Ac cording to Jewish tradition, today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It’s a good time for clearing away past mistakes and negative energy. Asking forgiveness for wrongs helps to heal relationships too.

For this spell you will need a bowl of water, a pinch of salt, and a hand towel.

Sprinkle the salt over the water and say:
By the tears of the sea,
Be pure and blessed be.

Rinse your hands with the water and say:
Where salt and water go,
May sacred clearing flow.

Sprinkle the water over your head and say:
May all beneath the rain
Be new and free of pain.

Recite the things you have done that you regret. Describe what you have done or will do to make amends, whether to the gods or to other people. When you finish, pour the water down the drain. Wash your hands in clean water and dry with the towel.