Native Smoke Cleanser aka Witch Sticks
These Native Australian smoke tools are handcrafted with foraged shrubs & plants from Bunurong Country.
Low miles, low impact & local, these bundles offer a less harmful alternative to white sage, which, due to its rise in popularity has become overharvested for profit, creating supply and access challenges for the indigenous peoples of America who have worked with white sage in ceremony for centuries.
My process is slow. Thank you to my newfound sisterwitch Suna, for being still with me & creating this current batch whilst water fasting. She fondly named them “witch sticks”. I love it.
Being seasonal, the current plant harvested is Olearea Axillaris (Coastal Daisy) as pictured.
Note: herbal quantities and shapes vary due to the handmade nature of this product. approximate dimensions - 10cm x 1.5cm.
Correct Storage: Herbs may absorb water from the air over time, making them less likely to burn well. After use, store in an airtight container. If damp, dry in the sun to restore.
Experience the magic of smoke, an energetic bath for your aura + surrounds...The lighting of herbs + significance of using smoke for cleansing has been practiced over centuries, by many ancient cultures across the globe. Each of these ancient practices hold unique significance + ceremonial meaning, depending on the cultural group of its origin, woven with reverence + tradition far greater + more powerful than anything we can fathom. The modern day use herbs in ceremony should not be a diluted by new age adaptation or ignorance of the sacred + reverent origins of these historical practices, nor should the requests of cultural groups who have spoken to the overuse of their native + sacred herbs be appropriated or ignored, which is why Elemental Remedy chooses not to sell white sage or palo santo. We come from a lineage of ancestors + I ask that, if you choose to engage in energy clearing using smoke, I invite you to enquire, educate + revere the ancient lineages of those who have come before you, when of using smoke in ritual. It is important to honour the sacred + ancient origins of smoke cleansing, now that the practices have become more readily available to us, in this increasingly global + culturally diverse world...