Let’s talk about energetic clearing! Spring is often associated with renewal, rebirth, and revitalization—both in the natural world and within ourselves.
After the dormant, introspective months of winter, spring arrives with a sense of possibility, hope, and fresh beginnings.
As the earth bursts forth with new life, it’s the perfect time to clear away stagnant energies and make space for the vibrant, positive energy that accompanies the season of growth.
Tap into Renewal, Rejuvenation, and Growth
In spiritual and energetic terms, spring is a time to cleanse, realign, and reinvigorate.
Just as you might deep clean your home, spring cleaning also is a powerful practice for the mind, body, and spirit.
Energetic clearing can help you shed the emotional and spiritual “winter” that has accumulated over time, allowing you to move forward with renewed vitality.
In this article, we’ll explore five potent energetic clearing practices you can use this spring to recalibrate your inner world and foster a deeper connection with the energies of the Earth.
1. Smudging with Sacred Herbs
One of the most well-known energetic clearing practices involves the ritual of smudging—burning herbs and allowing their smoke to purify a space or individual.
Smudging has been used by indigenous cultures for centuries, and it’s still a popular and effective method for clearing stagnant or negative energy from physical spaces and personal energy fields.
How Smudging Works
The smoke from burning herbs like sage, palo santo, or cedar is believed to carry the power of the plant’s spiritual properties.
This smoke acts as a cleansing agent, clearing energetic blockages and purifying the environment.
The practice is a powerful way to reset the energy in your space and bring in fresh, vibrant energy.
Best Herbs for Spring Smudging
White Sage
Known for its purifying and protective properties, white sage is often used to clear away negative energies and invite in healing. It’s particularly effective for deep clearing work.
Palo Santo
This “holy wood” is beloved for its calming, uplifting properties. It is often used for clearing lower vibrations and inviting in higher, more positive energies.
Cedar
In many indigenous traditions, cedar is considered a sacred plant with strong protective properties. Cedar smudging is often used to create a safe, sacred space and clear unwanted energies.
Lavender
Lavender not only smells divine, but it also brings peace and balance, helping to restore harmony and bring in the calm energies of spring.
How to Smudge
- Create a Sacred Space
Begin by cleaning and decluttering your physical space. Gather your smudging tools, including the herbs of your choice (typically in a bundle or loose form), a fireproof dish or shell to catch the ash, and a lighter or matches. - Set an Intention
Before you begin, take a moment to set your intention for the energetic clearing. What do you want to release? What do you want to invite into your life this spring? Focusing on your intention will help to direct the energy of the smudging. - Light the Smudge Stick
Light your bundle of sage, palo santo, or cedar, allowing it to smolder and produce smoke. Move around your space, wafting the smoke into all corners of the room, paying extra attention to areas that feel heavy or stagnant. You can use a feather, your hand, or a fan to direct the smoke. - Smudge Yourself
You can also smudge yourself, moving the smoke around your body. As the smoke moves over you, imagine it clearing away any negative or outdated energy. Visualize the smoke removing anything that no longer serves your highest good. - Dispose of the Ashes
Once your clearing ritual is complete, safely extinguish the smudge bundle, and dispose of the ashes in a respectful way. You might want to return the ashes to the Earth, bury them, or release them to the wind, symbolizing your release of old energies.
Smudging is an effective and tangible way to clear old energy and reset your space for the new season.
It’s a ritualistic way to shed the emotional and spiritual weight of the previous months and open up to the rejuvenating energy of spring.
2. Salt Baths for Spiritual Cleansing and Energetic Clearing
Water, particularly saltwater, has long been considered a powerful purifier in many spiritual traditions.
Salt is known for its ability to absorb and neutralize negative energies, making it an excellent tool for energetic clearing.
Taking a salt bath can help clear the energetic body and restore balance, offering both physical and spiritual benefits.
Salt baths are a deeply cleansing practice that can help release old, stagnant energies and prepare your body and spirit for the new growth of spring.
Whether you’re cleansing after a period of stress or simply want to restore balance, a salt bath is an excellent choice for energetic renewal.
How Salt Baths Work
Salt acts as a natural detoxifier, both for the body and the spirit.
When dissolved in bathwater, it absorbs and neutralizes harmful energies, releasing tension and creating a sense of spiritual clarity.
The practice of taking a salt bath is not only relaxing but also serves as an intentional cleanse, allowing you to release old emotions, stress, or lingering negative energies from past experiences.
How to Prepare a Salt Bath for Spring Cleansing
- Ingredients
- 1-2 cups Epsom salt, Himalayan pink salt, or sea salt
- 5-10 drops essential oils (optional, for additional energetic benefits)
- 1/4 cup dried or fresh flowers or herbs (optional, for added spiritual support — to minimize mess, put them in a muslin bag)
- A white, black, or green candle (optional, for setting a sacred space)
- Directions
- Prepare your Space
Set the mood for your cleansing bath. Light your candle to create a calming atmosphere. Dim the lights, play soft music, or use a guided meditation if it helps you relax. Say a simple, informal blessing to set your intention to release any energy that no longer serves you and is no longer aligned with yours. - Fill the Tub
Run a warm bath and add 1-2 cups of your chosen salt to the water, depending on the size of the tub. As the salt dissolves, envision the water becoming charged with cleansing energy. - Add Essential Oils and Flowers/Herbs
You can add a few drops of essential oils such as lavender, frankincense, rose, or eucalyptus for their calming, purifying, or rejuvenating properties. - Immerse Yourself
Soak in the water for at least 15-20 minutes, allowing the saltwater to draw out any lingering negative energy from your body. During the bath, visualize the water absorbing any stress, anxiety, or emotional blockages. - Release and Ground
When you’re done, pull the plug, but remain in the tub. Envision any negative energy swirling away down the drain. Imagine all negativity being absorbed by the salt and being released from your body. You may choose to finish by grounding yourself, either by standing barefoot on the Earth or by imagining roots growing from your feet into the soil, reconnecting you with the grounding energy of the Earth.
