Artysh is a shamanic herb for smudging. List of sacred herbs used by shamans Smoking herbs among Siberian shamans

LIST OF SACRED HERBS USED BY SHAMANICS

For fumigation, they usually used sage, which was considered a sacred plant by the Indians, whose special qualities made it most suitable for spiritual cleansing. The smoke of smoldering sage dispels negative energies mixed with the human aura. The smoke of dried bog myrtle, another sacred plant of the North American Indians, had a refreshing effect on the aura. It can be compared to the effect of aftershave or deodorant on the physical body. Yellow bedstraw (Galium verum), native to Britain and northern Europe, has similar qualities. You can also use dried lavender. You can make a bunch of herbs for smudging by tying yellow bedstraw, a few stems of lavender and sage leaves with regular thread.

Smoke drives away negative energies formed as a result of quarrels and difficult emotional experiences, and cleanses space.

Sage has strong magical properties and is actively used by magicians.

If a person needs to make an important decision, it is necessary to use sage essential oil, the aroma of this plant will help with this.

The magical power of sage helps to achieve success, money, prosperity. Also, the magic of sage restores the aura and heals it if a person was deceived or was unfaithful to him. Sage will help a person discover new possibilities for self-expression.

Sage oil is an aphrodosiac; the magical power of this plant helps to improve the relationship between spouses if they have difficulties. Sage kindles love in the heart.

Sage was also used to protect one's home from evil spirits. To do this, people buried an old sock filled with sage under the threshold. The magical power of sage prolongs life. People carried sage with them so that the plant would not only protect against the evil eye, but also help them gain wisdom.

Sage helps to fulfill desires. To do this, you need to write a wish on a leaf of the plant and put it under the pillow. Sleep on it for three nights, and on one of the nights you must dream a wish; if you dream, it will come true, and if you don’t dream, you must bury it.

In addition, sage helped to establish a connection with the deceased. To do this, the following ritual was performed: sage was placed on the grave during the funeral. By this, the person showed the soul of the deceased that no one has forgotten about him, they remember him, love and honor him.

put in your shoes to prevent fatigue during a long journey.

Carry with you for protection from wild animals, poison or fatal blow.

Make an infusion and drink it to gain the gift of clairvoyance.

Rub newly emerging artemisia leaves on a magic mirror or crystal ball to increase their power and open the third eye.

Add to incense intended for clairvoyance and divination.

If you put the herb in your pillows, you will have prophetic dreams and enhance your clairvoyance abilities. Bunches of wormwood hung in the house drive away negative creatures.

Wormwood has been used since ancient times as amulets against dark forces.
Wormwood was added to potions that protected against witchcraft and lightning, and was used in medicinal potions - against fever and weakening eyesight. There is a legend according to which it is necessary to dig up the ground at the root of wormwood on the night before Midsummer, find a coal there and carry it with you. And this very coal will protect you from plague, lightning, malaria and burns.

Among the ancient Slavs, wormwood was considered a cult plant that could cleanse both the physical and spiritual worlds. Buddhists and yogis are sure: wormwood essential oil is one of the best tools to help you concentrate during meditation.

This is the most effective remedy against mermaids and similar mythological characters of Slavic folklore. The smell of this herb can drive almost any evil spirits out of the house.

Wormwood has the property of restoring our harmony with nature, and with a strong concentration of its smoke, susceptible people can begin to see beings of the subtle world - this is the second reason for the rare use of wormwood. In fact, it is used only by magicians who are not afraid of otherworldly contacts.

In Prussia, Bavaria and other German lands, artemisia was used for the same purposes as rowan

in Scotland - to protect against witches. Prussian farmers stacked stacks of this grass at the entrances and around meadows where cows grazed to protect the animals and their milk from witches.

In Japan, residents of a burglarized house, upon discovering the burglar's footprints, burn grass on them to hurt his feet and prevent him from escaping from the police.

Among the American Indians, it symbolizes the feminine, lunar, nocturnal life principle along with chrysotomius, personifying the masculine, solar and daytime principle.

For the Chinese, it means dignity, being one of the Eight Greatest Jewels.

Among the Greeks, this plant is dedicated to Artemis.

Artemisia should be collected before sunrise at the time when the moon is waxing. It is better to pick artemisia leaves from a plant sloping to the north. Artemisia will be most powerful if you harvest it during the full moon. Wormwood is a very strong, but at the same time very whimsical plant. It grows slowly and does not grow well from seeds, so when cutting this grass, try not to cut it right to the root. Cut off only the top - the greatest strength of this plant is in its buds (the stem is not needed for work).

