Being overwhelmed occurs when life throws "passive challenges", ie challenges over which you did not actively create. In other words, being overwhelmed is about losing control to resolve challenges. Examples of passive challenges include accidents, health problems, harassment, burglar attacks and so on. Using contrast to better highlight the point, an active challenge is different because, even though it may be difficult, the fact that you actively chose it, creates a psychological cushion. Examples of 'active challenges' include learning a new skill or starting a business. When considering your life holistically, the state of overwhelm occurs when your 'passive challenges' outweigh your 'active' ones.
Why you need to deal with overwhelm
When faced with challenges outside of your control, the ensuing overwhelm is potentially destructive because it can push you into reacting emotionally, rather than responding more rationally. Besides, emotional decisions are often less productive.
How to overcome feelings of overwhelm
. Let me start with what not to do. Do not try to push even further with the idea that exerting even more effort will overcome your state because that is counterproductive. As mentioned above, being overwhelmed occurs when your 'passive challenges' outweigh 'active challenges'. In other words, there is an imbalance between the types. So if you have 2 'passive challenges', rather than try to push to resolve them, especially when you currently lack the wherewithal, seek balance between 'passive' and 'active challenges'. For instance, absolutely do NOT remove 'active challenges' as a mistaken attempt to devote more effort to the 'passive challenges' that already cause you negative emotions. Do you see how that pushes you further towards imbalance, a polar extreme of lost control over your life?
. Consider feelings of being overwhelmed in terms of levels of control over your life, where overwhelm is on one polar extreme of lost control over your life. The key is to balance your lack of control with 'active challenges' that restore your sense of control. Fill your life with a routine of manageable 'active challenges'. Notice I underlined the word 'manageable'. Example(s)
organize your environment;
physically, that may include making your bed and cleaning your living and work space
digitally, that may include clearing and organizing your cluttered inbox.
Mindfulness techniques like focusing your attention to the present by listing things you observe with your 5 senses (of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste)
While these 'active challenges' do not directly fix the externally generated 'passive' challenges, research has shown that 'active challenges' are nonetheless useful in restoring a better sense of balance mentally and emotionally. This is a critical side step that keeps you from a deep spiral of overwhelm that makes your mind consumed with your inability to resolve the challenge. As mentioned above, you want to avoid this because this state can even promote destructive behaviors. While this is counterintuitive, rest assured that science backs it up. On that note, I will end with a quote from Seneca the Young; "The mind should not be kept continuously at the same pitch of concentration, but given amusing diversions... Our minds must relax: they will rise better and keener after a rest."
Dr Tracey Marks 'Understanding the dopamine detox: Is it real or hype?' (above). When overwhelmed, it is easy to replace necessary tasks with addictive dopamine quick-hit behaviors like mindless television viewing, food binging, and so on. When in a rut, replace dopamine-hit addictions with more meaningful and productive activities like Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques such as mindfulness meditation, even if it is dancing or coloring if your mind can not be quietened, Radical acceptance exercises, and so on. If time is short, mindfulness exercises can be more practical. For instance, dial in completely into whatever task you are doing, even if it is cleaning. NB Dr Marks explains that, overstimulation, even if pleasurable, is taxing on your mind and leave you more on edge. Consequently, downtime is necessary!
This spiritual burning aka 'write, burn & release' is a banishment ritual. If you have ever journaled, you will likely relate to the powerful release that comes from writing away onto paper your negative thoughts (like sadness, details over which you would ruminate otherwise, doubt and so on). The burning part of this ritual takes this type of release to a higher level. Fire symbolizes purification and the smoke; the release of your intention to Spirit.
Common uses and benefits of spiritual burning rituals include the following.
To clear the way of blocks against your ancestors, especially if you are seeking to complete their mission
To clear auric disruptions from attacks that leave your aura unwholesome and susceptible to negativity; like being sucked into portals through which you continually relive a traumatic past; portals that continually suck you into situations with the same dark energies (like a new default)
To start a new season of life. This may even become a family ritual for the start of new year or cycles.
To undo spiritual attacks of any type, even those within dreams. Spiritual attacks during the dream state may resemble being trapped in some way (like being held down or trapped inside of an enclosure). Awakening (into the 3D) during such nightmares is not always enough to release yourself spiritually. You need to actively close the portal. Recurring dreams of old homes, schools, and the like are examples of common psychic cords or spiritual traps. Children having dreams of being chased or trapped were born into a bloodline with a familiar spirit that curses the family.
