California White Sage Smudge Stick (4 inch)
Smudging is the burning of sacred herbs for the purpose of cleansing and purification.
Smudging calls on the spirits of the sacred plants to drive away negative energies.
The smoke created by burning the herbs binds with any negative energies and carries them away as the smoke disperses you can smudge just about anything that needs cleansing.
If you move into a new home, it is nice to cleanse it of any residual energies from the previous tenants before perhaps blessing it to create harmony and peace.
Smudging is often performed to clear a sacred space before rituals, you can also smudge yourself to to cleanse and purify - especially if you have been weighed down with stress and worry.
Smudging is commonly used to cleanse crystals, before dedicating them for healing, and periodically to remove the energies they pick up from doing their work.
California White Sage Smudge Stick (4 inch)
First set the intention to clear your home or space of negative, stagnant energy to be replaced by positive, enlivened energy. Never underestimate the power of your intention.
Light a tea light, smudge sticks are notoriously difficult to light and stay alight. Light your smudge stick from the tea light. This may take a few attempts.
Once your smudge stick is alight and smoking, move to the main entrance to your home or the area you intend to smudge. Start moving counter clockwise around your home or the area you wish to clear, intending to move all negativity ahead of you with the smoke. Remember to ensure you send smoke into all corners where stagnant area sits, intending to move this energy around and out. You may wish to use a feather to help waft the sacred smoke into difficult to reach corners or spaces. Keep moving steadily in the counter clockwise route around the space ending where you started, intending the negative energy be released outside of your space.
Ensure your smudge stick is unlit before putting away. Scrubbing the smudge stick on a hard surface can help ensure it is no longer alight.