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irisblue

(36,018 posts)
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:22 PM Sunday

I want some sage to smudge my house. Can someone recommend a source

Things feel off & have for a few weeks.


To be fair it also might be that I had to buy a wheelchair for myself & that stings alot

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I want some sage to smudge my house. Can someone recommend a source (Original Post) irisblue Sunday OP
Out West we have it everywhere incense is sold... Not sure if that is true elsewhere... hlthe2b Sunday #1
Culinary Sage or Sagebrush? The Roux Comes First Sunday #2
One company that I feel good about recommending is located in Eugene, Oregon. love_katz Monday #3
Shamans Market littlemissmartypants Monday #4
They've got Palo Santo, too. littlemissmartypants Monday #5
Here's an entire kit for $25 littlemissmartypants Monday #6
I'm so sorry Goddessartist Monday #7
Honestly mot for a long long time irisblue Monday #8
Perhaps get a few or a dozen Goddessartist Monday #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Dear_Prudence Monday #10
Got a walker Dear_Prudence Monday #11
I admire your restraint in not bringing dried dung irisblue Monday #12
Hang in there, Iris... slightlv 21 hrs ago #13

The Roux Comes First

(1,853 posts)
2. Culinary Sage or Sagebrush?
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 11:51 PM
Sunday

I made a terrible mistake in one of my first cooking projects when I moved out on my own. They are not the same!

But yours is a different mission than preparing slow-cooked onions with sage.

love_katz

(3,165 posts)
3. One company that I feel good about recommending is located in Eugene, Oregon.
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 04:28 AM
Monday

Mountain Rose Herbs. They source their white sage from a farm where it is sustainably grown. White sage is being over harvested in the wild, so Mountain Rose is a good place to buy from. They have a website, so you can order online. This sage is listed as White sage, cultivated, in the bulk herbs and spices section of the online catalog.

With that said, it's possible to make your own cleansing incense. Crush together a combination of dried herbs: garden sage, lavender, evergreens like cedar, pine, or fir. You can add some dried lemon peel or grapefruit peel, or a few drops of essential oils of citrus. I like to add a bit of crushed frankincense or myrrh resin. This loose incense burns better on incense charcoal .You can find this special charcoal at places that sell incense resins: some natural food stores sell it. The website for Mountain Rose Herbs has everything you need, including bundles of sage and other herbs for clearing your space. It's listed under Aromatherapy, with a sub heading of candles and burnables.
I have found that garden sage can do a good job of space clearing, but I always pair it with cedar, which is one of my favorite plants.
Good luck and bright blessings, whatever you do.

Goddessartist

(2,171 posts)
7. I'm so sorry
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:22 AM
Monday

about the wheelchair. I have to start using one as well. I've been avoiding it but it's clear it's necessary. Big hugs. I'm grateful to be gifted one.

Good suggestions for sage and incense making.

Do you also place crystals and salt about your house?

Many blessings ❤️

Goddessartist

(2,171 posts)
9. Perhaps get a few or a dozen
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 09:25 AM
Monday

I have them around, one on the sill above the bed, above my head, on our coffee table, in my bathroom by the tub, and many in my studio. I cleanse them at times with pink salt. Amethyst crystals help with my dreams.

I love a company called Mystical Wares in La Conner, WA. Their crystal collection is incredible. We visit once a year during the Tulip Festival.

Response to irisblue (Original post)

Dear_Prudence

(874 posts)
11. Got a walker
Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:35 PM
Monday

To use in some places. It has been hard to adjust to being that disabled, but I was able to visit some places l, like museums, without pain or fatigue. On the sage side, I have a petty story. I collected some sage on a beautiful day at my brother's place, out west, in the high desert. When I brought some to share at my Midwest drum circle, a member informed me that only white sage was the right thing. I was hurt. So then I started researching how cow manure is used for blessing in some traditions. Of course, I didn't bring any to my drum circle, because my better angels won out over my petulant side. Feel better. Smudge with sage or other herbs or whatever; irisblue is the secret sauce.

slightlv

(6,594 posts)
13. Hang in there, Iris...
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 10:29 AM
21 hrs ago

You're not alone. I told hubby last night that we really need to talk about getting me one of those little electric scooters. I'm so crippled over with my back all the time, all I do is cry. I keep trying to tell myself a lived a wonderfully full life and that's why this is happening. It just doesn't seem to help, tho...

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