Sacred Medicine: Sage, Cedar, Tobacco, & Sweetgrass (How to use them, meanings and significance)
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- Sacred Medicine: Sage, Cedar, Tobacco, & Sweetgrass 🌿 (How to use them, meanings and significance)
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Indigenous peoples have used many medicines over the centuries. While different people have different beliefs and uses for the medicines, one thing remains true for everyone: they are considered truly sacred. It’s important to understand how to use these sacred medicines AND how they benefit us as individuals before you dive in and start your journey toward a better you. In the Indigenous culture, there are 4 medicines that are considered sacred. They are sweetgrass, sage, tobacco, and cedar. These medicines are most commonly used for smudging and other different uses, like medicinal purposes.
If you want to know more about the four sacred medicines, how to grow your own sacred medicines, how to smudge with these sacred medicines, and what do the sacred medicines mean, watch the full video as we discuss what medicines are sacred to Indigenous people, how exactly they became sacred, and how it benefits people to use these sacred medicines.
While each Nation has its own teachings regarding the Sacred Medicines, the four medicines work to establish a connection to the Creator and the Spirit World.
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Have you ever used any of these Sacred Medicines before? What was your experience?
I smudged everyday at an Indigenous Entrepreneur workshop and I felt so much better for the rest of the day. I tend to get a lot of headaches and I never had a headache for those 4 days - I can't believe how much it helped me
@@caitlincourt948 That is amazing that it helped you not have headaches! I am sure it was great to not have to use other medicines to take the pain away (assuming you take some type of med when having headaches!)
Yes, I try to smudge as often as I can. It calms me down and brings me positivity ❤️
Yes! I've used them all
I used sweet grass ! I think it helped to get rife of the negative vibes my home had ! Ty for the video
I'm grateful that all of my native medicines so far were gifts. ❤ And cedar is good to cleanse and repellent ❤
I have been using sage for a few years now now to clear my home and my self of energy not helpful to my journey. I have been picking sweetgrass with my Native Elder for 3 years now and she has taught me how to harvest and braid it. I love to gift people with it. As a Metaphysical Minister I have used cedar to surround a wedding party. I offer tobacco to the Creator in gratitude for the life I have and all its blessings. Miigwech
Rev. Jessie Brandon also used sage to smudge all of our guest at our wedding. We will be forever grateful for this as it initiated opportunities for some of our guest to learn more about my culture.
Wonderful! Rev. Jessie, thank you for sharing this with us!
Thanks for sharing Christina :)
Coming from a European background (Germanic & Slavic), Europeans have made use of sweetgrass in church functions like saints feast days and as flavoring in tea, candy, tobacco, vodka, soft drinks & perfume.
It's fascinating how different cultures use plants in various ways! Thank you for sharing.. 🙏🏽🧡
Thank you for this.
In my area, we also use cedar in tea, mixed with other medicines, to reduce inflammation in the body.
I learned something new about sweet grass - thanks 🖤🧡
I didn't know that sage attracted positivity energy!! Thank you ❤
No problem Caitlin! Thanks for watching and learning more about the four Sacred Medicines
My absolute favorite is wild sage.
Thanks for sharing it Laura!!
I burn sage to clear energy within myself and home. Mornings are when my mind and body are ready to be open to creator and my intentions for my day. I honor Sage as a sacred plant that helps to support my wellness so I can be a healthy centered support to my family and friend.
Thanks for sharing how you use sage to support your wellness and start your day with positive intentions. It's great to hear how you honor sage as a sacred plant. 🧡
Thank your teaching video of the 4 medicines, I feel a deeper learning every time I listen to your videos,
Aw that is awesome Katherine! Thanks for watching our videos!
When I was learning about the Medicine Wheel from the Cowlitz Tribe. The first experience was with Sage. I was confused
I thought it was cannabis. I told them I can't indulge I work construction and we have drug tests. What a dumb thing to say but that's what I was thinking. They were very king and explained what it was and what it was for. After that they were so kind that they explained in advance. We also used Sweet grass in the Sweat Lodge.
