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Smudging is the Ritual of using smoke to purify a thing, person or a
dwelling of any negative energy. Ever have a bad feeling about receiving a
gift? Ever feel bad after meeting a certain person or place? Icky feeling in
your Belly? Well, that's when we Smudge. Smudging will either get rid of the
negativity or help your feelings over being in a negative situtation. A gift
from a cruel in-law, you'll accept it, but you don't feel good about it. By
doing a simple ritual with the item, person or dewelling, you can start
feeling better about it. Ever feel like your not alone in the house? Some
unknown eyes staring at you from who knows where? Things all of a
sudden become missing, then re-appear where they where you looked before?
This might be signs of ghost or Polterguist activity. Smudging is also
useful in despelling spirits who are stuck here in this earthy plane.
How to Smudge?
Simply burning sage or other types of leaves or resins will produce the smoke
required for Smudging. The Smudging should be done in a shell or earthen
item. Sometimes a Smuding Wand(bundle or stick) can be used without a shell
or earthen item. But if the Sage is loose and in small pieces it must be
burned in a natural item. Why a shell? It represents water, one of the five
elements. In an earthen bowl of cours it will represent Earth. Same as the
Sage or other types of leaves that is being burned. Fire is used to egnite,
the smoke it produces represents Air. Sometimes, Resins can represent
water,since they melt in the heat of the fire. See how this ties in. As you
place the ingredients in the a shell, light a match(or lighter) and burn the
leaves starting in the middle of the pile. Let it burn for a minute or two
or until it's well lit. Blow out the flames being careful not to spread
sparks and the pile will glow, after ingredients have had a chance to catch
the fire. The smoke will now commense. Take the smoke and waive the smoke
over your head, like water when you are cleaning yourself. Instead of
cleaning your body, it cleans your spirit or energies inside of you and
about you. Brush the smoke down over the shoulders, arms, torso, hips, legs
and then feet. As you do so, you feel a calm seem to fall into place. Give
honor to the four directions by pushing the smoke to the East, South, West,
North and now up to Father Sky and now down to Mother Earth Now it's time to
smude an item, room or another person. When pushing the smoke over the
item/items, people, etc. Be careful not to burn yourself or send sparks of
burning ambers to the things you are blessing. May fires can start from
these burning ambers, so be careful, no matter inside or out in a field. If
blessing a room start at the most eastern point of the room and continue
clockwise.
Author Unknown
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