making ur own smudge sticks!
smudge sticks are very simple to make and if ur a green witch with a garden full of plants and herbs then why would u waste money on overpriced smudge sticks from metaphysical shops when u can make them urself! here are a couple i made yesterday, along with some instructions on how to do it urself:
1. choose the herbs u want to use! white sage (protection and purification) is probably the most commonly used but here are a couple of others i like to use:
- rosemary (soothing and removes negative energy)
- lavender (relaxation and happiness)
- thyme (memory booster and removes negativity)
- lemongrass (purifying and energising)
- cedar (cleansing and protection)
- cinnamon (increasing energy and healing)
- bay leaf (calming and protection)
- rose (love and meditation)
- peppermint (refreshing and soothing)
don’t be afraid to mix and match the different herbs to suit ur needs! also u can use pretty much any herb as long as u research it, these are just a couple of my faves.
2. put ur herbs in a bundle and tie a knot at the bottom using a piece of cotton string. if you have no idea of what ur going to use ur smudge stick for yet u can use a white (all purpose) string, but if u want a specific use these are some of the colours that can help u achieve ur goals:
- red (passion, strength, survival, fertility, courage)
- orange (creativity, self-expression, joy, ambition, vitality)
- yellow (success, happiness, learning, memory, concentration, imagination, charm, confidence)
- green (prosperity, abundance, money, healing, growth, luck, acceptance)
- light blue (spirituality, tranquility, peace, protection)
- blue (communication, will power, focus, forgiveness, good fortune, truth, patience, removing bad vibrations, astral projection)
- purple (wisdom, spiritual power, contact with spirits, drive away evil, change luck)
- violet (spirituality, connection to higher self, insight, clarity)
- indigo (spiritual guidance, psychic ability, divination, meditation, ambition, overcome depression)
- black (grounding, wisdom, learning, protection, reversing, uncrossing, unhexing, repelling black magick, banishing negativity, releasing, defense, scrying)
3. wrap the string up the bundle at an angle and when u reach near the top, do the same just go downwards instead.
4. tie a knot and trim the string ends if needed.
5. trim ur smudge stick (don’t worry if you forget to do this i always forget but u can always trim it once its dried) and hang it up somewhere to dry for about a week.
if any of u have suggestions or types of herbs u like to use that havent been mentioned pls let me know! xoxo
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