How to Sage Your Home
Hello beautiful being!
Why sage your home?
Sometimes the energy of our homes feels off, sometimes an event or a person upsets us and the feeling lingers, and sometimes you just want to clear the air. All of these and more can be solved with a clearing practice.
Saging (smudging) practices have been used for centuries to remove “negative” energy from people, places, and things. There are many different types of sage and other burning materials used for cleansing, each have their purpose. You should use the one you feel called to use, trust your intuition on the one you are guided to.
Let’s start with using sage for your home. To save the cheat sheet at the end, just right click on the photo or screenshot it.
How to sage your home
Start by closing your eyes and taking a few calming breaths to set your intention. It helps to feel your feet connected to the Earth (floor) as you breathe in these breaths. Allow your mind to settle and go into that meditative space. You may also say a prayer or a mantra. An example, “I call in my guides, ancestors, and angles to help me clear this space of any lower level energies. Please allow only light and love of the highest vibration to fill this space”.
Light the end of the sage long enough for smoke to gently flow. If you have trouble getting your sage to light, you may place it over a candle and then blow out the end of the sage. The smoke is cleansing and should not be overwhelming. We are not trying to set off the smoke alarm!
Mindfully move room by room, allowing the smoke to move into all corners of each room. Open doors for closets and such to include them as well. You may use your hand, a feather, or other tool to push the smoke into the areas of your choice. Trust yourself in how long to spend in each space. You may also speak (out loud or in your mind) words or intentions you have for the spirt of the sage to help you with.
In the very last room, open a window or exterior door to move the smoke out, taking any negative energy with it.
Close your prayer with gratitude.
Make sure your sage is fully out before leaving it unattended.
For possible entities (ghosts, spirits, lost souls, etc): always include calling in your spirit guides for protection and say out loud, "Only beings of light and love are welcome, all others go to the light, you do not belong here". This may need to be repeated, but remember that you are in command of your space.
Repeat this as often as you feel called to.
Namasté,
Shona