Wormwood is one of the most powerful anti-demonic herbs that affects the energy of the whole body.

Fumigating a room with wormwood Wormwood is most often used in the form of smoking.

An absolutely safe method of using it is to hang a small bunch of this herb in the house (preferably in the bedroom or hallway).

The smell of wormwood is so unpleasant to the water evil spirits that it leaves the house where wormwood is simply present.

The anti-demonic properties of wormwood increase during the waning moon.

There was even a special day when wormwood could be collected for these purposes. We did this at the end of August on Assumption.

Wormwood collected at this time was considered the most healing. But for medicinal purposes it could be harvested throughout the summer.

Artysh (Juniper)

Fumigation with juniper smoke is especially common in Southern Siberia. In Tuva, this type of juniper is called artysh and is an obligatory component of ritual practice.

The variety of juniper used by the shamans of Tuva grows exclusively in the mountain taiga of the Sayans and the small mountains and hills closest to them. Artysh differs in appearance, smell, and effect on humans. The place where Artysh grows can be smelled several meters away by its sweet and rich smell. More often it grows as separate low-growing bushes or clearings in rock crevices. Usually grows in places where energy is released. These places are called the “wind rose”; the elements meet here. Such places are considered energetically strong; shamans and lamas conduct their ceremonies, rituals, and meditations there.

It is believed that artysh drives out evil spirits and gives strength to helping spirits. The main use in shamanism is purification, and as a rule, everything is purified. Artysh is used to fumigate people gathered for the ritual, the shamans themselves fumigate themselves, and be sure to fumigate all the paraphernalia. Artysh is also considered a sacred plant, so the space in which an artysh branch was lit and left to smolder is considered sacred. The ritual of fumigation, which occurs before the ritual of offering milk, is a mandatory element of any shamanic work.

Any treatment begins with the ritual of fumigation - cleansing from evil spirits. In general, any place where evil forces may appear must be fumigated. A lamp with powder of dried artysh branches or the dried branches themselves are one of the most important attributes of Tuvan shamans. A shamanic session usually begins with smudging with artysh.

In a room where juniper is smoked, it is easy to experience its intoxicating influence. If you stay in such a room for a long time, and shamanic rituals usually last several hours, the narcotic effect of this smoke can be very strong. Now shamans use juniper without thinking about its narcotic properties; for them it has turned into a symbolic natural force.

A person who comes to the shaman for help before the ritual is also cleansed by drawing circles in the sun around his face and hands folded in front of him. If a large ceremony is being held, everyone present is cleansed in a similar way with sacred smoke. At the same time, during the ritual, the juniper must constantly smolder so that it does not go out; either the shaman himself or an assistant chosen from among those present watches.

Translated from Mongolian it means “medicine against fear” or a magical plant that protects against bad people. Tibetan lamas used artysh in their medical practice to restore the psycho-emotional circuit, treat neuroses, remove the “evil eye”, enuresis in children, phobias, night terrors and other nervous and anxiety conditions.

Application:

for fumigating premises during rituals and meditation;

to remove the evil eye, slander, damage, fear and enuresis in children (smoke removes other people's biofields, for this a person fumigates from left to right in three circles;

to cleanse the house (apartment) from pathogenic energy and phantoms;

to protect the home from enemies;

For rheumatism, juniper branches are used for baths. These procedures soothe and relieve pain;

for the flu, a decoction of the herb is used internally and fumigation with smoke;

has a strong phytoncidal effect. It kills pathogenic bacteria, thereby disinfecting the room during fumigation, and is very beneficial for the lungs.

It is worth saying that when burning branches, a small part of special “narcotic” substances is released, which can affect a person if he inhales an excessive amount of smoke.

During normal fumigation of premises, these substances do not affect humans. Shamans, sorcerers, and sorcerers claim that this is not a drug in its true form, but a special enzyme that can open secret vision - magical, extrasensory, in order to see the world of spirits, and communicate directly with people from another world.

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♦ Scare away envious people and ill-wishers

If you have a not very good team at work, then impulses of envy and anger are constantly coming at you. You can protect yourself from them with the help of juniper. Place the juniper item on the table. Juniper is a powerful non-humid plant. It exudes a wonderful aroma and cleansing energy.

