By the time Samhain rolls around, your herb garden is probably looking pretty sad. Now's the time to take all...
By the time Samhain rolls around, your herb garden is probably looking pretty sad. Now’s the time to take all those goodies you harvested and dried in September, and put them to good use. This incense blend is perfect for a Samhain Ancestors reading, or any other divination session or autumn working.
Below is a recipe for loose incense, but you can adapt it for stick or cone recipes if you like. As you mix and blend your incense, focus on the goal of your work. Do you wish to connect with the spirit of a long-dead ancestor? Are you hoping to bring some visions your way in a dream? Maybe you’re looking to enhance your own meditative abilities? Focus your intent as you blend your ingredients.
You’ll need:
• 2 parts Cinnamon
• 1 part ground cloves
• 1 part Dragon’s Blood resin
• 1 part Hyssop
• 1 part Patchouli
• 2 parts Rosemary
• 1 part Sage
• A dash of sea salt
Add your ingredients to your mixing bowl one at a time. Measure carefully, and if the leaves or other items need to be crushed, use your mortar and pestle to do so. As you blend the herbs together, state your intent. You may find it helpful to charge your incense with an incantation. For example, if you were going to use your incense during an Ancestors reading, you could use this:
“The veil has thinned, the moon is bright,
I blend this magick on Samhain night.
Celebrating life, death, and rebirth
with these herbs I’ve harvested from the earth.
I send my intent by smoke in the air,
and call on those whose blood I share.
I ask my ancestors to guide and watch over me,
As I will, so mote it be.”
Store your incense in a tightly sealed jar. Make sure you label it with its intent and name, as well as the date you created it. Use within three months, so that it remains charged and fresh.
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Be magickal, y’all!
