Blue Sage
Handpicked & Ethically Sourced from California
Blue Sage also known as "Grandmother Sage” is a purifying herb with many medicinal and magical applications. Blue Sage is ideal for any sacred ceremony, meditation, ritual or rite. Blue Sage is widely used for healing, cleansing, purification and protection purposes. It provides spiritual strength and it is also used during banishing rituals as well for clearing negativity and banishing evil spirits.
Blue Sage is a beautiful hardy bush found in the wild deserts of the Southwest. It’s named for its abundant blue flowers, but the leaves also have a light blue-ish cast. It has thin delicate leaves and a fragrance that is both herbaceous and floral, similar to Lavender.
A close relative of White Sage, Blue Sage is also good for healing, relaxation, comfort, peace, protection and cleansing rituals. Its soothing, relaxing smell can be used to aid meditation, or burned simply for enjoyment. It’s not as pungent as White Sage, and is more agreeable to some folks who find the strong, bracing scent of White Sage overpowering. Because the practice of smudging homes has become much more widespread the past few years (you’ll notice little kits and the like at stores all over the country), White Sage is now an at risk species. It’s been in such high demand lately that over harvesting has become a serious issue. In addition to general overharvesting, there’s a concern over the cultural awareness of this specific plant. When you see new age kits at Urban Outfitters and even Walmart and Amazon...the spiritual-minded among us begin to feel some concern. One of the biggest issues with these massive companies selling White Sage, is that there’s virtually no accountability practices behind its harvest. People were arrested in California last year for the illegal harvest of hundreds of pounds of sage on a preserve.
Our conscious alternative is Blue Sage.
Smudging is ritual alchemy — changing and shifting the air element, and transforming our current experience to a mystical one. Smudging your sacred space, your home or office, objects, or even your body is like taking a refreshing energetic shower, or doing a deep spiritual cleansing. This ancient shamanic mystical ritual is a simple one to incorporate into your daily or weekly routine, or any time you feel like you might need a little aura polishing. You can never really smudge too much!
Some ideal times to sage smudge your aura and/or space would be:
When you move into a new living space
When you begin a new job or start your own business
Before and after a guest enters your home
Before and after a yoga or healing session
Before and after spiritual work and rituals
Before meditation
After an intense exercise workout routine
After expelling any kind of negative or stressed out energy
During periods of depression, grieving, or sadness.
After an argument or any illness
After a long hard day at work
Upon returning home from crowded situations
Here is a simple 2-step sage smudging ritual to try:
1. Place the sage bundle on any heat-proof burning surface like an Abolone Shell — a traditional vessel used by Indigenous American people that represents the element of water. Light the bundle by holding a flame to it until it begins to smoke. If a true flame appears, shake the bundle gently or blow until it is just embers and smoke. I often find that I have to re-light my sage bundle a few times during the ritual process.
2. Once you have a nice smoke going, use you hand or a feather to direct the smoke over your body from your feet up to your head, then back down again. As you do this, visualize the smoke taking away with it any negative energy from your life, any darkness or malady.
If you feel comfortable with this incantation, repeat the following:
"May this sage cleanse & purify my Body,
May this sage cleanse & purify my Mind
May this sage cleanse & purify my Spirit"
The sage ceremony lifts the veil between the everyday and the sacred. As you say your incantation, you are shifting energy at will.
Once you have smudged your body, begin to move through your space. Wave the smoke into all the rooms in your home especially corners, closets, hallways, windows, across doorways and into shadow spaces. To maintain the atmosphere of ritual, keep repeating the incantation in your mind or out loud as you diffuse the smoke.
Once the space is cleared, allow the sage bundle to either burn out or gently press it out in your heat-proof shell or container. You can even bury the remaining smudge in your garden to really feel the completeness of the cleansing ritual. Once buried, the sage has done its work in completing the elemental cycle.
Handpicked & Ethically Sourced from California
Blue Sage also known as "Grandmother Sage” is a purifying herb with many medicinal and magical applications. Blue Sage is ideal for any sacred ceremony, meditation, ritual or rite. Blue Sage is widely used for healing, cleansing, purification and protection purposes. It provides spiritual strength and it is also used during banishing rituals as well for clearing negativity and banishing evil spirits.
Blue Sage is a beautiful hardy bush found in the wild deserts of the Southwest. It’s named for its abundant blue flowers, but the leaves also have a light blue-ish cast. It has thin delicate leaves and a fragrance that is both herbaceous and floral, similar to Lavender.
A close relative of White Sage, Blue Sage is also good for healing, relaxation, comfort, peace, protection and cleansing rituals. Its soothing, relaxing smell can be used to aid meditation, or burned simply for enjoyment. It’s not as pungent as White Sage, and is more agreeable to some folks who find the strong, bracing scent of White Sage overpowering. Because the practice of smudging homes has become much more widespread the past few years (you’ll notice little kits and the like at stores all over the country), White Sage is now an at risk species. It’s been in such high demand lately that over harvesting has become a serious issue. In addition to general overharvesting, there’s a concern over the cultural awareness of this specific plant. When you see new age kits at Urban Outfitters and even Walmart and Amazon...the spiritual-minded among us begin to feel some concern. One of the biggest issues with these massive companies selling White Sage, is that there’s virtually no accountability practices behind its harvest. People were arrested in California last year for the illegal harvest of hundreds of pounds of sage on a preserve.
Our conscious alternative is Blue Sage.
Smudging is ritual alchemy — changing and shifting the air element, and transforming our current experience to a mystical one. Smudging your sacred space, your home or office, objects, or even your body is like taking a refreshing energetic shower, or doing a deep spiritual cleansing. This ancient shamanic mystical ritual is a simple one to incorporate into your daily or weekly routine, or any time you feel like you might need a little aura polishing. You can never really smudge too much!
