Simple Prayers to Use to When Cleansing Your Sacred Space.

Incense is one of the most ancient ways to invoke the power of smell, as it is able to stir up memories and create moods and shape attitudes.  Scents can return us to our childhood faster than the speed of light.  

The queen of all ceremonial cleansing scents is Sage.  Ceremonial sage comes in many forms:  in smudging sticks large and small; in loose leaf clusters, in sticks and even in sprays.  It can come straight by itself or blended with other fragrant herbs or plants, such as lavender, rosemary or cedar.

One of the uses of this noble incense is for preparing sacred space for ceremony and prayers by cleansing your space with its smoldering smoke or sensuous spray. Prayers offered during the cleansing ritual can consist of words elaborate or short, rhyming or prose and they can be memorized or spontaneous from the heart and soul.

Sometimes a rhyming verse makes a prayer easy to remember.  It seems that rhyming stays with us. For example one short prayer goes like this:

Cleanse this space, remove the past
I’ve found my happiness at last.
Fill this space with Joy and love
Send Your Blessings from Above.

This one also rhymes:
Negativity of this my sacred space
I banish you by the light of my grace
You have no hold or power here
I stand and face you with no fear
Be gone forever you will obey
From my sacred space you must away.

Here is another:
God of All, Goddess of Light,
Shield & Protect Me Day & Night
Positive Feeling Alone Come Near,
All Others Wither & Disappear.

Sometimes the sentiment expressed is enough to help one remember.
Into this smoke I release
All energies that do not serve;
All negativity that surrounds;
And all fears that limit.

Even a simple “I cleanse my sacred space now as I prepare for ceremony and prayer” will work.  Take a look at Botanica Taino's  offerings of this special herb.  You are sure to find a type that suits your ceremonial needs.