A botanical bundle is dried leaves and flowers tied by hand. Lit at the tip, it smoulders and gives its aroma as you carry it through a room. Nearly every bundle is burned to clear or purify a space, and each one carries its own custom.
What You Need
- A bundle
- A match or lighter
- A shell or a heatproof bowl, to catch the ash
- A little sand, to put it out
How to Light a Bundle
- Light the tip and let it burn for a few seconds.
- Blow out the flame so the bundle smoulders.
- Carry it through the room over a shell or a bowl.
- To put it out, press the tip into sand.
Keep a window open, and never leave a smouldering bundle unattended.
Choosing a Bundle
- White sage: burned for generations by the peoples of Baja California and California, to purify a home, a person or a gathering. Ours is cultivated in Mexico.
- Blue sage: sometimes called grandmother sage, burned to clear a home gently.
- Cedar: across North America, burned when a family moves into a new home.
- Juniper: in the Scottish Highlands, burned in every room on New Year’s morning.
- Lavender: the name comes from lavare, the Latin word for washing. Burned in the evening to scent a home.
- Yerba Santa: its dark leaves shine with a natural resin, and bees make a dark, spiced honey from its flowers.
White sage and blue sage are set side by side on our White Sage and Blue Sage page. See all the bundles in Botanicals.
At Warehouse 23, Alserkal Avenue, you can smell the bundles side by side before you choose. We are open daily, 9 am to 9 pm.
