Saging and Retreating
Feb 16 2025
Bill Pautler
“All men’s miseries derive from not
being able to sit in a quiet room alone.”
— Blaise Pascal
I came to
the beach last night. I am renting a
little place on the Florida panhandle. I think I needed some quiet time, but I really
didn’t know that until I got here. My
phone is off, on purpose. I am retreating,
stepping back from the world.
I woke in
the solitude and purity of this morning, giving myself permission to return to
my true nature, my natural self. As I
stood on the small second story deck at 5am, a large, windy thunderstorm was
rolling through. A few gorgeous flashes
of lightning over the ocean lit the horizon before morning light. And the salty, sandy fragrance of rain, that
you only get at the beach, permeated my sense of smell.
Then the
beauty of the solace came upon me. And
the tears welled in my eyes as the birds sang and I connected with the awe and sadness
of life. And the tears continued to
pour. But joy and peace were deeply
present.
There is
something about the purity of the early morning. You can feel all the heaviness of the day
before has been washed away. The air has
been made fresh again. First light is dawning. The softness of the quietness prevails. Our sleep and dreams have rejuvenated our
inner spirit, giving us a new beginning and a new vitality.
After my
tears of awe and sadness, in the early dawn light, the noise of humanity not
yet upon me, I saged the beach house where I am staying. I opened some windows, lit the sage and in a
slow and thoughtful manner, saged every window, door frame and space in the
house.
I regularly
sage to purify my spaces, clearing them of any negative energy or spirits. I remember the first time this concept really
stuck with me, when I watched the documentary/indie movie ‘Wake Up”. This true story is about Jonas Elrod, who
was living a normal life and one morning woke up and he could see spirits. He found that if he saged his apartment he
could see the spirits leave. So now I
sage my spaces, my rentals, my apartment, my car as needed. Every space carries a collected energy. Think about the spaces you occupy: an empty
church, a church full of people, a party, a protest, a coffee house, a Mardi
Gras parade, a hospital room, a funeral.
All carry a particular vitality or vibe (vibration). Our vibe goes where we go and either
creates an uplift or a down draft.
Smoke has
been used by all indigenous cultures, since the beginning of our known history,
to purify, to offer up as prayers(incense), to communicate with ancestors and to
inhale to evoke deeper spiritual awareness.
To get smoke
something has to burn. Burning is a chemical
process, a form of alchemy. A form of
transmutation. Solitude is a form of
alchemy. Solitude burns out of us the
things we have held onto for too long. Purifying
us in the process. Creating space for
new love to light.
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Be mindful,
aware and enjoy our journey ……. Live a SageLife
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