Smudging your home with Thyme dispels melancholy, hopelessness and other mellow but negative vibrations. Pair it with White Sage and it raises the spiritual and protective levels while stimulating personal psychic and physical energy.
Smudging is a spiritual method to cleanse spaces of negative energy. Thyme is an excellent herb for removing obstacles, mind blocks, negative feelings as well as working as a memory booster. Smudging has traditionally been a ritual of the Native Americans (Indians). It is now also a popular custom in Europe!
Key Benefits of Thyme:
The ancient Greeks burned thyme in sick rooms to drive away diseases, clear the air & to invoke strength and courage as well as clarity of mind.
Roman soldiers were believed to bathe in a thyme infusion prior to going into battle to increase energy & courage. In the Middle Ages, an image of a sprig of thyme was embroidered into the cloaks of knights to instill them with courage, protection & a clear mind.
Properties:Releasing Ceremonies, Courage, Protection, Clarity of Mind
The tradition of Smudging:
Smudging finds its origin in the USA by the Native American tribes. They burned herbs such as white sage to cleanse themselves and their environment from negative energy. The believe is that negative energies (spirits) do not tolerate the smoke of these burning herbs. And that this acts as a purifying function that attracts positive energies or good spirits.
The Native Americans liked to use symbolism in their rituals. In this way they preferably let the four elements come together: water, earth, fire and air. They did this with a shell (water), earth (herbs), fire (burning of the herbs) and air (smoke).
