Smudging White Sage (loose) To Purify Negative Energy
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>White Sage Leaf (Loose leaves)</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Botanical Name: </strong></span>Salvia apiana</p><h3> </h3><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>From: USA</strong></span></p><p>Benefits:</p><p></p><p>1. It may be purifying: The most-used types of sage have antimicrobial properties. This means they keep infectious bacteria, viruses, and fungi at bay.</p><p></p><p>2. It may help relieve the symptoms of some conditions: It turns out that sage may help clear the air of lots more than bugs and bacteria. Though scientifically unproven, burning sage is thought to release negative ions. This is said to help neutralize positive ions.</p><p></p><p>3. It can be a spiritual tool: Smudging has long been used to connect to the spiritual realm or enhance intuition.</p><p></p><p>4. It may help dispel negative energy: Smudging may also be used as a ritual tool to rid yourself or your space of negativity. This includes past traumas, bad experiences, or negative energies from others.</p><p></p><p>5. It can cleanse or empower specific objects: Burning sage creates fragrant smoke central to smudging’s benefits. You can use this incense to smudge yourself or specific spaces. Or according to some sources, you can smudge specific objects.</p><h2> </h2><h2><strong>How to Use White Sage…</strong></h2><p>The easiest and most popular way to tune into the benefits of white sage is by burning the dried leaves. This ritual is known as sage smudging – and it’s practiced by burning a bundle of dried sage and then directing the smoke onto the areas that you want to clear or protect.</p><p>As the bundle is burning and the smoke spirals, wafts, and begins to fill a space, it is cleansing. As you're burning white sage it’s important to express gratitude for the help of the plants spirit as well as to express your intention for why you're burning sage in the first place.</p><p>In this very simply way, the energy of white sage, brings cleansing, protection, and blessings into the space it's burned in.</p><p>The smoke attaches to negative energies, and as the smoke then begins to dissipate it transforms those negative energies into universal energy. And so, your intention for cleansing, clearing and protection is fulfilled.</p><h2><strong>What Can You Use White Sage For? </strong></h2><p>White sage can be used in any number of situations including to cleanse yourself, others, objects, a room, building, crystal, or even a piece of land.</p><p>I regularly burn white sage in my home, when traveling, and to cleanse my crystals. Just the other day I brought home a couple of used books from the bookstore, and right upon bringing them home, I lit my bundle of white sage, set an intention for clearing, and held the books in the path of the smoke to cleanse and dissipate any energies of others lingering in the pages of the books.</p><p>Smudging with white sage is simple… But there are a few things to keep in mind when performing the ritual.</p><h2> </h2><h2><strong>General Tips For Smudging With White Sage</strong></h2><h3><strong>1. Set A Clear Intention.</strong></h3><p>Your intention is immensely powerful when it comes to cleansing with white sage. Make your intention clear.</p><p>In addition to asking the sage to clear and protect your energy and space, invite in your guides and angels to help release negative energy into the light as well.</p><p></p><h3><strong>2. Treat Sage as you would Incense</strong></h3><p>Light your sage at the very tips of the leaves, and once ignited, quickly (but carefully) blow out the flames to allow the leaves to smolder.</p><p>It's the wafting of the smoke, not the flames that allows the cleansing energy of sage to be released into your energy and space.</p><h3><strong>3. Use Smooth Movements When Smudging</strong></h3><p>While you're smudging, use smooth movements when wafting the smoke around your home, body, or objects. This is for safety as much as spiritual purposes.</p><p>In addition, turn off fans, and close windows and doors to minimize the wind, and drafty breezes. Remember, you're playing with fire here, so use respect, common sense, and be safe!</p><p>Once your sage is smoldering, I recommend holding it over a fire-safe bowl, plate, or shell so you don't drop ashes on yourself, in your home, or out in nature! You can then waft the smoke using a feather, your hand, or by actually moving the sage upwards and then down in a smooth motion.</p><h3><strong>4. Let The Smoldering Sage Burn Out On It's Own.</strong></h3><p>When it comes to sage smudging there is a general rule that once the sage is lit, you don’t want to put it out. Rather, the spirit within the sage knows how much negativity needs to be cleared and will burn accordingly. I mostly honor this rule. However, for it to really work, start small!</p><p>If you light many sage leaves at once, or completely torch your sage bundle with a lighter, it will burn hotter, faster and create more smoke than if you carefully light the tip of the bundle, or pull out and set fire to a single white sage leaf.</p><p>I recommend lighting a small amount of sage, and if it burns out before you're finished, there's no harm in lighting more.</p><p>Once you have wafted the smoke in the areas you need, expressed gratitude and stated your intention, you can set the smoldering bundle in a fireproof bowl or sea-shell and allow it to burn out naturally as you move on with your practice.</p><h2><strong>Step-By-Step Guide for Smudging a Room or Home</strong></h2><p>Before you light your sage, and begin the process of smudging a room or your entire home, it's best to start with a prayer and set your intention to cleanse the space and release any and all negativity into the light.</p><p><img src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=askangel-20!#!amp!*!l=am2!#!amp!*!o=1!#!amp!*!a=B00VM8WEBM" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0">Next, it's a good idea to close the windows, and any doors to the outside. Remember, you are playing with fire here, so you want to be sure you're doing so consciously and safely, by eliminating drafts.</p><p>Okay, now you're ready to light your sage!</p><p>Carefully light your white sage at the tips of the leaves, making sure you have a fireproof bowl or plate ready to catch any ash as it burns.</p><p>Again, sage smudging is the most powerful, not when the sage is burning with a flame, but simply smoldering and smoking. If your sage is burning and you can see the flame, just blow it out and you're ready to begin smudging.</p><p>When smudging your house, you'll want to start from the back of the house and move to the front. If you have multiple levels, start from the bottom of the house and move to the top.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Steps for Cleansing Your Energy With Sage</strong></h2><p>The steps for using white sage for cleansing your own energy, are very similar to the above process described to energetically cleanse your home.</p><p>Begin with a prayer and by setting your intention to cleanse your mind, body, and spirit of density, stuck or stagnant energy, and negativity in any form.</p><p>Carefully light the tips of your white sage, so they start to smolder and smoke.</p><p>Begin at your feet, allowing the smoke to waft around you, and work your way up along your body, towards the top of your head.</p><p>As you move the sage around you, hold the intention for cleansing negativity, and gently waft the smoke in an upward direction.</p><p>Do your best to waft the smoke behind you as well as in front of you and along your sides.</p><p>If someone else is helping to smudge your energy, have them stand in place while wafting, while you turn in a few slow clockwise circles. They should also move the bundle from bottom to top.</p><p>When finished, close with a prayer of gratitude.</p><p></p><h2><strong>Steps for Smudging Objects</strong></h2><p>White sage smudging is also wonderful for clearing crystals, jewelry, books, tools you use in your healing practices, objects used by someone who was recently sick, as well as any object you simply wish to clear.</p><p></p><h2> </h2><h2> </h2><h3> </h3><h3> </h3>