Process
The process involves writing a personalized version of what you wish to release onto paper and then burning the paper with fire. Here are common steps.
. As with anything else, to start; be as clear as possible about your intentions. What has been taken from you? How does it manifest in your life? For instance, certain aches & pains or health conditions relate to specific chakras from where energy is being drained and, by extension; the type of attacks you face. Prepare to use this insight to create more specific and personalized declarations that identify the energies to be banished, the chakras to be reactivated when your energy returns and so on.
. Have items you need
heat-proof vessel. Examples include a metal cauldron, some other stone / metal bowl, tawa, etc
fire source.
strips of paper or a sheet onto which you have listed items (to be released) onto well spaced, separate lines between which you can cut to create strips
. Clean the space physically and spiritually. Options for spiritual cleansing include casting a magick circle and smoking the area.
. Write your release items on the paper. Examples of common formats include the following. Do not shy away from personalizing this to current situations. Needless to say, absolutely do NOT counteract this ritual by ruminating on the effect of an enemy's attack that 'they are winning and will prevent me from doing X-Y-Z'. I will never achieve A-B-C. Instead, say 'Based on what is happening in the physical, I know they think they are winning right now but they are only creating a trap for themselves [like Haman in the story of Queen Esther*]. My spiritual team is working in the background on a counter attack. I have dedicated myself for a mission for the greater good. My spiritual team is working to set the record right by this mission.' Do not take your attacks personally. Remember that dogs do not chase parked cars. Attacks are occurring because of the jealousy of others because they see that you are going somewhere. Recognize and also declare that "I am being trained on how to be a stronger soldier who will not quit on my mission."
. My spiritual team and I destroy and release [Fill in the blank] Example(s): energies; 'thoughts, conditions & indoctrination'; generational curses; etcagainst [Fill in the blank] Example(s): me; my ancestors; my loved ones; finances, [etc] in spirit and in flesh and across all dimensions (known and unknown); be they spell work, dark magic, evil eye, wicked rituals or monitoring spirits.
. All blocks against me and my ancestors are destroyed in spirit and in flesh and across all dimensions. We are taking back our power.
. All thoughts, conditions and indoctrination that does not serve my highest good is now destroyed in spirit and in flesh. (YouTuber Chhavi Zaine)
. I call back my energy from the entertainment, religious and political industries, I call judgment for all siphoning of energy from myself and loved ones and used to enhance the power and authority of others above us in spirit and in flesh, across timelines, realms and dimensions, known and unknown. (YouTuber Chhavi Zaine. See specific video.)
. I hereby recall the power [FILL HERE IN WITH WHAT APPLIES TO YOU PERSONALLY, like creative force, calm emotional / stoic power, etc. See stoicism] of my solar plexus chakra. My creative power comes rushing back to me in a purified and magnified state. All ideas and plans that my enemies have made with the use of my energy go to nought. Instead, this returning solar plexus power brings unbreakable success to my creative endeavors, [FILL HERE IN like] professional and otherwise. (YouTuber Surviving Witchcraft with @OshunSpeaks)
. I [your name] hereby recall all my power / passions / energy (known and unknown) that was stolen from me by my enemies. I declare the closure of all karmic contracts with people, places and situations that do not serve [my highest path / .......]. With the closure of these contracts, my energy can return to me swiftly and without obstruction. As my energy returns to me, it reactivates my [heart] chakra so that I have no fears or other internal blockages against me taking back my destiny. As my energy returns to me, it reactivates my [crown] chakra so that my spiritual gifts are magnified, etc ... (YouTuber Surviving Witchcraft with @OshunSpeaks)
. ... as the spells are broken, every dollar and other form of energy used to curse me [... my covenant bloodline / family, etc] is purified, redirected to me and multiplied 1,000 fold in spirit and flesh and across all dimensions. ...(YouTuber Chhavi Zaine)
. All fears, known and unknown / fears of judgement, are cleared from my energy in spirit and in flesh. (YouTuber Chhavi Zaine). [Examples: fears of failure, fears of what others would think, etc]
. All self-sabotage blocks are cleared from my energy in spirit and in flesh.
