After opening the windows and reasonably cleaning the house, get a dish of salt, an incense burner and frankincense, a white candle, and a bowl of clean, pure water. Light the incense and candle, and open yourself to the energies of your home, trying to sense how it is existing in terms of positive and negative energy. Note any “black spots” so that you can concentrate most heavily on those.

Hold your hands over the four elemental objects and charge them to help sweep your house clean of negativity.

Take up the dish of salt and walk clockwise around the house. Throw a pinch of salt into each corner of every room, and purposely ask the element of Earth to cleanse your house. Visualize the salt driving away all of the negativity, burning it up and chasing it out. Don’t forget to toss the salt into closets, cupboards, and drawers as well.

Now copy what you just did with the incense, going the same route. Ask the powers of Air to cleanse your house. Do the same with the lit candle, calling upon the powers of Fire, and then with the water for the powers of Water. Make sure to seal exits and windows with the positive energy, and really let these powers take over and drive the bad energies from your home.

Now, again, close your eyes, put your hands over the four objects, and concentrate on the vibrations of the house. You should breathe easier and feel nothing negative. If you still feel negative presences, repeat the ritual, or determine whether you’ve got a problem more serious than normal negativity.

After the ritual is complete, leave the four elements in each other’s company until the incense is finished smoking and the candle has burned all the way down.

Source: Cunningham and Harrington, The Magical Household