Black Sage has a similar scent to white sage, but it is deeper and almost slightly smoky. Its aroma is earthier and stronger.
 
Energetic qualities:
Strong cleansing and purification
Protection and grounding
Clears stagnant energy
 
It works more like white sage in its clearing ability. Its smoke is used to cleanse spaces, objects or energy fields and to set protective boundaries.
 
Black Sage is a powerful herb used by shamans and healers to encourage dreams and visions, it is said to protect the user whilst they are in the process of shamanic journeying or astral travel.
 
It is known for its abilities to provide restful sleep and sweet dreams, although is believed to bring out the truth of situations so if used before bed can bring out vision like dreams filled with symbolic meaning. It is also a strong clearing agent that easily removes negative energies.