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A Regular Practice of Smudging Can Help Keep Energy Clear and Positive
by Lynn Wolf
Ever feel like you are a giant lint roller collecting all sorts of energetic debris as you go through life? OK, perhaps things are not that bad for you. But we all can use a good energetic cleansing every once in a while. A daily practice of smudging yourself and your environment can help keep the energy around you clean and clear.
Smudging is practiced by shamanic and other spiritual traditions as a means of purification and to create sacred space. A smudge stick or smudging blend is burned and the smoke is fanned around the body or space to carry away negative or misplaced energies.
Smudge sticks are bundles of dried herbs – typically sage, but some also contain sweet grass, lavender, cedar and other herbs – that are tied together and burned. Many people create or purchase special smudging fans to use in their practice of smudging. These fans are made using feathers and other objects that hold sacred energies and become a partner in healing for the practitioner.
A regular smudging practice can be as simple as stopping to light sage and fan the smoke around you with your hands when you get home from work, or moving through the rooms of your house fanning the smoke throughout. Smudging also can be done with intention to clear a specific energy or experience from yourself or your environment.
