Oil and Incense Properties (useful websites linked)
BENEFITS OF BURNING INCENSE
Increase calm and focus. Essential oils of plants like rosemary, peppermint, and citrus have been shown to improve mental cognition, clarity, and focus.
Reduce stress and anxiety. Some herbs are specifically known for their ability to ease anxiety and curb stress. For example, breathing in lavender oil has proven to be effective in reducing anxiety in several studies.
Aid sleep. Lavender is also well-known for its sedative effects, and is considered to promote sleep and fight insomnia. Burning incense with lavender essential oil as you’re getting ready for bed may help you drift off to sleep faster.
Complement a yoga or meditation practice. Incense has a reputation for being associated with yoga and meditation. Given that some of the essential oils most commonly used to scent incense sticks help ease stress and increase focus, burning incense is a perfect addition to a yoga and meditation routine.
Stimulate creativity. Burning incense can help boost creativity and flow state by clearing and stimulating the mind.
Purify your space. Buddhist monks have been using incense to purify their atmosphere for thousands of years. Amazingly, one study showed that burning incense for an hour reduced the bacteria in the air by 94%!
The simple pleasure of enjoying a lovely scent. Of course, the simple act of enjoying a smell is a benefit in its own right. Taking in pleasurable aromas actually has the ability to make us happier, trigger fond memories, and boost our moods.
https://seawitchbotanicals.com/pages/incense-use-history-health
This website has a very long, wonderfully written list of herbs and their properties when burnt!! —> . https://singingmountainwitch.tumblr.com/post/100320146972/incense-and-their-magical-properties
Some oils and their properties
Cedar: protection, cleansing, power, wisdom, strength
Cinnamon: love, money, power, preservation, prosperity, protection
Chamomile: growth, happiness, healing, success, whimsy, calming, dreams
Eucalyptus: cleansing, healing, soothing
Frankincense: calling on spirits, offerings to gods, protection, cleansing
Jasmine: love, night rituals, passion, intuition, psychic abilities, soothing, moon magic, goddess
Lavender: cleansing, beauty, soothing, relieve anxiety, love, passion
Lemon: purifying, energizing, renewal, confidence
Lemongrass: cleansing, warding, road-opener, good luck
Orange: confidence, sun magic, growth, self esteem, power, prosperity, the god
Peppermint: cleansing, money, energy, love
Rose: love, psychic abilities, maternal ancestors, protection, cleansing
Sandalwood: spirit work, love, ritual work, peace
Tea Tree: angels, healing, protection
How to Use Essential Oils in Magic
We’ve provided an essential oils magical properties chart, but what’s the use in knowing the magical properties if you don’t know how to use essential oils in your practice? Here’s our favorite ways to use essential oils in magic:
Add a few drops essential oils to the bath
Diffuse essential oils to cleanse your home of negative energy, to bring love to you, to soothe and relax your household, etc.
Mix essential oils together for a specific intention
Dilute with carrier oils and use to anoint chakras, third eye, and power points of the body
Use a cloth to rub essential oil onto altar and tools
Bless a goddess statue with essential oil
Add a few drops essential oil to tops of candles
Dilute and anoint candles for candle magic
Use as offerings to ancestors, spirits, gods, guides
Add to water and put in a spray bottle. Spray around the house for cleansing and other purposes
Add to salves, ointments, creams, lotions, shampoos, soaps, etc. to enchant your beauty products
Dilute and spray on curtains, let the wind blow through and carry the aroma into your house
https://otherworldlyoracle.com/essential-oil-magical-properties-chart/
Here is a good list of oils in witchcraft and their uses/properties! –> .https://www.everywitchway.co.uk/knowledgebase/essential-oil—magickal-properties/index.phtml
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