DRIED WHITE SAGE SMUDGING | HERBAL TEA | BATH | REMOVING BAD ENERGIES
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White sage(Salvia apiana) is a plant native to high desert ecosystems & grows in California
For hundreds of years, white sage has been considered a sacred, cleansing, purifying, and protective plant.
Native Americans started the tradition of using Sacred Sage to ward off evils spirits and negative energies, and white sage has been used in ceremonies toseek blessings of health and prosperity, banish spirits, encourage protection.
HOW TO USE IT?
Sage Smudging is a ritual where the leaves of the Sage plant are burned, and the smoke is directed into and onto areas that are in need of clearing and protection. The idea is that as the leaves are burned, and you speak express your gratitude for it's assistance, the spirit of the sage plant releases it's energy of protection and clearing into the space or onto the object that needs clearing.
As the smoke moves through the room or over a surface, the smoke attaches itself to any heavy, negative energy that is within the space, object or being. As the smoke clears, the spirit of White Sage carries with it the negative energy that was once attached, back up to the Spiritual Light.
This heavy energy then becomes released, so that it may regenerate into something positive. You can perform this smudging ritual on anything or anyone that needs a clearing
A few safety tips- Have a heatproof bowl to put the sage in some sage leaves. Be safe and keep the air as still as possible when you smudge. No fans, or open doors and windows. Any gust of wind could further ignite the sage and blow sparks and ashes out of the bowl! Light the sage at the very tips of the leaves using a matchstick.
Once it is lit, and the flame is blown out, it will smoke. The movement and release of the energy comes with the smoke and not the orange flames.
SMUDGING A ROOM OR HOUSE Keep the windows and doors closed to the room you have chosen to smudge. Start in one corner of the room and gently waft the smoke after it spirals above the bowl, from the floor up to the ceiling. Always start from the bottom and move to the top - this is the natural pattern of smoke - to move up and carry away. Move from the back most corner of the room, and move to the next corner, following the same pattern. If you encounter a window, waft smoke into the four corners of the window, starting from the lower left corner of the window moving to the upper left, then to the upper right, then back down to the lower right. Seal the window by completing the "loop", in other words, make sure the smoke is wafted over the entire window frame. Move to the next corner, and waft smoke from the bottom to the top of the corner, and once you complete the final corner, move to the center of the move, raise the bowl to chest height, and waft smoke up towards the room center. You are now done with this room. When you leave, shut the door behind you and allow the smoke to penetrate the room for at least 15 minutes. Upon returning, open the windows and doors to release the energies that have attached to the smoke. Notice how the room feels different - lighter, clearer, more airy.
If you are smudging a house, do each room in the above fashion. Start from the back of the house and move to the front. Start from the bottom floor and move to the top. Make sure to get all rooms and if you have a room with cabinets - open the cabinets and waft smoke into them the way you would for a window. Your last room should be the one with the front door. Upon completing the house, exit through the front door and close the front door. Allow the smoke to work for at least 15 minutes. Once you are ready to return, open the doors and windows of the house.
SMUDGING YOURSELF Bend over, so that the bowl is about the level of your feet and ankles. Gently waft the smoke upward. As you slowly unbend and straighten up, you are bringing the sage/bowl and fanning the smoke up, up, upward until you’ve sent the smudging smoke up above your head. If someone is smudging you, turn around in a circle, and ask them to smudge you, from feet to head on all sides. As you turn slowly in a clockwise direction, they will stand still and waft the smoke from your feet to your head. Make a complete circle, and thank them for their assistance. Next, offer to provide your friend with a smudging!
SMUDGING AN OBJECT If you have a crystal or a piece of jewelry given to you, or anything else that you want to cleanse, hold it in your hand (if it is small enough). Waft smoke from below the object, so that the sage smoke covers the object from below, traveling. Swirl the smoke around the object until you feel the cleansing is complete. Remember to repeat your mantra. If you are smudging a protection object such as a crystal that you wear and have asked it to absorb negative energies, you will want to cleanse this object periodically to make sure it is fully functioning!
MAKE A TEA Take 3-4 leaves of white sage, and pace them in the bottom of a tea cup. Pour near-boiling water over the leaves and let them steep for 7-9 minutes. This tea is used to break a fever, induce a sweat, and clear out the respiratory system. In other words, it's meant to induce a 'release' of energy from the body - through sweat or mucus. Only one cup is encouraged in a 24 hour period.
WHITE SAGE HERBAL BATH One of the best ways to embody the protective and cleansing properties of sage is to take a bath in it's leaves. Take handful of leaves, and release them into a warm bath. Allow yourself to relax and unwind. As you soak, the white sage will remove any energies from your body and aura that no longer serve you, and deposit them into the bathwater. Thus, when the tub is drained, the energies are released from you. The same can be used with an bucket of warm water
100 Gram Pack
