my dad bought a house that was supposedly haunted and he had a priest bless it haha. burning sage is nothing. harmless. he fixed it up and sold it to my sister, she has now moved, they never had anything happen while they were there.
Burning sage is a common practice among indigenous cultures for promoting healing and wisdom.
Even if one considers burning sage more a symbolic gesture, it may have benefits from a mindfulness perspective, in my opinion. For example, it might help you focus on letting your thoughts and fears about hauntings disperse with the sage smoke.
I’m not sure. For someone without your delusions it’d be harmless. It all depends on how strongly you believe burning sage will actually make a difference. If you do I’d worry.
Seems harmless and potentially helpful. Not every delusion can be solved by rationalizing it out. Sometimes you need to do small, non-dangerous things just for the peace of mind.
I think its gonna rival you up and you gonna end up worse. Time heals everything ! Stick it out for 3 months and if you still having these thoughts, think about it. Chances are you gonna have forgotten about it within a few months ! Nothing and i mean nothing is worse than getting into a new place, country or whatever and setting off a chain of events, with negativity. It will bring in some fixed beliefs !
If it was me, I would push through it and if its still affecting you furthar along the line, try it, but chances are you will be having so much fun in your new place you will have forgotten about it. First impressions really are a thing unfortunatley
The real question that arises is how do you get rid of the notion of ghosts in the first place?
If you can’t get rid of this notion through careful evaluation then adding to this belief is a double edged sword.
On one hand the practice of smudging is a harmless ritual in itself and serves the purpose of banishing your personal demons and on the other serves to reinforce your ghost beliefs.
I guess you can’t get rid of your belief in ghosts easily, so smudging seems like an easy alternative.
It doesn’t hurt anything and will give you peace of mind. You need that. So do it. And then I’ll bring you a housewarming gift like an ugly gross scented candle and we will party.
If it would bring you peace of mind, go for it.
Especially if you think you’d otherwise be obsessing over the potential of ghosts.
We all have our weird little rituals to help us cope.
I don’t believe in any superstitions, and I would classify this as superstitious. But if it gives you peace of mind I don’t see what the problem is. Just bare in mind that a lot of people think it is irrational.