Sage Smudging - What is THAT??
Sage smudging is an activity that I've been wanting to do in our home for a while and just haven't gotten around to it. I finally had a reason this past weekend. A creepy reason, but a reason, nonetheless.
First, let's start with: What is Sage Smudging?. If you've ever been to a yoga class, you may have seen this done or you may have simply smelled the after effects of the burned sage. This is a practice that is ancient and is used to clear the air of bad energies, negative spirits, or negative emotions. Also, it smells nice, but that's beside the point. I recently read that it also has antibacterial properties, so if you've had sickness in your house, a solid sage smudging is in order.
Some reasons to sage smudge:
- Cleansing
- Smells nice
- Clears bad energy
- Gets rid of negative spirits
- Purifying
- Antiseptic
- When you move into a new house
- If you've had a fight
- After a busy day to clear some of the busy emotions
There is scientific evidence that the smudging actually changes the elements within the air, leaving it lighter and letting us be more free. All you have to do is burn some sage and be in the right state of mind to allow the negative to burn away. Easy!
How do you smudge?
There are several elaborate and involved smudging processes. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. But we're on the one-at-a-time protocol*, so I started simple. I found a container that I could put out my sage stick in after I was done. Actually, first, I ordered sage sticks off of Amazon (because that is where I get everything - what can I say? It's convenient!). So then, step 2: find a container. Next, I hunted down a lighter and lit it. This was all big progress considering the sage sticks had been sitting in our dining room hutch for at least 6 months. Finally, I walked around the main floor of our house, letting the smoke billow into the corners. I made a complete loop around the house and then opened doors to usher out anything negative.
Many people find this practice rooted in the magical realm, fictional, silly, etc. Life is about perspective and what works for you. It's also about trying new things and being open minded enough to find something new that works for you. Do you want to hear my creepy story now?
It was Saturday morning, around 2am and I could not for the life of me sleep, so I was on the couch flipping through channels and I stumbled upon Fifty Shades Darker and I started watching it. Creepy, huh? The end.
Just kidding! There I was, with my cup of hot tea and my plate of freshly cup up fruit, watching a ridiculously awful movie <-- I am not proud--> when I started to hear a scratching noise or a thumping noise? I couldn't quite tell over the sound of Christian Grey emotionally abusing his victim/future wife/same thing. I tried to pause the tv. It wouldn't pause. I hammered the pause button about fifty times and I heard it. Plain as day, clawing and scratching and scraping. I slid off of the couch - heart pounding. I tiptoed about 5 steps and remembered that it is the person in the movies who goes to investigate the sound that gets murdered (every.damn.time). I couldn't help myself... tip toe...tip toe... until I could see into the kitchen from the dining room. The sound had grown louder. I saw...the kitchen. Nothing else. "Maybe it's Mars scratching his noise machine against the wall," said my wanting-to-rationalize-this-away-brain. I scurried up the stairs, checked the monitor to find a passed out Mars, and woke up Matt who came to my aid and confirmed the scratching, the scraping, the clawing, the moving within the wall.
That is the first part - something in the wall! There is more. The next day rolled around to bring us something that we couldn't explain away as a fairydiddle in the wall, which is creepy and gross enough.
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Scene: Lauri upstairs in bedroom. Matt in kitchen with kids feeding them dinner.
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There is a noise - a bang, a knocking, a noise that is blood curdling because it sounded like a kid fell or something large fell over.
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I dropped what I was doing, ran down the stairs to meet Matt in the entry way and say "What was that?!". He shook his head and said "I don't know." We checked all three doors, the basement, the attic, the roof, the chimney, the fireplace. We literally checked everywhere and there wasn't anything out of place. Nothing had fallen. Nobody had knocked.
And... this is when I decided that our house was due for a good sage smudging.
Happy Halloween!! I'll keep you posted on any new weird stuff happening at Brammerheim.
Bee Well
*One-at-a-Time: Just introduce or take away one thing at a time for a period of time and make it part of your routine. Start slowly and be patient with your wellness. This is the one-at-a-time protocol.
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