Incense Recipes Part 1

(1) "LOCK" INCENSE

3 Parts Frankincense
2 Parts Juniper berries
1 part Vetivert
1/2 part Cumin

To guard your home from thieves: During the day smolder this mixture in a censer before the front door, then move it to each opening in the house (doors, windows, cellars, etc.) through which thieves may enter. Visualize it's smoke forming an invisible but impenetrable barrier. Move in a clockwise circle throughout your home, replenishing the incense as necessary.

Repeat monthly at the time of the Full Moon, if possible, or, use as needed. This is designed to "lock" your home against unwanted intruders - but don't forget to bolt the doors as well.

(2) ABRAMELIN INCENSE

2 Parts Myrrh
1 Part Wood Aloe
A few drops Cinnamon Oil

Burn to contact spirits during  rituals or as a simple consecration incense to sanctify the altar or magickal tools.

(3) AIR INCENSE

4 Parts Benzoin
2 Parts Gum Mastic
1 Part lavender
1 Pinch Wormwood
1 Pinch Mistletoe

Burn to invoke the powers of the element of Air, or to increase intellectual powers; to obtain travel; for communication, study & concentration, or to end drug addiction. Smolder during divinatory rituals.

(4) ALTAR INCENSE

3 Parts Frankincense
2 Parts Myrrh
1 Part Cinnamon

Burn as a general incense on the altar to purify the area.

(5) APHRODITE INCENSE

1 Part Cinnamon
1 Part Cedar
a few drops Cypress Oil

Burn during rituals designed to attract love.

(6) APOLLO INCENSE

4 Parts Frankincense
2 Parts Myrrh
2 Parts Cinnamon
1 Part Bay

Burn during divination & healing rituals.

(7) ATTRACTION INCENSE

Woodbase 32 oz.
Olibanum 16 oz
Sandalwood 8 oz
Myrrh 4 oz
Cinnamon 8 oz
Orris Root 4 oz
Saltpeter 2 oz.
Blue Herbal Dye

(8) ATTUNEMENT TO SPIRIT WORLD

1/4 tsp ground Sandalwood
Or - 1/2 tsp Sandalwood chips
1/4 tsp Balm of Gilead
1/8 tsp Sage

(9) AUTUMN or MABON

2 parts white sage (Native American type, not culinary sage!)
1 part patchouli
1 part dried oak leaf
1 part lavender
A pinch of copal if desired

(10) BELTANE INCENSE

3 Parts Frankincense
2 Parts Sandalwood
1 Part Woodruff
1 Part Rose petals
a few drops Jasmine oil
a few drops neroli Oil

Burn during Wiccan rituals on Beltane or May Day for fortune "favors" to attune with the changing of the seasons.