never should you ever

• leave food or dishes out while you sleep
  • (it's an open invitation.)
• use ouija boards or hold seances where you sleep
  • (benevolent spirits don't lurk in the dark, dear.)
• use ouija boards or hold seances anywhere, really
  • (the wicked want playmates and follow you home.)
• play with dead things
  • (for like attracts like.)
• let blood if you can help it
  • (there's power in the blood, and it is often unclean.)
  • (it's much harder to cast out wicked than invite it.)

but if you should ever find yourself fretting

• take stock of how you feel; do they wish you harm
  • (once cast away, what's done cannot be undone.)
• take charge; order the unwanted from your presence
  • (sprits are energy. don't let it use yours, and weak spirits leave.)
• take sage to every crevice of your home; then open the windows
  • (the smoke will draw the spirits out with it.)
• sweep all the floors from right to left and straight out the back door
  • (it charts the course of the sun and banishes evil from your home.)
  • (remember, even the most benevolent spirits survive off your energy, leaving you sickly and tired and sad.)