When I have conversations about Cleansing vs. Banishing, I use the imagery of cleaning a fridge. Your fridge needs maintenence to be kept clean. You get little hairs and little bits of food that drop in your fridge, little small smudges that need to be wiped out with a cleaning cloth. That's cleansing. Cleaning up the dirty or stale leavings that accumulate on their own. Once in a while when you clean your fridge, you discover that you have food in the bottom that's moldy. Throwing it out is still cleansing. Banishing is when you have something in your fridge that is generating mess. It's exuding a powerful smell, it's leaking, it's rotting the food around it. You can't just wipe it up, you need to get in there and kick it out and clean it up afterwards. You can't just clean up around it, because it's generating this ick. More advanced banishings, like closer to an exorcism, is when the fridge itself has something in the coils or air filter or whatever that's growing in there. It's not something you can wipe up, and it's not as easy as just throwing something out, it's IN the machine. The fridge as a machine needs to be repaired, refurbished, and thoroughly worked on. And warding, keeping things out, is like when you put your baking soda in there to soak up the bad smells, or things you put in the fridge to keep things fresh. Warding, or certain types of protection, are there to hold back most things that need to be cleansed or banished.
I absolutely love this! Such a great way of explaining this, and this helped me a lot with understanding this more, especially as someone who has problems understanding a lot of things 😅 so thank you for this
“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” - Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett.
When I first moved into my current place, whenever I smoke cleansed I would just feel this irritated but non-malicious presence lurking in the background. I realized it only happened during smoke cleansing. I knew some sort of spirit was in the home but since it never did anything to disturb me or my family, I didn't know what to do with it. So I just sat on it and waited for it to reveal itself. It eventual did a month after moving in and it scared the living crap out of me as it was watching me and my husband sleep in the open doorway to the bedroom. The next morning, I confronted it and gave it an offering of tea to sit and talk with me. I came to find out that it was a very old land spirt that just happened to take up residency in my home after it's land was developed. We came to an agreement to be neutral roommates with some healthy boundaries. They are not allowed within the bedroom at all and I don't smoke cleanse their designated alter space (I made a little house for them to reside in during my home cleansing's). In return they keep out unwanted spirits and protect the house. It's been nice to not have to cleanse and protect my home as often because of my spirit roommate. The land spirit keeps to itself and doesn't interfere at all with my families life. They remind me a lot of like a lazy sleeping cat who has a particular space in the house they reside in and occasionally gets up and walks around just to observes its humans.
@@imaginationturtle5447 I think it's important here not to use the word imagination. I'd take a gander here and say this person isn't pretending to have a spirit/entity. When you are intuitive or clairvoyant, often these types of things become visions or actual things you can hear in your mind both while awake and sleeping (such as with premonitions and the like - I've had several premonitions in my dreams that come "true"- though I prefer referring to them as "coming to life" -several years later or literally the next day) much like how we can hear our own voice in our head. This isn't like daydreaming (because it's not intentional, unless you're meditating), though some may refer to their visions like that. Hope that helps. An intuitive feeling might be different for everyone, but often for me it can be in the senses. I once walked into my old home (prior to us buying it) and was in the hallway ready to pick my room, when I felt something nudging me to look to my right. I turn and see a bedroom in the house, and it was pitch black. Darker than everything else around it. And it felt like this foreboding sense of dread. Both like it was calling to me and trying to lure me in. You can compare it to a natural occurrence: say you're on the edge of a ledge, and you get the gut feeling like you're going to fall (with nausea and even vertigo). Or like when the lights suddenly go out in your room and it scares you for a split second. You feel your stomach drop. You get this random thought of "perhaps I shouldn't go in there," or "I feel like I should investigate this, because I feel like there's a discrepancy in this thing even though I can't yet see it." Again, hope that helps. That house by the way was super haunted. By a poltergeist (is what I concluded). It would knock things off our chimney, cause nightmares in the entire household, and generally make the energy in the home so negative that people wouldn't want to visit if it wasn't immediate family. One of my new friends, who is clairvoyant herself and had always seen spirits as a young child, came for a visit and was strangely quiet the entire time. When she finally spoke up, she asked me if we have experienced any hauntings lately. I looked at her with shock and said yes, and then she said, is it in the room on the right-side of the house (she meant like when you face the house, it's on the right side). I said YES! And she said, because I saw it standing there. It's a dark shadow. Even the most skeptical people in my home began experiencing night terrors and visions that were plaguing them: such as dreams about dying, things sitting on their chest trying to kill them. I myself had sever night terrors of this entity trying to strangle and smother me in my sleep. Terrifying shit lol. My step sister and little sister once saw a shadow figure crawl under the bed. They said they were too scared to leave and just stayed in bed the whole night terrified before finally deciding to get up and leave. That room was definitely a source of malady. My dreams often centered around being dragged to the room, and I often heard things falling in its closets. Once my brother moved in there, funny enough it stopped. Something about his energy was incredibly protective, and it just never bothered him. Crazy. But some people are gifted like this.
@@imperialchalice Question, was he the first male to live in the house when you were living there? If he was, not to discount his energy, the spirit may have been unhappy there was not a "man of the house". Spirits be picky and weird.
@@taylermiller5736 it’s still your best friend either way. But you can rely on your spiritual senses in ways they’ve shown to be reliable. Even the sensitive will have things they aren’t too good at sensing.
What about obe that won't leave and divination clearly spelt "Death" multiple tines?times?? Called a professional all they did was confirm nothing helped
I do like that you brought up being emotionally intelligent about banishing real people. I've seen a lot of instances where people, particularly in suburban areas, who think they're justified in driving others out when in actuality the person considering the banishing is actually the toxic one.
I did a protection spell 3 days ago & the effects have been astounding that I never thought it was possible & my energy is bright & free again. This person that was causing so much pain for me is gone with just cleansing so I’m looking forward to what a powerful banishing spell can do.
Sounds like cleansing is like sweeping/mopping the floor, and banishing is scrubbing out a stubborn stain with some steel wool. Would love to get help learning more about setting up protections and wards. These videos have been very helpful.
This video is amazing, its like a lecture on Banishing and I love it! Just packed full of such good information. To anyone reading this before starting the video, be sure to have something to take notes because this is great stuff!
Hi, I am researching in this field and was wondering wether you could further clarify what you mean by your comment as its a very interesting approach. Is there a rise in witchcraft supplies and equipement being handed to antique stores?
In any items we buy and we used daily it leaves energy places or items. Like for example when you passed away normally your items have an energy specially if you used it daily or it is your favorite item or even least use item. We still leave energy item. In antique stores items get attached to its owner or who use it before sometimes we humans or non would not like others will use items. I don't buy from antique store because of the items does come with unwanted energy most of the times
A few years ago, I woke up from a dream and had a strange anxiety come over me. These "watchers" you talked about match the description of what I felt. They are definitely creepy... but glad that I'm not alone in experiencing such a thing.
Thank you so much for this video! I had the very rare level 10 being that almost killed me. As a practicing witch I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get rid of it on my own. House blessing weakened it but would never get rid of it. It took a Shaman to get rid of it and felt so ashamed and was left feeling I must be a lousy witch if I couldn't get rid of it on my own. And then there is the WHY did I attract this thing? My biggest question was why couldn't my deities get rid of it? The Shaman told me, "Empaths often attract negative things and that the universe forces us to accept help from others."
I use a simmer pot. Water charged with intent, a whole orange chopped up into quarters or eighths depending on how big your pot is, some clove, and some almond extract but just a little. My house smells amazing and I'm banishing all the old bad stuff to bring in the new good ones.
It's new years eve and I just started watching this video and found your comment. I am absolutely making this simmer pot today to clear out the old and welcome in the new! Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m glad I’m not alone in not wanting to be a messenger for the dead. I always felt guilty for turning them down, but I don’t want to track down a stranger just to give them a message from their loved one. I have too much anxiety for this kind of thing. So glad to hear it’s not my job.
I am a 17 year practicing witch. Thank you for this. I am working g on a major progress and this is perfect, sometimes we forget things we knew and then here it and say that's right. Thank you for taking the time for taking the time to make this for all of us! Stay forever Blessed. ~If you are going to be anything, be intentional. ~Fire Fly
17 and a practicing witch….? Oh my! Just remember, what u send out will return to u x3…..I see so many young people who think they can do this type of thing without consequences and then wonder why their life is so messy and chaotic at times lol….well, when ur casting spells and hex’s onto others without any real reason other then ur emotions tell u to…and u intend harm towards them…what else did u expect to return? Lol….I’d rather be neutral throughout life and observe the lessons others are teaching themselves but not seeing their lessons…..
I love that you mentioned guava leaves! I had no idea. I recently moved to Hawaii and the complete difference in the flora has really made gathering supplies challenging.
