One smudge bundle, 23cm long.
Smudge Sticks or Smudge Bundles are all-natural ceremonial incense, traditionally burned in Native American rituals such as sweat lodges. Increasingly, doctors, therapists, and body workers are discovering the beneficial aspects of these herbs. Smudge Bundles are one of the means by which people around the globe are reconnecting with the power of Mother Nature. The use of plant and resin smoke possibly evolved out of the primordial campfires from distant caves. The ceremony of cleansing people, places and objects through smoke is continued to this day. Not only good for keeping pesky flying insects away, certain plant smokes (smudges) can preserve food and hides. Some smudges can also impart protection from unseen spirits and thoughts. To apply the protective cleansing power of a smudge, a leaf or resin was heated to make smoke that was brushed over the person or object often with a feather fan. White Sage is burned in smudging ceremonies to drive out bad spirits, feelings or influences. The leaves are valued for their aromatic properties and are used as a natural moth repellent.
White Sage can be used in numerous ways. Native Americans of the Plains Nations cover the floor of their sweat lodges with sage. They will also breathe through a small bundle of sage and at times rub the bundle on their bodies while in the sweat lodge. White Sage makes bad spirits sick. They go away from it when it is burned. It does not make good spirits sick. They will not leave when it is smoked. Good spirits like White Sage.
