How to Cleanse Energies with White Sage
A question we receive almost daily is how to "cleanse negative energies?". Perhaps because we have White Sage and Palo Santo on the website, as we believe there is something mysterious and powerful in these "tools" of nature, used for centuries for centuries to cleanse bad energies or the evil eye.
The practice of smudging is what we do when we burn Palo Santo or natural herbs, each with its own benefits. One of the most commonly used is White Sage . It is believed to improve sleep quality, mood, and air quality, and to ward off negativity. The practice dates back to indigenous civilizations of South America.
How to use?
Here, we use it at the start of each season or during more "intense" moments, both at work and at home. It's something we should do when changing seasons, or whenever you feel anxious, or that life isn't going as planned, or is a real mess.
- Open the windows (or doors) of the space you want to "cleanse" so that the smoke carrying bad energies can escape. I like to open all the closet doors too. Oh, and everything should be tidy – it doesn't make much sense to cleanse a disorganized space, does it?!
- Start at the "entrance" - this could be the front door to your house, or office, or if you're only cleaning one space, the entrance to it.
- Keep a ceramic bowl nearby (so that if any sparks fall, nothing will be damaged).
- Light the sage carefully - it shouldn't burn like a torch, but rather smolder gently, releasing smoke.
- Start by cleaning yourself: hold the sage close to your heart and then move it around your body. It's very important to cleanse the top of your head, back, and soles of your feet.
- Next, in the space, start from the entrance and move through all the spaces on your left until you go all the way around and reach the starting point - think clockwise, you want to cover all the spaces in your house always in a clockwise direction.
- Pass the smoke through all areas, don't forget around windows and doors. Inside closets, above the heads of your children (or colleagues). Fill the spaces slowly with the smoke. It is very important that you always do all this with good intentions in mind - it doesn't work if you're not using your whole spirit in the ritual.
Do not extinguish the sage torch. According to ancient beliefs, it possesses a "spirit" and knows when to extinguish it in order to properly cleanse a room. If the sage torch goes out, do not relight it in that room again. You don't need to walk around your house with the sage torch in your hand; place it in a burner suitable for this purpose and let it burn on its own. It's natural to notice that, from time to time, the smoke moves to a particular corner of the room – that's where you need to do a deeper cleansing...
So NEVER erase it with water, because then you can't use it again.
How do you feel?
This ritual brings us a unique sense of peace . It's a moment when we dedicate ourselves to ourselves and our favorite spaces, in absolute silence .
When I do this at the end of the day, I love to have a Detox or a Calming drink because I feel they help me rest better and maintain the serene state that the ritual brings me. I hope you try it and feel as good as I do!