♦ Improve your career

Place three large beautiful bay leaves to the north of the room. Laurel is a plant of winners. It was not for nothing that in Ancient Greece the heads of heroes were decorated with laurel wreaths. And the north in the house is the zone responsible for career growth. Sheets need to be large, beautiful and smooth.

♦ Lure money

Some of the most profitable plants are lavender and geranium. Put dried flowers in your wallet and your wallet will never be empty. You can store money next to bunches of lavender or a pot of geraniums. It is good to place green candles nearby.

♦ Make a decision

The aromas of pine and lemongass will help. Aromatic oil is the soul of a plant. Place 2 drops of lemongrass oil and 1 drop of pine oil on a napkin and place it close - for example, on your desktop. Intuition and mental abilities will sharpen.

♦ Get rid of stress, fatigue, bad luck

Cedar is a surgeon plant. It helps to cut off everything superfluous and unnecessary. Take sea salt, 7 tbsp. spoons, 5 drops of cedar essential oil and take an aromatic bath.

In general, all coniferous trees have a good effect on health. If there is a sick or weakened person in the house, hang a photograph of pine, spruce, or cedar above his bed.

♦ Clean the apartment

If unkind and envious people often quarrel in your house or come to visit, the house needs energetic cleaning. Otherwise, the room accumulates negative energy on the walls, just like dust accumulates under the bed. It’s hard to be in a room where clots of negative energy settle on the walls: your head starts to pound, your strength goes away, your mood drops for no reason. This means the room needs to be treated. Wormwood works very well against negativity. You need to fumigate the walls with the smoke of this plant, and all the negativity will go away. Another way to remove negativity from the house is to brew 3 tablespoons of wormwood with a glass of boiling water, add it to a bucket for washing the floors and wash the house.

♦ Protect yourself from evil neighbors

You can hang a bunch of thistles above the front door. This will be your home talisman. Or wait until the full moon, take a regular onion and cut it in half. Place one half behind the front door, the other on the outside, near the door jamb. The onion should sit for exactly one day. It will work like a vacuum cleaner, drawing out all the evil from the apartment.

♦ Cheer up

Birch trees have been considered very positive and strength-giving trees since ancient times. If you saw a birch tree in the park, come up, hug it and stand there for about 5 minutes. You will notice that you have increased strength and good mood. By the way, you can safely post photos of you against the backdrop of birch or apple trees on social networks, without the fear that ill-wishers will jinx you.

But it is better for women to stay away from aspens and poplars, especially if the trees are old. It is believed that these are vampire trees - they take away women's happiness.

♦ Have a successful marriage

If you don’t have a groom yet and are actively searching, pay attention to cherries. Cherry attracts happy, mutual love. On the waxing Moon, eat all foods that contain cherries - compotes, jam, cherry pies. Hang a painting or photographs of cherry blossoms in your home. Pick thin cherry branches and place them in a tiny vase on the windowsill where there is good daylight (it’s better if the window reflects dawn or midday; if it’s sunset, don’t put the cherry).

On the waxing Moon, on the 3rd lunar day, you need to eat a peach, save the stone and carry it with you in your purse, like a talisman. It’s good to take a photo among the blooming apple trees (in May, don’t miss it), and hang this photo in the far right corner of the largest room in the house. And you will always be desired and blooming, like this apple tree.

SMOKING WITH HERBS

Fumigate- means to cleanse with the smoke of sacred plants. Herbs intended for spiritual work are used in dried and finely crushed form (losing water, the herbs acquire fiery energy power, which increases their ability to drive away evil spirits). In crushed form, the grass is poured into a vessel (a small saucer, cup or sea shell), where it can smolder gradually, or a branch or bunch is held in the hand and lit on top (at home, if there are no special incense, you can pour the grass on a heated kitchen stove, or oven). The smoke from smoldering herbs spreads throughout the room, or is directed towards a person (preferably with a feather fan) or towards the object being cleaned. The person being smoked attracts the smoke to himself, as if picking it up in his folded palms. First, the smoke is directed to the heart area, then to the head and finally to the feet, then the person is fumigated from left to right (counterclockwise) in three circles. Thus, fumigation can cleanse and harmonize everything that we direct its influence on. You should also “bathe” your hair in smoke.

When inhaling the smoke of the corresponding herbs for respiratory diseases, you should bend over the smoke and take 7 deep breaths through the nose and exhale through the mouth, passing the healing smoke through the nasopharynx. The resulting cough, tears, and sputum are signs of cleansing and the beginning of a healing process.

