smudge sticks
Aromatic cleansing bundles
Smudge sticks are bundles of dried herbs—typically white sage, cedar, or sweetgrass—bound together and burned for ritual purification.
The practice originates in Indigenous American spiritual traditions, where the smoke is believed to cleanse spaces, objects, or people of negative energy.
The term now appears widely in New Age and wellness contexts: She lit a smudge stick before the meditation session.
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- white sageAromatic purification herb
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- energy cleansingSpiritual atmosphere purification
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- ritual objectscenser, altar cloth, brazier, chalice, crosier
smudge sticksincense cones
Shaped solid burnable fragrances
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smudge sticksholy water
Sacramental liquid for blessings
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Cross with Christ figure
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