Smudging With Sage
 
"Smudging" is the common name given to a powerful cleansing technique from the Native American tradition; however, the burning of herbs for emotional, psychic, and spiritual purification is a common practice among many religious, healing, and spiritual traditions. it is a ceremonial way to cleanse a person, place, or object of negative energies or influences. It is also an effective method for energizing or blessing a person, place, or object.
 
Smudging can be useful when you're feeling depressed, angry, resentful, unwell or after you have had an argument with someone. It is common to smudge yourself, the space and all the guests or participants before a ritual, ceremony, or celebration. You can smudge your home or work space as part of a general spiritual housecleansing, and you can cleanse crystals or other objects of any negative or lingering energy with a smudging ritual.