. Judgement is served upon the heads of those, known and unknown who tried to block the destiny of me and my ancestors.
. the highest form of swift and destructive judgment upon the heads of all police and other persons in positions of authority who are corrupt and operate from a space of wickedness in spirit & in flesh, sleep & awakened state, across all timelines, realms & dimensions, known & unknown.
. I [YOUR NAME, DATE OF BIRTH], intended sacrifice to suffer being scapegoated, isolation, anxiety, mental illness, impoverished, in patterns of victimization, etc, declare and decree that that curse has lost its power over me. I send that form of that energy back to its sender - or - I transmute that energy into my powerful ambition and manifestation of success that is protected by my spiritual team with pure white light in spirit and in flesh and across dimensions.
. Optional. Have other banishing items to intensify the power of your ritual like crystals, tarot cards, and so on.
. Set the paper on fire and rest it into the heat-resistant dish while you meditate on your release intentions, applying what you learned from the principle of mentalism.
. Soul reunification. When you are under attack, especially when you are most vulnerable, in the dream state and unable to recall your dream, fragments of your spirit are left behind. It is therefore necessary to recall those fragments. Methods include the following.
Declarations, especially when you are unable to recall your dreams. Example(s): I declare and decree that all spiritual portals opened while I slept are closed. I call upon my spiritual team [example ... ancestors] to recall purified fragments of my soul from wherever they may have remained until now.
Meditate and visualize the banishment. Example(s):
If your dreams involve being entrapped, visualize yourself leaving. Take full advantage if you already know the place, like a childhood home.
. After you have completed the ritual, thank the spirit world for their assistance.
. Optional. Bury the ashes in the earth.
. Do shadow work to master yourself as a means to be too strong for future attacks. Attacks are as certain as waves on the shore. However, you can stop being affected by strengthening yourself. This usually takes time and deep contemplation. Consider studying and meditating over the moon tarot card.
Examples of burning rituals.
YouTube video 'Burning ritual: let go of what doesn't serve you ' by Magick Unleashed illustrates a simple burning ritual that involves just strips of paper onto which the matter to be released is written and a fire resistant container (in this case a cauldron).
As you proceed on your spiritual journey, be honest enough with yourself to ensure you do NOT use spirituality as a plaster. True 'wound' healing occurs through also doing shadow work. Spiritual practices should guide you to delve deep into the shadows. Example(s).
If your spiritual work is for a collective, ensure that, while you do banishment rituals to expel harm from external sources, that there is no harm within your group. In other words, your group must work on its healing and become a vibrational match to receive and keep the benefits of banishment. You need to have the difficult conversations and establish the right heart signature. An analogy would be wanting to chase out thieves who steal your car prize. However, when your banishment rituals successfully chase away the thieves, you still do not have your driving license or your roads are unsuitable for cars. Ultimately, you lose the car because its mechanics eventually rust away.
If you want to cut psychic cords and break toxic relations, you need to ensure that, after that cord is severed, what you put out attracts the right connections. For instance, you may need education about your situation, emotional control through stoicism, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and so on.
Banishment can also involve internal struggles. Example(s)
activity addictions (like distractions / dopamine quick-hits like social media, mindless television viewing, pornography). (Examples of practical solutions:
* Haman's trap to hurt the Jews turned out to be a trap he created for himself in the story of Queen Esther. Queen Esther kept her Jewish background a secret from her king. Haman had advised the king to kill the Jews because a Jewish man, her uncle Mordecai had not bowed to him (Haman). He was essentially acting on personal vendetta. However, Queen Esther eventually revealed her identity and asked to have her uncle Mordecai and Jewish people spared. Since she had the king's favor, her wish was granted. Since the pole for hanging Mordecai was still in place, it was used to hang Haman instead.
Below is a sacred banishing prayer, Abbe male spiritus. Banishment usually serves one or more of the following purposes.
To clear your mind in preparation for other rituals, which may also include creating safe circles
To convert a space into a sacred ritual space. For instance, most people must convert general everyday areas (a kitchen, living room and so on) for rituals. This also includes needing to clear the space of unwanted energies.
To clear a space of negative energies after heated arguments, crime, painful experiences and so on
Engage yourself completely when saying this banishing prayer. Say the words with force and intention. Saying this pray means that you are unapologetic in assuming the authority of the trinity and, speaking on its behalf, you give firm directives to negativity to leave. So it's like, 'get out! Now!' and not 'pretty please, do you mind letting something else squeeze through?'
