Clear the Air
How sage can clean your aura, room and surroundings
“Sage is cleansing and scared. ”
What is sage?
Sage is a plant, herb. colour. Sage can be used for MANY purposes - there is a great article that lists the benefits of sage not just for smudging. In this case I am talking about sage from a spiritual perspective. When burning sage with the intension to purify room, person, object etc it is called smudging.
“Smudging has long been used to connect to the spiritual realm or enhance intuition. For healers and laypeople in traditional cultures, burning sage is used to achieve a healing state — or to solve or reflect upon spiritual dilemmas”
Sage is dope.
When I first learned about sage I was in my late 20’s living on my own in the city, in an apartment that I LOVED! When I was hanging out (drinking wine) with my neighbour one night I said ‘ this is going to sound crazy but I sorta have a weird vibe in my apartment all of a sudden’. She immediately perked up and said ‘ that’s not weird you need sage!’ and then handed me my first ever sage stick. She went on to say ‘it’s sort of like incense, light it and get it to smoke (then blow it out) and walk around your apartment with it to clean the air’. So that night with a little buzz from the wine, I did just that without thinking I got it smoking and haphazardly waved it in the air while dancing around my apartment to my latest favourite song with little to no intention saying ‘I am cleaning the air’.
You know what - it did feel better. I was not completely convinced it was the sage, how could this weird herb I knew nothing about work such magic? I wasn’t introduced to or learned more about sage again until 4 years after that experience.
My point with my little story is twofold:
1) Yes there is a ‘right’ away to smudge a room or perhaps a more effective way but the bottom line is it’s gotta come from your gut and feel good to you. When I first smudged dancing felt right to me. Now through understanding and learning I have developed a practice that I will share with you.
2) Our lives have these little foreshowing moments where we were exposed to something and then later when you are ready it becomes a more in-depth learning. It can be about anything meaningful to you but when those moments happen, enjoy, reflect and smile knowing the Universe always finds a way to shed a little light.
How to clear room energy by using a sage stick (smudge stick)
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Light a white candle.
First ground yourself - click above for instructions.
Set an intention – ask the Heavens, God, Goddess, Ali, Mother Nature, Angels, Archangel’s, Fairies, Guardian Angels.
– Ask whoever you feel most connected with that the highest love and vibration protect you and help you to remove any unwanted energies in the room/house that is not serving you.
4. Holding this intention in your mind and light your sage stick.
- Let the flame catch fire for a few seconds before blowing it out and allow the smoke to bellow.
5. Repeat this intention as your enter each room and wave the smudge stick around allowing the smoke to enter drawers, cupboards, closet.
6. Ensure you have opened a window to allow the unwanted energy to leave the room, picture the unwanted energy leaving the space. You can also ask for help to clear this energy.
7. Once you have completed smudging thank the Guides or whom ever you have called upon and release them to help others.
8. Put out your smudge
NOTE:
- Carry something to catch the ashes in and once you have finished offer the ashes back to Mother Nature/plant/tree in a garden or dust by a favourite tree (do not throw away).
- Your success is only as powerful as your conviction, believe in what you are saying and doing.
- If an image comes to mind while smudging such as a heart or figure eight..smudge while making the motion of that shape.
MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT TO YOU. IF SOMETHING DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT, DO NOT DO IT. NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS.