Pau Santo has been a bestseller in the store since the day it became available!
Therefore, I would like to talk a little more about this “spiritual tool”. I believe that if we understand why and how to use it correctly, our lives can be transformed.
Its smoke and smell seem to help dispel negativity and bring in a breath of well-being.
I use it to clear the energy both in the home and office, and in myself. And with each new month that comes, I like to do some extra “cleaning” around the house.
Everything to do with the Feng Shui aspect that runs through my veins, which includes “trying” to be more minimalist, donating everything we haven’t used for over a year and being as zero waste as possible.
Maybe it also has to do with having 4 children, but I like an organized and clean house. And often to achieve this, I have to be a minimalist (less clutter at home, less clutter from the kids!). The smell is also something that affects me. I like the windows open all year round (it's a good thing we live in Portugal!), to let in good energy.
Another thing I can't do without is Pau Santo .
It has been used for centuries by Amazonian civilizations to ward off bad energy.
I use it for two reasons:
1 - Because I like cleaning around the house and energy is something I feel a lot about. When there are arguments, a bigger problem or someone who has been here with that “bad vibe”.
2 - Because I like the sweet and “clean” smell that the house has, after burning the blessed stick ! Unlike incense, Pau Santo burns slowly. This way you can use it many times and it doesn't leave that intense smell. This one is softer and more subtle.
Pau Santo Properties
The smell that Pau Santo emits is the essential oil it contains - the "vital force" of the tree. Like all essential oils, palo santo contains dozens, if not hundreds, of chemical constituents that are studied for their unique healing and regenerating properties. When we inhale these components, the nervous system assimilates and reacts - sending signals to the places in the body that need recovery.
Pau Santo essential oil has benefits that include relieving allergy symptoms, repelling mosquitoes, fighting free radicals, relieving stress and anxiety, promoting restful sleep, relieving nausea and even reducing pain and inflammation. Hence the relaxed feeling I feel after using Pau Santo . It is very likely that it is not just the placebo effect. Pau Santo is traditionally burned as an offering to good indigenous spiritual beings, especially in a sacred place.
It is believed that when we enjoy pleasant smells on land, spiritual beings will also be attracted to these smells and in return, they bring pleasant vibrations and good luck.
Start your own Ritual
Next time you want to clear the energy in your home or want it to smell fresh:
1 - Stop and think a little about what you want. Clear energies? Maybe a private corner of the house?
2 - Take a Pau Santo and light it, always carefully. Use a match preferably or a candle. There are some rules and one of them is that natural fire must be used, so lighter and stove should not be the first choice.
3 - The stick will start to flame and it will quickly go out. Let this process happen for you. When the smoke is just coming out, the “work” begins. I like to start with myself. I pass the smoke from bottom to top, and a little all around. I even help with the other hand to pass the smoke over me, almost as if I were brushing crumbs off my body (for example, from my shoulder down my arm to my hand).
Then I move towards the house. I start at the entrance door and follow the route, entering each space and doing all the corners of it. Pay special attention to doors and windows. When I do it for the kids, I do the same thing I did for myself, but as they have less patience and think I'm a little “weird”, I just go over their heads with Pau Santo .
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