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Turkey Smudging Feather Fan by Kim Wilson, Winnebago Sioux, USA. Good quality turkey feathers are hard to find. I like these feathers because they are from wild turkey from the USA and the handle is handcrafted by Kim Wilson. Each handle is hand-stitched in a good way by an artist that loves their work. Overall length of whole fan (including the leather handle, not including leather straps) is about 13 inches (33 cms).
Smudging is probably best known as a Native American ritual, although smudging has been used since ancient times by many people as a ceremony of purification, among the Catholics and Eastern Orthodox churches, among Hindus and Buddhists as well as the Native American tribes.Smudging is a ritual to cleanse or clear a person, a place or an object of negative energies, spirits or influences. It is a ritual of cleansing and purification for the physical and spiritual bodies to remove negative energy. Smudging is not strictly for use in cleansing and purifying, it can be used to draw in positive energies and as a means of creating smoke to carry our prayers up to the Great Spirit.
The smudging ceremony involves the burning of special sacred plants and herbal resins, or incense, then either passing an object through the resulting smoke, or fanning the smoke around a person or place. The spirit of the plant purifies whatever is being smudged. Remember that when you smudge you are asking the spirit of the sacred plants for assistance. We are entering into a relationship with the powers of these plants and with the spirits of sacred ceremony. We come from a place of heart and clear intention. Smudge comes in several forms; the most common is in a bundle or loose leaf white sage. The herbs are burnt on their own or in mixtures, depending on tradition and required effect. A natural container is needed to hold the mixture as it burns or smolders. The mixture can burn quite hot so it is important that whatever is used can take the heat without cracking. Ignite the sage, the flame will go out in a short time and the sage will begin to smolder. It is the smoke we want to work with not the fire. Fan the smoke with your feather fan and continue to fan the embers as needed to keep them going. In some traditions it is considered disrespectful to blow upon the smudge with one’s breath. This is why using a feather fan is more effective and respectful. Feather fans aid in the smudging process and have the effect of combing the human aura, therefore adding to the cleansing and restoring balance. Feather Fans used for smudging in a ceremony not only look beautiful but also add the qualities and medicine of the birds which they came from.
Please see our separate listing of Abalone Shells and also Soapstone charcoal burners which are ideal to use when smudging.
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