![]() Smudging is also done with herbs tied in bundles called Smudge Sticks. When using charcoal tablets, the bowl or shell should be filled with sand or a flat stone to prevent overheating the container. Smudging The act of smudging is done with a smudge bowl or Abalone Shell with the appropriate herbs directly lit or burned on a coal or Charcoal Tablet. People native to Turtle Island (The Americas) understand that the influence of plant medicine is very real in their daily lives. We are losing our understanding of the physical things around us connect us to the spirit of life. We are drifting further and further away from the ways that connect us to the plant and animal spirits we share the earth with. In Catholicism the use of incense is likened to one's prayer being kindled by fire in the heart, spoken by the lips resulting in the odor of Christ on the breath.Īs time has passed, this connection between people and plants is being forgotten. ![]() Throughout human history aromatic plants have been used in the daily activities of people from every culture. This transformation is evidence of the spirit within substances. As herbs, roots, resins and barks are changed from their physical form (of this world), they are changed by the element of fire into smoke (spirit world form). With the discovery of fire, early humans began to notice that aromatic smoke was produced by burning dried plants. Sacred & Blessing Herbs & Smudging View our selection of Sacred Herbs and Incense Resins
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