal cleanser; add a splash to your bath.

• Boost cleansing the bad vibes in your apartment by burning sage, lemongrass or sandalwood incense.

• Do not use Florida water on any surface full strength.

• Patch test Florida water on skin before adding to bath.

References

• "The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook"; Denise Alvarado; 2009
• "Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones"; Stephanie Rose Bird; 2004