White sage (Salvia apiana) is a plant native to high desert ecosystems and grows primarily in California and the Mountain West. For hundreds of years, White Sage has been considered a sacred, purifying and protective plant.
Its name has its roots in the Latin " salvia / salvare" which translates to "to save".
And indeed, White Sage is the most popular cleansing remedy not only of North American Indians, but is also found in other cultures. From the ancient Celtic Druids, who considered sage, along with plum twig, sacred herbs and used them as both incense and medicine, to the indigenous people of the Amazon, who still practice burning sage today. This herb is interwoven throughout our history, where it is invoked and revered. Already in ancient Rome, it was seen as a sacred tool that cures most diseases and restores health and strength of spirit. And also in the Bible, there is mention of Solomon using smudging sage to cleanse the temple.
The Indians see the rising smoke and smudging as a very powerful tool and medicine - just what we've heard since childhood about the " peace pipe" but also simply what we now see in the Amazon with the shamans, and that is for example the cleansing smoke rituals, where the person sits on a stool with the herbs underneath him and he is covered with a blanket. Often these smudging works are done when someone is bewitched, sick, or has had their "mind and heart " attacked by fear and negative energy.
This powerful and sacred herb is characterized by a very specific scent that when smudging quickly and effectively cleanses you, your aura, spaces and objects of all negative energies. In addition, it has significant healing, disinfecting, healing, protective and strengthening effects.
Sage gives a person wisdom, clarifies thinking and increases spiritual consciousness. That is why the same word in English is also used to refer to the sage – sage.
How to do it
Cleansing rituals using burning sage can be both complex and easy, it's up to you. However, it is important that your intention is clear. If it is burned for the purpose of cleaning the space or person (i.e. also oneself), it is necessary that the person has it arranged in this way not only before ignition, but also during later inhalation of the fragrance at home or elsewhere in the space.
Ignite the end of the sage bunch. If it ignites, quickly strain. The ends of the leaves should smolder slowly, releasing thick smoke. Direct this smoke with one hand to the space, and with the other hold the bundle. Let the fumigologist stay in the areas you want to focus on. Sage will stop smoldering on its own if you do not blow on it.
It is recommended to extinguish the sage in a fireproof bowl or, for example, in a bowl with rice.
We wrap the sage in a paper bag with our painted Spirita Defumacao / spirit sticker smudging.
This sage is directly from California from people who practice the traditional Teepee way, which means that herbs are consciously collected and prepared into bundles.
Country of origin: USA, California
Supplier: Matoska, California
Size: 11 – 15 cm
Weight: 15 – 20 g
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