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I am thinking of cleaning my home but have no experience. I looked online and there were so many different blends of smudge sticks I am not sure what kind to buy. Does anyone here have any knowledge in this area?
I like white sage, and you can find it at most health food stores that have herbs in bulk. Palo Santo is also a stick that is nice. It will really help you and your house.
My realtor gave me a red sage plant as a house-warming gift. It's still growing beautifully in my backyard.
I remember the realtor was visibly spooked when a closet door popped opened during the open house. It was just a faulty latch--I know because I fixed it.
I've never put much thought into why she gave me a sage bush (as opposed another plant)... but is this her way of warding off spirits in my house?
I must admit, I heard of this practice years ago, but then, as now, I put no credence in it.
I copied this from wikipedia, and like all rituals, it is in the eyes of the beholder.
For me it is garbage, and not to be believed.
If any of you think this is going to rid you, or your home of any spirit that wants to be where ever it wants to be, you are sadly mistaken.
No Herb, stick or bush is going to prevent it.
From Wekipedia:
Contemporary use of smudge sticks
Smudging in the modern era has been incorporated into many belief systems, including new age and neopagan spirituality, where it is analogous to censing with a thurible or aspersion. It may also be used in rituals or meditation. Smudging rituals are regarded by their practitioners as psychologically and spiritually cleansing, and as a means to clear negative energy. Participants can smudge themselves or others by fanning smoke in the appropriate direction, often with other ritual tools such as a bundle of feathers.
For practitioners, the intent behind the ritual is usually considered as important as the actual constituents of the smudge stick. Care is taken to determine the time of day, month, or year when the herbs should be collected; for example, at dawn or evening, at certain phases of the moon, or according to yearly cycles. It is considered respectful to ask permission from the plant before collecting it. Gertrude Allen, a Lumbee, reported that her father, an expert in healing with plants, stated that sage varied in potency at different times of the year. For full potency, he would only gather sage in months that contained the letter ‘r’ and only on the full moon, and was careful to select only crinkled leaves.[1] Smudge stick ceremonies are quite significant at aphelion (when the earth is farthest from the sun), perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), equinoxes, and solstices.[citation needed]
Don't knock it if you have not tried it.
The Native Americans have used sage for cleansing for eons.
If it did not work, the practice would have never survived.
I aided a friend in ridding his home of an annoying spirit using sage, a broom and salt.
It does work.
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Originally Posted by CALGUY
I must admit, I heard of this practice years ago, but then, as now, I put no credence in it.
I copied this from wikipedia, and like all rituals, it is in the eyes of the beholder.
For me it is garbage, and not to be believed.
If any of you think this is going to rid you, or your home of any spirit that wants to be where ever it wants to be, you are sadly mistaken.
No Herb, stick or bush is going to prevent it.
I must admit, I heard of this practice years ago, but then, as now, I put no credence in it.
I copied this from wikipedia, and like all rituals, it is in the eyes of the beholder.
For me it is garbage, and not to be believed.
If any of you think this is going to rid you, or your home of any spirit that wants to be where ever it wants to be, you are sadly mistaken.
No Herb, stick or bush is going to prevent it.
From Wekipedia:
Contemporary use of smudge sticks
Smudging in the modern era has been incorporated into many belief systems, including new age and neopagan spirituality, where it is analogous to censing with a thurible or aspersion. It may also be used in rituals or meditation. Smudging rituals are regarded by their practitioners as psychologically and spiritually cleansing, and as a means to clear negative energy. Participants can smudge themselves or others by fanning smoke in the appropriate direction, often with other ritual tools such as a bundle of feathers.
For practitioners, the intent behind the ritual is usually considered as important as the actual constituents of the smudge stick. Care is taken to determine the time of day, month, or year when the herbs should be collected; for example, at dawn or evening, at certain phases of the moon, or according to yearly cycles. It is considered respectful to ask permission from the plant before collecting it. Gertrude Allen, a Lumbee, reported that her father, an expert in healing with plants, stated that sage varied in potency at different times of the year. For full potency, he would only gather sage in months that contained the letter ‘r’ and only on the full moon, and was careful to select only crinkled leaves.[1] Smudge stick ceremonies are quite significant at aphelion (when the earth is farthest from the sun), perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), equinoxes, and solstices.[citation needed]
I'm 1/2 Cherokee and we've used Smudge Sticks for years, White Sage is my preferance, works for me quite well all the time and smells divine.
I must admit, I heard of this practice years ago, but then, as now, I put no credence in it.
I copied this from wikipedia, and like all rituals, it is in the eyes of the beholder.
For me it is garbage, and not to be believed.
If any of you think this is going to rid you, or your home of any spirit that wants to be where ever it wants to be, you are sadly mistaken.
No Herb, stick or bush is going to prevent it.
From Wekipedia:
Contemporary use of smudge sticks
Smudging in the modern era has been incorporated into many belief systems, including new age and neopagan spirituality, where it is analogous to censing with a thurible or aspersion. It may also be used in rituals or meditation. Smudging rituals are regarded by their practitioners as psychologically and spiritually cleansing, and as a means to clear negative energy. Participants can smudge themselves or others by fanning smoke in the appropriate direction, often with other ritual tools such as a bundle of feathers.
For practitioners, the intent behind the ritual is usually considered as important as the actual constituents of the smudge stick. Care is taken to determine the time of day, month, or year when the herbs should be collected; for example, at dawn or evening, at certain phases of the moon, or according to yearly cycles. It is considered respectful to ask permission from the plant before collecting it. Gertrude Allen, a Lumbee, reported that her father, an expert in healing with plants, stated that sage varied in potency at different times of the year. For full potency, he would only gather sage in months that contained the letter ‘r’ and only on the full moon, and was careful to select only crinkled leaves.[1] Smudge stick ceremonies are quite significant at aphelion (when the earth is farthest from the sun), perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), equinoxes, and solstices.[citation needed]
Who are you to say what does or doesn't work.
I say it does work. If it's not for you, fine, but this isn't a debate.
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