Smudging is a seasonal occurrence in my home.  The ceremony of smudging is found in all cultures.  Living in New England I acknowledge and honour those First Americans for this knowledge.

Smudging is the practice of using Sacred smoke to cleanse the energy of a person or place.

There has been much discussion as to what to burn to create the cleansing smoke.  Is it cedar, white sage, incense or sweet grass?  When I was younger I used a white sage stick.  As I learned more about this custom I was taught by a First American mentor to not use white sage as it is considered Sacred Medicine and not burnt.  So, it’s your choice: sage, cedar or sweet grass.  You can purchase smudge sticks or make them. 

Reasons to smudge:

To clear negative thoughts.

To clear that heavy, sad feeling in a home.

To clear energies that may be lurking after an argument.

To clear energies when you move into a new home/apartment.

To clear energies after a long sickness.

To elevate your energy and let the Light into your heart.

To remove feelings of remorse, jealousy or mourning.

To participate in a Sacred Rite to honour indigenous people and ancestors who came before us.

How to Smudge Your Home:

1. Unwrap the skinniest top and fan out the top of the braid then ignite. If using a cedar wand, ignite the shortest end.

2. I use a very large feather to fan the flames and ensure the smudge stick is burning. Once the flames subside there will be an abundant amount of smoke.

3. Start at the east direction of your home. (Don’t have a compass? Wherever the sun comes up is east!)

4. Let the smoke fill the most easterly corner of your home. Walk slowly in a clock-wise direction and smudge the windows, and the door openings. Proceed to the next room until all your rooms have been smudged. You should end up at the place you began.

If you have a top and bottom level to your home do those floors as well.

Hold a large non-flammable plate or abalone shell to catch any hot ashes as you move around your rooms will eliminate burn holes in your floor.

Warning:  you are dealing with open flames so use caution.  Watch out for curtains, and smoke-alarms.  You should be moving in a slow continuous motion so the smoke does not settle and hang in an area for too long.

How To Smudge An Aura:

Follow # 1 & 2 above.

3.  Hold the smudge stick away from the body, approximately 12″ and begin at the crown of the head.  Let the smoke travel down the front of the body and have the person lift one foot at a time to smudge under each foot.  Bring the smudge stick to the back of the body and travel the smoke up to the crown of the head.  Use your hand or a large feather to ensure the smoke has touched the body.  The person who is being smudged can use their hands to bring the smoke to their head area, heart and arms as well.

4.  To smudge your own energy simply light the stick or braid and set the smoking stick in an abalone shell or bowl.  Bring the bowl close to your heart.  Using your hands or a large feather fan, let the smoke cover the top of your head, shoulders, and all parts of your body that you can reach.

You are Light. 

When born you were filled with Universal Light and upon the first verbal sounds that uttered from your baby lips the Light was within you.  The connection of this Light can be seen through the eyes or sensed in the auric field. It defines the “awake” people from the walking soul-wounded.

When my daughter was born it took two weeks for this Light to emanate from her eyes.  I walked into the nursery and there it was-a brilliant yellow white light shining from her eyes.  Her personality was jump started; rebooted.  She was connected to the Light.  When my son was born the Light was instantaneous like a laser beam.  I always wondered why the difference between my two children?  Was my daughter’s higher consciousness weighing the values to stay or go from this earth plane?  Was she thinking, “Oh No! Not this blue planet AGAIN!”  This profound discovery of what I had experienced left me in awe for years.

There are those who are awake and those who are not.  We see the non-awake people in the shopping centers, work, in our own circle of family and friends.  We see it in the faces of alcoholics, drug addicts, abused children and women who have been the victims of domestic violence.  Fractured.  Has the Light  been stolen by someone else, or it is hiding waiting to be reactivated as it was at their moment of birth?

This is one reason why I created this site.  I wanted to identify and help people find their Light again.  I wanted them to know that it’s possible to Reclaim Your Light.

Are you feeling there is a void in your life? As if your flame has been extinguished?  As if you are slogging to pull yourself through each day? 

First get yourself a good physical check up with a Doctor you can trust.  Follow the advice and give it due course.

Still feeling the same? Then explore a wide variety of complementary and alternative therapies in journeying, sound therapy, Soul-Retrieval, energy work.  Be educated.  Google, read, talk with your confidants, join groups.  Use verbs! Take action! Heck, read my blog!

Being awake with Light sustains the creative process and allows you to fulfill your authentic mission for being on this planet and why you are here.  It’s a responsibility to yourself to find the Light if you’ve lost it, and to use the Light once you have it.