Halito Dusty I also call the Spirits to my home. Then smudge with sage to ask the bad one to leave. Walk in Beauty Elkdreamer >From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging >Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:28:24 -0500 > >It is my understanding that ceremonies involving "smudging" are done for >purification/strenghtening purposes prior to other ceremonies. We >smudge/smoke ourselves before entering the dance circle at pow wows or >entering a medicine wheel or medicine circle to remove anything that >shouldn't be attached when one steps into these sacred areas. > >dusty >----- Original Message ----- >From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 12:33 AM >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Smudging > > > > Does anyone do smudging ceremonies? Are these Chahta at all? I'm >learning > > to do them, and do feel good about it, but wondered if this was >something > > done long ago. I'd really like to learn more about this. Any idea? > > Shelley > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at >http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Markie and Fay's CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Home Page: >http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com