How do you cleanse your home?

By Charlie Lally

The ancient ritual of burning sage is an art worth knowing in these times. While there are many ways to clear negative energies, white sage seems by far the most popular but did you know there are others as well?

WHITE SAGE – Clearing

White sage is the herb to use when you need brute strength to shift energies and entities that attach themselves to you and your environment. White sage is considered the most sacred herb held by Native Americans for hundreds of years. It’s used for smudging as part of a cleansing ceremony to help people, places, or even objects to get rid of negative energy or even bad spirits in or around spaces. This includes past traumas, bad experiences, or negative energies from others. This may also help you establish a positive environment for meditation or another ritual. Choosing to sit and let go of negative thoughts in a ritual like this sets your intention and dedication to self-improvement. By choosing to engage in ritual can be the beginning of your change in mindset. Smudging can be useful when you are feeling depressed, angry, resentful, unwell, or after an argument.

WHITE SAGE & LAVENDER – Harmony

Use this combination to create harmony, tranquillity and love. White sage & lavender restores balance & creates a peaceful atmosphere. It’s excellent for areas of high stress and for cleansing an area after emotional upsets. Lavender can be used for protection and to safeguard against evil. It’s also brilliant for healing emotional upsets. Lavender brings a positive energy, opens the heart chakra and calm the mind.

MUGWORT – Courage

Use the gentle cleansing energy of this blend to repel negative energies and emotions to give you the confidence, and courage to follow your dreams. Mugwort is often regarded as the traveller’s friend – used to promote physical wellbeing, endurance and protection. This ancient herb can also encourage prophetic and happy dreams and act as an aid to astral travel. We encourage smudging with mugwort for anyone wishing to develop their conscious or lucid dreaming experience and also recommend it as a key ingredient in the traveller’s survival pack. Please Note: Ingesting this herb is a big no-no for pregnant women so I advise against using around women who are pregnant. How do you smudge a house? 1.Start at the front door and light the smudge stick at the tip of the leaves, allow burning for 5-10 seconds, and gently blow on the embers to create smoke. 2.Hold in a heat proof container, smudge pot, or shell. Use a bowl to catch any ashes. 3.If you are cleansing a room, move in a counter-clockwise direction to banish negativity, and clockwise for invoking. Then begin to move slowly around your home moving among rooms, gently waving the stick in the air. Fan smoke with your hand, smudge fan, or smudge feather. Move mindfully and with care, walking clockwise around the entire perimeter of the home. Be sure to allow the smoke to drift into the hidden spaces, like inside closets, basements, and dark corners. Open windows to let the negative energy be released back to Mother Earth. 4.After use, gently extinguish the smoke in the sand or a small dish of water. 5.Store in a dry place for future use.

What do you say when you cleanse your house with sage?

Use this example prayer. You could simply say: “Sacred and holy ones please clear this place of stagnant and negative energy”. And after you are finished working, you can thank them and the sage for their help.

Can you reuse a smudge stick?

If you are using a smudge stick, put it out under running water. After it dries you can reuse it – but if you crush it out it will continue to smoulder and be a fire hazard.

PALO SANTO WOOD

Palo Santo Wood is a mystical tree that grows on the coast of South America and is related to frankincense, myrrh, and copal. It is part of the citrus family and has sweet notes of pine, mint, and lemon. Palo Santo is a cleansing and healing wood. It creates a pleasant, fresh smoke that works, and an uplifting scent that raises your vibration in preparation for meditation, and deep connection. It enhances creativity and brings good fortune. These products are organically grown and sourced from sustainable farms. Please take note: • Healing and other properties given are for information purposes only and should not be used to replace medical advice or treatment. • Always use caution when burning smudge sticks, they are hot and will burn the skin and holes in the fabric. • If you are pregnant or nursing, consult a physician before using smudge sticks. • Keep unlit and burning smudge sticks away from children and pets. Curiosity can lead to accidents and injury. • Burn smudge sticks in a ventilated area. If you would like to book a reading or like to know further information on crystals or sage; send me a message.

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