We just bought a foreclosure. It's a beautiful big house and I love it but beyond the frozen toilets and other plumbing, electrical issues I felt it had some bad juju.

The owners lives must have gotten pretty turned around and/or they made some seriously bad choices to lose their home.

I had a cleansing party! It was amazing. My spiritual friend guided myself and 8 other friends around the house. We banged on drums, rang bells, clapped and used a broom to gather up all the bad juju. We then transferred it to a fire and poof it was gone.
The natives believe that bad spirits gather in corners, tepees have no corners, so we paid particular attention to the corners.

She then went through the house with sage to seal in the love and goodness.

I had crazy dreams that night, children asking me if they could stay, no sorry you have to go; sounds of leaks and dripping water, not really there I got up and checked; smells fire and flowers, only a faint smell of sage when I woke up.

In the morning the house felt different, more open, more mine.

By the way DH thinks I'm nutso. He doesn't believe in any of it but is happy that I'm more comfortable now.

Well notsobad's ritual does seem a bit...interesting. BUT if it works then go for it. If you think it will make you feel better, do a cleansing ritual. Bang drums, ring bells, light some candles and chant a cleansing...chant.

Do what works for you. Do what it takes for you to let go.

I live in the house that BM and DH shared for about 7 years. I guess I'm in the minority because it doesn't bother me in the least. Yes, it was their HOUSE, but it was never a HOME. They didn't share happy family moments there. It was just where they stayed. Together, WE have made it a home.

I like notsobad's Cleansing Party idea. At the very least, you'll have a memory of a fun event with friends in YOUR home. You never know!

Exorcise those demons }:)

Homes do absorb energy which you can feel when you visit other people's homes, some feel welcoming others calm. I white light every house I live in for cleansing and protection, likewise saging works but is not something I use. The white lighting ritual essentially is sitting in a meditative pose, breathe calmly, imagine golden white light pouring over you. Then picture yourself moving through every room of your home from a start point eg the front door and light running from floor to ceiling around the walls of each room including the roof. You need to finish at the start point. You should be able to find more detailed and reputable information online but please note that if your home has any dark energy like notsobad or you feel doubtful you should talk to someone who can clear the house for you. After this is done the house will start to feel like you.

I think I just admitted to being nutso but I'm okay with that lol

It is good to be mindful of the energy in your home. Try Feng Shui. It will help to keep a healthy balance in your home.

The friend who guided us used a Native American ritual, a star something? We ran from one corner of the house to another in a general star pattern.
The last person in the group swept up all the bad energy, shut the door, and carried the bad energy to the fire.

My friend, (the guide) does this along with other spiritual things as a side job. She's guided me in healing meditations and it has been life changing! She's an accountant IRL, hahahaha.

Another friend who is an interior designer and works with new home builders says that a couple of her clients have their showhomes cleansed regularly. With so many different people's energy coming in and out they say it can affect the sellablity of a house.

I had one old auntie tell me it was all mumbo jumbo and I was wasting my money. My mom piped up and said that auntie had had her house blessed by a priest when they moved in 40 years ago! She said that's different! I was asking a God to protect my house and my family!

Whether you believe it or not, if it works for you and makes you feel more comfortable in your home then go for it. It certainly won't hurt.

It's weird, but I feel very welcomed by the house I live in. It was DH and BM's house before. I painted the entire house, made some minor renovations, and through the painting have touched every square inch of wall in the house. It is not a house I would ever have chosen for myself, but I have definitely made it our home. Before I moved in, nothing had been done to the house since they had bought it.

One day, DH and I will own his parents' house (the house DH grew up in), and that will definitely be MY home.

more alcohol as cleanser
a shot of vodka in all the corners and one for you at every stop
you won't worry after a bit

You will never feel differently. Have to sell it and get someplace else. There must of been good times there, they just don’t talk about it. They don’t want to move, so they tell you of all the bad times

I'm so glad SO didn't fight for the marriage home in their divorce. BM's SO is an a** but I don't envy him moving into that house and now knocking her up and starting up family #2 with her in this house that I would view as tainted if I had to live there. No thanks.