🌿 Rue (Ruda) Spiritual Bath
The Rue (Ruda) bath is one of the most powerful and historically significant spiritual cleansing baths, deeply rooted in various folk traditions, particularly Latin American and Mediterranean practices. Ruda is the Spanish name for the herb Rue (Ruta graveolens).
The bath's primary function is aggressive cleansing and defense. It is used not just to remove negative energy, but actively to banish, repel, and protect against future negative magical or psychic attacks.
🛡️ Core Uses and Benefits
Rue is renowned for its intense protective and purification properties, making it essential for spiritual defense work.
Banishment and Repulsion: Rue excels at pushing away and banishing ill-will, gossip, malicious intentions, jealousy, and the lingering energy of the "evil eye." It creates a barrier against return attacks.
Hex and Jinx Breaking: It is highly effective for removing minor hexes, jinxes, or conditions of consistent bad luck. It helps neutralize the effects of others wishing harm upon you.
Protection for Women: In many folk traditions, Rue is particularly associated with protecting women from negative magical attacks and envy, especially concerning beauty or relationships.
Aura Strengthening: By aggressively clearing the energetic field of contaminants, the bath helps to strengthen and repair the aura, making it more resilient to future negative influences.
Clearing Space: The bath water can also be used as a floor wash to clear a home or business of bad vibes, arguing energy, and bad luck.
🛀 How to Prepare and Use a Rue Bath
Rue has a very strong scent and potent energy, so the ritual requires clear intent.
1. Preparation of the Wash
Infusion: Take a generous amount of fresh or dried Rue leaves and boil them in a large pot of water.
Steep and Cool: Remove from heat, cover, and let the infusion steep until the water is completely cool.
Strain: Strain the herbal material out of the liquid and discard the spent leaves away from your property. You are left with the Rue wash.
Additives (Optional): Many people add Sea Salt for extra neutralization or Florida Water for purification and fragrance.
2. The Ritual Bath
Cleanse First: Take a regular shower or bath to physically cleanse yourself before starting the spiritual bath.
Set Intention: Focus on what you are banishing and what protection you are invoking.
The Wash: While standing in the tub, pour the Rue wash over your body, starting from the shoulders down to your feet. Avoid getting the wash on your head or crown chakra as its aggressive banishing energy is often considered too strong for the delicate crown area.
Speak Your Intent: As the water runs off, command the negative energy to leave you and never return. Repeat affirmations of protection and freedom.
Air Dry: Do not rinse the bath off. Gently step out and allow your body to air dry completely to keep the protective essence on your skin.
Disposal: The runoff water, having absorbed the negativity, should be collected and poured out onto the ground away from your home's entrance—ideally toward the street or in a public area, symbolically sending the banishing energy away.
