{"id":2992,"date":"2018-08-14T01:45:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T01:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2018-08-14T21:22:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:22:14","slug":"essential-oils-smudge-sprays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2018\/08\/essential-oils-smudge-sprays.html","title":{"rendered":"Essential Oils In Smudge Sprays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2018\/08\/essential-oils-smudge-sprays.html\/buffalospirit-smudge_0\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2997\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2018\/08\/Buffalospirit-smudge_0-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"smudge spray | Terezia Farkas | depression help | Beliefnet\" width=\"348\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Essential Oils In Smudge Sprays<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2018\/08\/essential-oils-smudge-sprays.html\/buffalospirit-smudge_0\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2997\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you look on the internet for smudge sprays, you\u2019ll find as many different recipes for smudge sprays as there are essential oils! That\u2019s because modern sage smudge sprays have at least two or more essential oils.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Traditional or New Age smudge spray?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There&#8217;s some controversy about what makes up a traditional smudge spray. Traditional Native American smudges use sage, lavender, cedar, sweetgrass, and tobacco. These form the core of the smudging ceremony. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">However, the same items that are burned by one culture in a smudge ceremony, may be taboo to burn in another. And while one culture might use sage for healing, another uses sage only for cleansing. Nor are all the items always used for smudging. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">New Age smudge sprays incorporate the traditional herbs and cedar with other essential oils. New Age and Traditional use smudging sprays for protection, cleansing, and healing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sage smudge spray recipe<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2018\/08\/sage-smudge-spray-recipe.html\">Sage Smudge Spray Recipe<\/a><\/span>\u201d, I gave an easy, basic recipe for a sage smudge spray.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 T<\/span>he recipe asks you to add another essential oil to the mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some essential oils usually added to a Sage Smudge Spray are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cedar or lemon to increase sacred clearing properties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lavender for a pleasant, soothing scent. Great for relieving anxiety and generating pleasant dreams.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Geranium for someone very sensitive to negative energies. Geranium lets negative energies pass through you without affecting you, even if these energies are deliberately being directed towards you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rose to purify negative energy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sunflower to balance your solar plexus. Sunflower brings the energy of the sun into your being, brightening up dark spaces and giving you courage and confidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wasabi flower essence to burn away karmic ties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Traditional smudge sprays<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After researching the internet, it seems there are three essential oils\u00a0of the\u00a0Traditional smudge spray. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sage <\/b>is the backbone of any smudging ceremony. Sage attaches to negative energies, folds them back onto themselves, and thereby changes it into positive energy. Sage gives courage, wards off jealousy, increases mental acuity, and attracts prosperity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cedar<\/b> attracts good spirits and eliminates negative energies. Cedar is used for protection, and thought to fend off bad spirits. First Nations peoples placed boughs of the white cedar on teepees to ward off lighting and protect those inside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Palo Santo<\/b> is a tree from South America, related to Frankincense, and thought to have mystical properties. It purifies objects, places, and peoples. Only fallen branches should be used, never ones cut from the tree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you know of a more traditional smudge spray, I\u2019d be interested to hear about it. Toss me a line or two. Let me know what you think about smudge sprays!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Visit me on Twitter\u00a0 @tereziafarkas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Visit my website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tereziafarkas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tereziafarkas.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2016\/12\/four-types-anxiety-disorders.html\/holbooktemplate\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1916\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1916\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/376\/2016\/12\/holbooktemplate-150x150.png\" alt=\"Heart of Love Evolution - Surviving Depression | Terezia Farkas | depression help\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Heart-Love-Evolution-Surviving-Depression-ebook\/dp\/B00FY9FKBQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1517860861&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=heart+of+love+evolution&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=tfarkas2018-20&amp;linkId=8ad177968d3efb03f686bbe87741b499\"><strong>BUY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Essential Oils In Smudge Sprays If you look on the internet for smudge sprays, you\u2019ll find as many different recipes for smudge sprays as there are essential oils! 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