Why Do You Smudge?

[@jillsmith87]

Just taught my mom about smudging I have been smudging our home at least once a week she’s been saying the house have been feeling lighter and she’s happier I told her I have been smudging and she was like wow do it often I sent her this video hope it helps her She was amazed

[@janicejoy3054]

Such a joy to hear these teachings. Even though I am English I have a great yearning in my heart to hear these words.

[@CiaofCleburne]

I love that he said “creator of your understanding”. I wish more people would speak this.

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

I got my ass spanked for doing what I thaught was rite ??? I Excreded my pant's just because she was a Lady Like that ???

[@dammsparaneta4530]

This help me with my Anxiety 😊 after smudging and prayer, next is meditation... and Chamomile tea after .. ❤️❤️❤️

[@docomo279]

Brother Lawrence, thank you for teaching us. Please do not stop making videos teaching and spreading the word!

[@jimgaston9863]

Ancient knowledge is backed today by science,sage has many amazing properties including natural antidepressants and anti anxiety properties. As well as these feel good properties it is also has antifungal and anti microbial properties,add in vitamins,minerals and taste and mother earth has provided the perfect gift. 😊

[@savard1981]

Whoever disliked this video needs a smudge Respect your elders

[@vicariousgamer2871]

Aho !

[@vicariousgamer2871]

I worked at both a state prison as Native American Spiritual leader and at a D and A rehab doing basically the same work. Often at the rehab when I would smudge the clients at least one would display some sort of reluctance. When I had finished smudging the entire group I would call out the one with the issue and add lots of sage to the pot and tell him that he, must apparently be in dire need of cleansing and would then cover him up in a huge cloud of smoke. I love the whole concept. In fact, I'm past due on a smudge today.

[@debbie8545]

@@vicariousgamer2871 Great going there, single out the one person who already feels isolated...

[@trequor]

@@debbie8545 They say there's no wrong way to smudge, but i think vicariousgamer might put that into question...

[@seerchannah102]

I smudge because I noted that White sage has been helping me manage the number of migraines I get per week. I’m so glad that I learned about this practice. Thank you for this video.

[@djpamelamc]

This is totally beautiful.

[@jodyburchrials2340]

So amazing and beautiful! I smudge myself and home...I love sage smudging! 💜

[@MUDSWAT]

Thank you brothers and sisters for sharing this.

[@TheChosenAlchemist144]

I love the way Mr. Wells concludes by saying "The Creator of your Understanding" beautiful spirit.

[@smoothcriminal9729]

Beautiful feeling after you cleansed your self and your home ,good will come all around you " . It's truly amazing !!! Thank you for your teachings!!!

[@invadertifxiii]

this is beautiful for the wonderful folks showing and teaching to smudge with respect and knowledge

[@lindastephaniecantu3988]

Thank you for sharing with us this video. I'm part Native American, but my father passed before I could ask all these questions and learn from him and my grand parents. We lost touch of my father's parents and family once he passed, I was 7 yrs old. I learned from reading and videos to burn sage to remove the negative energies around me and my home and family, but never knew exactly this teaching. So thank you for that. I will definitely Smudge as done in video.

[@lifeofgaia]

Thank you for this precious gift! ✨🙏💜🙏✨ It is my wish that when you smudge with sacred plant offerings, that the subtle scent of the earth reaches in and gently whispers love into your soul... With Deep Gratitude From My Heart to Yours -Gaia

[@lexuscarrington]

This touched my heart deeply. I love sacred smoke. I cant live without it.

[@thephoenix2176]

These are some troubling times - Many thanks

[@wegottafishdude]

Mind over matter is amazing isn’t it?

[@terrisims9008]

This is beautiful. Thank you. Looking to clear my space. Feeling some bad energy going on

[@cherishjordan3880]

Best thing I’ve chosen to do lately! The energy is beautiful!

[@carolinakm3795]

Beautiful and a good thing to do in your spaces, I appreciate and am thankful to your wisdom! thank you!

[@maggiehartnett7574]

Thank you for this 💙

[@billybpparrants1567]

Hi from Illinois and I love it ❤❤❤

[@judyhill6311]

Thank you for posting

[@emiliepruden528]

I wish this channel was still going

[@_RayOfLight_]

Thank you 🙏 so much for the video .

[@krystynapoblocka758]

Thank you so much for this valuable lesson.

[@alanitonyc]

Beautiful! Thank you for letting us stay in your lands. 🙂

[@yolandalloyd3151]

THANK YOU So very much for sharing this information.It is much appreciated,Blessings to you.🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😎✌🏽

[@Whistlewalk]

Thank you for reminding me.

[@jewelscolley4015]

I love your video came across it and liked how you explained smudging, I've been using smudge sticks for a few years now, looking forward to your next video

[@Jvc1.0]

very greatful for this video thank you

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

I smudged before knowing it was smudging. To just burn the tip of a favorite wood and feel some sort of peace. I think its just ingrained in humans to be affected by the senses.

