What is Smudging?

Angaangaq addresses the circle at the top of the world July 17, 2009. What is smudging and why is it an important part of ceremony. This takes place near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland at the Sacred Fire Gathering.

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[Andiman2]

So; some how killswarr07, you are now an expert on ceremony and not only that but you have exclusive rights to it. One world One People...only then will the hate stop and the death of cultures will only be myth. No one owns a ceremony the Creator created all people as one, so why do you seek to divide us again when we have come so far in the healing of the earth mother? Be at peace and honour all of the rights and ceremony, no matter the skin colour.

Miigwetch and Ahnii

[Olinkah]

C'mon.. They are seeking the ancient wisdom that have been lost to the western culture. They are doing it with respect, and reverence. Why not learn something new? ...and why not from Natives of earth?

[Sunshine20146]

One should go back to the OLD WAYS, the ways of our ANCESTORS. Back to basic, back to Nature, to the feeling that one is alive and part of the Circle. Peace, Little Sunshine.

[jonathonlb]

We have a choice to return to the sacred ways of love, respect and gratitude, or continue along the destructive path of greed, materialism, fanaticism and the raping and pillaging of our Sacred Earth Mother who gave us these bodies. If we choose this path, we will be the disease that will be removed in our Beloved Earth Mother's healing.

[jonathonlb]

Thank you for sharing this Sacred Wisdom with us. We are all one nation, one people and children of Beloved Pachamama. We must show her and Beloved Pachapapa the respect that children should show their parents. We must listen to the wisdom of the Elders who have been given the knowledge of living in harmony with Plant Nation, Bird Nation, The four-leggers and so on. As Chief Seattle said: The earth does not belong to you, you belong to the earth."

[DeCuzziTV13]

@killswarr07 yes u truly are sick, you should learn from these people that we are all natives of earth. no matter what we can all learn new old ways. and what race are you? i am not a native american as you would explain it but i was born in america and that gives me the right to lear and practice these rituals because they are the best thing to happen to this country. having a great background and having these natives living here.

[DeCuzziTV13]

i wish with all my body and soul that i could be truly native american, these people have a beautiful culture and although i live in america i am not native, when im older i will move to arizona and live the life that the natives onved live and very few tribes are left and that makes me so sad knowing out true people are being torn from thier culture. but as our natives say one world one people...

[pitbullman77]

@Olinkah we are all Natives of the Earth - - yes we can all learn from the Old

ways

[Candradae]

there are no rites as per your skin colour. and in saying there is like killwarr07 says is a very racist comment in my opinion. everyone no matter what their skin colour is entitled to learn and practice things no matter what their beliefs. as long as it is with good intentions and no harm to others or especially mother earth then i say go for it. no one has the right to judge especially ones they do not know. you should spend more time looking at yourself and your actions than those of others.

[pronessman]

I think i have some spirits haunting me, and I want to know if i were to get smudged Would it help?