This banishing prayer is delivered in Latin. However, for your understanding, the English translation is in the right column. If unsure of the Latin pronunciation, use a voice generator like Google translate to read the text aloud.
In nomini Padre
et Fili
et Spiritus Sancti
Abbe Male Spiritus
Abbe Male Spiritus
Abbe Male Spiritus
In nomini Padre
et Fili
et Spiritus Sancti
In Nomini Jesu Christi
Amen
In the name of the father
and the son
and the Holy Spirit
be gone negativity
be gone negativity
be gone negativity
In the name of the father
and the son
and the Holy Spirit
In the name of Jesus the Christ
So Be It
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Interpretations of the trinity
The several interpretations of the father, son and holy spirit include the following. The trinity deals with 3 different manifestations of the same being. You may even see it as exemplifying the 2nd hermetic principle of correspondence that has 3 different corresponding manifestations.
In every day terms, it is much like how someone answering the phone for the founder, manager or customer service rep from A-Company often says, 'A-Company is on the phone' for any of these 3 individuals. This is because, although different, they call and act on A-Company's behalf.
Mind, Body and Spirit, ie the 3 key aspects of ourselves in this life. In the context of this prayer, you commit your mind, body and spirit with the intention of banishment.
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CONTENT RELATED TO THE 'ABBE MALE SPIRITUS' BANISHING PRAYER
Psychic cord cutting may be understood in several ways. The simplest way to understand energetic cord cutting is as a process of using intention and visualization to sever psychic cords. (Read about the hermetic principle of vibration and psychic cords and energetic vampirism). However, a broader perspective includes seeing it as a revision to a soul contract with a counter party / ies with the aim of becoming better aligned with your Higher Self and life purpose.
Furthermore, it should not be seen as the only effective way of severing psychic cords. Specifically, in some cases, the process merely removes the symptom of a deeper problem. If the root problem involves deep seated fears that remain afterwards, new psychic cords are likely to re-establish themselves. Consequently, cord cutting should be seen as only a single part of a multistep process of healing. For instance, if you are cord cutting because you have been a psychic vampire due to fears of rejection and energetic depletion, you will no longer need to vampirize if you take the responsibility of learning how to exploit the infinite energy source and to be mentally stronger. Additionally, victims may resist giving up their energy by learning to control emotional reactions to situations and getting increasingly more powerful that they can no longer be targets.
How to perform a cord cutting
Before you begin:
Become acquainted with all the following stages beforehand. This will give you the opportunity to understand the reason for your cording and formulate your intention more meaningfully.
collect and set up tools for your altar that are commemorative of this ritual. Example(s)
ritual sword
ritual knife.
even an aloe leave with serrated edges are a substitute
Be well rested
Identify the counter party: Example, you should have identified a person that has been your energetic vampire. If you have particularly strong and toxic cords, invite energy healers to help you. (Shadow work. I have recently considered incorporating trauma-related shadow parts of oneself in psychic cord cutting rituals.)
Mindset: Establish the right mindset. Specifically, do not be in an angry state. Recognize that you opened yourself up through fear, insecurities, etc ... or that you corded someone else because perhaps you felt that you lacked something. (Read about the responsibilities of victims and vampires). You must be alert. Your intention should be strong. This is an energetic process that requires you to be in a meditative state. In that case, have a quiet place.
Protection and other participants: Perform protection techniques. For instance, smudge yourself and the environment, say banishing prayers of protection, invite any spirit guides and universal consciousness to participate in the process.
Invitations: Invite your Higher Self. Spend some time connecting with your Higher Self. Then invite the higher self of the other person. (The higher self is perfect and without any undesirable characteristics or needs for the cording).
Visualize the person, situation, place and so on with whom the cord exists. Hold their image in your mind for a few seconds. Express your intention, i.e. to create a new soul contract.
Discussion: Explain how you have felt all along (whether hurt, energetically depleted, abused, neglected and so on). Send love to the person and the explanation that it was time to cut the cord because the energy no longer needs to be shared. Experience through imagination the other person's agreement as if it has already occurred. Say 'thank you' for the learning experience and agreement for the cord cutting. Explain why the cords do not serve your life's higher purpose. Listen to the other person's response, if one is given. Agree on which cords with this counter party need to be cut - as there may be positive cords of mutual and healthy exchange.
