

Both can be found in many ceremonies with spiritual use such as Native American rituals or Buddhist meditation practices. The most common type of smudging is white, which has a pale hue, while less common is blue sages.

There are two main types of sage: white and blue. When you like smudging and other purification practices, you might also be interested in Palo Santo incense, Resins and Herbs incense, and Phoenix Import Charcoal briquettes and burners.Sage Tea, Superb 7 Benefits That You Need To Know About It Also, the natural holes in the shell create an organic air flow that helps spread the incense. To harmonise the elements, is one of the reasons why smudging with a shell is often the preferred way. The smoke is the Air element, and the burning is the Fire element. The (white) sage or other herbs represent the Earth element. In using an Abalone Shell for smudging, the shell represents the Water element. These traditions are closely connected to Nature’s Wisdom and love to work with the elements. In Europe, smudging has been a part for centuries in many natural religions and traditions like (Modern) Paganism and Wicca. Not only native Americans had the habit of smudging during ceremonies. Check our incense accessories category to see what fits your customer’s needs. To burn white sage, you can combine it perfectly with a fire-proof terracotta dish, a soapstone incense bowl or Abalone shell together with a soft brush to clean them after use. Contact our customer service if you wish to purchase white sage in bulk. We also supply larger quantities of white sage, both loose white sage and sticks. The same holds for white sage clusters, it is all white sage bound together with a string for easy use in smudging. Shasta Sage is known to have a more subtle, softer aroma than White Sage.Ī white sage stick or bundle is the exact same thing, just a different word is been used. Also our Yerba Santa and Shasta Sage come from California. Phoenix Import’s White Sage Smudge sticks come from California and are harvested in a sustainable way so as not to damage the local ecosystems. We at Phoenix Import sell White Sage smudge sticks in different sizes and amounts. White Sage is often sold in bundles so as to smudge a person’s aura and/or the space where a purification ceremony will take place, such as a Sweat Lodge. Not only White Sage and Shasta Sage, but also Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum) – “the holy herb” – was used for these kind of rituals, specifically to clear away mental projections, subconscious fears and trauma. With a calm and pure mind, they could more easily get into contact with their ancestors and nature’s intrinsic wisdom. The main purpose was to cleanse a person’s mind and soul of earthly thoughts and worries, and to open them up to higher states of consciousness. A domestic plant to North-America, it was used by Native Americans in many of their ancient rituals. White sage, or Salvia apiana, is a popular herb to use in purification rituals and ceremonies. Mani Bhadra BV – Phoenix Import offers a wide range of Californian White Sage smudge sticks, clusters and bundles.
