This is a formula which you can use for daily meditation and prayer.

1/4 ox. bayberry herb

1/2 oz.  powdered sandalwood

1 oz.  frankincense

1/4 oz. anise seed

1/4 oz. powdered myrrh

1/4 tsp. saltpeter

1 dram gardenia oil

2 drams tincture of benzoin

Try this incense in your rituals designed to attract and hold love. Can also be burned periodically to keep an aura of love about the home.

1 oz. rose petals

1/4 oz.  sweet bugle (calamus root)

1/2 oz.  cinnamon

1/4 oz.  anise seed

a/4 oz. frankincense

1 oz. powdered sandalwood

1/4 tsp. saltpeter

2 drams tincture of benzoin

1 dram Seduction Oil

In many of the recipes that follow, you will use tincture of benzoin. You can make your own as follows:

Power two ounces of benzoin gum and add 4 oz. of water and 12 oz. of alcohol. Keep this mixture tightly capped and bottled for two weeks and shake daily. If you prefer, a teaspoon of glycerin may be added. After two weeks strain and bottle the liquid for use.

You will be converted liquid in some of the recipes on this blog. Here is a handy conversion table for that.

1/8 fl. oz. = 1 dram = 1/2 tsp. plus 1/8 tsp.

1/4 fl. oz.  = 2 drams =1/2 tbsp.

1/2 fl. oz. = 4 drams = 1 tbsp.

e/4 fl. ox. = 6 drams = tbsp plus 1/2 tbsp.

1 fl. oz. = 8 drams = 2 tbsp.

Many ancient writing clearly indicate that the use of incense has been used in connection with religious and magickal practices throughout the world. The ancients believed that certain  scents had the quality too attract good spirits and to dispel the evil ones. Incense was burned not only to purify a place dedicated to God, but also to neutralize the offensive odor from burnt offerings.

There is an old belief that prayers were carried upward to the Gods with the rising incense smoke. This same belief was held by many American Indian tribes in connection with their sacred peace pipe. The Indian peace pipe was a method of burning incense during ceremonies because they often mixed herbs with a little tobacco.

Aside from this incense helps to create an atmosphere that is more conducive to proper meditation and debout prayers.