Below is the step-by-step guide on how to use the smudge:
Set Intentions: Start by setting your intentions for the smudging ceremony. Whether it's to cleanse negative energy, invite positive energy, or connect with spiritual guides, your intention guides the process.
Select Your Tools: Choose the smudging bundle, along with a heat-proof container like an abalone shell or ceramic bowl.
Prepare Yourself: Take a moment to center yourself. Consider meditating or saying a prayer to align your energy with the purpose of the smudging.
Light the Smudge Bundle: Use a lighter or matches to ignite the smudge bundle. Let it catch fire, then gently blow it out so it's smoldering and producing smoke.
Start Smudging Yourself: Begin at your feet and move the smudge bundle up and around your body, allowing the smoke to envelop you. Visualize the smoke purifying and cleansing your energy field.
Smudge Your Space: Move through each room, waving the smudge bundle in a clockwise direction. Pay attention to corners, doorways, and windows, as energy can stagnate in these areas.
While you are waving the smudge :
Invoke Spiritual Guides: Call upon specific spiritual guides or ancestors if you wish, either by speaking their names or silently inviting their presence as you smudge.
Express Gratitude: After smudging, take a moment to express gratitude for the cleansing and protection bestowed upon you and your space.
Extinguish the Smudge Bundle: Carefully extinguish the smudge bundle by pressing it into the heat-proof container until fully extinguished. Ensure it's completely out before leaving it unattended.
Close the Ceremony: Seal in the positive energy you've cultivated with a final prayer, affirmation, or moment of silence.
With love and Gratitude!
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