Sage & Rosemary Smudge

two bunches of white sage with dried rosemary.
The herbal scent of rosemary gives your smudging ceremony an extra dimension.

White sage smudge
Smudge Sticks or Smudge Bundles are all-natural ceremonial incense, traditionally burned in Native American rituals such as sweat lodges.

More and more, doctors, therapists and body professionals are discovering the beneficial aspects of these herbs. Smudge Bundles are one of the ways people around the world are reconnecting with the power of Mother Nature. The use of plant and resin smoke may have evolved from ancestral campfires in distant caves.

The ceremony of cleansing people, places and objects with smoke continues today. Not only good for keeping pesky flying insects away, some vegetable smokes (smudges) could preserve food and skins. Some smudges may also grant protection against unseen spirits and thoughts. To apply the protective cleansing power of a smudge, a leaf or resin was burned into smoke which was fanned over the person or object often with a fan of feathers.

White sage is burned in purification ceremonies to drive away evil spirits, feelings or influences. The leaves are valued for their aromatic properties and are used as a natural moth repellent. White sage can be used in many ways.

Native Americans of the Plains Nations cover the floors of their sweat lodges with sage. They also breathe through a small sage bundle and sometimes rub the bundle on their bodies while in the sweat lodge. White Sage makes evil spirits sick. They stray away from it when it's burned, but don't make good spirits sick. They won't leave when the White Sage is burned.