10 Tips for Magickal Spring Cleaning
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As winter fades and the days get longer, many of us start to feel the urge to clean up, clear out, and reset. Spring is a season of growth and fresh starts, which makes it a great time to take a more intentional approach to your cleaning routine.
Around the Spring Equinox and celebration of Ostara, we see a natural balance between light and dark. It’s a good reminder to check in with what feels off-balance in our own lives or homes. And as we move toward Beltane in early May, the energy of the season shifts toward creativity, movement, and action.
Magickal spring cleaning doesn’t need to be complicated. Open the windows. Sweep the floors with intention. Burn a little incense or use your favorite room spray to shift the mood. Clear out things you don’t need—physically and energetically—and make space for what’s next.
Set your intentions: Before you start cleaning, set your intentions for the space. This can be anything from clearing out stagnant energy to inviting in abundance and positivity.
Make your own cleaner: Combine equal parts water and white vinegar in a spray bottle, then add a few drops of your favorite essential oil for fragrance. Shake well before using and use to clean surfaces throughout your home.
Walk through each room you intend to clean: Before you start cleaning, walk through each space and think about how you want to feel in the space, as well as how you want it to look.
Use salt water: Add some sea salt to water and use it to cleanse surfaces, windows, and floors. Salt water has a purifying effect and can help neutralize negative energy.
Incorporate crystals: Place crystals around your space to amplify the energy of your intentions. Clear quartz, amethyst, and rose quartz are all great choices.
Use sound: Use a singing bowl, bells, or a chime to clear stagnant energy and bring in positive vibrations.
Bless your cleaning tools: Before you begin cleaning, take a moment to bless your cleaning tools. This can be done by holding them in your hands and visualizing them being filled with positive energy and intentions.
Bring in fresh air: Open windows to let fresh air flow through your space. This can help clear out stagnant energy and bring in new, positive energy.
Declutter: Get rid of items that no longer serve you or bring you joy. Clearing physical clutter can also help clear mental clutter and create space for new opportunities.
Express gratitude: Finally, express gratitude for your space and the positive energy you have created. This can be as simple as saying a prayer or lighting a candle to honor your efforts.
Magickal spring cleaning is a powerful way to harness the energy of the season and create a fresh start for yourself and your home. By incorporating these tips into your cleaning routine, you can purify your space, infuse it with positive energy, and set the stage for growth and new beginnings. Whether you celebrate Ostara or simply want to take advantage of the season's natural energy, these magickal spring cleaning tips can help you create a clean, vibrant, and harmonious home.
Recommended Reading
Kitchen Witch: Food, Folklore & Fairy Tale
Green Witchcraft For The Kitchen Witch
The Cottage Witch’s Book of Smudging Recipes, Blessings, and Ceremonies
Slow Living Isn’t Always Easy Living
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In a world that moves faster with every passing day, the concept of slow living has become increasingly appealing. It's romanticized in social media reels of morning routines with hand-ground coffee, homemade bread rising on a counter, and a wardrobe of carefully curated linen dresses. But slow living isn’t synonymous with homesteading or traditional domestic roles (sometimes labeled “trad wives”). Nor is it about achieving an aesthetic ideal. Slow living is about being intentional with your time, energy, and resources. And let’s be real—it’s not always easy, especially when juggling a full-time job, family responsibilities, or the demands of modern life.
What Is Slow Living?
At its core, slow living is about pausing in a fast-paced world to intentionally savor life. It’s the practice of living in alignment with your values and focusing on what truly brings joy and fulfillment. For some, this might look like growing their own food or sewing their clothes. For others, it might be as simple as taking a moment to breathe deeply between Zoom meetings or spending a Saturday reorganizing their space to reflect a sense of calm and order.
The challenge of slow living is finding ways to integrate it into the reality of modern life, where the workweek often stretches beyond 40 hours and free time feels fleeting.
Mindful Spending
One pillar of slow living is financial intentionality. This doesn’t mean cutting yourself off from every luxury but rather thinking carefully about how and why you spend.
Low or No-Spend Challenges: Commit to a month of buying only necessities, like groceries or gas, and see how it transforms your perspective. Use the time and money saved to reflect on what truly brings joy into your life.
Using What You Have: That pantry you keep meaning to organize? Or the forgotten art supplies collecting dust? Slow living encourages us to rediscover and use what we already own instead of constantly acquiring more.
But intentionality doesn’t mean never buying something new. Sometimes, investing in a well-made item that truly aligns with your needs or values is the best choice. For instance, if you’ve been considering something linked here from one of my affiliate recommendations, know that mindful purchases—ones that improve your life or reduce waste in the long run—can absolutely fit within the ethos of slow living. Just take a moment to ask yourself, Does this support the life I’m trying to build?
Mindful spending isn’t just about saving money—it’s about reducing the mental clutter that comes with overconsumption and ensuring your purchases add true value to your life.
