Cloves are a powerful herb for spiritual work, offering potent support for cleansing, protection, and energy alignment. Known for their warm, fiery nature and rich scent, cloves help to clear the path for clarity, strength, and spiritual focus. In this post, we’ll explore the spiritual properties of cloves, and how you can work with them for aura cleansing, energy work, and chakra alignment.

If you’re looking for spell ideas with cloves, you might also enjoy:
Clove Spells: 5 Simple Rituals for Love, Money & Protection

---

What Are the Spiritual Properties of Cloves?

Spiritually, cloves are known for their:

• Aura cleansing – removing heavy or stagnant energy

• Psychic protection – guarding your spirit from unwanted influences

• Confidence and strength – boosting personal power

• Chakra activation – especially for the root and solar plexus

• Energetic amplification – enhancing the effects of other magical ingredients

With a strong link to the element of Fire and the expansive influence of Jupiter, cloves bring warmth, action, and upliftment into spiritual work.

---

Correspondences of Cloves in Energy Work

• Element: Fire

• Planet: Jupiter

• Chakras: Root, Solar Plexus

• Energy: Masculine, protective, uplifting

• Spiritual Uses: Cleansing, boundary-setting, motivation, power-raising

---

1. Aura Cleansing with Cloves

Your aura is your energetic field—the part of you that interacts with the world on a subtle level. When your aura becomes clouded or heavy, cloves can help to purify and restore its strength.

How to use cloves for aura cleansing:

• Burn whole cloves or clove incense and gently waft the smoke around your body, starting at your feet and working upward.

• Visualise the smoke lifting away any cords, heaviness, or emotional residue.

• Say aloud or silently:
  “By smoke and spice, I clear my field.
  I stand renewed, protected and healed.”

This is especially useful after emotional conflict, energy-draining environments, or intense spiritual work.

---

2. Chakra Healing with Cloves

Cloves naturally stimulate the root chakra (for grounding and protection) and the solar plexus chakra (for confidence and power). They can help re-centre your energy when you’re feeling scattered, anxious, or disempowered.

Root Chakra (Muladhara)

Use when: You feel unstable, disconnected, or unsafe.

Ritual: Add whole cloves to a grounding foot soak with rosemary and sea salt. Visualise red light at the base of your spine growing stronger and steadier.

Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)

Use when: You need motivation, willpower, or confidence.

Ritual: Dab diluted clove oil on your solar plexus before meditation. Light a yellow candle and focus on a golden flame within you, burning away fear or doubt.

---

3. Protection and Energetic Boundaries

Spiritually, cloves help create firm boundaries between your energy and outside influences. They are often used in warding, shielding, and banishing practices.

Ideas for using cloves in protective work:

• Place a clove in each corner of your room or property for energetic warding.

• Carry a sachet with cloves, bay leaf, and black tourmaline to protect against negativity or draining people.

• Add powdered cloves to a salt circle or ritual space to keep your energy field clear and focused.

---

4. Cloves as a Spiritual Motivator

Cloves have a natural kick to them—spiritually and physically. If you’ve been feeling sluggish, creatively blocked, or emotionally low, cloves can provide a burst of spiritual motivation.

Use in energy-boosting rituals or affirmations like:

• Burning clove incense while journalling your intentions

• Drinking clove tea (with cinnamon) while repeating:
  “I rise with clarity. I move with purpose.”

• Anointing your pulse points with clove oil before spellwork or divination

---

Final Thoughts

The spiritual properties of cloves make them an essential herb for witches, energy workers, and anyone looking to stay centred and strong in their spiritual journey. Whether you’re working to cleanse your aura, balance your chakras, or hold firm boundaries, cloves offer the fire and focus to help you stay aligned.

Want to go deeper with cloves? Read next:

• Cloves

• Cinnamon

• Rosemary

Do you use cloves in your spiritual practice? I’d love to hear about it—leave a comment or tag me on social media with #LancsGreenWitch.