alrighty for my non native witches / spiritual friends here are some alternatives for sage :)
firstly: why shouldn’t you use sage if you aren’t native american / indigenous?
sage is a sacred plant used for medicinal and spiritual purposes in our culture! and like everything else, it was stolen from our native/indigenous ancestors. please +
+ please respect native/indigenous wishes and burn other herbs instead of sage!! sage is endangered right now so please just leave it be and don’t use it if you aren’t native.
n before anyone asks my great grandfather was chief! i am still learning and wanting to learn ab our culture though.. so for now i don’t use sage!!
anyways,, onto substitutes for sage (along with sweetgrass, cedar, and palo santo bc that is also sacred to natives)
-lavender
-cinnamon sticks
-lemongrass
-frankincense
-myrrh
-rosemary
-mugwart
-peppermint
-thyme
-oranges / orange peels
-you can even use purified water,
-moon water, salt water etc.
- salt
- sounds
- oil blends in humidifiers
etc! if you have any alternatives as well pls comment them for others!
also another alternative is rose petals!!!!
if you own white sage please either give it to someone you know that is native (if it hasn’t been opened), return it, or bury it and apologize to the earth / natives for using it without knowing it wasn’t for you
honestly its a matter of respect by this point.. as said in the video i put in this thread, our ancestors were beaten, whipped, killed, etc. and it was ILLEGAL for our ancestors to practice out spirituality because it was deemed as “evil” so please just respect that+
+natives don’t want you to use our sacred plant for medicine and smudging if you aren’t native bc it is literally endangered due to nonnatives & major companies profiting on it
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