‘Get smudged!’ ? It’s spring, the time of emergence and awakening. As the natural world begins to expand in search of the light to support its period of rebirth, so too we emerge from our own energetic hibernation. Winter is a time of introspection and looking within, and with the […]
The geomantic act …
The geomantic act, wherever it occurred, was seen as creating sacred space …
Smudging with sweetgrass
Hierochloe odorata, known as sweetgrass, is an aromatic herb native to northern Eurasia and North America. Its distinctive, sweet scent is due to the presence of coumarin, a natural chemical compound found in some plants. When burned for healing or ritual purposes, the smoke from braided sweetgrass attracts positive energies and […]