How to Perform a Native American Smudging Ceremony A Traditional Ritual for Spiritual Cleansing By Kim Hagen. The smudging ceremony is a custom of Native American and other indigenous cultures. The Smudging Ceremony.

Smudging is performed to remove negative energy as well as for centering and healing. Have you ever felt uneasy moving into a new home?

Our Native elders have taught us that before a person can be healed or heal another, one must be cleansed of any bad feelings, negative thoughts, bad spirits or negative energy - cleansed both physically and spiritually. For centuries many cultures have used smudging as a way to create a cleansing smoke bath that is used to purify the body, aura, energy, ceremonial/ritual space or any other space and personal articles. See more ideas about Smudging prayer, Smudging, Spirituality. Certain plants are used for smudging.

Contemporary uses includes purifying a new vehicle, your work area or a room or dwelling before moving in; purifying a sacred object such as stone, book or fetish; or for self-cleansing before meditation, prayer or sleep. The queen of all ceremonial cleansing scents is Sage.

Does there seem to be an air of lingering negative feelings or an unclean atmosphere in some area of your abode?

Ceremonial sage comes in many forms: in smudging sticks large and small; in loose leaf clusters, in sticks and even in sprays. For me the smell of pasta boiling in a stovetop pot transports me to the kitchen of my Italian-influenced childhood home.

Change a bad start … Native American Smudging Prayers to Aid in the Smudging of Crystals - Crystal Inner Circle says: December 11, 2016 at 3:02 pm Excerpt from an article by Nick Polizzi […]

Historically, Native Americans used locally found herbs to cleanse themselves and their living space. Feb 4, 2020 - Explore missunderstoodb's board "Native Smudging prayer", followed by 131 people on Pinterest. Native Americans often use smudging in association with other ceremonies. Jun 10, 2020 - Explore loulou21512's board "Smudging prayer", followed by 149 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about Smudging, Smudging prayer, Smudge sticks.