White Sage with Colorful Mullein Flowers 4″

White Sage with Colorful Mullein Flowers 4″

White Sage

About the plant: Sage is a Mediterranean evergreen plant that grows up to 3 feet with grayish-green leaves and small lavender-colored flowers.

Spiritual uses: Sage is the ultimate go-to oil for clearing out negative energy from your space and your personal energy field. Use sage to ground your spiritual practice into your everyday life.

Mental uses: Sage helps you to resonate with wisdom and inspiration and to recognize the difference between wisdom and knowledge.

~Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Aromatherapy and Vibrational Healing by Margaret Ann Lembo

Mullein

About the plant:  Mullein is a plant used to make medicine and supports the return of lost energy.  Use mullein to help you return your mind to peace.

Mullein has been used in ceremonial circles by the Navajo to help lost souls find their way back to spirit, giving it a historical reputation as an herb ally for mental health.

Smudging is the traditional spiritual practice of clearing away negative thoughtforms (the manifestation of mental energy) and other negative vibrations with the smoke of burning herbs, typically dried sage. The sage used for smudging is usually either high desert sage or white wide-leaf sage and is often bound into a bundle called a smudge bundle 

~Excerpted from All About Smudging an eBook by Margaret Ann Lembo

When and Why to Smudge Yourself or Your Space

Because old thoughtforms and other negative vibes tend to accumulate no matter how clear you try to keep yourself or a space, it is a good idea to smudge every so often to continue to attract positive vibrations into your life. Smudge any time you feel negative thoughts, including your own, have gotten stuck in your energy field.

You know you need to smudge or clear your space when chaos is present, arguments abound, anger presents itself, or general feelings of agitation and frustration exist. If an argument just occurred, clear your space. When you’ve encountered an unpleasant situation, clear yourself. If your children are unruly and your spouse is cranky, clear your space.

How to Smudge

You can use either this ready-made Sage and Sweetgrass Smudge Stick, make your own smudge bundle, or use loose herbs. Smokeless alternatives are also available and will be discussed a little later. To use loose herbs for smudging, you will need herb-burning charcoal discs and a dish to hold the burning herbs. Abalone shells are often used for this purpose since they are sturdy and represent the element air. When a shell is used, the vibration of all four elements—earth, fire, air, and water—is present. (The dried herbs represent earth, the burning embers represent fire, and the smoke represents air.) When all four elements work together, the cleansing effects are magnified.”