Witchy women

Beautiful Saturday with my fellow mystic sister @krisbryan 

After some green tea and a morning nature walk with Marlon, we went to The Green Man.

The Green Man store is this hidden gem deep in north hollywood.

www.thegreenmanstore.com

The Green Man is a representation of 'Father Earth.' He is a symbol of rebirth; representing the cycle of growth each spring. 

Through gorgeous wooden doors you enter another world full of knowledge, magic and lore.

Inside, an apothecary filled with fresh bottled herbs and delicious oils.. Healing gems, unique gifts and jewelry..

They also have tons of classes, workshops, energy cleansings, healings and psychic readings with shamans; even a psychic who communicates with the fairy world!

This place is wild, amazing and beautiful to say the least! 

I came for their cleansing herbs.

It is time to smudge the ol' house and Kristin just moved into a brand new apt and wanted to smudge out any stagnant energy for her new fresh beginning.

Smudging is the terminology used for cleansing and healing with the smoke from dried herbs.

You use a smudge stick which is dried herbs and/or flowers bundled and bound with string. 

'Our Native elders have taught us that before a person can be healed or heal another, one must be cleansed of any bad feelings, negative thoughts, bad spirits or negative energy - cleansed both physically and spiritually. This helps the healing to come through in a clear way, without being distorted or sidetracked by negative "stuff" in either the healer or the client. The elders say that all ceremonies, tribal or private, must be entered into with a good heart so that we can pray, sing, and walk in a sacred manner, and be helped by the spirits to enter the sacred realm.

Native people throughout the world use herbs to accomplish this. One common ceremony is to burn certain herbs, take the smoke in one's hands and rub or brush it over the body. In Western North America the three plants most frequently used in smudging are sage, cedar, and sweetgrass.'

http://www.asunam.com/smudge_ceremony.html

We got white sage and lavender smudge sticks.

White sage is for cleansing and purifying. Lavender restores balance and creates a peaceful atmosphere. Lavender also calls in loving energy and spirits.

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