[@DaleNovella]

Thank you for posting!

[@madelinerepchull4229]

Thank you ! I want to learn more. I am not aboriginal but you have my Heart , curiosity and respect.

[@ThirdEyeThrifter]

Beautiful. Thank you…🪶

[@leanacopperfield1759]

These videos are much appriciated. Im watching because i just want to make shure about smudge. Thank u

[@topbrasstv8867]

Not only does it get rid of bad spirits, but it also gets rid of the pesky insects too

[@Crazycoffingirl]

Thank you elder for that wonderful lesson i now feel more confident to smudge

[@arbsan8366]

I love this video so much. Have so much respect for Native Culture and all cultures ❤️🌹🙏🏽

[@blugeishaify]

thank-u so very much for the smudging lessons 🔥🤓

[@richbones8419]

Thank You!!

[@TheRealNazeem]

I’m Mohawk and I want to embrace the lifestyle, culture and religion of my ancestors more to gain a better understanding of the world around me. As well as who I am and where my roots lay.

[@thesiren7486]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 🥰😊💓💓😊💓😊

[@bridgetaileensicsko]

thank you for sharing this!

[@Inescapablefate]

Lovely 😊

[@gailroberts9435]

Beautiful! Thank you so much 😊!

[@isaacwhite9255]

Brother Lawrence looks like a Native American man I met at Wolf Creek Indian Village in Bastian, Virginia. The man I met made and sold crafts from the museum giftshop there

[@wahidkhaliq4776]

Watching from uk 🇬🇧 this is amazing beloved native Americans I love you 😍

[@infinitemegick8916]

loved this video! smudging is a daily thing for me !

[@MagickwithSoulBride]

Thank you for a good video with great advice! I'm a witch but I do work with the traditions of my ancestors, the Tsalagi and Creek peoples. I'm doing a video on my channel about smudging and its origins. Thank you for this video, it has helped me with my script. Blessed be!

[@hawkhillfalconer3529]

How are you connected to your native relatives on the rez?

[@Keb1168]

Thank you for making this video. I have heard of smudging but never practiced. What do I say or think when smudging my home and myself?

[@MsDusty7771]

Beautiful

[@lenawhite2815]

Thank you🌏❤

[@hankiedave]

Iam from the island of Cebu Philippines. ive been smudging the entire house daily since year 2006... essential oils been burning almost 24 hours a day. I didnt really know why iam like this, this is just me, a habbit that I had and it feels so good when I dot it... lately this month it was reveaed to me through past life regression that I was an ant man, who teach the indians in americas from the diistant past about natural medicine...so i realized thats where I got my affection to nature... going back to smudging, it really helps from healing and having a clear sound mind...and people always compliment me how calming our house is and they end up doing it to because I influenced them.

[@prayformoe]

my left ear enjoyed this :)

[@theresasanders8251]

Smudging is to REMIND us of a Spiritual STATE of BEING, we KNEW when we had many Dreamers/Meditators practicing. My Spiritual Teacher called this Body/Plane of Being "The Wind Spirirt Born" & it IS a Cleansing Level, but we must learn to move up into the Life Current & Learn to consciously Walk the Way Home while we are still on the Hoof, so to speak. We are Spirits having a HUMAN experience & our Mother is the School for that Soul Growth. Now is a time of gleaning, of winnowing, & Great Sorrows & Trials to come! What kind of #ToxicColonizer CULTURE & THINKING have you assimilated? Take the Best & Leave the Rest! #SacredCircleOfLife + #ValueChange4Survival

[@judylandis9204]

Thank you.

[@thomasmageddon]

I love this video

[@christinalee7985]

Thank you so much for sharing all of this. I feel so strong about all of this what I learned from you in this short video. I will now take smudging more seriously! And smudge everything!!!!

[@TheAnnouncerLive]

Any one else notice the audio only coming from the left hand side

[@constancemoore6729]

Thank you Constance from TL 'AZT ^EN NATION💖💞💖

[@orsolyaszabo9302]

If you smudge your house will all the entities leave your house?

[@shirenna1984]

Yes I absolutely love to sage!!!!

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

Sweet Grass, it adds flavor it's used as a herb... 🤔

[@mrj.r2908]

What do you do with the ashe from the smudge stick? Do you bury it? Wash it down the sink? Bin it? Hope you can help please, i don't want to do anything wrong thank you

[@kukumuniu5658]

Hi,how can I contact with Lawrence Wells ?(Im from Europe)

[@linkekinnme6412]

There was sage growing up on the hill but I heard it had been poisoned from trucks and pollution maybe it's not safe to use

[@nicyaxal]

Take a branch or the seeds and start it on your house so it is clean

[@joerogers8437]

Wel'alin, I smudge every day 2-3 times,because I know the creator appreciates hearing my prayers as much as I appreciate saying them.

