Cleansing - Native American Incense

This incense helps cleanse spaces and objects. It is particularly useful in places where a lot of people and energies gather (think of meeting rooms or a therapist’s office). This incense mixture can clear heavy or negative energies that people leave behind and opens the space to clarity and healing.

In many Native American cultures, smudging is still one of the most popular cleansing practices. Smudging is a ritual that involves the burning of sacred herbs to spiritually cleanse people and places. The smoke generated by igniting the herbs is directed with a feather or the hands towards a person or a space, as it is believed to remove stagnant, negative or unnecessary energies, bringing instead clarity and protection. 

 Juniper is an important protector tree and has been used in traditional medicine and spiritual ceremonies for hundreds of years. Native Americans still burn juniper tips to purify and protect.

 White sage is a moderate cleanser but also a consecrating herb. This means that it can help make a space or object resonate with non-physical energies. For this reason, Native Americans worked effectively with sage in sweat lodge ceremonies and other healing rituals.

 Sweet grass is a powerful aid in finding lightness and healing. It attracts positive energies and helps people in a group attune to each other. Native Americans would first burn sage to dispel negative energies and then sweet grass to bring in and connect with the positive energies of the plants.