Palo Santo (Holy Wood)

Size: 10cm approx
 
When Palo Santo is burned, the smoke is believed to have medicinal and therapeutic healing power. Palo Santo wood starts a fire within your soul, and lets the smoke of your burning passion carry your intentions out into the universe. As you burn this sacred wood, feel it inspire your creativity, clear your negative energy and bring love and fortune onto your horizon.
 
The scent Palo Santo it casts off will immediately force you into a mindful state of being. Inhale the burnt citrus scent of Palo Santo to feel yourself cleansed of the stress or negativity weighing down your chest. Allow its aroma to uplift your spirit. Due to the numerous healing powers of Palo Santo, the sacred wood has for centuries served as a panacea in remote areas of South America. Its use in sacred rituals has led to Palo Santo becoming an essential tool for all Shamans. 
 
Palo Santo can also be a friend to your crystals, helping to purify their energy when you first receive them, and periodically when their energy begins to feel heavy.  
To use its healing energy on your crystals, begin by lighting the Palo Santo stick, and waiting for its flame to die out. Holding the Palo Santo stick in one hand, use your other hand to raise your crystal and immerse it into the smoke of the Palo Santo.  
Depending on how many crystals you are cleansing, you may have to relight the stick a few times. Unlike sage that continues to burn, Palo Santo is a bit more reluctant to hold a flame. If you can't lift your crystal, simply use your hand or a feather to waft the medicinal smoke onto the stone.