What is Smudging?
Smudging is a spiritual practice of cleansing with sacred herbs. The cleansing can be used for space clearing which is most common. In addition, a person, animal, plant and just about anything that holds energy can be smudged and therefore cleared of negative energy. Commonly used sacred herbs are White Sage, and many other types of Sage, Rosemary, Palo Santo, Ruda Rue, Eucalyptus, Lavender just to name a few.
Why is Smudging important?
There are many reasons to consider smudging into your sacred practise. It is used to remove negative energy from whatever you are smudging. By smudging, and even better, holding intention whilst smudging is an ancient tradition easy enough for anyone to practise.
A guide to Smudging
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Whatever you are cleansing do a clean-up. Think about sweeping the floor, dusting, ridding cobwebs.
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Hold space and set intention with your spirit guides, angels or any spirit you might like to connect with. Actually, the spirit of the snake, in Australia sacredly referred to as Spirit Akurra, in the Andes, Spirit Machaquay is great to cleanse energy that is not serving you.
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Light your smudge stick with a dish underneath to collect ash. Something you have bought such as White Sage or Palo Sano. Alternatively, something you have mindfully made up yourself.
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Go ahead and cleanse yourself with intention. Start from the feet, work to the head as best you can front and back of body. Hold intention of clearing negative energy that no longer serves you.
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Start smudging (taking the smoke of the smudge stick for example to each room of your home. From the centre of the home hold the intention of CLEARING AND CLEANSING – ask the spirit of the snake to come in and cleanse. Concentrate on corners of the room where negative energy can become stuck.
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Smudge everywhere, down the staircase, unused areas, areas that feel stuck. Smudge everywhere. Even go outside your house for example, keep smudging.
When to Smudge?
The short answer is anytime. Here though are a few ideas.
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New Moon
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Full Moon
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Before moving into a new home, before even furniture is in place
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Once furniture is in place and you are ready to take up residence
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After an argument you want cleared
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After or even during illness to clear space
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During significant times of the year – New Year, Solstice’s and Equinox’s, Your Birthday, before a special occasion or family get together, or anytime!
To finish:
At the end you can carefully rub your smudge stick out. If there are ashes you can bury them under the ground. Allow the energy of spirit snake take them to be transmuted to higher level energy.
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