Smudge Sticks and Smudging

Smudging can be defined as "spiritual house cleaning." In theory, the smoke attaches itself to negative energy and as the smoke clears it takes the negative energy with it, releasing it into another space where it will be regenerated into positive energy.

Information about smudging ceremonies and traditions as well as listing of common herbs used in smudging.

Different tribes and traditions use different herbs for shamanic smudging.

Have you had a positive experience with smudging? Please share why you feel smudging helps or explain why you would recommend smudging to others.

How to do an epsom salt energy cleanse.

Sweet Grass is used as a smudging tool to purify peoples auras, cleanse objects, and clear ceremonial areas or healing spaces.

Kinnick Kinnick - Non Tobacco Herbal Blend for Smoking Ceremonial Peace Pipes

Forum Discussion on drying sage, sweetgrass, cedar, juniper, and lavendar for use in smudging

This smudging page is brief but informative. I especially like the symbolic information given about the spiral and infinity sign.

Article by Elaine Lunham about smudging after she interviewed Virginia Graverette Pigeon, Tribal Elder of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe on this subject.

This ceremony follows "Dancing with the Wheel" by Sun Bear a sacred teacher of the Chippewa descent and founder of the Bear Tribe.

I just smudged myself for the first time ever. Do I need to continue to be smuged on a weekly basis? Is it true that I need to smudge my house and or apartment?