Clean Sweep: Banishing Everything You Don't Need to Make Room for What You Want

by Denny Sargent

As a culture we are driven to acquire, amass, get, use, devour, taste, and try. And of course it is never enough. Until we figure out that enough is enough, we will never lead a fulfilling life. Unless we let go of possessions, attitudes, emotions, old lovers, or old ideas, we'll never be able to make true changes in our lives. We are very good at taking, consuming, hoarding, devouring, overworking, and inputting more and more and more . . . but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578633885
• ISBN13: 9781578633883
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Weiser Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Clean Sweep: A Considerate Review of Worldwide Rituals

Yes, Clean Sweep will help you order and organize your life. NO, it's not just a closet organizing manual. Only the most closed-minded will fail to note the deep respect with which the author incorporates eons of wide-ranging religious and cultural traditions into practical, helpful invitations and rituals. Clean Sweep is a good read. Use or don't use the "recipies" contained in the book, you will still get benefit from the ideas. It is written with great humor and wisdom and contains many worthwhile "ah ha!" moments for all readers. Every counselor, therapist, every person with too much "stuff," everyone who sometimes feels "stuck," and everyone trying to help someone who feels "stuck" should consult this how-to manual for "clean living." Everyone who wants to enjoy optimum living and who believes in taking responsibility for making it happen should read this book.

Taking charge of your life.

This is an extremely useful book. I understand now that banishing encompasses far more than "casting a circle" or chasing away poltergeists. Sargent extends the concept to ALL areas of life, and offers simple yet effective ways to shed the barriers to happiness and health. It's really about taking charge, and not being a victim. Humans have free will, and the power to choose what will and will not be a part of their lives. So, really, this book is about empowerment. I have a friend who complained recently that he felt a strong need to prioritize, reorganize, and focus his life. I got this book in the mail to him the next day. I'm sure it won't be the last time I do that -- it is a powerful tool that I am eager to share with others. It helped me immensely at a time when I was foundering and overwhelmed, and I'm sure it will do the same for many others.

A New Broom Sweeps Clear!

Clean Sweep is a very practical and extremely smart book! Based solidly on the classic alchemical elements (fire, water, earth, air, and spirit) and drawing on diverse methods from all over the world (including the spells of magick and witchcraft, the meditations of tantra and yoga, the insights of psychology and science, and the techniques of shamanism and feng shui) the author provides a wide range of powerful banishing exercises covering every aspect of life. From losing weight, fighting off illness and clearing your home to overcoming anxiety, phobias and old traumas, from daily life to spiritual crisis to psychic attack, there are over 100 meditations, exercises and exorcisms that can be used or adapted to clarify, conquer and resolve the issues and problems that challenge, vex and entangle us. Equally accessable to the beginner and inspirational to the advanced reader, this wonderful book distills an enormous amount of cross-cultural information into a treasurehouse of wisdom on what may well be the first important step toward transforming every aspect of living. Very highly recomended!

really good stuff

Simple, metaphysical, practical. I don't usually like ritual, but this just makes sense. I highly recommend it.