Limited Edition "Winter Solstice" Smudge Bouquets are crafted ANNUALLY every winter season!
Winter Solstice Affirmation: "I bless the darkness for the lessons it teaches + bless the light for the opportunities it brings"
Light triumphs and so do we!
Handcrafted with a variety of evergreen conifer species such as Fir, Juniper, Cedar + Palo Santo, Cinnamon and Orange Peels amplified with Cowrie Shells for extra protection from those winter demons/seasonal depression, copper wrapped Citrine crystals which represents the returning of the Light + mini cork bottles to write down all of your prayers + affirmations
Nearly every ancient culture had myths surrounding the return of light after the winter solstice. To encourage the sun to return, bonfires were built, gifts for the gods were hung from the branches of pine trees, and evergreen plants were brought indoors to symbolize everlasting life.
Evergreens represent continuation of life, renewal + immortality. After all of the other trees have lost their leaves and gone dormant for winter, your evergreen family of trees will still be green. They were thought to have power over death because their green never faded, and they were used to defeat winter demons and hold back death and destruction. Because of their strength and tenacity, they were also believed to encourage the Sun’s return.
This is the festival of light out of darkness.
Action of Evergreens: Used most often for their stimulant expectorant property. When you burn the Evergreens and take a breath, you inhale the medicinal compounds deep into your lungs. Once there, they break up cold, damp, and stagnant mucus. Through this, they open your lungs and assist you in breathing deeper and clearer
Through their pungent and aromatic compounds, they thin mucus and make it easier to out, clearing the upper respiratory system of cold and stagnant mucus
Citrine: Associated with Sun + Mercury, Meditate with + wear especially on Sundays + Wednesdays / Chakras: Solar Plexus / Element: Air + Fire / Zodiac: Sagittarius, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio + Virgo
The Cowrie Shell was one of the most successful and universal forms of currency in the world. Once used as a form of currency, along the West African Trade Routes, symbolizing wealth + power. They also symbolize fertility, connection to the ocean and protection