White Sagecraft

Precious Gems Of Tradition

Just as we protect our most valuable possessions, we guard the sanctity of herbs, the precious gems of indigenous Southwestern tradition. One of our most talented Lucky Six Farms staffers derives his principal heritage from the Chiricahua Apache Nation, famous for outstanding chiefs like Cochise, Mangas Coloradas, and Geronimo. History testifies not only to their wisdom and courage in the face of overwhelming adversity but also their steadfast adherence to sacred traditions laid down long ago by ancestors who established profound bonds, both visionary and pragmatic, to Mother Earth. A superb craftsman and artist in his own right, he personally oversees the creation of our White Sage smudge bundles. His presence is made clearly manifest in every stage of production, from cultivation, through selection and ecologically sound harvest wherein plants may be utilized without undue damage, to actual hand manufacture of individual wands, large and small. As he inspects them with a critical yet loving eye, he often remarks that they are precious gems as much as diamonds and rubies.

Precious Gems Of Purity

While some might consider this type of evaluation fantastical or far-fetched, in reality it is not. White Sage is one of the very few plants frequently employed by Native Americans plus an enormous array of highly diverse alternative spiritual traditions for precisely the same purpose: quickly and effectively eliminating accumulated negative vibrations and replacing them with those characterized by energetic purity. Stringent requirements imposed by vision quests and serous psychic investigations into primordial noumena underlying the forces of Nature provided the impetus for Apaches and other original residents of what is now the Southwestern United States to identify and utilize the most potent vegetative resources available. White Sage (Salvia apiana) is perhaps first among these elite children of the soil, along with Cedar and Wild Tobacco.

Precious Gems Of Land And Psyche

Lucky Six Farms has long honored this ancient wisdom by wildcrafting, cultivating, and producing pure, certified organic White Sage products eminently suitable for authentic ceremonial purposes. Thus, customers from any and all traditions can and do use our essential oil, hydrosol, smudge bundles, cones, and leaves for rituals whenever and wherever natural purity is called for. We are thus proud to link our history and motives so closely with those who have preceded us on these Divinely blessed lands.


By Alan Beck