A story has been floating around that really made me pause and think.
A few months ago, a woman walked into a shop asking for help. She had chicken blood in her hair and needed to wash it out. The shop owner pointed her to a sink so she could clean up.
About a day or later, the shop owner’s daughter passed away.
A few days after sharing the strange encounter online, people began asking questions. Some say it was a coincidence. Others wondered if there was something spiritual behind it.
I want to talk about this carefully and respectfully.
Across many traditions, including Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Santeria, chicken blood can be used in spiritual work. That doesn’t automatically mean anything bad happened here. However, understanding the symbolism helps explain why some people reacted the way they did.
In different practices, blood represents life force. It’s powerful because it carries intention. Sometimes it’s used for positive spiritual work, such as offerings, cleansing rituals, protection work, or honoring ancestors. In other cases, depending on the intention behind the ritual, it can also be used in heavier or harmful workings.
The key point is intention.
In many traditions, people learn to be mindful of what enters their homes, businesses, or personal spaces. This applies spiritually as well as physically. Elders often say your space is a threshold, and you should keep it protected.
That’s why practices like spiritual cleansing, prayer, protection work, and maintaining energetic boundaries exist across cultures and faiths.
It’s not about fear or blaming spiritual traditions. In fact, these traditions also teach protection, healing, and balance.
But stories like this remind people of something many grandmothers and spiritual elders have always said:
Protect your space, your energy, and stay spiritually grounded.
Not everything strange has a spiritual cause, but staying protected never hurts.
After talking about that strange story, a lot of people asked the same question:
How do you protect your home, business, and energy?
Whether someone believes in spiritual traditions like Hoodoo, Voodoo, Santeria, prayer, or simply protecting their peace, most cultures agree on one thing:
Protection matters.
Not everything that happens is spiritual. But staying spiritually and energetically grounded never hurts.
Here are a few traditional ways people protect their spaces and themselves.
1. Clean your space on a regular basis.
Do this both spiritually and physically. In many traditions, energy builds up in places where people work, live, and gather. Sweeping floors, opening windows, burning sage, incense, or herbs like rosemary can help refresh a space. In Hoodoo, people also mop floors with spiritual washes like Florida Water or vinegar and lemon.
2. Protect your doorways
Your front door is considered a spiritual entry point. Some traditions place protection at the entrance, such as salt, protective symbols, prayers, or herbs near the doorway. The idea is simple: what enters your space matters.
3. Use salt for protection
Salt has been used for protection across many cultures for centuries. Some people keep bowls of salt near entryways. They may sprinkle it near doors or add it to cleaning water when washing floors.
4. Protective herbs
Certain herbs are traditionally used for protection in many spiritual systems:
• Rosemary ~ protection and cleansing
• Basil ~ protection and prosperity
• Bay leaves ~ warding off negativity
• Rue ~ strong spiritual protection in many traditions
Spiritual baths or cleansing
Many traditions believe cleansing yourself is just as important as cleansing your home. Salt baths, herbal baths, prayer, and meditation help release stress. Grounding practices also clear the negative energy people may pick up throughout the day.
Protect your business energy
If you run a business, especially one where many people enter your space, it helps to:
• Pray or set intentions before opening
• Keep your space clean and calm
• Remove anything that feels heavy or negative
• Maintain boundaries with customers and situations
Protect your mind, too
Spiritual protection isn’t only ritual. It’s also about emotional boundaries. Protecting your peace, limiting toxic environments, and staying grounded are just as powerful as anything else.
At the end of the day, traditions like Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Santeria also teach something important:
Spiritual work isn’t only about power.
It’s about balance, respect, and protection.
Not everything strange has a spiritual cause.
But being mindful of your energy, space, and intentions is something our elders have practiced for generations.
What are some ways you protect your home or energy?