Hi Olivia! I appreciate your knowledge here. I do believe that we share the same thoughts on what the purpose of cleaning and banishing are. I strongly do not believe cleansing and banishing are one in the same because the intent is entirely different- enviably producing a different outcome. I have had this conversation before with other Practitioners and I have found myself to be the only one in my immediate pool with this mindset, so I appreciate that I can relate to your work. One comment that jump started a conversation between the two was when a friend of mine mentioned performing banishing spells against her family members after simply spending quality time with them. With my beliefs, you can imagine how taken back I was at the thought of her banishing her family that she has such a close-knit relationship with. To me that was her attempting (every time) to completely rid herself of her family, whereas to her, she described it as a way to "decompress" (something I still don't understand in the context of performing a banishing spell). If I want to perform a banishing spell, I want whatever it is entirely nixed from my life. No possibility of return. No further communication. No more transfer of energy be it positive or negative, and the entire spiritual journey/tie with that person no longer exist. Banishing is something I do few and far in between because of this. Cleansing however, is something I do regularly. I cleanse my home weekly and/or if and when I feel it to be necessary. Maybe I had company and the energy in my home is disturbed, or maybe someone living in my home has been carrying a negative weight with them that I'd like to remove from my sacred space (which is my entire home). When I cleanse my home I pair it with warding as to fend off anyone who may approach my home with malice or ill intent. I also cleanse new tools and any item that I feel deserves a refresh. In short: Cleansing to me is the "RESET" button whereas banishing is the "DELETE FOREVER" button. xoxo
Can you please give me more advice on banishing? I am very new and only due to this. I know what I'm doing with now, a professional failed. I believe and knowing am stronger but dar to new. Please help if possible 🙏 Love and light ♥
The question re: changing the energy after a fight, energy can be transmuted. I would transmute that energy to love. We don’t always want to banish negative energy, especially if it’s not a spirit or a soul. Sometimes that energy is actually OUR ENERGY, and so we want to transmute it. Sometimes pieces of our souls can be fragmented and we can call them back. How? There are so many ways. The most important thing is just intention.
This confirms something that happened when we bought our home a few years ago. The previous owner was a widow. One of the bedrooms is my son’s playroom. All the doors are a bit quirky, but the door to the playroom kept popping open-when we were nearby. My son has gotten better about making sure it’s latched, but also…I mentally did a “if there’s something here, this is ours now. No offense, if you want to hang out, just quit opening the door so the cats don’t get in trouble.” I’ve watched “spooky” ghost shows, but so many people die every day, everywhere, I suspect those are the exceptions, not the rule. I can live with peaceful co-existence/politely ignoring each other.
I normally rely on my black salt, which I prefer to make myself; it takes hours and I am usually completely pooped by the time I've completed the creation spell for the salt, but it's a GREAT ingredient to ward off pretty much anything that tries to get into your space or even aiding in getting rid of stuff. I really load the salt with ingredients that are especially good at cleansing, dispelling negativity, exorcising, protecting, hex breaking and all around kicking out anything unwanted: the charcoal in itself is a great cleanser. I loight it and use it to burn frankincense, rosemary, white sage, bay leaves, nettle and dragon's blood. Once that's all nicely scorched, I put it in my mortar and pestle with pink himalayan salt and the ashes of incense burned during the opening of my circle. Grind it all, add maybe some sandalwood drops for a liiiiitle extra umph, and you got yourself a wonderful homemade dark salt to sprinkle around your property, use in spell jars or bags, use as a spell ingredient and anything else you may need!! Thanks for this wonderful and insightful video!!
My sister and I have entities that come and go from the house- some play with the cats and some take/move stuff. We always state out loud that only neutral/positive entities are welcome and we ask them to leave us alone, that’s worked well for us. If they take or move stuff we ask for it back and usually in a day or two it pops up :) very glad we haven’t had to deal with anything scary though
Garlic and Stingray tail (buntot pagi) are also heavily used folklorically to protect and banish in the Philippines :) And they sell the tails near Quiapo Church!
I have a friend who is a medium and shaman, who happens to say a lot of the same things you just said, regarding spirits/entities, i.e., the majority of them are benign and harmless, mainly annoying and attention seeking if they are bothersome. According to her they can often be reasoned with just conversationally. The malicious ones, as you said, are extremely rare. You mentioned noise as a way to banish: drumming is something that appeals to me; my shaman friend uses it to cleanse and to go into trance states (which she calls going into the underworld). I can vouch that sound absolutely does change the vibration or energy of a space. My practice is atheistic and Celtic, but I do enjoy learning from different cultures, such as Native American or Appalachian.
I’m very protective of my space since I was a teenager. Anytime I feel a little poke pokey of a spirit… I always state out loud- did I say you could come in my space? I most certainly did not. Out out 🤣🤣🤣 usually the spirits get ruffled and says fine and goes away. If they come back… I’m like did I stutter? 🤷🏼♀️ These are harmless spirits I should say. If it’s anything more full banishment will happen. Esp a watcher.
SAME! I say if you have nothing nice to give then leave. One time I even said if you’d like to be helpful you can take the pain away. Which it did. But now I just say F off or move on. It’s been awhile though since I put up protection in all corners of my house. And if I feel slightly off I just remember my wards and visualize their field of protection.
Thank you so much. 31:56, I did a freezer spell on abusive ex who though divorced for many years, I found out was the source of all the years of struggles the kids and I had! I was raised christian but watching my child suffer through somethings and no solution had worked, the freezer spell was my last resort. It worked like magic! So began my journey to “remembering” that I have always had this knowledge and power. Now 6 months after the freezer spell, things are starting to show up again. I am researching to do a spell to end the harassment once for all - it’s been almost 20 years!. This video showed up just in time.. I went the Christian route of forgiveness and blessing and have had a very hard time of it. Adding my workings has been magickal - literally. Thank you.
a note on banishing people: remember that magick takes the path of least resistance. over a decade ago I had people move next to me that were very bad. when I objected to their kids bullying mine I was met with death threats. so I decided they needed to move on. did my banishing, not to long after 'I' was the one who had to move! it blew up in my face. I lost my job, my place to live ( I was renting), and my car and was forced to move in with my dad. so the bad people were removed from my life, but not in the way I wanted! So think long and hard before you decide to banish people. you may be the one that gets banished.
One of the things that I love about this path, is that it encourages us to find and step into our power. Answers can be riddles, but that is because its personal and different for everyone. Personality, boundaries, experiences, tools available, symbolism, and heratige all effect our choices. No wrong answers, just experiences to learn. Thank you for the video ♥️ I really enjoyed the way you acknowledged your own boundaries, used empathy and assumed the best when dealing with unknown entities. At least at 1st! Learning how to sit with my own energy and determine how I felt and why, was huge in my practice. I'm all about some folk methods. I deal with pet's fleas, toxic people, and unwelcome entities with just clear communication and a "You Are NOT coming to MY house with your B.S." shove out the door!
This viedo was so helpful! i had a annoying entity in my bedroom (I've just started the craft) and it kept messing with my crystals and opening windows and sutch- I did a quick banishing spell with cloves and I haven't had anymore come into my room! I'm still in the broom closet so I'm glad I could quickly, and effectively get rid of it. thanks again :)
"A witch ought not to be frightened in the darkest forest [...] because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her" - Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith Go everyone, and read Discworld! To start with the Witches read Wyrd Sisters. Then read all the other books. Other good starting points are Mort (Death series), Guards! Guards! (City Watch), or Small Gods (stand alone commentary on theology and organized religion). GNU Terry Pratchett
My first ever Terry Pratchett and what got my hooked, it was the start of an amazing ride, so sad that he's passed, but Wyrd Sisters will always be one of my favourites and wow, he was so so right! 👍🏼🙏🏼
My path is a Hearth witch. I was born in a Protestant Christian family and at the age of 12. I became interested in witch crafts. And I started seeing witchy videos on TH-cam and I try to study the basics of witchcraft. But I don't know why sometimes I don't feel motivated to do this and Now I didn't practice it for more than one month. And now I'm trying to stick in to my witchy path again. And I'm so excited💚 And now It have been one year since I started to practice witchcraft. Now I'm 13 I'm a secret witch nobody know that I'm practicing witchcraft. My thought is that witchcraft doesn't have any religion it's a path. It helps to know the Mother earth deep than others.
I definitely need this in my life. I’ve noticed I’m a magnet for negative energy and creepy people so I desperately need something like this in my life. Thank you so much for sharing.
The whole watcher thing really resonated with me. Everytime i try to draw or do a project that involves me crafting something i feel this nasty intense "watching" energy. Like something is leering at my project. Freaks me out to the point i have to stop and take a break. Like a peeping tom seeing me in an intimate moment and it is oh indeed CREEPY.
It could be someone on the astral plane peeping in, or it might just be a spirit or entity that has an interest in the energy you're drawing up when you are being creative. It must make a lot of noise on the astral! Might be nosey, might just be enjoying the company, like the good vibes of a concert with friends.
I am new to practicing. I have always been Fae but never taken the time to indulge or train. I "think" I am very Nature/First Nations based, probably a Green/Practical Witch if we must have labels . . . I HATE LABELS, they are wrong on so many levels it's drives me batshit crazy. Live and let live, And if it does no harm! Anyway. I have SOOOO ,much to learn and am moving for in teeny, tiny, very cautious, baby steps. So videos like yours are a HUGE resource for me. PLEASE, keep making them. As my knowledge and craft grow, i am going to have questions and need guidance from more experienced Witches. You are one of my Teachers
Love your instructional content! I make smoke bundles out of lavender, rosemary, hyssop, mugwort, and sage I grow. They smell divine and leave my space peaceful.
