Misc. Incense Recipes Written by Arwen Nightstar AKA Stephanie Lynch http://www.anisoptera.com Dark Lady Dreams Cinnamon 1/2 palm Allspice 3 seeds Fennel 1 pinch Rosemary 2 pinches Mullein 1 1/2 palms Mugwort 1 1/2 palms Witchhazel 1 palm Dittany of Crete 1/2 palm Cedar one pinch Benzoin gum two pinches Hyacinth Oil 6 drops Cinnamon Oil 6 drops Saltpeter two pinches **************************************************************** New Moon Incense Frankincense one pinch Myrrh one pinch Heather 2 handfuls Patchouli one good pinch Cinnamon (female) 1 inch (inch, not pinch) Lavender 1 handful Lemon Verbena Oil 3 drops Witch Hazel 1 1/2 handfuls Saltpeter pinch or more Lesson learned from this incense....NEVER NEVER NEVER anoint with Lemon Verbena oil unless you truly want to invoke fire! OUCH **************************************************************** 13 Herbs Incense Frankincense 1 pinch Myrhh 1 pinch Yarrow one palm Sw. Dittany 1 pinch Rosemary 1 pinch Mugwort two palms Witch Hazel two palms Cloves Nine cloves Lemon Balm one palm Orris Root 1/2 palm (2 pinches) Sage 3 leafs (one pinch) Rosemary Oil 29 drops (see *Note) Saltpeter 2-3 pinches This was an experiment to see if I could combine 13 ingredients. And have it turn out well! I originally planned on having 13 different ingredients....but....the Rosemary Oil is a repetition of the herb Rosemary. *Note: 29 drops of Rosemary is way way way too much! After sitting a week, it was even stronger! **************************************************************** Second Incense Attempt Ever! Mugwort 3 pinches Dittany Crete 1 pinch Yarrow 2 pinches *quite a lemon smell at this stage* Rosemary 3 pinches *spiced it up* Benzoin gum a dash *mellowed the scents. Dusty! Ah Choo!* Lavendar Oil Too much! Tipped bottle an put in a healthy dollop! Cinnamon a pinch or two *helped to control the lavendar* Saltpeter one pinch *should have been more....didn't burn very evenly* NOTE: would like to try pine oil in place of Lavendar. **************************************************************** This was created on December 6, 1995 for a Full Moon Ritual. I was feeling like psychic protection courage were called for. I think this turned out particularly well. Small bits burned for quite some time and it didn't seem as smoky as some I have made. December Full Moon Incense Frankincense one pinch Myrrh one pinch Ivy 3-5 small leaves, dried Cedar two pinches Patchouli three pinches Sweet Grass four long strands Rose Petals 1/2 palm full Comfrey one pinch Pine Oil nine (or so) drops Cinnamon Oil 6 (or so) drops Saltpeter 1 pinch (a little more if you like flare) I mixed in this order in a marble mortar. Grinding the Sweet Grass was the hardest. Should have cut it up small with scissors instead of trying to grind it down. Ended up pinching it into smaller bits with my nails. The texture was very dry before adding the oil. The addition of the oil made this incense like dry cookie dough....kind of crumbly. Burning it was a treat! Very little smoke in terms of other incenses I have made. Wonder why? Maybe because I didn't use my normal base of Witch Hazel leaves? I will have to experiment. This left a nice floral smell all over.