Bright Blessings!
This Saturday, at Gemini Moon in Mt. Clemens, Glenn Brown will be teaching about Native American Smudging starting at 7:00 p.m.. For those of us here in what this writer likes to refer to as Pure Pagan Michigan, this is important in a very personal way. You see, dear reader, there is an issue, an elephant in the room, that no one talks about anymore.
The issue is that currently, everywhere you look, people are using the term "smudge" every time they light up some sage or other fumigation materials. And this, dear readers, PISSES ME OFF. WHY?
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The term Smudge belongs to a specific style and cultural matrix, that of the First Nations of this continent. It is a form of Smoke Cleansing. There are many forms. And pay very close attention to this next part: Witches and other Pagans have stolen and burgled their house and taken it for themselves just as pretty as you please.
Every time someone fumes, or censes, a person in a public rituals of late, that term seems to rear up like a tarantula in a nature video in Australia. Seriously. And while it has become common practice to the point where people do not even acknowledge that it is misapplied, the word Smudge is not something that is just folks fuming someone. Unless you have been trained in the prep, use, purpose, and the care of the Medicines, there is a question to be asked:
WHO. TOLD. YOU. THAT. USING. THAT. WORD. WAS. OKAY?
Yes, good gentlefolk, this is appropriation. And it is done under the dirty banner of eclecticism and ignorance. But those who know better should try to do better.
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Glenn Brown will be teaching in the Lakota tradition, and is knowledgeable about many ways of smoke cleansing. The use of white sage, and other herbs & resins will be expounded on in regard to their use for the clearance of negative energy. The cost is $20.00 per person and they ask that you RSVP in order to ensure you have a seat, because space is limited. You can call 586-222-2836, and while at it, why no phone a friend and invite them as well.
Blessed Be and Save A Seat for ME
And now, for a little humor for my readers who made it to the bottom.
This Saturday, at Gemini Moon in Mt. Clemens, Glenn Brown will be teaching about Native American Smudging starting at 7:00 p.m.. For those of us here in what this writer likes to refer to as Pure Pagan Michigan, this is important in a very personal way. You see, dear reader, there is an issue, an elephant in the room, that no one talks about anymore.
The issue is that currently, everywhere you look, people are using the term "smudge" every time they light up some sage or other fumigation materials. And this, dear readers, PISSES ME OFF. WHY?
******************************WARNING!!!!RANT*********************************
The term Smudge belongs to a specific style and cultural matrix, that of the First Nations of this continent. It is a form of Smoke Cleansing. There are many forms. And pay very close attention to this next part: Witches and other Pagans have stolen and burgled their house and taken it for themselves just as pretty as you please.
Every time someone fumes, or censes, a person in a public rituals of late, that term seems to rear up like a tarantula in a nature video in Australia. Seriously. And while it has become common practice to the point where people do not even acknowledge that it is misapplied, the word Smudge is not something that is just folks fuming someone. Unless you have been trained in the prep, use, purpose, and the care of the Medicines, there is a question to be asked:
WHO. TOLD. YOU. THAT. USING. THAT. WORD. WAS. OKAY?
Yes, good gentlefolk, this is appropriation. And it is done under the dirty banner of eclecticism and ignorance. But those who know better should try to do better.
*********************************END RANT**************************************
Glenn Brown will be teaching in the Lakota tradition, and is knowledgeable about many ways of smoke cleansing. The use of white sage, and other herbs & resins will be expounded on in regard to their use for the clearance of negative energy. The cost is $20.00 per person and they ask that you RSVP in order to ensure you have a seat, because space is limited. You can call 586-222-2836, and while at it, why no phone a friend and invite them as well.
Blessed Be and Save A Seat for ME
And now, for a little humor for my readers who made it to the bottom.
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