I agree, it's rare to run into a seriously bad entity or curse, but it can happen. About a year ago my friend, a witch, and myself, a diviner, were in a metaphysical shop that had a lot of... uneasy... energy. Something "bit" her and its energy bled onto me, too. Over the following year, neither of us could fully cleanse it. We both had the worst luck - if it could go wrong, it did. Inexplicably failed relationships, COVID multiple times despite vaccination, both had our first auto accidents, etc etc.. Finally, just before Midsummer, we sought professional help. The professional we went to looked us over, heard our story, was mortified, and helped... without charge! That's how bad she reckoned it was. So yeah, rare, but there is nasty stuff out there.
Would you ever consider doing a video on Filipino based traditions or know of any good sources? My husband is Filipino so we've been super interested in learning more but I've been struggling to find sources. I have found a few superstitions and folklore stories from his childhood and talking with his family, that are always super fascinating.
I would LOVE to one day - but I don’t have nearly enough that I feel confident enough in teaching yet. I’m still stumbling around in that part of my craft
@@TheWitchOfWonderlust I'm intrigued too. It is said that my maternal grandfather had abilities and secret rituals but my mother and her sisters won't talk about it. One of cousins is the only family member I know of that tells Lolo stories but even he doesn't know how Lolo did any of his feats.
Hi! If you live in the Philippines, Quiapo is such a melting pot of healers, witches, and fortune tellers! You’d learn a lot just by chatting with the various vendors.
The way that you explain watchers makes so much sense! I've always felt this strange sensation of being watched when I have the windows open in my house, and it's made me feel paranoid because the houses in my neighborhood are pretty spaced out, so I KNOW there's no way a living person could be watching me. I'm going to try a banishment on the windows and see how it goes!
I absolutely love your channel as a newly practicing witch at 62. Have you ever tried putting colored plastic wrap over a page? The Saran Wrap brand comes in pink, yellow and blue or green. You have to experiment with the different colors to find the one that works best with your brain to unscramble the letters. I learned about this from a friend who was a teacher close to 30 years ago so I don’t know how the science has developed further in using colors to work with dyslexia. Great video, I took good notes.
Watching your video just reminded me that I actually banished someone out of my life two years ago 😅 I did something with cinnamon and bay leaves, I think. I can’t even remember what I did. But now as I think of it, it worked! It needed a few months or maybe a year, but my small doing helped send that person on another path - far, far away from me. Last week I did a protection ritual + a ritual that should bring a specific someone to the point where they apologize to me for what they did. Patiently waiting for results. I’ve just ordered some books on witchcraft for beginners, can’t wait to read more on the topic.
I like the analogy of having a rat infestation. Cleansing is cleaning rat poo and old rat nests. While banishing is trapping and getting rid of the rat itself.
My grandmother and mother explained the watchers do have a purpose. They are to keep order and chaos balanced in the world. They do get distracted and, some would say mesmorized ( the creep factor) as they observe and work. Not sure the validity however whenever I would have them around me I always knew of an impending disaster on a large scale would typically occur within three days. Just my experience
One of the first things I learned from one of my witchy mentors was if you pick up a book and they have summoning before banishing in the book then put it back on the shelf and walk away because you shouldn't summon what you can't banish. She makes sure you know how to banish before summoning things to your space and I have always been grateful for that piece of knowledge. I have seen what can happen if you dabble with summoning and not know how to get rid of what you summoned. Banishing should definitely be learned before summoning. Thank you for this video, Olivia. I definitely learned some additional information and it helped clarify some questions I had.
* I absolutely needed this, not necessarily for personal use in this moment but working with Hecate; she’s persistent lately & really wanting me to get my practice. Just. Right. 🖤 thank you so much! * love working with dragons blood. wonderful herb. * I love that you inform to protect afterwards. You should see the trinkets at my front door lol always protect!
I know I've probably said this before, but as an artist, I just have to acknowledge how beautiful your color pallet is! Also your face and hair is very well proportioned!
Love this video. Glad that you have discussed the differences between CLEANSING and BANISHING. It helps me know exactly what I need to do for my journey
I've definitely had a banishing go wrong with (and I invited it) what I would say was a level 10 negative entity. It just pissed it off. Bunch of wild shit started happening. My room mate/part-time partner in the craft ended up possessed in a really dramatic episode. I basically went crazy for a while until I got some spiritual help from someone who was much better equipped to deal with that sort of thing than me
Thank you, Olivia! The 101 series has been so so helpful for my learning as a beginner witch since it's so easy to get super overwhelmed when learning about witchcraft and occultism, and Banishing is something I've been wanting to learn about so this video was perfect
Dear Olivia , I love your Aesthetic , you are a really great teacher , and I am very grateful to learn so much from the beginning of my spiritual journey till now and would love to learn even more : ) Thank you so much for this wonderful and informative video ❤️❤️.
I’m a medium and I sometimes encounter not so good spirits in my home, I’ve been wanting to learn how to banish those types of spirits, thank for you this and I hope this works for me
You could actually help them cross over. I'm a medium too and I was recently told that when I encounter spirits that make me feel uncomfortable and that just won't leave me be it usually means they're asking to be crossed over. It's mainly about visualizing a bright light and telling them it's time to go, they don't need to be scared and to let the light pull them in (alternatively you could say let it draw you in magnetically, I say feel the wind pull you in because I work with air a lot) go with light and love etc. I usually like to light some incense too, but you don't have too. It's made a huge difference in my life, hopefully that helps you too.
@@BunnyBug13 the ghost in my house…are interesting…there’s one name Damien who died of alcohol poisoning…Eventhough he’s still drunk he’ll follow me even in the bathroom and he’s not asking for the light, he just loves to annoy the crap out of me
Oh goodness. I had one named Howard who liked to watch me shower and I have one now who keeps asking me to help her reconcile with her daughter, only I have no idea who her daughter is or if she would even be receptive to what I have to say. I think sometimes they're just enjoying the perks of being non-corporeal though. 😅
@@BunnyBug13 and there’s a dead French lady who had died but for some reason came here, she’s nice..sometimes and last year I had a vision of my uncle, everything was white,he looked confused and then in the middle of the night I woke,then 5 seconds later I hear my mom crying cuz she had gotten the call, and there’s a dead Viking who reads to the dead children in my room
Thank you for sharing your experience, you are an impressive teacher. I'll add one of my experiences: I was waiting for an elevator in the basement of an older building, a friend beside me but no one else apparently on that floor. I felt arms reach around my shoulders from behind me and embrace me, something I had never experienced before nor have since. I asked my friend if she could see anyone behind me. No, but she was on edge at the mere suggestion. I turned around quickly and yelled, "Get the fuck away from me!" with my best snarl. Whatever it was, it was gone instantly. When you don't have time or opportunity to use tools and ritual, use emotion. Anger. Confidence. Daring. Defiance. I'll kick your sorry ass. These are all great tools, as is derisive laughter.
Yes! Fantastic video, Olivia. You did this beautifully & perfectly. Just adding my 2 cents here. I've been a paranormal investigator & witch for many years & I've had my fair run ins with a few of these types of beings. Especially with shadow people. I think with shadow people, a lot of people misinterpret what they are because they associate the the way they look with evil. And because they give off such a heavy & anxious feeling. I've personally dealt with shadow beings & lower vibration, malevolent spirits & I can tell you they're so different. A lot of people call them watchers but I recently heard Damien Echols talk about an experience he had with them & how they turned out to be sort of guardians. They hang out being creepers but with a certain ritual you can have the guard the property. But I also don't necessarily believe they are actual "spirits", I believe they're energies or beings from another dimension or plane of existence. But that's just my views. I truly enjoyed your video & how you broke everything down. I'd love to see you do more videos like this on different areas of the craft.
Not sure if you will read this, but my whole life I have felt I have been watched or followed by a dark male entity, especially at night. For a long time I thought it was just a kids fantasy but even as an adult I just cant shake the feeling (and the fear). Is there anything at all I could do about this? (Banishing, developing a better relationship with this scary thing?) I am really keen to get rid of this fear (and hope I dont sound mad, I am not!)
@@TP-dt7gy Take this for what it's worth, but when I read your comment here, I immediately saw a man, cloaked in shadow. He has power and darkness about his spirit. He has known you for many years, and has been stalking you through magick. I feel like he is a family member, either by blood or close association. ...kind of an "uncle" vibe. This is just a feeling. Please consult your preferred witch, psychic, or divination method to confirm or decry this hunch. I hope I'm wrong, but better to be safe.
@@bobanderson6935 Dear Bob, thank you so much for your response. I've read your other comment about the difference between shadow people and watchers too. Tbh with you I also felt that it might be a family member (a watcher) or something related to feelings about family (so more your understanding of shadow people like). My "irrational" fear has always been that this thing at some point comes "alive" - actually harms me.
My toddler can see "monsters" now. theres a spirit/s that keep showing up in my hallway and just stand there like ninnys.(sounds like the watchers).They seem to be getting more stubborn in showing up so im going to have to pull out some full on spells soon. Besides that id never know they were there..but for the sake of our privacy and child i should banish it.