The charcoal or heat source should not be too hot, otherwise the fumigation will burn quickly rather than smoldering, producing aroma. The herbs should smolder, and not burn immediately, that is, lie on the coal in a heap from which thick, milky-white smoke rises.

Energy cleansing of space
If for physical cleansing we use aqueous solutions and panicles of herbs, etc., then for energetic cleansing it is preferable to use smoke or aromatic vapors.

To cleanse space from negative energies formed as a result of quarrels, severe emotional experiences, stress, etc., it is best to burn dry herbs that can destroy negative formations, and mental and emotional harmful forms. Fumigation is used to prepare a space for shamanic work; herbs help cleanse the “atmosphere” not only of mental dirt, but also of irrelevant extraneous influences, someone else’s, or your own, “irrelevant” thoughts that interfere with concentration.

There are situations when, due to our carelessness (this especially applies to those who practice shamanism, etc.), not the most pleasant “guests” come to us. It happens that we don’t have time or forget to clean the space after, say, a good quarrel, and unplanned residents are “born” around us. In these cases, ordinary fumigation with herbs will help little. Subtle entities are tenacious creatures, you can’t get rid of them so easily.

To completely expel harmful entities, try to fumigate the entire room, not forgetting the far corners and closed spaces - all sorts of closets, mezzanines, etc. As a result, you will get a strong smoke of the “axe can be hung” category. When finished, thoroughly ventilate the room, while creating a clear intention that all unwanted guests will leave. To do this, open a large window or balcony for a few minutes and wish the evil spirits to leave your house, saying the following words: “As the smoke leaves my house, so do troubles, illnesses, etc. leave my house.” Then close the window, the smell of herbs will remain in your home for a long time, calling your mind to free yourself from evil thoughts.

In spring and summer, it is correct to use fresh flowers and their scent to cleanse the space of negative energies. The aroma of blooming bird cherry not only cleanses away dirt, but also creates a positive mood. The smell of purple lilac cleanses the atmosphere of dirt, while simultaneously charging you with energy.

Aromatic essential oils are not used to expel evil spirits from the house. They act more on our mind than on the atmosphere of the home, although they are also capable of freeing the head from accumulated negative energy; in fact, their therapeutic effect is based on it.

Energy cleansing of the body
For this type of cleansing in shamanic practices, it is considered preferable to smoke from burning herbs, directly touching the herb to the body (beating, lashing), and wearing it on oneself (in an amulet, for example) for some time. Can be combined with sprinkling with infusion, or with a bath.

As for the ritual beating with a broom made from plant stems, it is worth remembering the Russian baths. Actually, this method is used there without thinking about mystical matters. In addition, the sauna (not only Russian) uses aromatic steam from herbal infusions. All plants that are used to prepare decoctions and infusions in the bath are also used for human fumigation.

Each blade of grass absorbs its own range of strength, so we use different herbs to heal different human organs. But there are a number of herbs that have a very powerful healing effect, their effect immediately affects the entire body, and not just any individual organ, and, in addition, they regulate the very energy of the body. These herbs and their energies have a very pure spectrum of radiation and a very strong healing effect on humans, as well as the ability to drive away evil spirits. They are called anti-demonic.

To protect oneself from evil spirits, herbs are used only in the form of smoking or water infusions.
Smoking or incense affects our mind and, purifying our thoughts, drives away possible troubles and misfortunes. They are good because they clean not only the person himself, but also the home.

Herbal infusions act entirely on our entire body, cleansing it of dirty accumulated energy. Water allows the power of herbs to freely fill the cells of our body and tune in to receive light energy. The enormous power of herbs lies in the fact that they are able to form a common energy field, uniting their disparate forces into a common mind. When a person consumes an infusion of herbs, he involuntarily connects to the general energy field of these plants. And the less he resists its effects, the faster the recovery will come. You will connect not only to the pure energy of the plant, but also to the energy of the place where it grew; do not try to take a “horse” dose of the infusion orally at once - by dramatically changing the energy of the body, you scare your own body and it begins to resist healing (microdoses work better and more beneficially, it is no coincidence that homeopathic methods of treatment are one of the most reliable); When taking the infusion, help your mind - imagine a field of flowering herbs of the type you are taking - the healing will go faster. When dousing or bathing in the infusion, do not be too lazy to do this either - the surge of strength will be greater than when performing the procedure mechanically.

