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HOW TO TAKE A SPIRITUAL BATHSpiritual or ritual bathing is a good way to cleanse not only your physical body, but your spiritual

body as well. Ritual bathing is recommended whenever you expect to encounter negativity,fatigue, depression, anxiety, or fear of any kind. It can also be performed to fortify the spirit fol-lowing a negative experience. Often, spiritual baths take place before other works, and they can

be taken every season to refortify and rebalance your spirit. ou need only ! -" tablespoons of bath salts per bath.

Basic Guidelines for Taking a Spiri ual Ba !!. #ake up before dawn and draw your water. $ill the tub with warm water, not hot.

". %lways bless the water before getting into the tub. ou can do this through prayer or invocation of the loas, saints, and orishas of the healing waters in a manner that ismeaningful to you.

&. %s you get into the tub, soak yourself from head to toe while naming your problems. 'oremove negativity or crossed conditions, pour the water over your head so that the water runs down your body while you are standing. If drawing something to you, such as love,success, or luck, rub your body in an upward direction only.

(. Spend at least fifteen minutes soaking in the healing water for a ritual bath. ou may

meditate, visuali)e a resolution of your problem, sing, or sit in silence. *o whatever feelscomforting to you.

+. Save all or a portion of the water for proper disposal.

. %s you let the water go down the drain, visuali)e your problems washing away. #ith thelast drop of water, say, So be it.

/. %lways clean your tub with saltwater afterwards. Sea salt is best, though regular salt willalso do, so long as you have prayed over it. %lso, be sure to clean any ob0ects used in thetub with saltwater.

1. 'ake the leftover water and dispose of it in the direction of the east at or before sunrise.

2. %s part of preparing your ritual bath, you may light your favorite incense and light acandle in a color appropriate for the purpose to make the experience especiallycomforting, effective, and en0oyable.

!3. %lways take a soap bath prior to a ritual bath. 4ever use soap, oils, or anything else. 4ever stay in a ritual bath longer than thirty minutes. %llow your body to air dry toachieve the full effect. %lways dress in fresh, clean clothes and sleep on clean, preferablywhite sheets.