On bad energy, unwanted people, and the things a shower cannot fix.
There are days when you come home feeling as though half the city has been personally involved in ruining your mood.
The metro was unpleasant, the meeting was pointless, somebody made a comment they really should have kept to themselves, and the person you've been trying to avoid for the past three weeks has suddenly developed an urgent need to speak to you.
Normally, you'd take a shower, pour yourself a glass of wine and hope tomorrow brings a better selection of human beings.
But apparently, there's another option.
For centuries, salt has been used in purification rituals and protective practices.
It was believed to create a boundary between what belongs to you and what doesn't In modern witchcraft, it's still used to symbolically cleanse away negative energy, envy and unwanted influences.
Which, frankly, sounds like something we couldall use after spending eight hours in a city fullof other people's opinions.
The ritual:
Take a teaspoon of sea salt and dissolve it in a jug of warm water.
Have your shower as usual. Before stepping out, slowly pour the saltwater from your shoulders down, imagining everything unpleasant from the day leaving with it.
Rinse with fresh water.
You don't need a full moon, a particular day of the week or a complicated ceremony.
Just water, salt, and a willingnessto leave certain things where they belong.