The aroma of palo santo It’s one of the most recognizable in the whole world, isn’t it? Palo Santo, also known as “sacred wood”, is a species of the Burseraceae family, which grows in dry forests in much of South America, especially in tropical areas such as Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador. and its Galapagos Islands.
Since ancient times, palo santo has been used for spiritual and healing purposes. Burned like incense, it is believed to have the power to ward off bad energies from the home, and to have energizing and calming powers for those who use it. However, although the practice continues from generation to generation without interruptions or very drastic changes in its use, not everyone knows how to use palo santo at home. In addition, the benefit of its use is that on “palo santo contraindications”there is not much to say: palo santo, as an aromatizer, does not have negative aspects.
Do you know how to read the smoke of palo santo?
How to use palo santo at home
Cleaning the bad energies of a space within the home is very simple with the use of palo santo. It is only necessary to light the end of the wood until black smoke appears, then extinguish the flame, and let the stick burn, walking and moving the wood through the space to be cleaned.
Then, the stick can be left for a few more minutes on a fire-resistant base, preferably wood or ceramic. In addition, it can be used again at other times and in spaces until it is finished.
On the other hand, if you want to reinforce cleaning, you can turn on palo santo and laurel at the same time, since due to the properties of each one they have become a good combination.
Palo Santo: Black smoke meaning
Much is said about the smoke of palo santo and its meaning, since the color can account for the way in which the palo santo was acquired and therefore, the energy that it can transmit. If the smoke is black, it is believed that the palo santo was cut for sale, and this is never the best. Therefore, it is recommended to do spiritual and energy cleansing, to get natural death palo santo.
How to know this when buying or getting it? Too easy! Before lighting it, all you have to do is scratch the wood with your fingernail and feel the smell. If you immediately feel the unmistakable smell of palo santo, it is that it is ideal for the activity, but on the other hand, if you do not feel the smell, it is that it was not yet its moment of death and it was cut for sale.
Both the smoke with the ashes can be interpreted.
How to read palo santo smoke
Before lighting the palo santo, it is advisable to do a little meditation or prayer to achieve maximum concentration, if you want to read later. So, just hold it with both hands, ask a question and turn it on.
If the smoke rises to the right, it means that the answer to the question is yes; but if it leans to the left it means no.
However, when lighting palo santo it can also be normal to ask yourself the question: What does it mean that palo santo makes sparks? No need to worry, this usually happens when the wood is not too dry.
In all cases, also you can read the palo santo ash. Returning to the initial question, if doubts remained with the smoke, seeing the ashes of the consumed wood can be read to have a clearer idea of the doubt that you want to evacuate. In this sense, if the ash is seen in the form of a spiral, it could mean that the results are confusing, but in the end they will come to fruition as long as the person makes an effort. However, if the ash remains coiled it means that more efforts are needed to solve the problems.
Another way to interpret the ashes is by placing them on a piece of paper in the open air and writing “yes” and “no” with your finger. Then, it is left for a few minutes and the word that is most formed is then the answer.
Prayer to burn the holy stick
Although it is considered that the use of palo santo is already beneficial in itself, there are those who also include a prayer when burning it to ask that bad energies go away and that there will be well-being in the future.
“Let your hands be purified, so that they create beautiful things.
May your feet be purified, so that they take you where you most need to be.
May your heart be purified, so that you can receive messages clearly.
May your throat be cleared, to make it possible to speak with reason, when words are needed.
Let your eyes be clear, so that they can see the signs and wonders of the world.
May this person and this space be purified by the smoke of these fragrant plants.
And may this same smoke carry our prayers, spiraling, skyward”.
Have you ever read what the palo santo says? What was your experience?
Sources: Holistic Woman, Wikipedia, New York Times and La Opinion.