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The cedar tree has been revered for its spiritual significance for thousands of years. Cedar has a long history of use in indigenous sweat lodge ceremonies and the tree was thought to house important gods & to be an entrance to higher spiritual realms.

Cedar is first and foremost a medicine of PROTECTION. It is often used to cleanse a home when first moving in, inviting unwanted spirits to leave and protecting a person, place or object from unwanted influences. Cedar is often used in the sweat lodge ceremony. A few pinches are thrown on the red-hot rocks, immediately sparking into a yellow glow and releasing their aroma. The smoke of burning cedar is said to attract the good spirits & eliminate negative energies.

The cedar is also the Southern direction on the indigenous American Medicine Wheel. The other plants contained in the Medicine Wheel are: White Sage representing the West, Sweetgrass representing the North, and Tobacco representing the East.

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