In order to get the greatest power from the herb, it is collected at a favorable time, observing the necessary ritual actions. The area where the grass is collected also plays a huge role.
The herbs that we offer are collected in the Eastern Sayan Mountains. The bioenergy of the Sayans is 10 times stronger than in other places, so people living here live long and do not get sick, which is why shamanism exists here and to this day there are many strong shamans.

Techniques for collecting magical plants (“plants of power”) existed among many peoples. Before the plant was picked on the designated day and hour, it was consecrated with signs and words of the corresponding planets - the patroness of the plant. Only after this was the plant uprooted or the necessary parts cut off with a special knife. This was done in order to release the vital essence of the plant, which contributes to its healing properties.

C. Castaneda in “Journey to Isklan” and “The Teachings of Don Juan” described similar techniques among North American shamans from the Yaqui tribe. As noted by Mayan culture researcher Dr. J. Arguelles, the Yaqui tribe was the first descendant of the Mayan people to separate from the main clan in order to preserve magical teachings in a relatively pure form.

The key point in the training of magicians of this tribe is the state of “unusual reality”, achieved with the help of psychotropic plants. Don Juan, one of the magicians of the tribe, usually used three of them: Datura inoxia, peyote or mescal cactus (Iophorhora williamsii), and the hallucinogenic mushroom of the genus Psilocybe. “You can’t tell about plants, you need to know them yourself”- don Juan Matus liked to say.

K. Meadows notes the ability of “runic shamans” - druids to communicate with the trees that they revered in their cults: “Rune shamans believe that humans have a natural affinity with trees. We are constructed in a similar way, although the “root” of a person is in the head, and the arms and legs are like branches stretching forward and upward. We are created from similar organic material, the substance of our mother Earth.

According to Nordic tradition, trees play an important role in protecting the environment and maintaining a healthy atmospheric balance. Moreover, they stand guard over the spiritual ecology hidden behind the world of phenomena. If we treat trees with honor and respect, they provide access to the inner reality, which contains knowledge about the structure of nature and the Universe... Trees and the runic forces with which they are associated respond to good intentions, sharing their wisdom with us. They “tune” to our intention, forming a channel through which their qualities can be transmitted.

When our motives and intentions are in harmony with nature and other life forms, the vibrations of our spirit resonate with the subtle vibrations of Nature. By establishing a connection with a tree, we perceive its vital essence and create the opportunity for a “dialogue” with it. Communication with a tree of one type or another and the use of the runic power associated with it expands the boundaries of our perception and provides invaluable experience of spiritual ecology.”

Shamans and magicians believe that, despite the apparent differences, there is a certain kinship between plants and people. Plants, especially magical ones, have the power to expand our perception and take it beyond the limited world of everyday reality. This is due to the fact that the world of plants and the world of people have a common “band of perception” of the energy of the Universe. However, in addition to the general sector of the “strip of perception,” the plant world also has its own, unique to it, perception of energy. Using the magical power of plants, a person can significantly expand his perception, going beyond the ordinary picture of the description of the world.

Similar states are described in detail in the works of C. Castaneda and M. Harner, who studied shamanic practices from their teachers. These altered states of consciousness are called “states of extraordinary reality.”

According to the ideas of shamans and magicians, plants, like stones, animals and people, have a spiritual essence and are endowed with unique spiritual frequencies that can have a beneficial effect on humans. D. Stevens and L.S. Stevens note that: “Shamans of all countries knew about plant spirits and their properties and used them for healing and other purposes. They discovered in what quantities certain plants should be consumed to improve digestion, purify the blood and calm the nerves.

Shamans learned to brew and infuse some plants and burn others to take advantage of the cleansing properties of the smoke. For example, sage can be brewed as a healing tea, or it can be burned.

The more allies a shaman has - plant spirits, the more powerful he is. The use of plant spirits is a certain specialization of shamans, but only shamans who have an interest in the world of plants are in continuous contact with them, unlike other shamans.”

Sometimes such “contact” requires a transition to states of extraordinary reality, in which the shaman communicates “directly” with plant spirits, receiving advice and necessary information from them.

Thus, psychedelic. plants containing hallucinogenic substances are capable of changing the picture of our awareness of the surrounding reality. Such substances are used not only by the Yaqui Indians, but also by numerous other descendants of the Mayans, Aztecs, Incas and other Indian tribes living in a vast territory from Arizona (USA) to the Amazon basin. At the same time, most of the plants used by Indian tribes are similar and grow in both Americas.