Mapacho clearings 

Mapacho (Tobacco) from the jungle of Peru.  

The Ceremonial Uses of Tobacco:

One of the most common uses of tobacco in a ceremonial setting is to cleanse a person’s energetic field, which is how i used it in my ceremony to essentially clear the spiritual air. 

Spiritual cleansing has the purpose of clearing a persons physical, mental and emotional aspects of themselves. For a similar reason, tobacco is also often used during a limpia (clearing) ceremony in the form of mapacho cigarette or pipe.

Burning the tobacco, turning it from earth into air, serves as a means of communication with the spiritual world and helps clear imprints from others, allowing you to be protected.