[Tutorial] Fenugreek Head Washing

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Before posting the actual quotation and instruction from the book I want to talk about it a little bit, because I think headwashing magically is something that should be done but not as frequently, it should be done in good tandem without negatively influencing or excessively "wash" the head too much.

I recommend it because it is cooling, relaxing, I just did it again now to remember how it feels.
Honestly it feels like an aura or a layer of thoughts that goes away/is removed from around your mind. Cooling is the strongest part of this, Fenugreek is definitely very cooling. It make you feel like you would be able to sleep well and there's not a rushing well of thoughts coming at you. I recommend it 100% if you feel like you're busy with life and a lot of life problems and situations are coming directly at you.

I agree with Draja's recommendation of doing it biannually and setting up a calendar reminder for 6 months away and do it now. I myself am guilty for sometime forgetting this upkeep/part of this practice. So I hope that people also don't forget it LOL

Head Washing

For many centuries, head washings have been associated with initiations into certain religious and spiritual practices. The Christian rite of baptism by total immersion, as practiced by Baptists and others, is an example of a complete body washing at initiation, which naturally includes washing the head. In most Roman Catholic baptisms, the priest will spread some holy water over the head of the infant being baptized. This is a kind of head washing as well.

In many non-Christian religious practices, head washings are given a much more important place in the initiation, as well as in processes of spiritual cleansing. In the African traditional religion, Voudon, the person who performs the initiation is always referred to afterward as "the one who washed my head." Many other religions found around the world also have a place for a head-washing ritual in their initiation ceremony, and frequently in their other rituals for spiritual cleansing.

People may perform two simple head washings for themselves. These are often useful in limiting worrisome thoughts in a person or helping them gain control of the strong emotions that may afflict them from time to time. These two head washings have different effects, but they are often used together, so I will describe both of them as completely as possible. If you decide to use one, or both, please choose to do first the one that most closely fits the mental condition you find yourself in.


Fenugreek Head Washing

Washing the head in a solution of fenugreek tea may frequently relieve brain fatigue and strong emotions such as deep feelings of grief and sorrow. This tea is made by adding a tablespoon of powdered fenugreek to two cups of hot water. The powder is stirred into the water, and the solution is then allowed to cool and reach room temperature. This head wash is then scrubbed into the head, much as a shampoo is applied when washing the hair.

Once the fenugreek tea is scrubbed into the head, it is allowed to sit on the head for at least five or ten minutes. Then it is rinsed off using cool water. The result of this head washing is always a clearing of the person's mentation. The individual is able to think more clearly without being afflicted by the strong emotions previously felt. In addition, this head washing has the advantage of removing nagging and troubling random thoughts generated by these and other emotions.

Unlike some of the other practices suggested in these pages, I recommend that most people use a fenugreek head wash at least twice a year. Our modern life puts its share of stress and strains on us, and most of us do mental rather than physical work today. Because most of us work around people who all have their own emotional problems, it is to our advantage to "clear the decks," so to speak, so that we are not dealing with any problems other than our own. Using a fenugreek head wash twice a year will keep our own mentation clean, reducing negative mental influence from others and allowing us to think more clearly.


Salt Head Washing

When a person just can't seem to "get it all together," or when they have suddenly become "air-headed" and unable to think clearly about anything, they may need to have a salt head washing. This head washing is usually performed in conjunction with a salt rub, or a salt bath. If it is done with a bath, the bath water used is rubbed into the head, often along with an additional handful of salt. Like the fenugreek head washing, the salt head washing is also done by scrubbing the solution into the head, just like a shampoo is used when washing the hair.

This bath and head washing is used for grounding people who feel disconnected, unable to think clearly at all, or who act as if they are "lost in space." Use two pounds of salt to a tub of water and scrub the body thoroughly, as well as vigorously washing the head using an additional handful of salt and the bath water. If only a head washing is desired, add as much salt as can be dissolved in two cups of water and rub this solution thoroughly into the head. Once the person's head has been scrubbed with the saltwater solution, it may be rinsed away.

FENUGREEK Seed (Alholua) [Trigonella Foenum Graecum L.] [#2336] One of mankind's oldest cultivated plants, it is used as a spice as well as a food stuff. One of the
constitutes of the Egyptian KUPHI or holy smoke used in fumigation's, and in embalming as an incense. The seed powder is used as a yellow dyestuff. The seeds are eaten either raw or boiled, often with honey. The powdered seeds themselves are used to restore the clouded mentation of an individual who is over stressed, or who suffers from 'brain fag.'

Used as a head wash, to strengthen the mentation process. The tea is also used as a stomachic, for settling the stomach and bringing the digestive process back to normal. The tea has a good effect on the throat and the bowels. Makes a good poultrice for wounds or bites. Helps to clear mucous congestion. It is a component of almost all of the Voudon and other head washes used in various magico-religious initiations, where it is a specific for clearing the mentation process. Mercury Rules it, as might be expected.

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Source: Spiritual Cleansing: A Handbook of Psychic Protection by Draja Mickaharic