. “I first saw [the rumor] like two years ago that palo santo is going extinct and there were, like, 200 trees left.” This isn’t exactly false information, but it requires some clarification where smoke cleansing is concerned. “It's important to distinguish that there are two separate trees,” Troupe tells NYLON. Both trees are called palo santo, but they are two separate species that grow in different regions and are used for different purposes.
Though they are two completely separate trees, they share a name, which makes things confusing. So it makes sense that there’s all this rhetoric telling consumers not to buy an endangered wood for rituals, but the bottom line is thatcurrently endangered or on track for extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species.
Further, it can actually be damaging to artisans and communities harvesting palo santo to prematurely declare it endangered, Troupe notes. “The people that are harvesting it are most likely interested in conserving the natural habitat because number one, it's their land, and number two, it’s what provides economic security for them and for their families,” she tells NYLON.Just because the herb is not endangered doesn’t make it an inconsequential free-for-all.
Troupe recommends talking to the artisan you’re buying from to find out which region they source from and what their process is. “They need to be able to let you know how it is sustainably sourced and whether there are efforts of reforestation going on,” she explains. Not only should they be replacing what they harvest, she says, butthey harvest is very important as well. “For it to be ethically sourced, it needs to be the branches that fall off the tree,” she tells NYLON.
Not only is the traditional method the ethical one — as opposed to prematurely cutting live branches down — but the dried, dead branches will also be more potent, according to Troupe. “They are the ones infused with the most Ponto oil,” she says. “And those are the actual sacred parts of the tree that would be used for ceremony or ritual cleansings.”As mentioned, palo santo is a powerhouse for clearing stagnant energy and creating a sacred space.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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