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It is my best guess based on the limited information I know , that as herbs were created by God, that they have many varied healing and purifying properties for both body and spirit the soul , and that, to a certain extent, those same healing and purifying properties that help mortals, also have a positive effect on good spirits, or a negative effect on evil spirits.
More than a few herbs, plants, etc. Also, keep in mind that all matter has both its physical form, and its spirit form. In other words, everything has been created spiritually before it has been created physically, according to Shinto belief, and LDS doctrine as well.
Therefore, it stands to reason that the essence of any physical material will, in its finer, spiritual form, have the same qualities.
Not that there is anything wrong with eating meat, I happen to love red meat, etc. Simply consider the connection between indulgence in carnal thoughts, appetites, desires, etc. Also, consider the use of smoke and fire in human history. Fire is used for both warmth the presence of evil spirits is often felt when the immediate surrounding temperature is unusually cold and light and where there is light, darkness flees.
Smoke and roasting things like garlic, etc. Just a few more thoughts about the use of burning herbs. We humans tend to find comfort and peace in smelling the sweet, hearty, aromatic, fragrant, etc. It is a sensation that is both physical and spiritual.
Anything that calms the spirit in such a way, is definitely going to help when being brave and fending off the devil and those spirits who follow him. Fire and smoke have a purifying effect.
Fire seems to be one of those things that can ward off evil spirits. Not that human sacrifice or burning oneself is something that is typically considered to be of God, rather, the opposite. Remember, Abraham never sacrificed his son, Isaac, the angel stopped Abraham. Hope this helps. Great answer Ben. Thank you. Great responses all round When I sense a heaviness in the house, I would either burn a scented candle or a white sage stick. The difference in the atmosphere is almost immediate, and the house smells beautiful.
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True Ghost Tales. One pagan source reads:. Smudging is the common name given to the indigenous American tradition known as the Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing. This is a powerful spiritual cleansing technique which calls upon the spirits of various sacred plants to drive away negative energy and to restore balance to an individual, a group, a space, or all three.
The New Age, which is pervasive in the West, is a medley of many belief systems and practices, and there are some aspects that take from Native American traditions such as the vision quest and smudging. One promoter of smudging is Deepak Chopra , a popular figure in the New Age movement. What is it? It is an alleged subtle body, an unseen body existing alongside and inside the physical body.
It is all part of New Age views of health and the body. Moreover, getting involved with such people can possibly open a person to demonization.
The concept that there is negative energy affecting us that can be cleansed or cleared away is part of the pagan view on this mystical energy , a central New Age principle. Of course, there is no scientific basis for such beliefs. Well, yes. Incense is used in the Bible. Smoke is symbolic in many beliefs or faiths, not just in the Bible. When God gave instructions on the activities with the temple, incense was included:.
It may be possible incense was used to cover up odors of killed animals offered as a sacrifice, but its primary use was that it was symbolic of the sacrifice pleasing to the Lord. In Genesis , Noah is the first person mentioned in the Bible to offer up burnt offerings clean animals and birds after leaving the Ark to God.
It was a foreshadow of the most important and ultimate sacrifice. This idea is realized in the New Testament regarding Jesus who gave up His life on the cross:. Those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ symbolically become a fragrance, an aroma, of either life or death:. And who is sufficient for these things? The Good News of Jesus, that He died for the sins for many on the cross and was resurrected, is fragrant to those drawn to Him but is repellent to those rejecting Him.
So in the Bible, incense literally used with sacrifices in the Temple of God, but it also represents the sacrifice of Jesus and prayers of those who have believed in Jesus. Only the Lord Jesus Christ and His precious blood can cleanse us. He can cleanse us of something that absolutely needs to be cleansed and that is our sins. In contrast to mystical energies or vibrations that allegedly get affected from the scent of sage or its rituals surrounding it , there is a more truthful message about incense and aroma: the historical Person of the Lord and God Jesus who allowed Himself to be sacrificed on the cross to pay the penalty for sins the many.
This was the most fragrant and pleasing aroma, a true aroma of love that offers a true cleansing to those who believe in Him. So, should any born-again Christian be involved with smudging when the true cleansing is the aroma of the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross?
Absolutely not. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! To put faith in such things and to rely on it can be tantamount to a form of idolatry. There is only one authority in or under heaven that can crush spiritual darkness, and that is Jesus Christ! And we must be a believer in Him, and we must follow Him. The Bible is our only true source of information regarding spiritual warfare and all other things that pertain to this life.
But sadly some will use pagan methods to try to get rid of the demons. I have read many testimonies that their attacks from the enemy got worse when they resorted to smudging as a remedy. I have been living for myself and that is wrong. Please forgive me of all of my sins just as I forgive others. I need You in my life; I want You in my life.
I acknowledge the completed work of Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ in giving His life for me on the cross, I believe in my heart Jesus is Lord and was raised from the dead and I long to receive the forgiveness you have made freely available to me through this sacrifice.
Come into my life now, Lord. Take up residence in my heart and be my king, my Lord, and my Savior.
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