Why? Practically speaking, you’re fanning lit herbs very close to your body. Feathers help to remove dense energy from the body and energetic field.ĭress for the Occasion: Wear black. Abalone shells are easy to hold when walking around a space, and they can withstand the heat created from the burning herbs. Traditionally, people use an abalone shell to hold the sage (or palo santo) and then a feather to fan and spread the smoke around the space when burning it. Leave the door or window open for about an hour after clearing your space.īe Prepared: Remember, you are lighting something on fire, so the right container for your smudging tool is key. If you are trying to get someone’s toxic energy out of your house after a weekend rager, or an intense meeting at work, you need to give that energy somewhere to go. You just created a chemical reaction, but the mixture has nowhere to go so the jar could explode, crack, or not complete its chemical reaction because of the lack of oxygen/being compressed in a small space, and essentially not being able to change. Why? Let’s take a lesson from eighth-grade science class: Imagine that you took a bunch of chemical compounds and put them in a jar, sealed the lid, and shook the jar. Have an Exit Strategy: Before you light up, remember to open a door or window as the unwanted energy you are trying to clear must have a path to get out.
(In Spanish, the name literally means “holy stick.”)Ĭan you take us through the essential steps for clearing energy? Palo santo is a sacred wood that grows on the coast of South America and has been used by the indigenous shamans of the Andes and the Amazon for centuries. It has a masculine energy and its smell is reminiscent of a temple, with notes of pine and lemon. If sage doesn’t speak to you, try palo santo. On a practical level, scientists have observed that sage can clear up to 94 percent of airborne bacteria in a space. When sage is burned, it releases negative ions, a natural way of putting people into a more positive mood. Burning sage has traditionally been associated with increasing wisdom, clarity, and spiritual awareness. The Latin word for sage, salvia, means to heal. The practice dates back to prehistoric times and it’s been used in every corner of the world.
Burning sage is one of the oldest methods of cleansing a person, group of people, objects, or space. If you’re using sage, look for California white sage (which is different from the sage you would cook with). Has an earthy (just-smoked-weed) smell and a feminine energy. Be wary of vendors you are not familiar with I recommend Shamans Market or Taos Herbs for their high-quality, ethically cultivated sacred herbs. Just as buying organic or locally sourced food makes a difference, the quality of your energy-clearing herbs matters. How do we choose our herbal smudging tool? But if you’re someone who interacts a lot with people on a daily basis at work, or is constantly entertaining at home, then you’ll want to up the ante and energetically cleanse yourself and your space more frequently. It helps tackle any bad juju you sense looming, clears the energy in your field, and allows you to start anew.Ī good rule of thumb is to clear your energy once a week and your space somewhere between once a month and once a season. (Learn how below.) Smudging can clear your emotional, energetic, mental, spiritual, and physical body-as well as your environment (home, office, or other physical space). The most effective way to combat an energy traffic jam is smudging. Stuck energy can gather like unwanted guests at a house party. If you’re feeling stuck, negative, sluggish, or perhaps as if a spirit is following you around like a creepy ex-boyfriend…it may be due to some bad energy in your field. Smudging is an ancient ceremony in which sacred plants are burned, and the resulting smoke is wafted throughout a space (or around someone’s body) to bless the space (or body).
What’s the purpose of smudging? How often do you do it?
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