Ritual

Daria Benedict
2 min readMar 28, 2020
Photo by Ava Sol

I lovingly release any energy that is not my own.

I lovingly release any energy that is not my own.

I lovingly thank you energy for bringing me lessons. i lovingly release any energy that is not my own.

You hear a lot of people talk about palo santo, sage and crystals these days. Esoteric. Or whatever.

Above is the mantra I repeat whenever I palo santo my space. AKA sometimes, when I just feel like I’m carrying around too much emotional baggage from a day of absorbing other people’s negativity, I light a piece of palo santo wood resin like it’s incense and get it going until it starts to give off smoke. I intentionally waft it and move around the room to hit basically all 4 directions, with a window or door opened somewhere, while saying the above out loud. I picture any negative energy that isn’t serving me in some way drifting out the window on the wings of the smoke, also escaping.

And that’s it. That’s my ceremony. A ritual I developed that helps me focus my thoughts and energy into anything productive. There’s no right or wrong way to do this. Just do you. I figured if anyone out there is hesitant to try it, this could serve as a guide on how to start.

Good vibes only.

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Daria Benedict

Writer. Lover. Pianist. Activist. Singer. Rapper. Philosopher. Digital Strategist. Marketer. Passionate producer of ideas that change the world. @dariaofchange