A ritual or part of a ritual to remove unwanted energies or influences. The ritual may include aspects that are considered cleansing in an of themselves, such as the use of incense, or words and actions, as in the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...