Sage Spirit - Large Desert Sage Smudge Stick

Sage Spirit Sticks are made with Sage from New Mexico; they are wrapped with 100% cotton yarn for safe and healthful burning. Each ingredient is considered a scared herb used for centuries by Native Americans in their "Smudging" ceremonies. "Smudging" is the name given to the burning of these herbs for the purposes of cleansing and sending our prayers. Today people are "Smudging" to receive the benefits known to generations of our Native American brothers and sisters.

Caution: A lit sage stick should not be left burning while unattended, and care should be used when extinguishing smoldering sticks.

How to Use Your Smudge Stick

Light the end of your sage stick and after it has ignited, extinguish the flame and direct the smoke around your body. You may wish to hold a container in your other hand to catch ashes or to serve as a resting place for the smoldering stick if you use a fan or a feather to direct the smoke. You can direct the smoke around yourself, another person, or in your place of ceremony to purify the energy that is present. The smoke from your sage stick may also be directed as an invocation honoring the four directions, the father sun or the mother earth ("Fathermother God"). To extinguish your sage stick, smother the end and examine closely to make sure the stick is completely out.

Note: Your stick may continue to burn if not completely extinguished.

Smudging Is a ceremony used to clear away negative energies and to attract ones that are more positive. Native Americans have traditionally used many herbs for this purpose, each one having a different effect on the aura and inner being. You may burn a smudge stick directly from the end (extinguish carefully afterwards), or break off fragments to burn in a container such as a shell. When smudging, try to feel connected with a power greater than yourself. You may say prayers while using a feather, or simply the palm of your hand, to brush the smoke over you.

Origin: New Mexico, USA
Size: Approximately 7" in length (roughly 17.5 cm).