This is a great video, Olivia! Thank you so much for recording it and sharing your wisdom with us! I also wanted to share some of my ideas and perspectives. 💡 When it comes to people in particular, I've never done a banishing spell. I often first try other options like letting go, cord cutting or binding certain actions that are causing harm to others. I usually come from a healing perspective and try to heal myself first. Depending on the person you're dealing with it can take a long time. Took me several years with my mother in law. 😜 But now I keep my distance - physically, mentally and emotionally. Still it was all about me developing healthy boundaries. There are certain things that just need banishing, like abusive parents or other predators... Especially when you are still growing up and can't leave the situation behind easily. It just depends. 🙂
Loved this so much! I did get a bit of a giggle about banging pots and pants as this is usually one of my favorite methods. Just because it's fun as hell to walk around banging pots and pants singing "get the bleep out!"
i promise you i will rewatch this video plenty of times for the amazing visuals, the knowledge and your voice ✨ but ssly thank you so much for filming such a long video and for all the energy you put into this. It came at such a good time too, I was just researching banishing. Thank you so so so much
The way I see it, cleansing is focused on the object or space that your are cleansing, while banishing is focused on getting rid of something. Like let's say I have a dusty mirror. Cleansing would be clearing off the dust and maybe polishing or repainting the frame afterward. Banishing would be getting rid of all the dust on and around the mirror, so I might also sweep the floor or wash the wall around it to make sure there's no more dust. So basically, cleansing is focused on the mirror, banishing is focused on the dust. That's how I see it. Thanks for this video! It's a big help!
Great video. In the Q&A section, I really respected when it was suggested to add a "sweetening spell" as an initial response, because of unknown factors. Plenty of practical suggestions overall.
Working with my ancestors is the best for me, ceremonial is very affective. Dieties depends what it is, i work with my dieties as well. Some spirits are sent for harm. I love how you have your ancestors ready, that's how i have them ready for whatever.
10/10 I love the information! I was so excited when I saw this video on my feed... This is super helpful and I love that there is clearly no "wrong" way to banish. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos! I also appreciate that you tend to share information over opinion and give lots of options.
I am a magnet for negative entities because they are drawn towards me, and I vice versa. Growing up, I had a tough ride and was mostly lost in my own world. So yeah. Negative entities and/or energies are very easily absorbed by my spongebob. I have to do regular crystal cleansing, prepare moon water, clean and spruce up my altar, and of course, spiritual cleansing. Banishing 101, this video, is awesome. Thank you, Olivia!
I travel a lot because of my job, and I always cleanse the hotel rooms when I get in and when i get out. I never have space to bring a lot of things, so normaly I only bring my Athame/ritual knife and it is very efective in the job, so just wanted to give this information away :)
Well then..little ms. Thoroughbred! You go girl! This was so informative 👏 you really covered all the bases and detailed both reason and practically in regards to presenting an understandable explanation of the content covered! Blessed be, and thank you!
I would actually love to hear or know about your experiences with entities, and recognizing when they’re there or even seeing them. Is it a gift you’ve always had? Or did it come with becoming more connected to energy? I’ve never seen or strongly felt an entity before and wonder if I’d know if that was what’s bothering me or not.
Honestly I think it probably differs for each person: but I think most practitioners do end up with a “radar” for entities because they’re basically energy beings and Practice is working with energy. However, what I struggled most with is letting go of pre-conceived notions of what dealing with entities and banishing and warding should “feel” like versus what it actually felt like. So, for example, I grew up watching a lot of these paranormal reality TV shows which gave me the notion that a successful banishing and warding should somehow *make* you feel safe and secure. In my experience, that’s not necessarily true- sometimes, you’re still afraid even if the warding actually worked. It was totally and eye-opening experience for me to on one hand be absolutely terrified and feeling unsafe and on the other hand know without any doubt that my wards were up and running and there was no entity actually present.
@@abhishekchakrabarti8975 that actually makes so much sense and brings me comfort because I internalize too much and think stuff like “I’m the one doing things wrong,” but your statement of it being eye opening when your expectations weren’t what you thought makes so much sense! Thank you!
I just wanted to share two concepts regarding banishing from my culture "nazar" and the strong ritual of banishing "lead pouring". Just wanted to put it out here (it is really commonly practiced). Also thank you for this amazing video.
I was in the more "Comfortable" side, I really didn't mind not-ill-intended spirits, but since I'm going through a period where I am particularly sensible to other people's emotions and thoughts and I'm having 1st/7th chakra problems, and health problems too, for this reason I am now a lot more rigid about it. I think if you've having a particularly though period, either for mental, emotional or phisical health being more strict might be a better choice, even for a little while. Also if you're new, like really really new, then i also suggest to be a bit more rigid, since you probably have to meet some of your Guides.
I think setting rituals/habits/schedules is a great start. That’s how I started and I still schedule when I’m doing witch stuff so I can keep up with consistency. Also writing down everything you can in a notebook helps wonders too
@@camilla79 oh yeah I totally get that. I have adhd so adhering to them is difficult but I just try to take it one day at a time and do better than the last day. Maybe I didn’t finish everything or completely ignored my schedule, but I just keep trying the next. Sending love and good energy your way! ❤️✨
Hello! I have just recently came across you channel and I just wanted to share - I love your interior! It is so whimsical, cozy, mystical. Your videos and energy as well! I will definitely be "inviting you over" and learning form you!
When banishing, I personally send spirits to the Light because I feel they often want to be noticed in order to change their condition and this happens more often with spirits of the dead, but it works well with a good Numbers of entities as well
Yes! Spirits and entities are not pets. It’s concerning how so many people treat them as such, saying it’s ok for them to be around. It’s not. Even if they mean no harm they need to be sent of their way!
Totally. I’ve found that that they cause irritation to get attention and may even be resigned to just instigating but if you confront them, they often show their true, wounded selves who are looking for someone to point them home. Even if they aren’t quite ready to go home, I tell them their angels are ready to help but it’s still time for them to leave my location.
Amazing video I also recommend checking out the book "have you been hexed - alexandra chauran" it`s a great book for beginner practitioners and also has plenty of info on banishings, cleansings , ect. Loved the video! 🔥✌🏼💜
Olivia: "Hello 😀" Me: "ohai!" Very excited for this, because I do a LOT of protecc, but want to expand on that umbrella where needed. Thank you for sharing this 🖤
When you talked about watchers, it totally clicked for me oh my. I feel watched in our part of the house all the time, but especially when I'm going to bed it really gives me the creeps. Thank you for the video, now I can finally find out more about how to get rid of it.
When I have conversations about Cleansing vs. Banishing, I use the imagery of cleaning a fridge.
Your fridge needs maintenence to be kept clean. You get little hairs and little bits of food that drop in your fridge, little small smudges that need to be wiped out with a cleaning cloth. That's cleansing. Cleaning up the dirty or stale leavings that accumulate on their own. Once in a while when you clean your fridge, you discover that you have food in the bottom that's moldy. Throwing it out is still cleansing.
Banishing is when you have something in your fridge that is generating mess. It's exuding a powerful smell, it's leaking, it's rotting the food around it. You can't just wipe it up, you need to get in there and kick it out and clean it up afterwards. You can't just clean up around it, because it's generating this ick. More advanced banishings, like closer to an exorcism, is when the fridge itself has something in the coils or air filter or whatever that's growing in there. It's not something you can wipe up, and it's not as easy as just throwing something out, it's IN the machine. The fridge as a machine needs to be repaired, refurbished, and thoroughly worked on.
And warding, keeping things out, is like when you put your baking soda in there to soak up the bad smells, or things you put in the fridge to keep things fresh. Warding, or certain types of protection, are there to hold back most things that need to be cleansed or banished.
That's such an amazing analogy!
I absolutely love this! Such a great way of explaining this, and this helped me a lot with understanding this more, especially as someone who has problems understanding a lot of things 😅 so thank you for this
Beautiful explanation!
So easy to understand !!! Thanks for sharing !!!!
I just wrote this out in my grimoire. What a fantastic way to explain how the differences!
“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” - Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett.
Love this
Yes!!!!
this is an absolutely beautiful quote, considering putting it in my book of shadows
Epic
@Riverlette and grizzlies and your occasional serial killer
When I first moved into my current place, whenever I smoke cleansed I would just feel this irritated but non-malicious presence lurking in the background. I realized it only happened during smoke cleansing. I knew some sort of spirit was in the home but since it never did anything to disturb me or my family, I didn't know what to do with it. So I just sat on it and waited for it to reveal itself. It eventual did a month after moving in and it scared the living crap out of me as it was watching me and my husband sleep in the open doorway to the bedroom. The next morning, I confronted it and gave it an offering of tea to sit and talk with me. I came to find out that it was a very old land spirt that just happened to take up residency in my home after it's land was developed. We came to an agreement to be neutral roommates with some healthy boundaries. They are not allowed within the bedroom at all and I don't smoke cleanse their designated alter space (I made a little house for them to reside in during my home cleansing's). In return they keep out unwanted spirits and protect the house. It's been nice to not have to cleanse and protect my home as often because of my spirit roommate. The land spirit keeps to itself and doesn't interfere at all with my families life. They remind me a lot of like a lazy sleeping cat who has a particular space in the house they reside in and occasionally gets up and walks around just to observes its humans.
Genuine question, is all of this happening in your imagination and you can ‘sense’ it based on your intuition?
