If you have come to this page, you have likely been prescribed a spiritual bath by me.  This page contains some simple baths that you can make yourself, with either ingredients you find at home or can get easily at the super market. 

This page is written up using the simplest and most easy to acquire ingredients.  These baths and accompany rituals are often prescribed using more expensive ingredients, which are believed to be more effective, as they are cumulative.  However, alot can be done even with what is listed here.

Simple Recipes (from Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course by catherine yronwode)

New Orleans protection bath

• salt, half cup
• ammonia, one tablespoon
• vinegar, half cup

South East coast uncrossing bath

• ice grains salt, 1 cup
• vinegar, 1 cup
• turpentine, nine drops

Mary's protection and victory bath

• Epson salts, half cup
• ammonia, one tablespoon
• red pepper powder, a pinch only

Spiritual cleansing mineral Bath number one

• salt, half cup
• Epson salts, half cup
• salt Peter, one tablespoon

Spiritual cleansing mineral Bath number two

• salt, half cup
• saltpeter, one tablespoon
• laundry bluing, crushed to a powder, one tablespoon

Nine morning protection bath

• saltpeter, one tablespoon
• ammonia, one tablespoon
• cinnamon powder, a pinch

Purification bath and floor wash

• salt, half cup
• Epson salts, half cup
• saltpeter, one tablespoon
• bluing ball, crushed to a powder, one tablespoon
• ammonia, one tablespoon

Spiritual bath a.k.a. blue bath

• bath salts (salt mixed with Epson salts), half cup
• Reckitt’s Crown blue aka laundry bluing, one square, crushed
• Florida water cologne, one 2 ounce bottle

Custom Prescribed Herbal Bath

If you have been given an herbal bath recipe by Lara, you should know the following. 

• Unless otherwise directed use between ½ tablespoon and full tablespoon of each of the herbs.  Heat approximately two cups of water on the stove or in the microwave and make a tea with the herbs.  Let that steep for about 10 mins.  Strain out the herbs.  Use this in the bath. 
• If you only have an even number of herbs, add ½ cup of salt (table salt, kosher salt, Epson salts are all fine) to make an odd number.
• If you are using fresh herbs, remember to pick the herbs in the morning when the essential oils are strongest on the plants.  A small handful of the leaves are fine.

How To

A spiritual bath is supposed to be taken at dawn.  If for any reason you cannot take the bath at dawn you may take the bath at sundown.  Add the ingredients from one of the above recipes into a full tub of hot bath water.  Make sure the water is hot enough to dissolve the mineral salts.  Bathe with downward strokes to take off jinxes and crossed conditions as if you were washing things away.  Bathe with upward strokes to draw in love and luck.

I suggest you sit down in the bathtub and scoop the water with your hands up over your head as if you were baptizing your self.  Then, continue scoping the water onto your chest and down your arms.  Get up on your knees, and wash down from your waist to your pelvis and the top of your thighs.  Then stand, and wash from your thighs down to your feet. 

For a drawing bath, reverse the above.

At this point step out of the bath tub onto a clean dry towel.  Allow yourself to drip dry, do not towel off.  It would be best if you had two white candles to step between as you left the bath tub; either on the edge of the bath tub or on the floor on either side of the towel.  The candles can be anointed with any oil agreed upon with Lara, or simply with Olive Oil, or any cooking oil if that’s all you have.  If you have been prescribed any incense, you would also light it at this time.

At this point you would read the prescribed psalm or make your own prayer or petition, while you drip dry.  Speak out loud with strength and determination.  Following this dress in CLEAN clothes only.  Most baths are done over 3, 7, 9 or 13 days.  If the situation is dire enough and you have been recommended to repeat this bath, then pinch out the candles, do not blow them out.  Otherwise, simply let them burn down.

(Any kind of small white candle will do, birthday candles, little tea lights, small votives or even best Sabbath candles if you can get them.)