Halloween is fast approaching, and it’s time to take out the costume you’ve probably planned since last year, sweets, and get ready to have a lot of fun. Despite Halloween being such a fun event, it still brings in some spooky energies this season that can take a toll on your emotional state.

There are also beliefs that Halloween creates negative energies as crimes seem to shoot up during this time of the year.

Don’t let that energy dampen your Halloween spirits, though! If you feel some of those spooky vibes around you, you can shoo them away by doing some of these cleansing rituals:

Honor The Thinning Veil & The Departed Ritual

Indeed, one of the most powerful ways to work with rituals is an altar—and you can make one apt for the holiday. You will feel more powerful doing your rituals if you have a sacred space where you can do energy work in.

Dedicate a table or side table in your home to honor Halloween. Gather some black and orange candles, crystals, photos or mementoes of the departed you wish to honor, and a chalice with either water or wine.

Place a candle in the center of the altar and. Place your other items and distribute them in the Four Directions as they correspond to the element. Light up your candles and offer a prayer of gratitude to the souls you wish to honor.

The Witch’s Bath

Cleanse yourself and take away the negative energies in your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Here you will need:

  • Honey soap
  • Verbena
  • Ragweed
  • Basil
  • Spearmint
  • Chamomile
  • 3 lemons cut in cross
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp. of wheat flour

Make an infusion out of all these ingredients (except honeys-soap) in hot water, but careful not to let them boil. Get into the tub or shower and bathe as usual using the honey soap. As you rinse the soap off, think of it as the negativities washing away. Then, pour the infusion from head to toe and think of all the positive things that are coming into your life right now.

A Roots Feast

At this time of the year, consider making a roots feast. You can simply do this by adding roots to your diet. This is the best time of the year to add roots into your diet because this is when they’re most enriched with nutrients. You can get creative with ginger, lotus root, beets, and other roots that are available in your local grocery.

You can do this ritual leading ups to Halloween. It’s so simple that all you need to do is incorporate roots in your meals at least once a day. On Halloween, you can prepare a roots feast.

It’s vital you protect yourself spiritually and mentally during the Halloween season. Autumn is the season of alchemy where there is an intersection of reflection and revelation. Use this time to cleanse and eliminate any negative energies that the season brings. Even if we don’t think Halloween literally brings in negative or spooky vibes, in some way, it does—therefore, it’s best to be prepared and know exactly what to do to get by.