If you are looking for some inspiration for simplifying and living with more intention The Year of Less by Cait Flanders is a great listen while cleaning, exercising or relaxing.
Taking Care of What You Own
Slow living thrives on the principle of care—caring for your belongings, your surroundings, and yourself. Instead of rushing out to replace broken items, invest time in repairing them. Tend to your home regularly, not as a chore but as an act of love for your space. Polishing a wood table, folding your clothes with care, or even cleaning your car can feel like meditative acts when done with intention.
This principle extends beyond the physical into the realm of health and spirit. Slow living asks you to tend to yourself—whether it’s through nourishing meals, time outside, meditation, or quiet reflection.
Reclaiming Fun Without Spending
The “slow” in slow living also applies to how we entertain ourselves. In a culture that often equates fun with shopping sprees, dining out, or expensive vacations, it can feel counterintuitive to prioritize free or low-cost activities.
Spend an afternoon hiking a local trail, reading a book from the library, or baking something from scratch.
Rediscover hobbies that don’t require frequent purchases—gardening, journaling, knitting, or painting.
Plan intentional time with friends, like potluck dinners or board game nights, where connection takes center stage over consumption.
The beauty of these activities is that they cultivate fulfillment without adding financial or mental clutter.
Slowing Down to Speed Up Fulfillment
It’s easy to mistake slow living for simplicity or laziness, but this lifestyle is often anything but. It takes effort to slow down in a culture that prioritizes productivity and instant gratification. It takes time to reflect on what truly matters and to live in a way that aligns with your values.
Slow living isn’t about being idle; it’s about creating a life you don’t feel the need to escape from. A life where you feel joy in the little things—a tidy corner of your home, a well-loved pair of shoes, the quiet moments you carve out for yourself.
The Reason for Slowing Down
Ultimately, slow living isn’t the goal itself—it’s a means to an end. The reason we slow down isn’t just to move more slowly but to create a life we love. It’s about feeling fulfilled, aligned, and connected to what matters most.
So yes, slow living isn’t always easy. But the rewards—inner peace, a stronger sense of purpose, and more room for joy—make the effort worthwhile.
What small step can you take today to begin slowing down? Maybe it’s a five-minute pause, a deep breath, or a commitment to repair instead of replace. Whatever it is, know that slow living is a practice, not a destination. One mindful moment at a time, you can create a life you love.
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Lessons From The Garden
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They say that necessity is the mother of invention. It is also the mother of motivation at my house, currently. Several projects I’ve been putting off are now somewhat urgent. One of them is tending to my upper garden, which sits at the top a small hill behind my house.
At one time the space held a mix of vegetable gardens and perennials. There were peonies, lilacs, irises, rhubarb and even a small mistletoe plant. The previous owners had let the garden go to seed a few years before I took it over in 2013. Ever since I’ve just been trying to keep the area from being entirely consumed by bittersweet (aka my mortal enemy) and a mysterious groundcover.
For the first 5-6 years I lived here I vowed I would clean up the upper garden and do some serious landscaping to make it more accessible and enjoyable. But there never seemed be enough time. Weekends and evenings were spent at school events, sporting events or shuttling my kids hither and thither. And so I eventually gave up the ghost of a lovely little garden tucked away on the hill. Instead I focused on easier-to-maintain areas around my house.
This year though, I’m finally going to do some proper landscaping and get the space ready for planting. But before I can start adding in more flowers and vegetables, I have to prune, pull and remove all the excessive vines, weeds and trees. I likely won’t even begin planting anything new until next year. I started working on cutting back the garden this past weekend. As I was hacking away at giant bittersweet vines, I was kicking myself for not doing this years ago. Why had I let it get so wild? Why hadn’t I been more diligent about the upkeep? Cutting away all the overgrowth felt like I was giving someone a very short and very bad haircut. It was one of those it’s-going-to-get-worse-before-it-gets-better situations.
Even though I love the wild and unkept beauty of this space, I risk losing it all together if I don’t take serious action now. So while it pains me to cut everything down to the dirt and have to cut down several trees (which are leaning precipitously close to my house) I know that the end result will be a much healthier, and even more beautiful, corner of the world. Moving forward I want to start using a Garden Journal & Planner, similar to this one.
When I first started working on this space it was overwhelming and I wanted to quit right away. So in my head I marked off a small area to focus on. I just had to clear this one area, and I could be done for the day. That one area took me four hours to clean up, but I was so happy at the end of it. And much more motivated to continue the work. It was a good reminder that small actions can have big impact.
Do you have any lessons you’ve learned from your gardens or nature?
Some of Gardening Books You May Enjoy*
The Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
A Green Witch’s Guide to Herbal Medicine by Sage Willowbrook
Growing Fruits & Vegetables for Dummies - This book was super helpful when I first started out gardening
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