Beautiful connected Spirituality!
Beautiful connected spirituality indeed! We're happy to hear that they kindly explained it to you. 😊
The sacred weed
Thank you! Loved this video. I use Sage but would love to learn more X
That is awesome! And glad we could teach you about the other 3 sacred medicines we use that could benefit you too!
Thank you for your teachings!!!
Glad you like them Ronnie!
Very thankful! Thank you very much.
Thank you for watching!
Sage is definitely my favorite sacred medicine. Whenever it's used it relaxes me.
On another note, Tobacco was used(as is tradition) in my brother and I's naming ceremony. Afterwords our Great-Grandmother named us. My name is Mkete'Mko(Black Bear) and my brother's name is Kakkéswe(not sure if this is the correct spelling, as kakké means 'forever' and swe means 'going' but I've never seen swe spelled out, so I'm not sure if that's necessarily correct)
I drink sage tea and It helps me
Thank you for your confirmation beautiful
Thank you for watching!
Here to learn more. My husband wants me to do more research and making sure I'm using it right.
That's great! Thank you for watching our video :)
I am growing all of these medicines in my medicine wheel garden right now :)
That is so cool Laura! Thanks for sharing
Great exercise
thank you Nelli!
There are so many benefits
Totally agree!
Thank you for this content! I am unfortunately part of a project that will be affecting a very special site. I would like to give our tribal leader a gift that symbolizes my intent to honor the significance of the space.
I was invited to a circle to smudge and pray. It was my first experience and I still feel the peace and love of that sacred moment. I am from France and a Christian but I don't feel stranger to my Cree friends. I worked with that group to help youth get strong against addiction and it is a long project I am very proud of. I was offered sage by one of my new Cree friends and I am looking for a group in my area(Central Alberta) to keep receiving this Peace in a prayer circle and smudge. I am considering smudging in my own home as I believe in the principles presented to me by the group whom I call , in my heart, my sons and daughters from Bonnyville. I believe this would not be disrespectful but I would like to have your advice on this. I cannot accept the idea of offending my and their elders. thanks
That’s amazing! We believe smudging is for everyone so feel free to participate and smudge in your own home also!
@@MalloryRoseCo THANKS. I am so respectful that I do not want to be offending while I know so little. However, I feel its power and will smudge in my home and participate every time I am invited.
I use sage smudges alot
We do too Shelly!
Ok cedar's my fave too, my name is "Sands with Cedars" :)
It is so hard to chose!
Tobacco is so important to give thanks to the creator or elder for sharing their teachings with is ❤
You are totally correct Caitlin :)
I never knew this or understood the importance until I participated in ceremony. Creator took my burden and has been guiding me to seek more wisdom in this beautiful culture. Now I will use tobacco to offer thanks and communicate with spirit. Thank you for the video. I never used to pray because I thought it didn’t work but it’s just that I didn’t know how to pray. Indigenous people have been communicating with the creator for centuries and maybe longer. They have had the answers all along and the knowledge of how to pray and the importance of offerings and doing our 50%
I grew up in California, and I remember witnessing a Native American outdoor show/dance/ritual. Not sure what it was exactly but one thing that’s never left me was the scent of something they were burning. I just recently learned that it was sage that they were burning and it’s something I want to start doing. I also enjoy a good cigar because of the aromatic qualities of the tobacco and the taste/flavor that it has. I was wondering, can one smudge with sage while smoking a cigar or are there any rules when it comes to these sacred medicines?
i've an interest in restoring my yard to a native plant habitat. i also wish to create a medicine garden with these four sacred plants. here is where i'm stumped. i have not found these medicines endemic to any single area, which begs the question of when were the traditional uses developed. post colonial or, pre-contact through long trade routes? i'll be seeking input from my local pomo/miwok friend to see if she can shed some light on local medicines as well.
Hello mallory, if you are teaching this to people who are not native do you mind if they adapt your practices?
I have used sage and tobacco.