Cord cutting: Imagine the cord between you and the other person. Visualize the cords. Notice their location regarding the chakras to which they connect, their colour, size and so on. The most powerful suckers are usually those at your solar plexus chakra. Visualize yourself severing the cord with a knife, sword, etc. Ask your inner self to release and dissolve the energetic cords into the light. Remove only those cords that are toxic. If the cord or cords are very hard to cut, state that "I can cut this cord. I cut this cord with good will." When done, seal the connection points (where the cords connected you).
Cellular level cleansing: Release the cutting instrument into the light and then allow the light and water to remove any residual fragments. Shrug off any residues as you would dirty or old clothing. Move away from the old residues. Remove all programing from your cells that allowed the cording. Tell your cells to release the memories and any residual suffering. Take time to experience the cleaner state as if it has already happened.
Goodbyes: Share blessings with the other person.
Fill the void: Invite new positive energies and love from the abundant universe to fill the new void. Learn how to become strong enough to prevent further cording. This involves being very clear about your responsibility as a victim and or vampire in any given cording situation. Do things that raise your vibration. For instance, do something very uplifting to you, like dancing.
How to sustain the effects of a psychic cord cutting
Cord cutting may be considered a kind of initiation or beginning of a new contract between the Higher Selves of you and the counterparty. It is a renowned fact that, your lower self struggles to maintain the modus operandi shortly after initiations.
Your chief challenge is therefore to allow your Higher Self to triumph. If you are unsuccessful in this regard, energetic cords can become re-established by the corder and or the cordee. To sustain the severance, you must become proficient at overcoming the root cause for the cording. If you change your frequencychange your frequency, it will become incompatible for the counterparty, much like if you changed a radio station frequency and the other party is like a listening audience whose radio can only access the old frequency. It is necessary to take the time to heal fears and old traumas properly so that you no longer feel the need to vampirize on the one hand and or to give away your energy. Empaths and other victims will need to accept that, when they take on others' burdens, they are less capable of helping. Besides, empaths can help others only by guiding people how to become more empowered because to do otherwise will only offer a quick fix and perpetuate dependency. Both vampires and victims should learn the energetic independence that comes with spiritually tapping into the divine source energy. Work diligently at synching your mind, body and spirit according to your intention for your new self.
Start spending quiet time to analyze your personal responsibility in attracting psychic vampirism to your life (whether as a victim or vampire). This is the single most important step in sustaining the effects of cord cutting. Read about how to take control of your mind.
Routinely seek to raise your vibration so that you do no attract situations of vampirism.
While you work on mentally strengthening yourself, you can use the following forms of protection. However, know that the ultimate is to master your mental strength since the following steps will not work alone over the indefinite period.
Focus on the desired outcome, i.e. having your Higher Self in control. Whenever you need to be reminded, repeat mantras to indicate your intention. They may sound like this, "My Higher Self is gaining full control. I can rely on Source for all I need."
Repeat the psychic cord cutting if the cords remain in tact or become re-established.
Keep distance from the other person. People report suddenly hearing from the counterparty shortly after psychic cord cutting. You must also resist your temptation to re-establish the psychic cords also.
Use healing crystals (black tourmaline alone or with amethyst; clear quartz)
Use hand poses that trigger relevant energetic channels and send signals to your subconscious mind.
The 'finger interlock' technique. It has been lab tested to protect energy fields. Join the tips of your thumbs with their corresponding middle fingers to form 2 circles. However, these circles should interlock. Do this while envisioning a white impenetrable and protective light around yourself and while affirming that you are energized by the divine and fully protected. It can be done inconspicuously and within a few seconds.
Your smallest fingers represent your lower self or 'ego' while the index and middle represent your Higher Self. Allow your index and middle fingers to point upwards while curling the two remaining fingers downwards. Point your thumb upwards also.
As a general note, keep away from environments that breeds vampirism. Although vampirism can occur anywhere, some physical places are renowned for starting vampirism. For instance, hospitals are notorious since it a place in which may people die, some of whom remain earth bound and can easily find vulnerable targets undergoing surgery.
