East is the direction many old-school workers will teach people to pray facing. East is also the direction one would preferably set up an altar in one's home. East is of course the direction in which the sun rises. When old-school workers need to bury a work meant to draw good things then the work would be buried on the eastern side of the house. In more modern times this has been changed to being buried near the front door or under the porch or stairs. Additionally, one can plant plants on the eastern side of the home in order to draw in their influence. For example, planting rose bushes on the eastern side of the home will draw love to the home.
West is the direction associated with sunset, banishing. cleansings, and enemy work. When old-school workers need to bury banishing or repelling work, or an enemy work, then it is buried on the western side of the home. For some workers this has changed to disposing of items in the back of the home. For example, if one is dumping out some cleansing scrub water one may want to dump it in the back yard or in the back of the house. Other workers would caution not to do so since items in the back yard are normally meant to be "kept" and many backyards have fences to enforce such. Use your own judgement on this.
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In my house it would be opposite depending on which you go by lol, my back yard faces East and front yard faces West!!
@ L.M. Tea,
Yeah, most people don't even do the east/west thing anymore and just go by the fron and back of the home. I guess it's just more simple that way.
I can see where they are coming from though following the sun throughout the day.
@ L.M. Tea,
Yep. And most of the internet hoodoo crowd don't know about it or put more importance on the moon.
I've always tried to follow the sun when I can espically when it comes to bath water/cleansing water and a few cross road things. That being said, if it's something I've done that I want to bring blessings into the house and/or protect the house, espically candle work I bury the wax at the front door since that's the main door used for going in and out of. The back door is usually used to let the dogs out and they love to dig so that won't work in my situation too well.
@ L.M. Tea,
I try to use the sun too, but based on my work schedule it can be tough. So I often just work with the clock.
I've done that as well, sometimes as an army wife with 2 kids when the husband is gone that's what I have to do.
@ L.M. Tea,
I hear that! LOL. You gotta do what you gotta do. And sometimes if I'm in desperate need of something I just do it right then and there when the spirit and the energy is on me and regardless of the sun or the clock.
I tend to work with the sun's movements as well. Never much paid attention to the moon or astrological timing. That's just sort of the way I've always been in these workings, and thus far I haven't had any issues with outcomes. That being said-if the spirit were to tell me otherwise I would go with the proverbial flow. Great blog post!
@ SRHildebrand,
Yeah, I normally don't do the astrological hour stuff. I try to work with the days, but if not then so be it.
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