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Here are the ingredients for some incense I made recently:
Red
sandalwood
Cinnamon
Red
wine
Spring
tree blossoms
Basil
Bay
Rosemary
Benzoin
Chamomile
Dill
seed
Cedar
oil
Pine
resin
Orange
peel
Rose
petals
Willow
bark
I made it with many associations in mind. Here are just a few:
January/February
New
moon
Black
moon
Dark
moon
Hecate's deipnon
Imbolc
Brigid
Late
winter/early spring
This incense can be used for creative
inspiration, change, cleansing, arts, crafts, work, Brigid, honoring Celtic
ancestors, health, healing, Goddess worship, winter, spring, dark moon, new
moon, black moon, initiation, newness, Imbolc, etc. or any other associations
with late winter/early spring, Brigid, Imbolc, and the dark/new moon.
Hi Amanda, well first I just wanted to drop by and thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a wonderful comment. I don't know why I ever got it into my head that I prefer to practice without make up. Its not that I never do because I certainly have. I have just never intentionally done my make up in a specific way to... contribute to what I was doing. Since reading everything though and doing a little research it has definitely been something I think I will be paying more attention to.
ReplyDeleteI love that you make you own incense. I have never looked into what goes into the process of making them, is it hard? I bought some homemade sticks not to long ago. I was very excited to get them home and burn them but I will admit while they smelt wonderful before hand, while burning they filled the house with a very sour stink.
Hello!
DeleteIncense can be really hard to make, but I do it a super lazy style and take plenty of shortcuts. I have pretty bad tendonitis, so I use my food processor. I just put the ingredients I want (dried or fresh herbs, resins, oils, etc) and then turn it on. I try to be mindful of it while it's all grinding up, or dip my wand or spoon into the mix to stir it up and put in some of my own energy (which is lost not using a mortar and pestle) Some people can make stick incense and stuff, but I just use a powder that I sprinkle on a charcoal brick or use as a dust or sprinkle. Like I said, super easy!