This spell places protection around you and yours.  Salt and water are two basic elements of magic.  Mix them together in sacred space, reciting:

            O Great Mother

            In your name we purify

            With water and with salt

            Cleanse this place of evil

            And fill it with your Love

            O Great Mother

            Make this cave a safe space

            A warm and dry place

            And shelter us from harm

            O Great Mother

            Make this house our home

 Use garlic salt and add powdered rosemary if you need to clear out ghosts or spirits.

            Begin at the main entrance of the house or apartment.  Sprinkle some of the salt water by dripping your fingers in it and making the sign of the pentacle. Say:

             Evil shall leave but not enter.

 Use a firm voice.  Make it a command, with all of your power behind it.  Proceed counterclockwise through the house, repeating the procedure in every corner of each room, at all the windows, doors, and mirrors.  Don’t forget telephones, computer modems, fax machines, intercoms, and televisions that are connected to the internet.  It doesn’t hurt to do the mailbox and the car as well.

            Make the downward pentacle with your left hand if this feels right to you, or the upward pentacle with your right hand.  Either will work.  Repeat the spell annually, or whenever you feel in need of it.  It is important to perform a spell like this on a new home before you move into it.