Blog — Smudge

This October we’re celebrating the Divine Goddess Rising. This refers to the divine energy and power within each and every one of us. Why October? Because it’s a month of masking, unmasking, leading up to Halloween and All Saints Day. A time of year where we are looking at our masks, choosing masks for fun and entertainment, but also going into a Fall Harvest Gathering… gathering resources, coming together, and coming inward. Andrea Flores joined us for a special talk this past Sunday about tapping into your Divine Femininity. Andrea is a Shaman in training, a Divine Goddess Rising in...

White Sage, Blue Sage, Russian Sage, Garden Sage, Rosemary, Mugwort, Lavender, Cedar… The list goes on... Which is the right one for you? Smudging is a purification ceremony which involves burning sacred plants for spiritual cleansing. It is a tradition specific to some Indigenous cultures of the Americas, often used in healing and cleansing rituals. The ICT Inc. (Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.)  has given a general definition of the practice in Canada: Smudging is traditionally a ceremony for cleansing the soul of negative thoughts of a person or place. It allows people to stop and slow down, and reconnect to the earth. ...