@@imaginationturtle5447 I think it's important here not to use the word imagination. I'd take a gander here and say this person isn't pretending to have a spirit/entity. When you are intuitive or clairvoyant, often these types of things become visions or actual things you can hear in your mind both while awake and sleeping (such as with premonitions and the like - I've had several premonitions in my dreams that come "true"- though I prefer referring to them as "coming to life" -several years later or literally the next day) much like how we can hear our own voice in our head. This isn't like daydreaming (because it's not intentional, unless you're meditating), though some may refer to their visions like that. Hope that helps.
An intuitive feeling might be different for everyone, but often for me it can be in the senses. I once walked into my old home (prior to us buying it) and was in the hallway ready to pick my room, when I felt something nudging me to look to my right. I turn and see a bedroom in the house, and it was pitch black. Darker than everything else around it. And it felt like this foreboding sense of dread. Both like it was calling to me and trying to lure me in. You can compare it to a natural occurrence: say you're on the edge of a ledge, and you get the gut feeling like you're going to fall (with nausea and even vertigo). Or like when the lights suddenly go out in your room and it scares you for a split second. You feel your stomach drop. You get this random thought of "perhaps I shouldn't go in there," or "I feel like I should investigate this, because I feel like there's a discrepancy in this thing even though I can't yet see it." Again, hope that helps.
That house by the way was super haunted. By a poltergeist (is what I concluded). It would knock things off our chimney, cause nightmares in the entire household, and generally make the energy in the home so negative that people wouldn't want to visit if it wasn't immediate family. One of my new friends, who is clairvoyant herself and had always seen spirits as a young child, came for a visit and was strangely quiet the entire time. When she finally spoke up, she asked me if we have experienced any hauntings lately. I looked at her with shock and said yes, and then she said, is it in the room on the right-side of the house (she meant like when you face the house, it's on the right side). I said YES! And she said, because I saw it standing there. It's a dark shadow.
Even the most skeptical people in my home began experiencing night terrors and visions that were plaguing them: such as dreams about dying, things sitting on their chest trying to kill them. I myself had sever night terrors of this entity trying to strangle and smother me in my sleep. Terrifying shit lol. My step sister and little sister once saw a shadow figure crawl under the bed. They said they were too scared to leave and just stayed in bed the whole night terrified before finally deciding to get up and leave. That room was definitely a source of malady. My dreams often centered around being dragged to the room, and I often heard things falling in its closets. Once my brother moved in there, funny enough it stopped. Something about his energy was incredibly protective, and it just never bothered him. Crazy. But some people are gifted like this.
@@imperialchalice Question, was he the first male to live in the house when you were living there? If he was, not to discount his energy, the spirit may have been unhappy there was not a "man of the house". Spirits be picky and weird.
@Multorum Unum they said it was a land spirit, not an earthbound human spirit
@@moss4390 they're referring to another experience shared in this thread posted by another person
Note: Professional means they get paid, not that they know what they’re doing. Get an Experienced practitioner, professional or not.
Very much so yes!
That's very good advice
Professional does mean experienced and highly competent, i think what you mean is that some who claim to be professional are actually not.
My child is passively listening in the background and talking back to you.. "YEAH SHE COVERED THAT IN THE BEGINNING...the beginning man!'' 🤣😂🤣 he's 4
For those who aren’t sensitive to spirits and energies, effective divination methods are your best friend.
What about the people who sensitive?
@@taylermiller5736 it’s still your best friend either way. But you can rely on your spiritual senses in ways they’ve shown to be reliable.
Even the sensitive will have things they aren’t too good at sensing.
@@taylermiller5736 I am very sensitive, and use it to help make my readings more clear
@@FriendlyWhiterunGuard If you're an empath, or if you can pick up on people's energies and emotions then you have the gift to sense energies.
What about obe that won't leave and divination clearly spelt "Death" multiple tines?times?? Called a professional all they did was confirm nothing helped
I do like that you brought up being emotionally intelligent about banishing real people. I've seen a lot of instances where people, particularly in suburban areas, who think they're justified in driving others out when in actuality the person considering the banishing is actually the toxic one.
I did a protection spell 3 days ago & the effects have been astounding that I never thought it was possible & my energy is bright & free again. This person that was causing so much pain for me is gone with just cleansing so I’m looking forward to what a powerful banishing spell can do.
Sounds like cleansing is like sweeping/mopping the floor, and banishing is scrubbing out a stubborn stain with some steel wool. Would love to get help learning more about setting up protections and wards. These videos have been very helpful.
This video is amazing, its like a lecture on Banishing and I love it! Just packed full of such good information. To anyone reading this before starting the video, be sure to have something to take notes because this is great stuff!
On taking the notes im replying too :)
As the owner of an antique store, this video is going into my often used spell kit! We get things in several times a year that are not alone.
Hi, I am researching in this field and was wondering wether you could further clarify what you mean by your comment as its a very interesting approach. Is there a rise in witchcraft supplies and equipement being handed to antique stores?
If I had to guess, it’s probably a spirit that was attached to an item but it went unnoticed
In any items we buy and we used daily it leaves energy places or items. Like for example when you passed away normally your items have an energy specially if you used it daily or it is your favorite item or even least use item. We still leave energy item. In antique stores items get attached to its owner or who use it before sometimes we humans or non would not like others will use items.
I don't buy from antique store because of the items does come with unwanted energy most of the times
A few years ago, I woke up from a dream and had a strange anxiety come over me. These "watchers" you talked about match the description of what I felt. They are definitely creepy... but glad that I'm not alone in experiencing such a thing.
Just tell them NOT TODAY!
Excellent BTS song💜😎
Thank you so much for this video! I had the very rare level 10 being that almost killed me. As a practicing witch I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get rid of it on my own. House blessing weakened it but would never get rid of it. It took a Shaman to get rid of it and felt so ashamed and was left feeling I must be a lousy witch if I couldn't get rid of it on my own. And then there is the WHY did I attract this thing? My biggest question was why couldn't my deities get rid of it? The Shaman told me, "Empaths often attract negative things and that the universe forces us to accept help from others."
Thank you, Olivia! A 44-minutes video packed with information? WHAT A TREAT 🤩 I just watched it once, gonna rewatch it and jot down notes hehe
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Sammmeee 😊❤🙏🏼
I use a simmer pot. Water charged with intent, a whole orange chopped up into quarters or eighths depending on how big your pot is, some clove, and some almond extract but just a little. My house smells amazing and I'm banishing all the old bad stuff to bring in the new good ones.
It's new years eve and I just started watching this video and found your comment. I am absolutely making this simmer pot today to clear out the old and welcome in the new! Thanks for the inspiration!
Lol, do they even have anything indigenous??? Orange, spices, EVERYTHING from India 🇮🇳
I’m glad I’m not alone in not wanting to be a messenger for the dead. I always felt guilty for turning them down, but I don’t want to track down a stranger just to give them a message from their loved one. I have too much anxiety for this kind of thing. So glad to hear it’s not my job.
Saaaame
I am a 17 year practicing witch. Thank you for this. I am working g on a major progress and this is perfect, sometimes we forget things we knew and then here it and say that's right. Thank you for taking the time for taking the time to make this for all of us! Stay forever Blessed.
~If you are going to be anything, be intentional. ~Fire Fly
I've died so many times
Hello! I'm also 17 about to be 18 in a month and it would be nice to talk to someone that is also a practicing witch that is around my age
17 and a practicing witch….? Oh my! Just remember, what u send out will return to u x3…..I see so many young people who think they can do this type of thing without consequences and then wonder why their life is so messy and chaotic at times lol….well, when ur casting spells and hex’s onto others without any real reason other then ur emotions tell u to…and u intend harm towards them…what else did u expect to return? Lol….I’d rather be neutral throughout life and observe the lessons others are teaching themselves but not seeing their lessons…..
I love that you mentioned guava leaves! I had no idea. I recently moved to Hawaii and the complete difference in the flora has really made gathering supplies challenging.
……please tell me ur Hawaiian, and not just a random white person who wants to live on a tropical island
Hi Olivia! I appreciate your knowledge here. I do believe that we share the same thoughts on what the purpose of cleaning and banishing are. I strongly do not believe cleansing and banishing are one in the same because the intent is entirely different- enviably producing a different outcome. I have had this conversation before with other Practitioners and I have found myself to be the only one in my immediate pool with this mindset, so I appreciate that I can relate to your work. One comment that jump started a conversation between the two was when a friend of mine mentioned performing banishing spells against her family members after simply spending quality time with them. With my beliefs, you can imagine how taken back I was at the thought of her banishing her family that she has such a close-knit relationship with. To me that was her attempting (every time) to completely rid herself of her family, whereas to her, she described it as a way to "decompress" (something I still don't understand in the context of performing a banishing spell).
If I want to perform a banishing spell, I want whatever it is entirely nixed from my life. No possibility of return. No further communication. No more transfer of energy be it positive or negative, and the entire spiritual journey/tie with that person no longer exist. Banishing is something I do few and far in between because of this.
Cleansing however, is something I do regularly. I cleanse my home weekly and/or if and when I feel it to be necessary. Maybe I had company and the energy in my home is disturbed, or maybe someone living in my home has been carrying a negative weight with them that I'd like to remove from my sacred space (which is my entire home). When I cleanse my home I pair it with warding as to fend off anyone who may approach my home with malice or ill intent. I also cleanse new tools and any item that I feel deserves a refresh.
