Smudgesticks

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[Josiah]

Hi everyone!

I'm new here, and I would like to post a question allready...

I want to make smudgesticks myself.
At the moment I have commun sage in my garden, but I am preparing white sage on purpose for this.

I would like to know more about it, like: do I have to dry the leaves before working with them or do I start with fresh ones?

Some people say, you can use other leaves as well toghether with the sage, like lavendel f.e.

How do you feel or think about this?

I'm here to learn, so any advise is welcome..

Its not just the Sage but where you got the sage that is important
and no not the kind you cook with either

I know some that travel great distances to get sage from a particular area and it aint Walmart


Its the same with Cedar it all depends where you get it

[Wangi Chetan]

mammaflora...unfortunately, sometimes the advice you receive is not the advice you want to hear.

You don't state any of your background and your connection to the Native American community. Your questions are those that indicates you do not have the knowledge of uses, or the significance, of using sage.

I guess my advice is to be forewarned of the answers that follow. They may get a little rugged and not what you want to hear.

mammaflora...I was 35 when I discovered I had Native American heritage and I'm now 59; I have spent the years between 35 & 59 seeking answers. I have had the honor of sitting with many Elders of different Nations and I have grown in the process. One of the first Elders I sat with was bombarded with questions and finally poured us both a cup of coffee and sat down with me by the Fire. After several minutes he spoke softly, "you have many questions...is that all you have?...Ask these questions of yourself then sit, watch, and listen. When you find these answers come back and we can discuss the TRUTH you found so that you may ask yourself more questions."

This was GREAT ADVICE; you can not learn these things by reading about the Sacred herb to use and being told to "tie them together". It is not that people are unwilling to share knowledge; we have seen our Sacred Ceremonies misused by those who have little to no knowledge of why and how these ceremonies tap into the energy of the Great Mystery. When I learned about making smudge sticks there was a great deal I had to learn in preparation. My suggestion to you is to seek out an Elder and present them with tobacco in a good way and ask to sit and learn. What you will learn and when will be decided by Wakan Tanka and Tunkashila so sit and enjoy the journey to truth.

Your sister,
Wangi Chetan

[Eagle Plumes]

I have a chia pet who has a sage afro does that count?

[Mammaflora]

You are right... I don't have a Native American background.
Not here and now.
But my willing of using sage is not to decorate the dining table...
but to give it the meaning it is meant for.
I am here to learn, as we all are in this world at this moment.
And if anyone wants to give me a rude answer than probabely he hasn't learned enough yet...

Love to u all .....

[Joe's Dad]

mammaflora...unfortunately, sometimes the advice you receive is not the advice you want to hear.

You don't state any of your background and your connection to the Native American community. Your questions are those that indicates you do not have the knowledge of uses, or the significance, of using sage.

I guess my advice is to be forewarned of the answers that follow. They may get a little rugged and not what you want to hear.

[Mammaflora]

Hi everyone!

I'm new here, and I would like to post a question allready...

I want to make smudgesticks myself.
At the moment I have commun sage in my garden, but I am preparing white sage on purpose for this.

I would like to know more about it, like: do I have to dry the leaves before working with them or do I start with fresh ones?

Some people say, you can use other leaves as well toghether with the sage, like lavendel f.e.

How do you feel or think about this?

I'm here to learn, so any advise is welcome..