- Prepare your Space
3. Crystal Cleansing and Recharging
Crystals are powerful tools for energy work, and they can be used to clear, balance, and enhance the energetic field.
Each crystal has its own unique frequency and healing properties, and spring provides an excellent opportunity to cleanse and recharge your crystals.
This process not only refreshes the energy of the crystals themselves but also helps to amplify your own personal energy.
Crystals for Spring Clearing
Some crystals are particularly effective for springtime energetic clearing due to their connection to renewal, growth, and clarity. These include:
Clear Quartz
Known as the “master healer,” clear quartz amplifies energy and can be used to clear stagnant or negative energy from both people and spaces.
Amethyst
This purple stone is known for its calming and protective properties. It can help clear the mind and enhance spiritual awareness.
Rose Quartz
A gentle stone of love and healing, rose quartz helps to clear emotional blockages and promotes self-love and compassion.
Selenite
A powerful clearing stone, selenite cleanses other crystals and purifies energy fields. It is often used to clear negative energy from the body and environment.
Black tourmaline
Black tourmaline is a powerful protective stone known for its ability to absorb and transmute negative energy, creating a shield around your aura. By grounding your energy and promoting emotional stability, it helps clear away stress, anxiety, and unwanted energetic influences.
How to Cleanse and Recharge Your Crystals
Smudging
Use the smoke from sage, palo santo, or other cleansing herbs to clear your crystals. Pass each crystal through the smoke, allowing the energy to purify it.
Salt
Place your crystals on a bed of sea salt or Himalayan salt for several hours to help draw out any negative energy they may have absorbed.
Sunlight or Moonlight
For a more natural recharging, place your crystals in the sunlight or under the moonlight. Sunlight offers a powerful energetic reset, while moonlight (especially during a full moon) provides a gentle, cleansing energy.
Sound
Use sound vibrations from bells, singing bowls, or tuning forks to clear your crystals. Sound waves help to dislodge any negative or stagnant energy within the stones.
Once your crystals are cleansed, you can use them to amplify the energies you want to invite into your life during the spring season.
Place them around your home or carry them with you to keep your energy in alignment.
4. Spring Cleaning Your Energy Field (Aura)
In the same way that you clean your home, spring is an ideal time to perform an energetic “spring cleaning” of your personal energy field, or aura.
The aura is the electromagnetic field surrounding the body, and it can become cluttered with emotional baggage, stress, and other energies that don’t serve your highest good.
Cleansing your aura helps to restore balance, increase vitality, and improve overall well-being.
Aura Cleansing Techniques
Visualization
Sit in a quiet space and close your eyes. Imagine a brilliant light (white, gold, or any color that resonates with you) surrounding your body, expanding outward from your heart.
Visualize this light clearing any dense, dark, or heavy energy from your aura, leaving you feeling light and rejuvenated.
Energy Healing
If you have access to an energy healer, a reiki session or other energy-clearing practice can help to clear your aura. (I do energetic clearing sessions, please don’t hesitate to connect and book a session!)
These modalities work by balancing your energy field and removing blockages that may be causing emotional or physical dissonance.
Salt or Herbal Sprays
Create an aura-clearing spray by mixing water with a pinch of salt and a few drops of essential oils such as lavender, frankincense, or sage.
Mist the spray around your body to cleanse your aura, particularly in areas where you feel heavy or blocked.
Performing an aura cleanse regularly can help you maintain a clear and energized field, enabling you to move through life with greater ease and lightness.
5. Grounding with Nature
Grounding, also known as earthing, is the practice of reconnecting with the Earth’s natural energies.
In spring, when the Earth is coming back to life, grounding can be especially potent for restoring balance and clearing out stagnant energy.
By connecting with the Earth’s energy, you can release tension, enhance your physical vitality, and align yourself with the rhythms of nature.
How to Ground and Clear Energy
Barefoot Walking
One of the simplest and most effective grounding practices is to walk barefoot on the Earth.
Whether it’s grass, soil, or sand, feeling the Earth beneath your feet helps you to reconnect with the planet’s energy.
Walk slowly, focusing on each step and feeling the grounded support of the Earth beneath you.
Nature Immersion
Spend time in natural settings like parks, forests, or gardens.
Allow the sights, sounds, and scents of nature to reset your energy and clear any blockages.
Sit against a tree, lie on the grass, or simply observe the natural world around you to re-establish your connection to the Earth.
Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is a Japanese practice that involves immersing yourself in nature to promote relaxation and well-being. By mindfully experiencing the sights, sounds, and scents of the forest, it helps reduce stress, boost mood, and enhance overall health. Doctors in Japan actually regularly prescribe this practice to patients.
Earthing Mats
If you’re unable to go outside, consider using an earthing mat that mimics the natural electrical connection of the Earth. These mats are designed to help you reconnect with the planet’s energy while indoors.
Grounding with nature helps to clear your energy field, release excess stress, and maintain a harmonious balance between your personal energy and the Earth’s natural rhythms.
How will you do your energetic clearing this Spring?
Spring is a season of transformation and renewal, and these energetic clearing practices provide powerful ways to cleanse and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit.
From smudging with sacred herbs to grounding with nature, each of these practices offers a unique method for releasing stagnant energy and welcoming in the vitality and growth that spring brings.
By incorporating these rituals into your springtime routine, you can clear away the old, make space for the new, and step into a season of abundance, clarity, and spiritual renewal.