Burning sage smells like somebody's been smoking schwag. Went to a house once that had recently been "smudged;" totally thought I was in for a way better time than I had. So very, very disapointing. Mugwort smells llike weed when it burns too, I tried smoking some one time (I had heard it helps promote lucid dreaming), but it just gave me a wicked sore throat. Mugwort tea is uber bitter too, neither one seemed to effect my dreams. Nicotine+piracetam+lecithin+B6 however...