2 Types of Bath Waters to Ward Off Bad Luck and Attract Prosperity
2 Types of Bath Waters to Ward Off Bad Luck and Attract Prosperity
Bathing is one of the activities that helps to eliminate negative energy from the body, clean the body, and maintain health. It is a routine activity that contributes to health care. However, according to feng shui, bathing also has a spiritual significance, helping to remove bad luck, bring good fortune, and drive away evil spirits and negative energy that might be lingering.
Based on the experience of our ancestors, there are two types of bath waters commonly used to ward off bad luck, bring in prosperity, and cleanse negative energy. Particularly, after attending a funeral or visiting ancestors' graves, you can bathe in these waters to help remove the negative energy that may have attached to you. Moreover, these bath waters are also beneficial for health.
Sea Salt Bath
Sea salt is not only used as a cooking ingredient but also plays a significant role in spiritual rituals and feng shui practices. It is used for scattering to help release wandering souls, attracting wealth and prosperity, eliminating bad luck, driving away evil spirits, and removing bad odors.
Salt is commonly used in feng shui to remove negative energy from the home. According to feng shui, placing a bowl of salt in the house helps to repel harmful energies, cleanse impurities in the space, and purify the home.
Bitter Leaf Water
According to ancient beliefs, to welcome the new year, both the body and mind should be clean and fresh to receive a year filled with good luck, prosperity, and happiness. All the bad things from the previous year should be left behind. Bitter leaf, with its distinctive aroma, is believed to have cleansing properties, helping to remove negative energy, ward off evil spirits, and wash away the misfortunes of the past year, preparing the homeowner for a peaceful new year. This bath is especially beneficial for children, the elderly, and sick individuals, as the scent of bitter leaf is said to repel evil spirits, preventing children from falling ill or being startled and crying when the new year begins.
In fact, bitter leaf has a high concentration of essential oils, which help reduce inflammation, support digestion, and cleanse the skin. Bathing with bitter leaf water at the end of the year helps to relax the mind, leave a pleasant fragrance on the body, and drive away bad luck while welcoming a prosperous new year filled with good health and fortune. The herbal scent is considered one of the ways to repel evil spirits and purify the space. Therefore, Vietnamese ancestors placed great importance on boiling bitter leaves for a bath during the end of the year.