[@anishnaabehistorypodcast7215]

Miigwetch from Ojibwa-Land!

[@sharonblumrick8631]

Please teach me who is mother earth

[@powwow6886]

I cleanse with the grape............wanikiye cleansed a whole room of people at once when he turned the water into wine!!!!!!!!! It was a group cleansing.

[@annmarieedwards2959]

Smudging is such a beautiful ritual your asking the higher power to protect you from negative energy the smoke from the sage purify you aura and your living space and it protects you from negative spirits that can cause you harm by giving you bad dreams so smudge smudge smudge you will feel so much better ❤️ ❤️

[@MerrillGreene]

Do I have your permission to use some of this footage for a project?

[@linkekinnme6412]

I have better sage now not sure what to do with the other sage

[@sharonblumrick8631]

Who is the creator of are understanding.

[@user-xr4iq7kq1k]

We smudge for over 38 years just stunk up everything no change in fact things got worse😮

[@daisycardona2910]

How do you dry the herbs do you leave in the refrigerator or on the countertop kitchen is fine?

[@rubytuesday7653]

Counter is fine. After , I get sage I bundle and hang 🌼

[@theodoreroberts3407]

I'm coming late to this conversation. What is smudging?

[@FoigTCG]

To prevent a yurei from wandering

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

To cover the prominent forehead on the left with a smudge from the right 😂 Smudge is torquise and resembles a horizonal sheep wool smudge 😂

[@TheJuzi]

what type of feather was that? does anyone now? Thnak you.

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

It was a Bird feather.

[@jimjonathan6057]

Elijah Butterfield well no shit lmao

[@bethy-lou3307]

@@elijahbutterfield4869 What kind of bird feather?

[@mildmanneredmercifulmouse1839]

looks like a small Eagle wing . But you can use any sort of birds feather or wing. I'm in Australia so I have Black Cockatoo feathers and also I have Boobook owl wings.

[@beautifulgoddess8642]

@@jimjonathan6057 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️

[@rubytuesday7653]

Can't imagine not being able to smudge myself.....

[@ejones1391]

Can someone teach me how? I have everything but I don't want to attempt it. Before talking with a native American about how to do it?

[@eyestoenvy]

Same here

[@mattkisewatizidatidah6888]

Then maybe you should learn first....this isnt just "burning some magical herbs for bad energy"... What do you want it for? Where did you get it? We have procedures for gathering these plants that is very important to us....we don't buy, or pick without a ceremony for just that, unless it was given to us. So all in all...smudging itself is just part of a ceremony but it's very important. we do it before the day starts, before we travel and go about our day in hopes that all goes well. We smudge when we lose someone, as well as when they are born....we smudge to carry our prayers to the Creator. Right now indigenous peoples in the americas are having a problem with outsiders coming in their lands and stealing mass amounts of these plants, our sacred medicines. These people come and deplete our sources of medicine and sell them at fucking forever21 and what not, labelled as "witch kits" ..i mean, how disrespectful is that, it's just another slap in the face to the indigenous people and wildlife. Personally, i don't have a problem with outsiders learning our peoples' ways that was given to us, as long as it's done Right...in a good way. Miigwech..may the Creator take pity on you.

[@ichimoon4657]

if a non native american do this, is it considered a bad thing? like cultural appropriation? (just fyi i'm not from america at all)

[@bridgetrobinson27]

There no audio with this video

[@elijahbutterfield4869]

I have a question. Is there a Native American word for smudging?

[@mattkisewatizidatidah6888]

In every "native american" language there are words for smudging, yes. Btw there are hundreds of native american languages.

[@LadyLynn22]

Thank you for this information on saging 👍🦋. Most believe Saging Is Demonic , however its, Not. Are to Mother Earth & My Heavenly Father 👊😚

[@444cicirich]

Yes🌙❤❤❤

[@dalepoulette]

Smudging is to keep the high Jean healthy, when first European arrived here in Nova Scotia Canada they stunk so bad that mikmaq burned sweat grass and essence to mask the stink. We thought the whiteman how to clean themselves. Smudge also cleans the air of bacteria. And it helps your spirt.

[@tamishayarbrough5]

Okay, all I here on this video is a crackling fire 🔥🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Astarath]

the voice is on the left channel only, it's pretty annoying

[@mariposanana1782]

Do you smudge animals or smudge yourself before being with them? Thank you

[@angelinajolie8164]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alessandrafontani7429]

🙌🙏🦅💜

[@southdemon3256]

moRNIGN IM SMUDGING THIS MORNING

[@TAGWIIRECOVERYCENTER]

Good explanation. Miigwetch

[@bethy-lou3307]

Thank you for this informative video. How do I smudge a house properly?

[@alaiaadam5767]

🌙🌙🌙🌙

[@wendybolton6854]

👌

[@linkekinnme6412]

Thank you I will smudge when ever negativity arises