I have never personally used it but I have heard that invoking the violet flame within yourself is also useful. Happy to get your feedback if you use it.
Fresh or Dried Herbs (as below). Herbs that can be found very easily in tropical locations are in bold print.
A heat resistant container (as pictured below) in which to burn the herbs
Black Sage / Tropical Black Sage / Cordia Curassavica: For clearing negativity
Cedar: For grounding and joy during personal transformation whether internal (new values, attitudes, beliefs) or external (new job, house, birth, death) and it allows you to ‘be’ in the present moment
Cinnamon: For spiritual cleansing (due to its stinging, dynamic qualities and its ability to ward off any undesirable thoughts, feelings, or illnesses.)
Echinacea: For healing, purification and protection
Imphepho / “South African Sage” / Helichrysum odoratissimum: A powerful smudge for cleansing and protecting. Allows you to connect to your spirit guides and angels with ease.
Lavender: For emotional balance, peace & harmony. It attracts loving energy and angelic beings.
Lemongrass: For psychic awareness and purification
Lime: For protection, purification, physical energy
Mugwort of the Artemisia genus (a close relative, wormwood /Artemisia absinthium): For psychic awareness, psychic dreams, astral project
Musk: For protection, self-confidence
Peppermint: For protection, renewal and healing
Rosemary: For purification (it will help you to ’let go’ of negative thoughts and other negative vibrations), mental clarity, in rituals (for the mind, healing and love). See how to propagate rosemary from cuttings in the tropical organic garden blog. --
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Sage, White (Salvia apiana): For purification
Sweet grass: aka Holy grass (Hierochloe Oderata).
Tobacco (kinikinik or a red willow): Cleansing, offerings, for communication with the Creator, for asking agricultural land for thanks and cooperation (do NOT use tobacco cigarettes for smudging since they have a lot of chemicals that are not conducive to cleansing)
Combinations of these herbs are fine
Instructions: How to make a smudge stick
Line the herbs up so that the bottom stems are in the same place as a handler
Tie the based with a knot before wrapping the string up and back down again
If you use fresh herbs, wrap the string a little tighter since the herbs lose volume after being dried
If you used fresh herbs, allow to dry for one month inside of a paper bag
You may trim edges
You may add some drops of an essential oil of an herb that you did not use
You may consecrate the smudge sticks before using them
Burn smudge sticks for roughly 30 seconds to a minute in order to keep them smoldering.
BTW, It is also possible to smudge with substances other than herbs. For instance, you may smolder chips of bark as you would an incense stick
bay leaf tree bark: purification, psychic dreams, to expel negativity
Enemas are a form of colon irrigation from the anus with solutions that are most commonly water-based. They are used for the purpose of flushing out the colon and healing.
What is the spiritual significance of enemas?
In some parts of the world, enemas are automatically given to admitted hospital patients. This practice is based on the medical (and naturopathic) understanding that the body's natural ability to heal itself is significantly enhanced if its eliminatory channels are cleared. As the hermetic principle of correspondence reveals; the mental, spiritual and physical 'bodies' correlate with each other, impacting each other back and forth. Consequently, when using enemas, some spiritual practitioners draw this connection of clearing mental, spiritual and physical channels of blocks to enhance healing and free space for the flow of positivity into your life. In short, enemas are like a physical banishing ritual that welcomes the process of transmutation of energies from negative into positive ones.
How effective are enemas (when compared with ingested cleansing alternative)?
Enemas (whether cleansing enemas or herbal enemas) expose active substances to the intestinal tract and blood stream more efficiently than the ingestion method. For instance, herbs are immediately and directly absorbed through the intestinal walls. In other words, these active substances do not lose potency or become destroyed as they would by the gastric juices when swallowed.
2 Types of Enema
Enemas may be classified into 2 categories, 1) cleansing and 2) herbal (for healing or treating specific organs). Generally, cleansing enemas are administered first. This enhances absorption during subsequent herbal enemas. In summary, the most common are as follows.
Cleansing Enemas: Acidophilus Enema, Coffee Enema, Epsom Salt Enema, Lemon Juice Enema, Milk & Molasses Enema, Salt Water Enema
Herbal Enema: Aloe vera enema, Garlic enema, Neem Enema
How to administer an enema
Before administering an herbal enema, do a cleansing enema to remove as much fecal matter as possible. This is ideal for enhancing your level of absorption.
