Holy Smoke: Loose Herbs & Hot Embers for Intense Group Smudges & Smoke Prayers - Paperback

by Scooter Smith (Photographer), Scooter Smith (Illustrator), Scooter Smith (Editor)

Holy Smoke: Loose Herbs and Hot Embers for Intense Group Smudges and Smoke Prayers is for is for anyone seeking to purify or offer prayers by burning herbs, especially in groups. Use special blends of loose herbs tossed on hot barbeque charcoal or bonfire embers to go well beyond a sage smudge stick, with billows of aromatic smoke created for whole-body Mayan-style immersion smudges. Recipes in the book use herbs, woods, resins and roots to create over 30 smudge and smoke prayer blends perfect for a variety of spiritual occasions. Learn how to lead cauldron circles for vivid memorable sensory outdoor smoke-based ceremonies that create catalytic change. For the pyro impaired, the book comes with a how-to primer on making fires, including the use of easy insta-light bags of natural charcoal. Also included is Herbal 101, an easy to follow guide for buying, preparing and storing herbs, plus Moonlady's Magical Herbs chapter for in-depth information on herbs in the book. A resources section provides books and web sites for further study.

Author Biography

Amy Martin is a leader of Earth-centered spirituality in North Texas, with nearly 20 years of experience leading ceremonies and rituals, including the phenomenally successful SolstiCelebrations. She is known as the Moonlady for her web site, www.Moonlady.com, and popular listserve Moonlady News.