Salt Dish Meaning and magickal uses
Also called Salt bowl, Bowl of salt
A small dish of salt that stands for Earth and is used to cleanse and protect.
- Intentions
- Cleansing, Protection, Grounding
- Element
- Earth
- Planet
- Saturn
- On the altar
- North, or front center beside the water bowl
- Holds
- Sea salt or kosher salt
How to use it
- Make blessed water
Add three pinches of salt to your water bowl, stir clockwise and say a simple blessing. Sprinkle the salted water around your circle to cleanse it.
- Draw a protective line
Sprinkle a thin line of salt across a windowsill or doorway to mark a boundary that unwanted energy cannot cross. Sweep it up after a few days.
- Cleanse a crystal
Set a crystal on top of a dish of dry salt overnight to clear it. Do not bury porous or soft stones, and never use wet salt on them.
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History and folklore
Salt was precious in the ancient world; Roman soldiers were sometimes paid with it, and it has long been used to preserve food and keep evil away. Folk customs throw spilled salt over the left shoulder and sprinkle it on doorsteps for protection. In Wicca the salt dish represents Earth and joins the water bowl to bless the circle.
A small dish of salt that stands for Earth and is used to cleanse and protect.
- Intentions: Cleansing, Protection, Grounding
- Element: Earth
- Planet: Saturn
- On the altar: North, or front center beside the water bowl
- Holds: Sea salt or kosher salt
Safety: Salt can scratch or damage soft and porous stones such as selenite, opal, turquoise and malachite. Salt is harmful to pets and plants in large amounts, so do not leave it where animals can lick it.
How to use it
- Make blessed water. Add three pinches of salt to your water bowl, stir clockwise and say a simple blessing. Sprinkle the salted water around your circle to cleanse it.
- Draw a protective line. Sprinkle a thin line of salt across a windowsill or doorway to mark a boundary that unwanted energy cannot cross. Sweep it up after a few days.
- Cleanse a crystal. Set a crystal on top of a dish of dry salt overnight to clear it. Do not bury porous or soft stones, and never use wet salt on them.
Works well with: Earth, Black Tourmaline, Rosemary, White Candle, Water Bowl
Folklore
Salt was precious in the ancient world; Roman soldiers were sometimes paid with it, and it has long been used to preserve food and keep evil away. Folk customs throw spilled salt over the left shoulder and sprinkle it on doorsteps for protection. In Wicca the salt dish represents Earth and joins the water bowl to bless the circle.
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