That is awesome, thank you for sharing!
Mallory Rose what is the name of the Tobacco?
I am in South-Western Ontario. How can I find an Indigenous supplier for these medicines?
Hi I would like to cleanse my home so I will be using sage for the first time. But do I need to say a prayer along with it?
Hi Olga, everyone has their own personal preference when it comes to Smudging. Some people like to have a Smudge prayer prepared for their Smudge, but it is not required. Whatever you are most comfortable with. I have attached a video we made about Smudge Prayers if you would like to learn more about them :) ua-cam.com/video/z_L0eI2kSC8/v-deo.html
They really are :)
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it fascinates me how people of western european ancestry appropriated tobacco first and have really destroyed their health with it. Too much eastern / fire energy! Now we have depleted the white sage - trying to balance using the west and water energy, but again modern culture has overdone it. Personally, I am guilty of this as well having smoked cigarettes and pipe tobacco and also having done some foolish things with various types of sage including white sage before I heard it was becoming endangered. Curently I am bonding with Thuja plicata and using it as medicine. Now I want to learn more about Sweetgrass!
Where can one buy these medicines as sold by indigenous peoples?
I’ve used tobacco to get rid of wasps naturally. They don’t like it when I blow cigar smoke at them.
I noticed that the medicine wheel graphic shows sweet grass as the west, and sage as the south, but the video said the opposite?
Thank you for noticing that! We believe it to be N - Cedar, E - Tobacco, W - sweetgrass and S - sage, and we are sorry to confuse you! Indigenous culture is vast and has many different teachings and depending on who you may speak with, they might change in directions!
I've never heard why abalone shells are used. Love them, know their heat resistant, and just gorgeous but what's the story behind this tradition?
The shells have been around for years and been used in ceremony, jewelry making and used for regalia also. Shells are from the water and water As Indigenous peoples, we recognize the sacredness of our water, the interconnectedness of all life and the importance of protecting our water from pollution, drought and waste. Water is the giver of all life and without clean water all life will perish there for making that shell the perfect vessel for our prayers.
Thank you. ❤️ I'm curious, do you grow your own tobacco? Because the tobacco in cigarettes contains toxic chemicals.
Traditional Tobacco what we use, which is different from tobacco in cigarettes! You can be gifted it from someone who grows it :)
DO THESE COME IN BATH OILS OR BATH SALTS ? HOW TO USE IN BATH FOR SPIRITUAL CLEANSING .tHANK YOU
great question! We boil the cedar in water and use it in the bath, you can also add the cedar directly in the bath as well!
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Tobacco, cedar and sage...where do I find sweet grass?
What about peyote?
Thanks for your question. Peyote is not one of our traditional medicines but it is a traditional medicine of some tribes :)
I have been using tobbaco for 26 years but I use native tobbaco but I don't inhall
Yes, the medicine for Tobacco is not to be inhaled ❤
Which Sacred Medicine is your favourite? 🌿
That is so HARD!! I think right now Sage but I want to learn more about the other 3 sacred medicines!
@@caitlincourt948 it is really hard to decide and you can join the waitlist for our next Smudge Circle Program to learn more about the medicines 👉🏻 www.tribaltradeco.com/smudgecircle
I would say Sage is my favourite sacred medicine!
Tobacco I love smoking n doing shi with it 🍃🍃
What Sacred Medicine to you use the most?
Sage and cedar while I smudge :)
@@caitlincourt948 Thanks for sharing!
I use sage most often :)
I use sage since I learned how from your videos and smudging guide. 💜
When I first started in 2009 I learned about sage and currently since 2019 it's been cedar. I love the smell and living in the PCNW it's been such a wonderful ally for me.
Look it's not the tobacco it's the chemicals the commercial cigarettes that you buy in the store the native tobbaco is different native tobbaco burns slow commercial cigarettes burn fast that is one thing I have noticed and you can't even taste the tobbaco in commercial cigarettes tobacco's not the problem. It's the chemicals in the commercial cigarettes like player's