Smudging:

How to proceed with the smudging:

For thousands of years, the Indians have always used smudging to eradicate negative energy by purifying with the help of sacred herbs. This helped to change the atmosphere that sometimes became heavy with time and brought a renewed energy more harmonious and positive. Still today, Indians smudge with the help of an eagle feather.

There days, eagle feathers are rare and protected by the law. The law strictly prohibits the killing of these birds.  You cannot buy or sell an eagle feather; the only way to receive an eagle feather is as a gift. It is considered a sacrilege even an insult to even ask an Indian for an eagle feather. So if you don’t own an eagle feather, you can use a goose or wild turkey feather. You should avoid using feathers from scavenger birds like the vulture, crow and raven. Owl and falcon feathers are reserved exclusively for those who bring medicine related to one or another of these birds.

When you have your feather, your abalone shell your sage, cedar and sweet grass you can start by purifying your body and/or you home. Before you start, if you are inside, take care to open the windows. First, start by lighting only the sweet grass in your abalone shell, in order to attract negative energy. When the sweet grass has stopped burning, you mix a handful of cedar and sage. Cedar neutralizes these energies. Sage attracts positive energy and purifies by chasing the negative energy out the window and the atmosphere becomes fresh and positive.

One can purify ones-self everyday by starting by your feet working up with the help of your feather and abalone shell and finish around the head. When purifying your home I suggest you do this once a month. Remember at the beginning of the purification, you should say a prayer, in your own words, asking for assistance, protection and peace. When you finish smudging also remember to thank the creator and mother earth.

These are just basic instructions on smudging designed for beginners because the smudging method is a lot more complex.

How to use liquid incense.

Liquid incense want created in order to help therapists when they had to go to public places, like a hospital, to do treatments for the sick. Because the smoke and odour was hard on patients and also the authorities who did not believe nor allowed this type of ritual, the liquid incense was a great replacement to the tradition smudging.

Liquid incense has the same qualities as he traditional herbs. It does not smoke or leave a strong odour like the sage that has a similar smell to marijuana. The liquid incense is more like a perfume. Eventually it may replace the tradition way of smudging as the sacred herbs are becoming rare.

To use the liquid incense, just pour a small amount into the palm of your hand, rub your hands together and start by sweeping your hands all around you or the object you want to purify. To purify your home, just put a few drops of liquid incense onto a clean piece of cotton and put on your bureau, table or even the kitchen counter. You can still open a window but is not a necessity.