A spell to please your household spirits
From a golden broom pluck five long straws, Light them as tapers at the fire;
Carry them through the house, and cause Their subtle smoke to thicken the air–Then summon good fortune with this spell:
Wraiths of the house,
Take heart and live:
To every chamber
This light I give,
To every corner
This breath I send–
Approve and favor
My willing hand
If you would please them doubly well, Sprinkle the floor with leaves of tea and orris powder and grains of salt–
Then sweep with the broom, until you are free. Each crack and crevice from speck or fault.

— From Crone’s Book of Magical Words by Valerie Worth
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