Protection is a practice.
Not every spell starts with a flame. Before I speak, I honor the ones who spoke before me.
Before I write, I call on the ones who wrote in spirit.
May these words carry their wisdom, their warnings, their protection.
May what needs to be heard, be heard.
May what needs to be held, be held.
Not every spell starts with a flame. Sometimes it starts with a bath. With salt, with prayer, with intention poured into water. Protection doesn’t begin when danger shows up — it begins with preparation.
Spiritual hygiene is spiritual protection. And for me, that work happens daily. Hoodoo lives in the everyday.
The small, consistent ways I keep my spirit clean, my space covered, and my energy clear — that’s rootwork.
Spiritual hygiene is spiritual protection! Cleansing keeps you aligned and less vulnerable to spiritual debris. In this episode I share how I cleanse with certain herbs and products that you could get from a local botanica or apothecary.
Do you ever take spiritual baths? Think of baths as cleansing, releasing, and resetting for your mind, your chakras, or energetic build.
I use:
Florida Water
Sea salt or Epsom salt
Herbs (like rosemary, hyssop, lavender, or basil)
Oils
Psalms or spoken prayer
Cleansing your space is necessary! Whether your home, personal workspace, business, it deserves cleanliness and protection. This also requires some discernment, because not everyone should be in your space… especially your home!
I also cleanse my space.I mop with intention. I open windows and play music that makes Spirit feel welcome. Sometimes gospel. Sometimes jazz. Sometimes silence.
I use:
Floor washes — cleansing the home physically and spiritually
Lighting candles or incense to shift energy
Opening windows to move stagnant energy out
Playing blues, jazz, gospel, or spiritual music to shift the atmosphere
Before I leave the house, I anoint myself with oil. I pray over my work. I call on my ancestors to walk with me — especially when I’m showing up for others as a doula or healer. This isn’t performance. It’s maintenance. It’s what keeps me clear, calm, and covered.
Don't wait for something to happen to practice protection. Consider building up new routines that keep you spiritually covered. I wear white a lot. I wear white to bed, when I go in hospitals, and of course when I’m attending traditional gatherings.
You don’t need to be in crisis to protect yourself. You don’t have to wait to be thrown off before you reset. You can build a practice that holds you — even when life shakes. Your peace is sacred. Your energy is worth tending to. And your spirit deserves to be kept.
Covered by spirit. Guided by blood.
🎙 Listen to this full reflection now on The Practice of a Hoodoo Baptist.
