Common Herbs in
Smudge Sticks

Lavender
Sweet Grass
Mugwort
CoSage / White Sage
Cedar / Pinepal

Using Smudging     

 Burn clippings of the herb in a brazier.

 If the herb is bundled in a "wand", you can also

light the end of the wand that isn't woody and use 

that.  I like the latter way.  Direct the smoke with

your hands or with a Peyote (feather) wand over the

person or thing you wish to smudge.  If you can see

auras, look for discolored places in the aura and

direct the healing smoke towards  those places on the

patient's body.  For cleansing a house, first offer 

cedar smoke to the four directions outside the house. 

 Then,take a sage bough and go throughout the inside 

of the house, making sure the smoke penetrates every 

nook and cranny of the house.  It  might help also, 

if you have a power animal, to visualize your animal

 doing these things, to also dance your animal, and 

if you have a power song, to sing that too.  Then 

finally, run through the house with a white candle 

that is well protected, to "light up" the house.  

Careful not to burn it down when you do it!!! 

           Final Thoughts 

Smudging should be done with care, with reverence, 

and in an attitude of LOVE.  Show your respect and

honor to the plants that Usen' has given us for our

healing, and they will return the favor by keeping us 

well and free from disease and negative energy. Aloe 

Vera plants, though not to be burnt, are good for the 

cleansing angle as well.  Keep one or more potted Aloe 

Veras in the house (modern varieties are too tender to 

plant in anything but full shade outside) in organic 

(wood or ceramic, never plastic or metal) pots.  

To honor the plant when you  transplant it, sprinkle 

the roots with corn meal and smudge it with cedar once 

it is transplanted.  The spirit of Aloe Vera is a good 

protective spirit, and if you burn yourself, can also 

be used to healyour skin.  BE SURE TO ASK THE PLANT'S 

PERMISSION before cutting part of the leaf off for the 

healing juice.  If you don't, the protective power of 

the plant will cease, and you will be left with but an 

inert houseplant...and perhaps some bad karma to boot. 

 Hi-dicho, it is finished