Some ideal times to sage smudge your aura and/or space would be:
When you move into a new living space
When you begin a new job or start your own business
Before and after a guest enters your home
Before and after a yoga or healing session
Before and after spiritual work and rituals
Before meditation
After an intense exercise workout routine
After expelling any kind of negative or stressed out energy
During periods of depression, grieving, or sadness.
After an argument or any illness
After a long hard day at work
Upon returning home from crowded situations
Here is a simple 2-step sage smudging ritual to try:
1. Place the sage bundle on any heat-proof burning surface like an Abolone Shell — a traditional vessel used by Indigenous American people that represents the element of water. Light the bundle by holding a flame to it until it begins to smoke. If a true flame appears, shake the bundle gently or blow until it is just embers and smoke. I often find that I have to re-light my sage bundle a few times during the ritual process.
2. Once you have a nice smoke going, use you hand or a feather to direct the smoke over your body from your feet up to your head, then back down again. As you do this, visualize the smoke taking away with it any negative energy from your life, any darkness or malady.
If you feel comfortable with this incantation, repeat the following:
"May this sage cleanse & purify my Body,
May this sage cleanse & purify my Mind
May this sage cleanse & purify my Spirit"
The sage ceremony lifts the veil between the everyday and the sacred. As you say your incantation, you are shifting energy at will.
Once you have smudged your body, begin to move through your space. Wave the smoke into all the rooms in your home especially corners, closets, hallways, windows, across doorways and into shadow spaces. To maintain the atmosphere of ritual, keep repeating the incantation in your mind or out loud as you diffuse the smoke.
Once the space is cleared, allow the sage bundle to either burn out or gently press it out in your heat-proof shell or container. You can even bury the remaining smudge in your garden to really feel the completeness of the cleansing ritual. Once buried, the sage has done its work in completing the elemental cycle.
Handpicked & Ethically Sourced from California
Blue Sage also known as "Grandmother Sage” is a purifying herb with many medicinal and magical applications. Blue Sage is ideal for any sacred ceremony, meditation, ritual or rite. Blue Sage is widely used for healing, cleansing, purification and protection purposes. It provides spiritual strength and it is also used during banishing rituals as well for clearing negativity and banishing evil spirits.
Blue Sage is a beautiful hardy bush found in the wild deserts of the Southwest. It’s named for its abundant blue flowers, but the leaves also have a light blue-ish cast. It has thin delicate leaves and a fragrance that is both herbaceous and floral, similar to Lavender.
A close relative of White Sage, Blue Sage is also good for healing, relaxation, comfort, peace, protection and cleansing rituals. Its soothing, relaxing smell can be used to aid meditation, or burned simply for enjoyment. It’s not as pungent as White Sage, and is more agreeable to some folks who find the strong, bracing scent of White Sage overpowering. Because the practice of smudging homes has become much more widespread the past few years (you’ll notice little kits and the like at stores all over the country), White Sage is now an at risk species. It’s been in such high demand lately that over harvesting has become a serious issue. In addition to general overharvesting, there’s a concern over the cultural awareness of this specific plant. When you see new age kits at Urban Outfitters and even Walmart and Amazon...the spiritual-minded among us begin to feel some concern. One of the biggest issues with these massive companies selling White Sage, is that there’s virtually no accountability practices behind its harvest. People were arrested in California last year for the illegal harvest of hundreds of pounds of sage on a preserve.
Our conscious alternative is Blue Sage.
Smudging is ritual alchemy — changing and shifting the air element, and transforming our current experience to a mystical one. Smudging your sacred space, your home or office, objects, or even your body is like taking a refreshing energetic shower, or doing a deep spiritual cleansing. This ancient shamanic mystical ritual is a simple one to incorporate into your daily or weekly routine, or any time you feel like you might need a little aura polishing. You can never really smudge too much!
Some ideal times to sage smudge your aura and/or space would be:
When you move into a new living space
When you begin a new job or start your own business
Before and after a guest enters your home
Before and after a yoga or healing session
Before and after spiritual work and rituals
Before meditation
After an intense exercise workout routine
After expelling any kind of negative or stressed out energy
During periods of depression, grieving, or sadness.
After an argument or any illness
After a long hard day at work
Upon returning home from crowded situations
Here is a simple 2-step sage smudging ritual to try:
1. Place the sage bundle on any heat-proof burning surface like an Abolone Shell — a traditional vessel used by Indigenous American people that represents the element of water. Light the bundle by holding a flame to it until it begins to smoke. If a true flame appears, shake the bundle gently or blow until it is just embers and smoke. I often find that I have to re-light my sage bundle a few times during the ritual process.
2. Once you have a nice smoke going, use you hand or a feather to direct the smoke over your body from your feet up to your head, then back down again. As you do this, visualize the smoke taking away with it any negative energy from your life, any darkness or malady.
If you feel comfortable with this incantation, repeat the following:
"May this sage cleanse & purify my Body,
May this sage cleanse & purify my Mind
May this sage cleanse & purify my Spirit"
The sage ceremony lifts the veil between the everyday and the sacred. As you say your incantation, you are shifting energy at will.
Once you have smudged your body, begin to move through your space. Wave the smoke into all the rooms in your home especially corners, closets, hallways, windows, across doorways and into shadow spaces. To maintain the atmosphere of ritual, keep repeating the incantation in your mind or out loud as you diffuse the smoke.
Once the space is cleared, allow the sage bundle to either burn out or gently press it out in your heat-proof shell or container. You can even bury the remaining smudge in your garden to really feel the completeness of the cleansing ritual. Once buried, the sage has done its work in completing the elemental cycle.