You will need:
Filtered water (chlorine-free water) at body temperature of roughly 37 degrees C (99 degrees F). If you can, invest in a high quality water filter. Why cleanse to remove toxins with contaminated water?Read a short description of the superior specifications of Crown Berkey systems. (They remove fluoride and much more than average filters) Crown Berkey Water Filters: 2 Filter Elements
Crown Berkey: Stainless Steel; 2 black Crown Berkey filter
elements; 2 PF-2 filters; Up to 6.5 gallons of purified water hourly
Be sure that you have no contraindications for taking enemas
Prepare yourself physically, your space and equipment. The following are examples.
Drink lot of fluids some hours beforehand
You are likely to be naked from the waist down during the enema process. In that case, prepare a space appropriately regarding privacy, temperature and so on
For most solutions, the enema bag should be suspended about 45 cm / 1.5 feet above your anus. (BTW, higher elevations increase the flow pressure). Most door handles offer an ideal height if you lie on the ground.
Choose a type of enema based on your reasons for using enemas. For instance, if you wish to cleanse your colon by enema for the first time, consider a sea salt enema. It is also advisable to use cleansing enemas before herbal enemas to enhance the absorption of herbs in herbal enemas. (See recipes for cleansing enemas and herbal enemas)
Use the cleansing enema and herbal enema recipes below as guides. You will notice that, as time passes when you are on a cleansing program that involves fasting, your body will be able to accept more liquid than otherwise. In that case, you may alter the volumes up (or downwards). For first timers, your solution may start with as little as 2 cups of water. Many doctors believe that enemas can only be truly effective if they are high-volume enemas (of roughly 17 to 25 cups). High-volume enemas can give the same experiences as professional colonics. As with professional colonics, many believe that high-volume enemas should be repeated within single sessions until bowel movements are clear. However, listen to your body regarding its limit of repeats within a session. For instance, if you just feel too exhausted, stop.
If you are doing a high-volume enema and or repeats within a single session, have the solution prepared beforehand.
If possible, prepare to have the enema on an empty stomach and after a bowel movement. This is mostly a matter of comfort and an attempt to minimize nausea.
Before beginning, decide on a position that you can hold comfortably for at least 5 minutes as you administer the enema. Most people find lying on the left side easiest while administering the enema with the right hand. Do a dry run, ensuring that you can easily hold the clamp to hold the nozzle in place and adjust the clamp for flow.
Remove air pockets in the tube of the enema bag. Do this by allowing some of the enema solution to flow through and out of the tube (into a sink) before clamping it closed again.
Lubricate the nozzle and anus with a natural oil like olive or coconut oil.
Gently and slowly insert the nozzle up to about 3 inches along the natural channel of your anus.
Relax your body as much as possible. It is likely that your first flush will not accommodate too much liquid. This is to be expected especially if you are constipated. In such cases, repeats will usually allow you to receive more enema solution.
Stop the flow just before the tube runs out of the enema solution. This prevents air from entering into the anus
Hold enemas for as long as possible between 10 to 15 minutes for cleansing enemas and between 15 and 45 minutes for herbal enemas.
Massage in a non-peristalsis direction, ie massage upwards on your left side, from left to right at the top of your intestinal area, then down to the level of your navel. This helps to push the enema solution upward through your larger intestines.
If possible, change position after a few minutes. The positions are your left side, back, right side and, if possible, your stomach
Evacuate when you have completed the required time and or when you can no longer hold the enema. To help with evacuation, use the nauli yogic technique.
As an option, end with a small acidophilus enema (to replenish beneficial bacteria that were flushed out along with harmful bacteria during the cleansing process). Do this especially if you frequently administer other (non-acidophilus) enemas.
After your final of several repeat injections of enema solution, replenish the electrolytes in your body. To replenish electrolytes, drink water with a pinch of sea salt.
8.5 cups water. I have blended fresh aloe gel into the water because it is a prebiotic which help probiotics to thrive.
Coffee Enema recipe
Healthful benefits: Liver detoxification (removes toxic bile); relieve any illness impacted by compromise to the body's natural ability to heal as a liver detox is essentially a form of dialysis (ie a process of blood purification); to reduce edema; to treat eczema (and many other skin disease). For an intolerance of coffee enemas, consider replacing or combining (with roughly 50%) coffee enemas with chamomile tea enemas. For instance, coffee enemas may trigger colitis in some people. (See details of chamomile enemas on this page). This enema is commonly used as part of a full liver and gall bladder flush program.
