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Step 1

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Gather a smudge bowl; it may be a shell, a ceramic or stone bowl, a copper, brass or cast-iron pan. The bowl must be fire resistant.

Step 2

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Then we need to gather medicine. There isn't a fixed number of medicines required for smudging. Some of the popular Medicines for smudging are Tobacco, Sweetgrass, Sage.

step 3

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Last ingredient we need before proceeding the Smudge is Eagle Feather. The feather holds significant symbols in Indigenous world, such as spiritual connection.

Step 4

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Place your chosen medicinal in the smudge bowl and light them until they start to produce smoke.

Step 5

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Once there is smoke, extinguish the flame, and begin by smudging your hands to cleanse them with the smoke.

Step 7

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Continue Smudge your senses, such as your ears and eyes, by directing the smoke towards them.

Step 8

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Then move the smoke over your hair to cleanse it.

Step 9

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Lastly, Smudge your entire body, starting from your head down to your toes, with the smoke.

Step 10

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You then pray to the Creator or your chosen deity for your intention or need.

Step 6

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With the cleansed hands hold the eagle feather and pass it through the smoke to cleanse it.