In short: Cleansing to me is the "RESET" button whereas banishing is the "DELETE FOREVER" button.
xoxo
Can you please give me more advice on banishing? I am very new and only due to this. I know what I'm doing with now, a professional failed. I believe and knowing am stronger but dar to new. Please help if possible 🙏
Love and light ♥
The question re: changing the energy after a fight, energy can be transmuted. I would transmute that energy to love. We don’t always want to banish negative energy, especially if it’s not a spirit or a soul. Sometimes that energy is actually OUR ENERGY, and so we want to transmute it. Sometimes pieces of our souls can be fragmented and we can call them back. How? There are so many ways. The most important thing is just intention.
This confirms something that happened when we bought our home a few years ago. The previous owner was a widow. One of the bedrooms is my son’s playroom. All the doors are a bit quirky, but the door to the playroom kept popping open-when we were nearby. My son has gotten better about making sure it’s latched, but also…I mentally did a “if there’s something here, this is ours now. No offense, if you want to hang out, just quit opening the door so the cats don’t get in trouble.”
I’ve watched “spooky” ghost shows, but so many people die every day, everywhere, I suspect those are the exceptions, not the rule. I can live with peaceful co-existence/politely ignoring each other.
I normally rely on my black salt, which I prefer to make myself; it takes hours and I am usually completely pooped by the time I've completed the creation spell for the salt, but it's a GREAT ingredient to ward off pretty much anything that tries to get into your space or even aiding in getting rid of stuff. I really load the salt with ingredients that are especially good at cleansing, dispelling negativity, exorcising, protecting, hex breaking and all around kicking out anything unwanted: the charcoal in itself is a great cleanser. I loight it and use it to burn frankincense, rosemary, white sage, bay leaves, nettle and dragon's blood. Once that's all nicely scorched, I put it in my mortar and pestle with pink himalayan salt and the ashes of incense burned during the opening of my circle. Grind it all, add maybe some sandalwood drops for a liiiiitle extra umph, and you got yourself a wonderful homemade dark salt to sprinkle around your property, use in spell jars or bags, use as a spell ingredient and anything else you may need!!
Thanks for this wonderful and insightful video!!
Your explanation made banishing sound a lot more doable, thank you Olivia!
So happy to hear this~
My sister and I have entities that come and go from the house- some play with the cats and some take/move stuff. We always state out loud that only neutral/positive entities are welcome and we ask them to leave us alone, that’s worked well for us. If they take or move stuff we ask for it back and usually in a day or two it pops up :) very glad we haven’t had to deal with anything scary though
Can you trick them into taking out your trash? That would be awesome.
Garlic and Stingray tail (buntot pagi) are also heavily used folklorically to protect and banish in the Philippines :) And they sell the tails near Quiapo Church!
I have a friend who is a medium and shaman, who happens to say a lot of the same things you just said, regarding spirits/entities, i.e., the majority of them are benign and harmless, mainly annoying and attention seeking if they are bothersome. According to her they can often be reasoned with just conversationally. The malicious ones, as you said, are extremely rare. You mentioned noise as a way to banish: drumming is something that appeals to me; my shaman friend uses it to cleanse and to go into trance states (which she calls going into the underworld). I can vouch that sound absolutely does change the vibration or energy of a space. My practice is atheistic and Celtic, but I do enjoy learning from different cultures, such as Native American or Appalachian.
Your friend the medium and shaman is she the real deal most people are not, I have extremely rare one and malicious isn't the word, can you help me
Can you talk to malevolent ones directly and hear back from them?
How can I contact your friend
I’m very protective of my space since I was a teenager. Anytime I feel a little poke pokey of a spirit… I always state out loud- did I say you could come in my space? I most certainly did not. Out out 🤣🤣🤣 usually the spirits get ruffled and says fine and goes away. If they come back… I’m like did I stutter? 🤷🏼♀️ These are harmless spirits I should say. If it’s anything more full banishment will happen. Esp a watcher.
"Did I stutter?" Lol LOVE IT
SAME! I say if you have nothing nice to give then leave. One time I even said if you’d like to be helpful you can take the pain away. Which it did. But now I just say F off or move on. It’s been awhile though since I put up protection in all corners of my house. And if I feel slightly off I just remember my wards and visualize their field of protection.
One time some creepy bald pale green man was standing in my living room. I told him to get out, he said "fine" and climbed out the window
Thank you so much. 31:56, I did a freezer spell on abusive ex who though divorced for many years, I found out was the source of all the years of struggles the kids and I had! I was raised christian but watching my child suffer through somethings and no solution had worked, the freezer spell was my last resort. It worked like magic! So began my journey to “remembering” that I have always had this knowledge and power. Now 6 months after the freezer spell, things are starting to show up again. I am researching to do a spell to end the harassment once for all - it’s been almost 20 years!. This video showed up just in time.. I went the Christian route of forgiveness and blessing and have had a very hard time of it. Adding my workings has been magickal - literally. Thank you.
Did the spell work ? is all ok now ?
Things are getting better. I know it’s working and I’m still doing more workings …
@@feeltheforce10just seeing this now. I definitely will. Thank you for sharing!! Blessed be!
I don't have time to watch all of this right this minute because kids. But once they are in bed, watching. ❤️
a note on banishing people: remember that magick takes the path of least resistance. over a decade ago I had people move next to me that were very bad. when I objected to their kids bullying mine I was met with death threats. so I decided they needed to move on. did my banishing, not to long after 'I' was the one who had to move! it blew up in my face. I lost my job, my place to live ( I was renting), and my car and was forced to move in with my dad. so the bad people were removed from my life, but not in the way I wanted!
So think long and hard before you decide to banish people. you may be the one that gets banished.
Place in a safer place...
But yes, it's feel like injustice.
One of the things that I love about this path, is that it encourages us to find and step into our power. Answers can be riddles, but that is because its personal and different for everyone. Personality, boundaries, experiences, tools available, symbolism, and heratige all effect our choices. No wrong answers, just experiences to learn. Thank you for the video ♥️ I really enjoyed the way you acknowledged your own boundaries, used empathy and assumed the best when dealing with unknown entities. At least at 1st! Learning how to sit with my own energy and determine how I felt and why, was huge in my practice. I'm all about some folk methods. I deal with pet's fleas, toxic people, and unwelcome entities with just clear communication and a "You Are NOT coming to MY house with your B.S." shove out the door!
This viedo was so helpful! i had a annoying entity in my bedroom (I've just started the craft) and it kept messing with my crystals and opening windows and sutch- I did a quick banishing spell with cloves and I haven't had anymore come into my room! I'm still in the broom closet so I'm glad I could quickly, and effectively get rid of it. thanks again :)
"A witch ought not to be frightened in the darkest forest [...] because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her" - Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith
Go everyone, and read Discworld! To start with the Witches read Wyrd Sisters. Then read all the other books. Other good starting points are Mort (Death series), Guards! Guards! (City Watch), or Small Gods (stand alone commentary on theology and organized religion).
GNU Terry Pratchett
And look out for lonely chests, they are worst than the forest.
My first ever Terry Pratchett and what got my hooked, it was the start of an amazing ride, so sad that he's passed, but Wyrd Sisters will always be one of my favourites and wow, he was so so right! 👍🏼🙏🏼
Damn, thats amazing.
My path is a Hearth witch. I was born in a Protestant Christian family and at the age of 12. I became interested in witch crafts. And I started seeing witchy videos on TH-cam and I try to study the basics of witchcraft.
But I don't know why sometimes I don't feel motivated to do this and Now I didn't practice it for more than one month. And now I'm trying to stick in to my witchy path again. And I'm so excited💚
And now It have been one year since I started to practice witchcraft.
Now I'm 13 I'm a secret witch nobody know that I'm practicing witchcraft. My thought is that witchcraft doesn't have any religion it's a path. It helps to know the Mother earth deep than others.
I definitely need this in my life. I’ve noticed I’m a magnet for negative energy and creepy people so I desperately need something like this in my life. Thank you so much for sharing.
The room in your BG is lovely. You did a great job :) I also appreciate your approach and formating for information delivery
The whole watcher thing really resonated with me. Everytime i try to draw or do a project that involves me crafting something i feel this nasty intense "watching" energy. Like something is leering at my project. Freaks me out to the point i have to stop and take a break. Like a peeping tom seeing me in an intimate moment and it is oh indeed CREEPY.
It could be someone on the astral plane peeping in, or it might just be a spirit or entity that has an interest in the energy you're drawing up when you are being creative. It must make a lot of noise on the astral! Might be nosey, might just be enjoying the company, like the good vibes of a concert with friends.
I am new to practicing. I have always been Fae but never taken the time to indulge or train. I "think" I am very Nature/First Nations based, probably a Green/Practical Witch if we must have labels . . . I HATE LABELS, they are wrong on so many levels it's drives me batshit crazy. Live and let live, And if it does no harm!
Anyway. I have SOOOO ,much to learn and am moving for in teeny, tiny, very cautious, baby steps. So videos like yours are a HUGE resource for me. PLEASE, keep making them.
As my knowledge and craft grow, i am going to have questions and need guidance from more experienced Witches.
