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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Jan 04 2006 : 1:25:47 PM
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What fun this was! Although I usually don't take down any Christmas decorations until "Old Christmas" (January 6th, the twelth day of Christmas), somehow the sunny 70 degree weather today motivated me to do a little early undecorating. I started with my main mantle and hated to just throw all those great cedar boughs in the compost pile. So, I did some looking in my collection of books. Found instructions to make cedar smudge sticks. According to this book, cedar has special purifying properties, especially psychospiritually. (Don't know exactly what that means, but it sounds like something I could use...) All you have to do is cut the still-green branches to 12" pieces. Then, arrange them in a bundle with all the tips facing the same way. Use embroidery floss to tie together. Start at the bottom and work up to the tips, then come back down forming crisscrosses. Tie at the bottom and let them dry before using. There were also instructions on how to use the smudge stick once it is dry. If anybody wants to hear about that, just let me know. Think I've got a new tradition on my hands.
"All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well."
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2006 : 5:46:44 PM
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oh tell us more! tell us more! i have some sweet friends here in Green County that use them in Native American ceremonies!
True Friends, Frannie |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2006 : 11:45:11 PM
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If you put some sprigs of dried sage in with the cedar, it is so nice and relaxing.
When available , Grandfather sage is sooooo good. it is a wider leaf and smells better than some of the others.
Smudge the house to get rid of negative and bad spirits in your house.
it does the same for the body, gets rid of bad stuff.
you can find sage,etc in metaphysical shops and other places
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - Jan 04 2006 : 11:50:24 PM
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how to smudge
The way I learned is put the sage/cedar dried, into a aabalone shell, light it ,when it gets going take either your hands, or a big(like a turkey ) feather and bring the smoke up and over your head, and around your whole body. dont forget under the soles of your feet. :)
We always smudge before going into a medicine wheel and before ceremonys, or any time
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