Dispelling Negative Energy With Sage Smudge

By Fern, OCS Herbalist

Occasionally you will feel oppressed by either a build up of Negative
Energy, a Negative Magical Entity or an attack. The symptoms are easily
identified, you may feel off, depressed, become sick, have a pessimistic
attitude or start arguments unnecessarily. You may just feel that
Negative Energy has built up in your body, your home or your sacred
space. At any rate, is time to cleanse.

Sage is an excellent smudge herb, a small dried bundle is ignited and
then blown out to smoldering. Then it becomes a wand of cleansing smoke.
Alternatively you can ignite a charcoal block (not the type used in
barbecue) and burn some loose sage upon that. You may choose to used a
mixture of sage and sweet-grass or another herb but sage is best even alone.

Pure Sea Salt or Silver & Holy Water Sea Salts are powerful cleansers
as well and can be strewn upon the ground, or dissolved in water to use as
a wash for magical items or a cleansing bathe. Bathing in these salts can be
done on a daily basis to prevent energetic infection and keep your vibrations
high, if you regularly practice magic, this is highly recommended!

You will want to cleanse yourself before you undertake any other cleansing to
prevent redepositing the negativity as you go. Any braids, knots or belts
should be undone before the cleanse as they can hold the energy. While you
cleanse, visualize the Negative Energies flowing down out of your body and
down into the ground and then replace the energy by drawing Positive Energy
down from the Universe. Whenever you clear Negative Energy you must make
sure to replace it with positive or else you create a sort of vacuum that
will simply draw the Negative Energy back and possibly even more with it.

Once you have the smudge going, place your hands in the stream of the smoke,
rubbing them together as you would whilst washing them. With your hands cup
the smoke and waft it down over the top of your head several times and move
the smoke down the body front and back till you reach the feet. While you
cleanse push the negativity down into the Earth. The Earth is the most
powerful grounding agent there is, it will convert the energy and purify it,
this will not harm the Earth at all. You may now rebraid and fasten your belt.

After cleansing yourself take the smudge with you to the highest point in the
home or building. In a counter clockwise motion go through every room, corner
to corner wafting the smoke. Feathers are useful in spreading the smoke especially
if you are using loose sage. Banish the Negative Energy with simple powerful
words or prayers and be sure to draw down Positive Energy to replace it. Do not
forget the closets, cupboards, drawers under the beds and up chimneys. Follow
this procedure down through each level until you reach the cellar or lowest floor.

If necessary, place Sea salt in water and sprinkle some down every drain and in
the toilets.

Now smile and breath easy, enjoy the Positive Vibrations and witness the
benefits of living in a positively charged environment!