| About Smudging by Eartharomas and used with permission To "Smudge" means, to cleanse with smoke! Among the many ways to clear negativity, is the ages old practice of SMUDGING. Certain herbs considered sacred are burnt - thus producing smoke - for protection and to clear away negativity and unwelcome spirits. There is virtually no limit to the potential of smudging. For the individual, it can help you find your unique center, the You, you were born to be by sloughing away the dross of day-to-day “stuff” and thereby offering clarity of how you became how you are and to take the necessary steps to heal and expand your personal awareness. For the home, smudging can shift the negativity left behind by visitors, previous tenants, in fact anyone. Great to cleanse the rooms of teens with attitude and can encourage a sense of calm in them. Ever had the hairs on the nape of your neck and arms stand on end when you enter a particular room? Smudging can move on the entities responsible for that too! Or, are you having trouble selling your house? Could be, there is too much baggage, i.e. emotional attachment, unresolved stuff putting off potential purchasers. Smudge the house and let them feel welcome and safe and keen to move in. Smudge when you move into somewhere new too. Clear the energies of previous owners, tenants, builders, tradesmen etc. We even smudge our vehicles! Works well in outdoor areas too. Your workplace is another area you can make a difference with smudging. You would need to determine if it was appropriate to do so by first running the idea by your employer. In the old way, the end of the herb bundle was lit using the flame from the council fire. We recomend using a candle as we have found to be the safest & most effective alternative, as it can take some time to get it burning. Keep handy an earthen bowl containing sand to extinguish your bundles after use as using water is considered as disrespect to the fire spirits. We tie the smudge bundles with horse-tail as was done in the old way. This not only helps to avoid the risk of injury or damage caused by using flammable materials, it adds the Medicine of Horse to the potential of the herb bundle. Horse Medicine is Power through Wisdom. Although smudging does mean 'cleansing with smoke’, there are other benefits when you light your herb bundle. All herbs are healing and when burnt, also release that healing energy to you and to the universe. Another benefit is the aromatherapy provided by the fragrance of the burning herbs, which can give you a lift, simply, just enjoying the EARTHAROMAS. So, when burning the herbs, the idea is to release their healing potential and aroma along with the cleansing smoke. Avoid creating excessive smoke, as this could cause discomfort. A suggested cleansing ritual of one's self is as follows; after lighting the smudge bundle offer it with positive intent to the cardinal directions, i.e. north, east, south and west and up to the Eagle Nation (sky) and down to the Stone People (ground). Now wash the smoke over your self by bringing it toward the heart and up over the head and then down the arms and the rest of your body. Finish by offering gratitude to the creator. The above ritual can also be used when smudging home, workplace, anywhere in fact. Instead of a personal cleansing, you are focusing on clearing your surroundings. Thoroughly go through all rooms/areas with additional attention to the places that don’t normally receive a lot of light. Under furniture, behind doors, etc. Maintain a positive intent, finish with gratitude and all will be well. The selected herbs are organically grown, then picked and dried and bundled in various combinations with much love and care, just for you. |
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