Just so folks can see, she is not burning a spring of sage, it's tied around a cloth, anything could be contained within that wrap. Silly twit set out to provoke the police, MeCha tactic.
Posted on 07/04/2016 1:38:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It’s called smudging with sage. Oddly enough, after a fashion it works. It is said that it “repels bad spirits”, but in practical terms, it tends to repel two groups of people: those who are in a bad frame of mind about others, and methamphetamine smokers.
However, it tends to make those in a bad mood feel better. So there is some subtlety involved.
A got to see a good demonstration of the above. Outside at a coffee shop, someone in my group spotted both a couple of undercover police officers, and a table of tweakers. He lit up some powdered sage in an ash try, and as soon as the slightest hint of sage smoke reached them, both groups quickly left, but nobody else.
Some time later at a party, there was an unpleasant mood about. Arguments were brewing and the guests were rather dour. To lighten the mood, some sage was smudged, and in a few minutes everyone cheered up, and it turned into a really fun evening.
Okay, purely anecdotal, but noticeable.
The irony here is that, other than the police, the sage would more likely than not drive away the Trump protesters, many of whom were likely in a bad frame of mind. So her actions were self-defeating.
Ignorant. This is no worse than a stick of incense, or a Catholic priest swinging that smoking ball.
There is not a single sane public safety argument against this.
The city will pay for this.
Took me back to Walnut Avenue Elementary School circa 1970.
“People are going insane...who the heck heard of burning sage?”
People who live -anywhere- near Indians? This is as common as drumming.
She sounds like a self absorbed twit. Practicing her “spirituality “ by stinking up the place. The twit forces her “religious “ practice on others and cries when her stench is found objectionable. Poor snowflake.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes-anyone with an ability to reason knows lighting on fire/burning something-anything-at a protest is going to be an instant red flag to LEOs-where there is smoke, there is bound to be a source of combustion...
That said-I make smudge bundles of cedar and sage-I like the odor of the smoke-the sage used is not culinary sage but the ornamental variety that grows in semi arid/arid places-smells totally different...
How DARE they think that they have the freedom to walk through a public place!
Just like SDS, SNCC, Weathermen, and Black Panthers were activist student organizations.
“Ignorant. This is no worse than a stick of incense, or a Catholic priest swinging that smoking ball.
There is not a single sane public safety argument against this.”
You may be right.
When she goes to sue the city, she will use that exact argument and cite that First Amendment.
How come it’s ok to say, “woman of color” but it’s not ok to
say, “colored woman”?
I guess if you're part of a racist minority, you get a pass on being 'nationist' and 'nativist'
These people are just totally nuts.
Serious butt and brain hurt
Stop smudging around a fix me a freepin taco!
Just so folks can see, she is not burning a spring of sage, it's tied around a cloth, anything could be contained within that wrap. Silly twit set out to provoke the police, MeCha tactic.
Well, back during my firefighting days, I breathed lots of smoke from burning sage, and cheat grass, and juniper, and Ponderosa pine, and who knows what else. I always kind of liked the smell, though I never noticed any spiritual benefit to speak of.
Tan Klan? LOL
Seriously you want some racism? go to Mexico
They treat the Indians like dogs
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