There are so many different methods of smudging, (each to their own).

The predominant teachings and understandings that showcase across the board when it comes to “the correct way of smudging” are understood and as follows:

1.) Meditate and breathe clear your mind, heart, and words.

2.) After cleansing your mind, heart and intentions, as best you can many say a prayer, or mantra welcoming in light beings – making sure to seal the door to negativity — set intentions to wash and transmute any negativity, transforming darkness into light.

3.) Using the smoke from your smudge stick, (pick which way works for you), to cleanse the auric field of yourself, a fellow person in need, or sacred space.

Make sure you are safe and have water handy, salt water is often used to dissolve and transmute any, stagnant, heavy energy.

Warning Disclaimer: In order to smudge you must use, FIRE, to burn the herbs to create smoke, make sure to catch any falling debris. Use your own intuition and your best personal safety skills –– better safe then sorry.

I personally use the smoke to wash my auric field and home, guiding the smoke with my hands to my eyes –– with the intention to see good things; to my ears –– to hear good things, and my mouth –– to speak good things). I have been told not to blow the smudge stick, as it releases your spirit, and instead to fan the flame; collect all ash in a shell/fire proof container, and give the reminisce back to mother earth.

*I will put the smudge stick out in mother earth or a handy pot plant to say thank you and offer gratitude to all healing energies – make sure you are always using safety precautions when smudging!*