You are one of my Teachers
Love your instructional content! I make smoke bundles out of lavender, rosemary, hyssop, mugwort, and sage I grow. They smell divine and leave my space peaceful.
I agree, it's rare to run into a seriously bad entity or curse, but it can happen. About a year ago my friend, a witch, and myself, a diviner, were in a metaphysical shop that had a lot of... uneasy... energy. Something "bit" her and its energy bled onto me, too.
Over the following year, neither of us could fully cleanse it. We both had the worst luck - if it could go wrong, it did. Inexplicably failed relationships, COVID multiple times despite vaccination, both had our first auto accidents, etc etc..
Finally, just before Midsummer, we sought professional help. The professional we went to looked us over, heard our story, was mortified, and helped... without charge! That's how bad she reckoned it was.
So yeah, rare, but there is nasty stuff out there.
It took me over a year to learn I have been experiencing the exact same thing. Advice PLEASE. ITS harms my babies 3 and 1.
Love and light ♥
@@alyssapeluso ask help from Jesus Christ. Guaranteed results
Would you ever consider doing a video on Filipino based traditions or know of any good sources? My husband is Filipino so we've been super interested in learning more but I've been struggling to find sources. I have found a few superstitions and folklore stories from his childhood and talking with his family, that are always super fascinating.
I would LOVE to one day - but I don’t have nearly enough that I feel confident enough in teaching yet. I’m still stumbling around in that part of my craft
@@TheWitchOfWonderlust I'm intrigued too. It is said that my maternal grandfather had abilities and secret rituals but my mother and her sisters won't talk about it. One of cousins is the only family member I know of that tells Lolo stories but even he doesn't know how Lolo did any of his feats.
Hi! If you live in the Philippines, Quiapo is such a melting pot of healers, witches, and fortune tellers! You’d learn a lot just by chatting with the various vendors.
The way that you explain watchers makes so much sense! I've always felt this strange sensation of being watched when I have the windows open in my house, and it's made me feel paranoid because the houses in my neighborhood are pretty spaced out, so I KNOW there's no way a living person could be watching me. I'm going to try a banishment on the windows and see how it goes!
I absolutely love your channel as a newly practicing witch at 62. Have you ever tried putting colored plastic wrap over a page? The Saran Wrap brand comes in pink, yellow and blue or green. You have to experiment with the different colors to find the one that works best with your brain to unscramble the letters. I learned about this from a friend who was a teacher close to 30 years ago so I don’t know how the science has developed further in using colors to work with dyslexia. Great video, I took good notes.
Wow! Great idea!
Thank you I forgot about a book I had you mentioned. By Jason Miller
I'm pure FIlipino and I know about the guava leaves and its effects also the use as a medicinal herb.
Watching your video just reminded me that I actually banished someone out of my life two years ago 😅
I did something with cinnamon and bay leaves, I think. I can’t even remember what I did. But now as I think of it, it worked! It needed a few months or maybe a year, but my small doing helped send that person on another path - far, far away from me.
Last week I did a protection ritual + a ritual that should bring a specific someone to the point where they apologize to me for what they did. Patiently waiting for results.
I’ve just ordered some books on witchcraft for beginners, can’t wait to read more on the topic.
I like the analogy of having a rat infestation. Cleansing is cleaning rat poo and old rat nests. While banishing is trapping and getting rid of the rat itself.
I mean that’s the thing if your doing it for family it makes sense but if your by yourself it shouldn’t matter where you go if family isn’t involved
Please talk about WARDING next! Idk what's the difference between wards and protections. I always do protection jars
My grandmother and mother explained the watchers do have a purpose. They are to keep order and chaos balanced in the world. They do get distracted and, some would say mesmorized ( the creep factor) as they observe and work. Not sure the validity however whenever I would have them around me I always knew of an impending disaster on a large scale would typically occur within three days. Just my experience
One of the first things I learned from one of my witchy mentors was if you pick up a book and they have summoning before banishing in the book then put it back on the shelf and walk away because you shouldn't summon what you can't banish. She makes sure you know how to banish before summoning things to your space and I have always been grateful for that piece of knowledge. I have seen what can happen if you dabble with summoning and not know how to get rid of what you summoned. Banishing should definitely be learned before summoning.
Thank you for this video, Olivia. I definitely learned some additional information and it helped clarify some questions I had.
* I absolutely needed this, not necessarily for personal use in this moment but working with Hecate; she’s persistent lately & really wanting me to get my practice. Just. Right. 🖤 thank you so much! * love working with dragons blood. wonderful herb.
* I love that you inform to protect afterwards. You should see the trinkets at my front door lol always protect!
I know I've probably said this before, but as an artist, I just have to acknowledge how beautiful your color pallet is! Also your face and hair is very well proportioned!
Nothing like a late night, a cup of tea, and, a wonderlust video.
Or a lazy Sunday morning in bed … love some Olivia videos!
I’m so glad I found this! I’ve had so many questions on protections and this really helped.
Love this video. Glad that you have discussed the differences between CLEANSING and BANISHING. It helps me know exactly what I need to do for my journey
11:00 interesting that you brought this up. Just recently I worked with a group of local Fae to purify a nature spirit.
I've definitely had a banishing go wrong with (and I invited it) what I would say was a level 10 negative entity. It just pissed it off. Bunch of wild shit started happening. My room mate/part-time partner in the craft ended up possessed in a really dramatic episode. I basically went crazy for a while until I got some spiritual help from someone who was much better equipped to deal with that sort of thing than me
Thos is happening jn my life currently, advice please?
Read the Witch's shield per your recommendation and ohhhh wow did I love it!!! I love your recommendations. Thank you so much.
Great topic to cover. New practitioner's should know this well. Thank you Olivia. XX
Thank you, Olivia! The 101 series has been so so helpful for my learning as a beginner witch since it's so easy to get super overwhelmed when learning about witchcraft and occultism, and Banishing is something I've been wanting to learn about so this video was perfect
Your channel is one of the most informative and useful I’ve found. Thank you! Great episode. 😊
Nothing like a good *101* video from Olivia. You look gorgeous, as always. Thanks for the helpful tips🥰❤
Omgosh. The watchers you decribe is how I am feeling. I didnt realize how important banishing is.
Dear Olivia , I love your Aesthetic , you are a really great teacher , and I am very grateful to learn so much from the beginning of my spiritual journey till now and would love to learn even more : )
Thank you so much for this wonderful and informative video ❤️❤️.
So refreshing and inspirational to hear a fellow witch speak her authentic truth with comfort and peace
I’m a medium and I sometimes encounter not so good spirits in my home, I’ve been wanting to learn how to banish those types of spirits, thank for you this and I hope this works for me
You could actually help them cross over. I'm a medium too and I was recently told that when I encounter spirits that make me feel uncomfortable and that just won't leave me be it usually means they're asking to be crossed over. It's mainly about visualizing a bright light and telling them it's time to go, they don't need to be scared and to let the light pull them in (alternatively you could say let it draw you in magnetically, I say feel the wind pull you in because I work with air a lot) go with light and love etc. I usually like to light some incense too, but you don't have too. It's made a huge difference in my life, hopefully that helps you too.
@@BunnyBug13 the ghost in my house…are interesting…there’s one name Damien who died of alcohol poisoning…Eventhough he’s still drunk he’ll follow me even in the bathroom and he’s not asking for the light, he just loves to annoy the crap out of me
@@BunnyBug13 also the ghost here love to start arguing with me
Oh goodness. I had one named Howard who liked to watch me shower and I have one now who keeps asking me to help her reconcile with her daughter, only I have no idea who her daughter is or if she would even be receptive to what I have to say. I think sometimes they're just enjoying the perks of being non-corporeal though. 😅
@@BunnyBug13 and there’s a dead French lady who had died but for some reason came here, she’s nice..sometimes and last year I had a vision of my uncle, everything was white,he looked confused and then in the middle of the night I woke,then 5 seconds later I hear my mom crying cuz she had gotten the call, and there’s a dead Viking who reads to the dead children in my room
Thank you for sharing your experience, you are an impressive teacher. I'll add one of my experiences: I was waiting for an elevator in the basement of an older building, a friend beside me but no one else apparently on that floor.
I felt arms reach around my shoulders from behind me and embrace me, something I had never experienced before nor have since. I asked my friend if she could see anyone behind me. No, but she was on edge at the mere suggestion.
I turned around quickly and yelled, "Get the fuck away from me!" with my best snarl. Whatever it was, it was gone instantly.
When you don't have time or opportunity to use tools and ritual, use emotion. Anger. Confidence. Daring. Defiance. I'll kick your sorry ass. These are all great tools, as is derisive laughter.
Yes! Fantastic video, Olivia. You did this beautifully & perfectly. Just adding my 2 cents here. I've been a paranormal investigator & witch for many years & I've had my fair run ins with a few of these types of beings. Especially with shadow people. I think with shadow people, a lot of people misinterpret what they are because they associate the the way they look with evil. And because they give off such a heavy & anxious feeling. I've personally dealt with shadow beings & lower vibration, malevolent spirits & I can tell you they're so different. A lot of people call them watchers but I recently heard Damien Echols talk about an experience he had with them & how they turned out to be sort of guardians. They hang out being creepers but with a certain ritual you can have the guard the property. But I also don't necessarily believe they are actual "spirits", I believe they're energies or beings from another dimension or plane of existence. But that's just my views. I truly enjoyed your video & how you broke everything down. I'd love to see you do more videos like this on different areas of the craft.
