Salting Basics: How to Cleanse & Protect Your Home Without Smoke

A Practical Guide to Cleansing & Filtering Energy

By Alicia Anspaugh

Salting Basics: How to Cleanse & Protect Your Home Without Smoke

A Practical Guide to Cleansing & Filtering Energy

By Alicia Anspaugh

I’m currently writing a How to Smudge: Basics article, and it’s turning out to be much longer than anticipated. So, for everyone’s sanity (including my own), I’m breaking it into more digestible sections.

This is one of those sections that often gets overlooked—because everyone knows how to salt, right?

Nope. 😄

How to Salt Your Entryways

Salt has long been used as a purifier and as a ward against unpleasant or stagnant energy.

You can also ward your space with crystals, but that is another topic altogether.

You’ll find references to salt being tossed at unwanted entities, used in protective circles, and laid down to define sacred or protected space.

That said, I like to think of salt not as a hard barrier, but as a filter.

Instead of “nothing gets through,” salt helps strain out the yucky stuff before it has a chance to settle.

Basic Method

Use a thin line of salt—more is not better.

• Pour salt from corner to corner of your entryway

• Along window sills

• If you’re like me, you can also:

  • Run it along the base of entryway walls

  • Place a small amount under door mats

  • Tuck a pinch into corners

You can also salt the four corners of your home for a deeper reset.

This practice helps keep outside energy from tracking into your space and mucking things up.

You can do this:

• As needed

• On a schedule

• Or whenever your home starts to feel “off”

Quick Salt Uses (Fast & Effective)

Salt works fast, which makes it especially helpful when you don’t have the energy or time for a full cleansing.

You can:

• Toss a small pinch over yourself

• Sprinkle a pinch over divination tools

• Place a bit in your car

• Sprinkle under your work chair

• Use it on personal belongings

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This breaks up stagnant or negative energy enough to give you breathing room.

When heavy or stagnant energy clings to you, motivation drops—and suddenly even smudging feels like too much.

Salt helps interrupt that cycle quickly.

A Note on Other Traditions

Some traditions prefer red brick dust, which is said to be quite potent.

I’m mentioning it for awareness, not instruction—always work within traditions you understand and respect.

A Practical Note on Floor Salting

This is also why I put together the floor salt blend I carry in the shop—it’s designed to break up stagnant energy and brighten a space quickly.

Used on carpets before you leave for work or a trip, with curtains or blinds open, the sunlight helps “bake” the energy clean.

When you vacuum it up later:

• The space feels noticeably lighter

• Carpets feel soft and refreshed

• It’s kid- and pet-safe

• And pests (fleas, rodents, bugs) hate it

Basic Floor Salt Recipe

Equal parts:

• Baby powder (traditional Johnson & Johnson scent)

• Baking soda (Arm & Hammer works best)

• Coarse sea salt

Optional:

• Diatomaceous earth if you have pets and want flea control(A client with multiple rescue animals reported excellent results.)

Final Thoughts

Salt is simple, accessible, and incredibly effective when used with intention.

Happy salting—or should I say… stay salty 😄

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Alicia Anspaugh

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