This mini smudge stick is perfect for a short smudging ritual. For example, you can hold such a ceremony before you meditate or work with a pendulum. Use the stick as a torch or let it smolder in a fireproof dish or shell. By smudging we mean “energetically cleaning”, so the expelling of negative thoughts and bad spirits. Many spiritual people hold a smudging ceremony prior to other rituals.

Smudge stick; meaning and origin
“Smudging” is holding a cleansing ceremony. The most famous people who gave prominence to smudging were the Native Americans. The use is probably much older!
By burning herbs such as white sage, the Indians expelled evil spirits from their environment. They preferably allowed natural elements to come together, such as a shell to burn the herbs and a feather to spread the smoke.

The effect of white sage
White sage (Salvia Alpiana) grows in California and is the