Not sure if you will read this, but my whole life I have felt I have been watched or followed by a dark male entity, especially at night. For a long time I thought it was just a kids fantasy but even as an adult I just cant shake the feeling (and the fear). Is there anything at all I could do about this? (Banishing, developing a better relationship with this scary thing?) I am really keen to get rid of this fear (and hope I dont sound mad, I am not!)
@@TP-dt7gy Take this for what it's worth, but when I read your comment here, I immediately saw a man, cloaked in shadow. He has power and darkness about his spirit. He has known you for many years, and has been stalking you through magick. I feel like he is a family member, either by blood or close association. ...kind of an "uncle" vibe. This is just a feeling. Please consult your preferred witch, psychic, or divination method to confirm or decry this hunch. I hope I'm wrong, but better to be safe.
@@bobanderson6935 Dear Bob, thank you so much for your response. I've read your other comment about the difference between shadow people and watchers too. Tbh with you I also felt that it might be a family member (a watcher) or something related to feelings about family (so more your understanding of shadow people like). My "irrational" fear has always been that this thing at some point comes "alive" - actually harms me.
My toddler can see "monsters" now. theres a spirit/s that keep showing up in my hallway and just stand there like ninnys.(sounds like the watchers).They seem to be getting more stubborn in showing up so im going to have to pull out some full on spells soon. Besides that id never know they were there..but for the sake of our privacy and child i should banish it.
This is a great video, Olivia! Thank you so much for recording it and sharing your wisdom with us!
I also wanted to share some of my ideas and perspectives. 💡
When it comes to people in particular, I've never done a banishing spell. I often first try other options like letting go, cord cutting or binding certain actions that are causing harm to others. I usually come from a healing perspective and try to heal myself first. Depending on the person you're dealing with it can take a long time. Took me several years with my mother in law. 😜 But now I keep my distance - physically, mentally and emotionally. Still it was all about me developing healthy boundaries.
There are certain things that just need banishing, like abusive parents or other predators... Especially when you are still growing up and can't leave the situation behind easily.
It just depends. 🙂
Would you please do a tutorial on how to exercise and practice, identifying energies and spirits
Loved this so much! I did get a bit of a giggle about banging pots and pants as this is usually one of my favorite methods. Just because it's fun as hell to walk around banging pots and pants singing "get the bleep out!"
Pls Don't ever delete this video ur my new favorite person.
i promise you i will rewatch this video plenty of times for the amazing visuals, the knowledge and your voice ✨ but ssly thank you so much for filming such a long video and for all the energy you put into this. It came at such a good time too, I was just researching banishing. Thank you so so so much
The way I see it, cleansing is focused on the object or space that your are cleansing, while banishing is focused on getting rid of something. Like let's say I have a dusty mirror. Cleansing would be clearing off the dust and maybe polishing or repainting the frame afterward. Banishing would be getting rid of all the dust on and around the mirror, so I might also sweep the floor or wash the wall around it to make sure there's no more dust. So basically, cleansing is focused on the mirror, banishing is focused on the dust. That's how I see it. Thanks for this video! It's a big help!
Great video. In the Q&A section, I really respected when it was suggested to add a "sweetening spell" as an initial response, because of unknown factors. Plenty of practical suggestions overall.
Working with my ancestors is the best for me, ceremonial is very affective. Dieties depends what it is, i work with my dieties as well. Some spirits are sent for harm. I love how you have your ancestors ready, that's how i have them ready for whatever.
10/10 I love the information! I was so excited when I saw this video on my feed... This is super helpful and I love that there is clearly no "wrong" way to banish. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos! I also appreciate that you tend to share information over opinion and give lots of options.
I am a magnet for negative entities because they are drawn towards me, and I vice versa. Growing up, I had a tough ride and was mostly lost in my own world.
So yeah. Negative entities and/or energies are very easily absorbed by my spongebob.
I have to do regular crystal cleansing, prepare moon water, clean and spruce up my altar, and of course, spiritual cleansing.
Banishing 101, this video, is awesome. Thank you, Olivia!
Love your space, so tranquil & witchy. Thanks for the insight!
I travel a lot because of my job, and I always cleanse the hotel rooms when I get in and when i get out. I never have space to bring a lot of things, so normaly I only bring my Athame/ritual knife and it is very efective in the job, so just wanted to give this information away :)
how do you cleanse a room with the ritual knife?
btw this is one of the best videos, I´ve ever seen, not only from you alone, but in general. thanks
I'd be really interested in a video about the best warding and protection methods/techniques from you. Really rate your energy ♥️
This could not have been posted at a better time. Thank you so much!
Well then..little ms. Thoroughbred! You go girl! This was so informative 👏 you really covered all the bases and detailed both reason and practically in regards to presenting an understandable explanation of the content covered! Blessed be, and thank you!
Very helpful. Merci. I love how you spend so much time with the student.
I would actually love to hear or know about your experiences with entities, and recognizing when they’re there or even seeing them. Is it a gift you’ve always had? Or did it come with becoming more connected to energy? I’ve never seen or strongly felt an entity before and wonder if I’d know if that was what’s bothering me or not.
Honestly I think it probably differs for each person: but I think most practitioners do end up with a “radar” for entities because they’re basically energy beings and Practice is working with energy.
However, what I struggled most with is letting go of pre-conceived notions of what dealing with entities and banishing and warding should “feel” like versus what it actually felt like.
So, for example, I grew up watching a lot of these paranormal reality TV shows which gave me the notion that a successful banishing and warding should somehow *make* you feel safe and secure.
In my experience, that’s not necessarily true- sometimes, you’re still afraid even if the warding actually worked. It was totally and eye-opening experience for me to on one hand be absolutely terrified and feeling unsafe and on the other hand know without any doubt that my wards were up and running and there was no entity actually present.
@@abhishekchakrabarti8975 that actually makes so much sense and brings me comfort because I internalize too much and think stuff like “I’m the one doing things wrong,” but your statement of it being eye opening when your expectations weren’t what you thought makes so much sense! Thank you!
Can’t believe I’m watching this for free! Thank you so much Olivia!!
I just wanted to share two concepts regarding banishing from my culture "nazar" and the strong ritual of banishing "lead pouring". Just wanted to put it out here (it is really commonly practiced). Also thank you for this amazing video.
Thank you so much for this video. So much helpful information. Blessed be!
I was in the more "Comfortable" side, I really didn't mind not-ill-intended spirits, but since I'm going through a period where I am particularly sensible to other people's emotions and thoughts and I'm having 1st/7th chakra problems, and health problems too, for this reason I am now a lot more rigid about it. I think if you've having a particularly though period, either for mental, emotional or phisical health being more strict might be a better choice, even for a little while. Also if you're new, like really really new, then i also suggest to be a bit more rigid, since you probably have to meet some of your Guides.
I think setting rituals/habits/schedules is a great start. That’s how I started and I still schedule when I’m doing witch stuff so I can keep up with consistency. Also writing down everything you can in a notebook helps wonders too
@@FeyPax oh my, schedules, I will forever be so bad at keeping them
@@camilla79 oh yeah I totally get that. I have adhd so adhering to them is difficult but I just try to take it one day at a time and do better than the last day. Maybe I didn’t finish everything or completely ignored my schedule, but I just keep trying the next. Sending love and good energy your way! ❤️✨
@@FeyPax thank you so much, sending love and good energies your way too!
Hello! I have just recently came across you channel and I just wanted to share - I love your interior! It is so whimsical, cozy, mystical. Your videos and energy as well! I will definitely be "inviting you over" and learning form you!
When banishing, I personally send spirits to the Light because I feel they often want to be noticed in order to change their condition and this happens more often with spirits of the dead, but it works well with a good Numbers of entities as well
Yes! Spirits and entities are not pets. It’s concerning how so many people treat them as such, saying it’s ok for them to be around. It’s not. Even if they mean no harm they need to be sent of their way!
Totally. I’ve found that that they cause irritation to get attention and may even be resigned to just instigating but if you confront them, they often show their true, wounded selves who are looking for someone to point them home. Even if they aren’t quite ready to go home, I tell them their angels are ready to help but it’s still time for them to leave my location.
I put salt by my doors, or any openings into my house to prevent spirits from coming in. Although, this is a first to second level protection.
You are such a unique person, many different talents.
Very informative video and I love the way you express your experience! You can tell you’re being genuine and it’s much appreciated!!
Amazing video I also recommend checking out the book "have you been hexed - alexandra chauran" it`s a great book for beginner practitioners and also has plenty of info on banishings, cleansings , ect. Loved the video! 🔥✌🏼💜
I saw her video about that beautiful table so this is interesting to see how you helped her. Happy holidays! Blessed be. 🎄🔮
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Very excited for this, because I do a LOT of protecc, but want to expand on that umbrella where needed. Thank you for sharing this 🖤
When you talked about watchers, it totally clicked for me oh my. I feel watched in our part of the house all the time, but especially when I'm going to bed it really gives me the creeps. Thank you for the video, now I can finally find out more about how to get rid of it.