Portals
!! (Portal Maintenance Below For Portal Purchases) !!
Portals are gateways or doorways to other pockets of space. These gateways to dimensions or planes can be directly or indirectly created. Some portals naturally occur on Earth. Not much is known about how portals naturally form on our planet. Our world interacts with the Astral and otherwordly planes at all times, so it is only fair to say we would have established entry points. These doorways have the potential to garner access to a limitless chain of planes, and when creating them with spellwork it takes great assistance, or a great deal of personal power to open one.. As well, it can be a very dangerous feat to play with doorways. Opening a door is an invitation for anything to walk in, and if you're not careful about what kind of door you are opening, you may be inviting some very dangerous visitors.
Portals can also inadvertently pull beings to you, as they are attracted to the magnetic pull of the gate. It can be a very prominent beacon to spirits. It is important when dealing with portals that the practitioner understands protective measures around the gate. You want a defense in place - to push back the unwanted, as well as keeping away wandering entities from hanging around. When dealing with portals to divine planes, it's unlikely you'll get negative visitors in your home. It is the safest type of portal to keep in your home, however, I never recommend dabbling in creating portals unless you know what you are doing, as sometimes portals can be very hard to close or control.
Guidelines to Housing a Portal
(MUST READ IF YOU PURCHASED)
There are some precautions that need to be taken into consideration when having a portal in your home. Depending on the variety of portal, you should establish ground rules of what is allowed to come hang around. You WILL have potential waryward spirits from outside the portal who come wandering to investigate the energy. Does this mean they are negative or trying to be intrusive? Not necessarily. They could be curious or seeking a pathway out of our world. A portal is an energy beacon.
Divine Portals
Divine gateways I provide should not be getting clogged or tampered with - they should not even have issues with needing charged or cleansed. You have serious light coming through that door, it is unlikely a negative energy will be brave enough to mess with it. HOWEVER, human souls and ailing entities alike may very well be attracted. It is a homing beacon for those passing on, so you need to establish ground rules with the portal's gate keepers and your guides.
There will always be entities who gatekeep. Speak with them and keep a healthy relationship on what to do for the portal. You do NOT need to allow wayward spirits to use the divine portal to "pass on", that is not necessary, and will likely not be advised by the angels in order to stay safe. Let your guides and the gatekeepers know you need them to counsel and usher those who need to use the portal, and to not allow ill effects or intrusive spirits to stay or bother you. Angelic portals will most often have attendants doing this, but taking the initiative to speak out to your guides is important and appreciated as well.
Faerie & Dragon Portals
Other portals to other realms I may offer, such as fae or dragon, may require more maintenance - such as charging and/or possibly cleansing (but most likely the former - charging). There will probably be more curious spirits coming around, than those wanting to use the portal - spirits that are not the aforementioned fae or dragons. In this event, you will need to seek counsel with your spirits to provide the measures to keep curious spirits out, as well, it will be good to have wards in place within or around your property due to this.
Maintaining A Portal
Portals do not need too much maintenance if the practitioner has set their boundaries well. Portals are vortexes of constant rapid energy. If the portal is potent, it will stay consistent. Should you feel your portal become dim or weak, it is important to utilize tools to charge it up and open it wider again. Often the potency of a portal has to do with the type of energy it conducts.. Sometimes portals can get clogged. If you have a portal being overseen by higher energies, angelic, or spirits in your family, they can be sure to provide the proper maintenance to keep it working fluidly if you speak with them and take your own precautions.
When working with a portal, because there is so much energy passing in and out of your home, it can be a good idea to sage your home more often. A divine portal can be an exemption, for the most part, but even so I recommend saging at least once a month. You have a lot of in and out, as well as wayward spirits who are coming around. If you feel tons of heavy energy, negative vibes, mood swings, or undesired activity, then you need to sage immediately, cleanse your portal, and re-establish your wards. You need to immediately speak to your guides about the activity at hand as well. While these events are unlikely with my work, it is important to always take precautions and protect your home.
What to do if you feel the energy waning in your portal:
Determine the cause. If you are sensitive, it can be easy to pick up on a source. Is the source an entity, or clogged/dampened energy to the portal? Seek counsel from your guides as to why. Meditate for an answer or use other metaphysical tools to retrieve an answer. Trust your intuition and begin providing charging and cleansing methods. If you cannot pinpoint or get a clear answer, go ahead and simply take the steps you know will always benefit you - charging, warding, and cleansing.
Crystals -
Crystals such as selenite can provide deep cleansing as well as amplification to widen the vortex's doorway.
I suggest letting the totem sit with selenite pressed against it for 24-48 hours. I also suggest using smokey quartz or jet to provide protective measures near the item as well. Any type of protective tool you use or keep around the portal should be cleansed consistently - especially if the portal does not have guides in place of attending to it.
Wards -
Salt around the property lines, or each corner of the property, to keep out wayward spirits from wandering in. Re-salt the property as needed, especially after it rains.
Create a mixture of salt water, and a couple drops of Frankincense & Myrrh oil. Dab this oil in the corners of each room, corners of mirrors, along window sills, and across front/back doorways. This banishes negative energy, raises the vibration of the home, and keeps negativity out.
Ask your angels, as well as any other spirits proficient at protection, to help assist and provide their own cleansing and protection magick. Do not rely on them solely to do it all for you, you need to work as a team for the best results. They are not servants, they are guides who assist and will want to see you also take care of yourself!
Sage -
Burn sage and saturate the portal's vessel in the smoke. I suggest white sage for purifying and charging, and black sage for banishing undesired or clogged energies that may be hanging around or causing issues with its potency.
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Preferred methods of clearing, purifying, or protective measures that come naturally to you are always welcome. If you resonate with particular methods, use them, and do what you feel will work best to provide the same outcome. You may also seek counsel with your guides as always on other suggestions.
Listen to all advisement from the gate keepers and your guides, this guidance should ALWAYS be positive, loving, and in your best interest. Remove any entity that advises in any other way, as this is not one of your guides.
For more ward info - check the "Healing" tab