Combine coffee and cold water. Boil for 3 minutes in an uncovered stainless steel or glass pot. Lower heat and simmer for roughly 15 minutes. Cool, filter and administer. Repeat roughly 5 hours later to remove excess bile that might not have been expelled. Consequently, start administering the first of these enemas as early as possible in the day if you are sensitive to caffeine. Advice varies considerably regarding the frequency of using this type of enema. While some experts recommend numerous repeats over an extended period, others advise against administering coffee enemas continually beyond 4 weeks as they may deplete some of your body's vitamins and minerals.
Do NOT use epsom salts enemas if you are vomiting, nauseous and or experience stomach pain. Tread with caution since, in rare cases, swallowed epsom salts have lead to death where the body absorbed too much magnesium sulphate.
Lemon Juice Enema
Healthful benefits: Quickly relieves colitis (inflammation of the inner colon walls); relieves constipation
2/3 cup freshly squeezed and filtered lemon juice (use less if you have irritation and cramping concerns with lemon juice enemas)
8.5 cups water
Milk and Molasses Enema
Healthful benefits: Very thorough (even explosive for some) colon cleanse,
1 to 2 cups whole milk (proportionally equal to other ingredient)
Thoroughly mix blackstrap molasses into warm milk. Cool and administer quickly and from a higher than normal enema bag (given the greater viscosity of this enema fluid). (May cause cramping and be difficult to hold for long periods).
Use this enema infrequently since it could lead to excess colon alkalinity. The colon should be mildly acidic.
Sea Salt Water Enema
Healthful benefits: Most comfortable enema to remove old fecal matter (because, when compared with other enemas, it can usually be retained longer of up to roughly 40 minutes. It also does not draw water back and forth between the colon and rest of the body and does not deplete the body of electrolytes). It is therefore ideal for persons new to enemas.
Healthful benefits: To soothe and relax contracted muscles; to treat anxiety and insomnia; to treat Crohn's disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS), Colitisand Polyp. A chamomile tea enema can be used by people with an intolerance for coffee enemas (with reactions that may include colitis). It may replace or be combined with a coffee enema. A common combination between chamomile and coffee is 50% each.
Chamomile tea
This ingredient is so 'neutral' that it may even be drunk in addition to being taken rectally.
Garlic Enema
Healthful benefits: To eliminate intestinal parasites, reduce candida in the colon; to remove mucous in the colon. The garlic enema is considerably more potent than eating garlic.
up to 5 cloves of garlic (for acute parasite infestations, reduce severe die-off by starting with 1 clove and increasing by 1 daily)
8.5 cups water
Crush the garlic. Allow to stand in water for as long as possible, between 15 minutes and overnight. Strain and administer. If you administer this over a period, you may significantly reduce good bacteria and need to follow with an acidophilus enema in the end.
Kidney Enema
Dandelion helps to clean the kidneys. I steeped the chopped dandelion root in boiling hot water, allowed it to cool and strained before administering it as an enema. Other kidney-friendly herbs include rhubarb, concha ostrease and liquorice. However, I have only ever used dandelion. As mentioned otherwise, the salt water flush (and salt water enema) may not be ideal for those with kidney health concerns. Read more. Since herbal flushes are more effective if preceded by cleansing enemas, consider the lemon juice enema if your kidney health is a concern.
3 tbsp Dandelion root, chopped
4 cups water
Neem Enema
Healthful benefits: To stimulate the immune system, to purify the blood, to eliminate intestinal parasites, to remedy skin conditions
Steep neem in boiling hot water. Strain and administer.
Aloe Enema
Healthful benefits: Soothing, healing, anti-inflammatory. Read about how aloe vera can also be used orally for colon cleansing and its benefits which, among other things includes reducing sugar from the body which is ideal for those suffering from diabetes.
Most enema kits contain a second insertion tip for vaginal douches. Although a vaginal douche with apple cider vinegar is a form of natural contraception (the morning after) to kill sperm and to regulate the vagina's pH level, it is NOT a sufficiently reliable for of birth control.
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