
<p>The turkey is an important nature symbol. She represents the wilderness of Mother Earth. The Native Americans attached great importance to this symbol. You still come across feathers a lot in ceremonies of people who adhere to a nature religion. Smudging is such a ceremony. By smudging you clean your home of negative energy. With a turkey feather you can spread the smoke from your smudging herbs everywhere.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Smudging and smudge feather; meaning</strong></p> <p>The ritual "smudging" originates from the Native Americans (Indians). They cleaned themselves and their surroundings from evil spirits by burning herbs. They often used white sage for this. The smoke was spread through the room with a spring. The idea behind this was that evil spirits could not tolerate the smell of white sage, so they were chased away.</p> <p>The Indians loved symbolism. The feathers of different birds each had its own meaning, just as the turkey feather stands for the wilderne