How to Use Salt to Cleanse and Protect Your Home
Salt is one of the oldest cleansing tools there is. The simplest salt ritual: put a small pinch of coarse salt in each corner of a room or behind your front door, leave it overnight so it can soak up heavy energy, then sweep it up and throw it away. You can also add a handful of salt to a bath to wash off a hard day.
Key takeaways
Put a pinch of coarse salt in each corner, leave it overnight, then sweep it away.
Salt behind the front door is said to keep heavy energy out.
A salt bath washes off a hard day. Rinse with plain water after.
Never reuse the salt, and keep it away from pets and small kids.
Why salt?
Salt has been used to cleanse and protect for thousands of years, in many places at once. In Japan, small cones of salt sit at the entrance of shops and restaurants, and sumo wrestlers throw salt into the ring before a match. In Brazil, people keep coarse salt behind the door. Across Latin America, a pinch in each corner of the house is a family habit.
The belief is the same everywhere: salt soaks up heavy energy and leaves a space clean. And when your home feels light, it is easier to feel good there, which makes it easier to send a good signal.
What does salt in the corners of the house mean?
Corners are where energy is said to get stuck, the same way dust does. Putting salt in the corners of a room, or in the four corners of your home, is a way to clear what has gathered there: the mood after an argument, a stressful week, a visit that left you drained.
Use a small pinch of coarse salt, or a little dish of it if you have pets. Leave it overnight or for a day, then sweep or vacuum it up and throw it away.
Salt behind the front door
Your front door is where everything comes in. A small bowl of coarse salt behind it, or a thin line of salt across the doorway, is said to let good things in and keep heavy energy out. Change it once a week or once a month. Many people do it on the first of the month, right before blowing cinnamon through the door: salt to clear, cinnamon to welcome abundance.
A glass of salt water under the bed
Another old habit is a glass of water with a spoonful of coarse salt, placed under the bed or in a corner of the bedroom. It is left for a few days to a week, to keep the room where you sleep calm and clear. Then the water goes down the drain and the glass is washed. Some people read the glass: clear water, a quiet room; cloudy water or bubbles, a time to clean again.
How to do the salt ritual in the corners of your home
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Clean the room
Tidy up and clean first. Salt works best in a space that is already clear of clutter.
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Open a window
Let fresh air in while you work, so the old air has somewhere to go.
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Put salt in each corner
Place a small pinch of coarse salt in each corner of the room, or a little dish of it if you have pets.
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Say your words
Stand in the middle of the room and say a line like "Only good energy lives here." Feel the room getting lighter.
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Sweep it away the next day
After a night or a day, sweep or vacuum the salt and throw it away. Say thank you.
12 lines to say during your salt ritual
Love & Relationships
“Love and kindness live in my home.”
“My home is full of warm voices.”
“Everyone who comes here feels welcome.”
Money & Abundance
“Abundance flows into my home.”
“Good things come through my door.”
“My home is a place of plenty.”
Career & Purpose
“I think clearly in my space.”
“My home supports my dreams.”
“Fresh starts begin here.”
Health & Wellness
“Only good energy lives here.”
“I rest deeply in my home.”
“My home is a beautiful place to be.”
How to take a salt bath
Dissolve a handful of coarse salt in a warm bath, or in a bucket of warm water if you only have a shower. Soak or pour it over your body from the neck down while you picture the day washing off you. Then rinse with plain water. Many people take one after a hard week or before a fresh start, not every day. If your skin is sensitive, keep it short or skip it.
Which salt to use
Coarse salt is the favorite: coarse sea salt, rock salt or kosher salt. Pink Himalayan salt works too. Table salt is fine if it is all you have. What matters is that it is clean and new. Never use salt from a ritual for cooking.
What to do with the salt afterward
Throw it away. Sweep or vacuum the salt and put it in the trash, or flush it down the toilet, and wash any bowl or glass you used. The idea is that the salt has soaked up what you wanted gone, so you don't keep it or reuse it.
Fill the space with something good
Clearing is half the ritual. The other half is what you call in. Once the salt is gone, say a few lines out loud in each room, like those in these affirmations for your home. For a full cleanse with sound, smoke and salt, here is how to clear your whole home. And to keep your signal going after, Amplify sends your desires all day and night.
Tips for your salt ritual
Small amounts are enough
A pinch per corner does the job. You are not salting the floor, you are marking the space.
Mind pets and kids
Salt is not safe for pets to lick. Use little dishes up high, or skip the corners they reach.
Do it at a fresh start
The first of the month, a new moon, moving into a new home and after a hard week are all good times.
Feel the change
Notice how the room feels before and after. That lighter feeling is what you want to keep.
Salt ritual: frequently asked questions
It is an old way to cleanse a home. Corners are where energy is said to collect, and salt is believed to soak it up. You leave a pinch in each corner overnight or for a day, then sweep it away, and the room feels lighter.
