Incense And Potpourri

Incense And Potpourri

Incense and potpourri has been used for thousands of years, and not just as a mask for people smoking pot...lmao. Most of the reasons were very mundane. In places where bathes were not daily occurances, deoderants were not in existence, and your toilet was a bedpan type thing that stayed in the house and got emptied occasionally; odors were a major consideration. So, in comes the incense and (what we call today in our oh-so-correct language) potpourri. I have a major hang-up about the word "potpourri". I have been corrected on the proper pronunciation of it a hundred times. Welllll, the word was not around when I was a kid...and we got along just fine. We called the pot of herbs on the stove simmering in the pot of water, (the pot of herbs). The flowers and herbs that were in the basket in the living room were: "the basket of flowers". And they smelled just as wonderful as the potpourri kind do. lol. Now, off my soapbox. lol.
When you are talking about incense, you are talking about herbs, resins, and flowers that will be burned in one of several ways to release their energies and scents. With potpourri, you either simmer the herbs in water, or place them in a container with a lid and occasionally lift the lid to release the scents. All of the recipes for potpourri on this page are for decoration. The simmering kinds of potpourri, I have included in Teas and Brews.
The first section on this page will be recipes for the potpourri, the second section will be the incense. If you would like to skip to the incense now, CLICK here.
Potpourri

Love:

3 tbsp Rose Petals
2 tbsp Camomile
1 tbsp Coriander
1 tbsp Lavender
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 Vanilla Bean
As you mix the ingredients, visualize love coming into your life and into your home. Say these or similar words: Love awakens in these rooms; come by the power of these blooms.

Money:

2 Cinnamon Sticks
4 tbsp Whole Cardamom Seeds
2 tbsp Whole Cloves
1 tsp ground Nutmeg (or 2 whole)
1 tsp ground Ginger
Say these or similar words as above: Air and Fire grant my plea, I need money desperately. Earth and Water bring to me, a true sense of security.

Psychic:

3 tbsp Galangal
1 tbsp whole Star Anise
1 tbsp Lemon Grass
1 tbsp Thyme
1 tbsp Rose Petals
1 pinch Mace
1 pinch Saffron
Say this or similar: Starlight swirls before my eyes, twilight furls its wisdom wise. Moonlight curls within the skies, the time has come to Prophesize.

Protection:

4 tbsp Rosemary
3 Bay Leaves
1 tbsp Basil
1 tbsp Sage
1 tbsp Fennel
1 tsp Dill Seed
1 tsp Juniper Berries
1 pinch dried Garlic
Say this or similar: Air and Water work my will, to guard this house with power bold. Earth and Fire work to still, all dangers both untold and told.

Incense

Divination:

2 tsp Sandalwood
1 tsp Orange Peel
1 tsp Mace
1 tsp Cinnamon
Dreams:

2 tsp Sandalwood
1 tsp Rose Petals
1 tsp Camphor
a few drops Tuberose Bouquet
a few drops Jasmine Oil
Healing:

2 tsp Myrrh
1 tsp Cinnamon
a pinch Saffron
House Purification:

3 tsp Frankincense
2 tsp Dragon's Blood
1 tsp Myrrh
1 tsp Sandalwood
1 tsp Wood Betony
1/2 tsp Dill Seed
a few drops Rose Geranium Oil
Love:

1/2 tsp Dragon's Blood
1/4 tsp Orris Root
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
1/8 tsp Rose Petals
a few drops Musk Oil
a few drops Patchouly Oil
Meditation:

1 tsp Gum Acacia (or Gum Arabic)
1 tsp Sandalwood
Prophecy:

1/4 tsp Fleawort Seed
1/4 tsp Violet Root
1/4 tsp Parsley
1/4 tsp Hempseed
Prosperity:

1/2 tsp Frankincense
1/4 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Lemon Balm
1/4 tsp Citron
Protection:

1/2 tsp Frankincense
1/2 tsp Myrrh
1/4 tsp Clove
Psychic:

1 tsp Sandalwood
1/2 tsp Gum Acacia (or Gum Arabic)
Vision:

3/4 tsp Frankincense
1/4 tsp Bay
1/8 tsp Damiana
Wealth:

1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Pepperwort
a pinch Saffron

These next incenses can be made and burned to increase your personal powers.

Aries:

1 tsp Frankincense
1/2 tsp Juniper
3 drops Cedarwood Oil
Aquarius:

1/3 tsp Sandalwood
1/3 tsp Cypress
1/3 tsp Pine Resin
Cancer:

1/2 tsp Myrrh
1/4 tsp Sandalwood
1/4 tsp Eucalyptus
1/4 tsp Lemon Peel (or a few drops Lemon Oil)
Capricorn:

1 tsp Sandalwood
1/2 tsp Benzoin
a few drops Patchouly Oil
Gemini:

1 tsp Gum Mastic
1/2 tsp Citron(or 1/2 tsp mixed Orange and Lemon Peel)
1/4 tsp Mace
Leo:

1/2 tsp Gum Mastic
1/4 tsp Sandalwood
1/4 tsp Juniper Berries
Libra:

1 tsp Sandalwood
1/2 tsp Thyme
a few drops Rose Oil
Pisces:

1/2 tsp Frankincense
1/4 tsp Eucalyptus
1/4 tsp Lemon Peel
a few drops Sandalwood Oil
Saggitarius:

1/2 tsp Frankincense
1/4 tsp Myrrh
1/4 tsp Clove
Scorpio:

1/2 tsp Frankincense
1/4 tsp Galangal
1/4 tsp Pine Resin (pitch)
Taurus:

1/2 tsp Sandalwood
1/2 tsp Benzoin
a few drops Rose Oil
Virgo:

1/2 tsp Mace
1/2 tsp Cypress
a few drops Patchouly Oil

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