GET INCENSE(D) RITUALS – 5 NATURAL RESINS FOR YOUR SELF-CARE & SELF-LOVE
Incorporate self-care and self-love rituals into your daily routine by lighting an incense and performing and performing a ritual with your daily affirmations at a specific time each day that fits your life best. While the incense burns, focus on positivity about yourself and your self-worth. Repeat these affirmations to yourself, and let the soothing scent relax your mind and body. Continuing this daily ritual will help you focus more on self-love and positive self-talk, making it a natural gift for yourself.
We all wish for good energy, vibes, and a supportive tribe around us. However, universal laws shed light on our manners and recurring patterns. Despite this truth, we rarely allow ourselves to see this design. We first react when calamity hits, and then we continue projecting onto its face, even though it’s too obvious. We’ve never been directed toward our own mystery. It’s simply not in fashion. Seeing and facing our own insecurities can be intimidating but also empowering. It’s the only way to overcome them. I wonder why we were never taught this in school.
Our self-care relies on a sequence of small shifts that play a significant role. The way our actions make us feel changes our journey, and we regain our superpowers. These changes are not just hocus pocus.
We can improve our communication by thinking before we speak. It’s even better if we pause for 30 seconds to give our brain time to register before reacting to anything. However, it’s easier said than done, right?
To tune into our most authentic self, we must practice good will and connect it to our emotions. Besides, we can cultivate good habits and righteousness by harmonising our heart and mind connection.
“Without practice, purity of the body and mind cannot be achieved, fluctuations of the mind cannot be controlled. The fruits of the material world cannot be obtained without sustained effort; this sustained effort has to be multiplied a thousands times to gain Self-knowledge.This rigorous practice is fourfold:moral, physical, mental and spiritual. “ – P.Y.S I,14
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FOCUSING ON PEACE AND CALM INCENSE RITUAL
Incense can be used as a tool to help focus on peace and calm during a ritual. Here are a few steps you can take to create a peaceful and calming incense ritual:
- Choose an incense that promotes peace and calm.
- Find a quiet and comfortable space to sit in. You can create a small altar with items that represent peace and calm to you, like a candle or a crystal.
- Light the incense and take a moment to breathe in the scent. As you do so, focus on letting go of any stress or tension you may be holding in your body.
- Sit in silence and allow yourself to be present in the moment. You can close your eyes and focus on your breath, or simply observe your surroundings.
- As you continue to breathe in the scent of the incense, repeat a mantra or phrase that represents peace and calm to you.
- When you feel ready, blow out the incense and take a moment to reflect on the peaceful and calm state you have created within yourself.
It is important to note that the ritual can be adjusted to your personal preference, always make sure to choose the incense and environment that makes you feel the most comfortable.
I am focusing on peace and calm; slow and small is the mantra. Recognising and embracing small changes, like baby steps will increase our happy hormones.
Here I would like to share how we can use natural incense rituals and aromatics to carefully eliminate emotional and intellectual energies that give rise to the manifestation of anxiety and nervous tension. Here is my Top 5 all-time favourite natural resin and aromatic intentional incense rituals for these imbalances.
5 NATURAL RESINS & THEIR AROMATIC INCENSE RITUALS FOR INNER PEACE & RELAXATION
Burning natural resin or lighting a ritual incense can bring the relaxation and calm we need. Furthermore penetrating deep into our physical, mental, and emotional bodies all the way down to the spiritual level. This is their gift of healing.
MYRRH – COMMIPHORA MYRRHA
Its stories and historical background are just as rich and alluring as those of Frankincense. In fact, many stories include both of these trees as they are indeed counterparts, companions in this world. Strengthening each other’s healing abilities and representing the yin/yang, masculine/feminine, sun/moon.
Myrrh is chock-full of aromatic constituents that heal countless imbalances. And its magical and spiritual virtues have made it one of the most revered incense materials in the Eastern World. Not to mention it’s one of the most commonly used aromatics in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
One traditional use of Myrrh is to aid in working through grief and reducing sorrow. Myrrh has a strong effect on the nervous system, imparting a feeling of inner peace and calm when included in an incense blend. This earthy, balsamic resin is commonly used for anxiety, overthinking, worry, and is considered a very grounding remedy.
FRANKINCENSE – BOSWELLIA RIVAE
In Alchemy, it was used to make many different philosophical medicinal preparations aimed at physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional healing, as well as for spiritual evolution.
As a botanical long associated with the Sun, the intuition, divine connection, inner strength, personal power. As well as the archetype of the King, countless wise men and women have pondered its many layers of meaning and hidden wisdom.
Many of the esoteric and magical uses was a sacrificial incense to many Sun gods including the Egyptian Sun god Ra, the Greek deity Apollo, and the Babylonian Sun god Bael. This sacred connection resembles spiritual insight, spiritual self-discipline, and the dedication of finding ones true spiritual nature. Frankincense is known to open up channels to a higher power and higher wisdom during meditation and ritual. It has a sacred key that unlocks the door to the divine.
Physicians of Tibetan Medicine, and Ayurveda have been using Frankincense incense and acid to relieve nervous tension, stress, depression, insomnia, anxiety, and other nervous disorders for ages.
Frankincense is a mainstay in any incense lover or aromatherapist’s collection. Whether you’re in need of positive upliftment, healing, to release nervous tension in the mind and body to connect. Connect more deeply with the self or a higher power.
COPAL ORO – BURSERA MICROPHYLLA
The lemony aroma of Copal Oro resin has long been sought to relieve emotional distress. Its uplifting fragrance soothes troubled thoughts and quiets an overactive mind, resulting in feelings of rejuvenation and invigoration of the spirit.
It is useful for creating or enhancing happiness, celebration, invocation, and protection.
While the tree’s leaf is noted for emitting a tangerine-like fragrance in spring (which becomes quite potent later in summer), the resinous sap harvested from the tree has an earthy, exotic and slightly sweet fragrance. The scent becomes stronger with heat, making the resin “tears” or pellets perfect for smoldering, lighting over controlled charcoal bricks as incense protects against sorcery, sickness, and misfortune, and to cleanse the body after contact with the ill or dying, and others considered to be spiritually ‘unclean’.
EUCALYPTUS – MENTAL CLARITY, PAIN AND STRESS RELIEF WITH EUCALYPTUS KINO
Eucalyptus leaves are more than just koala food. If you’ve ever smelled this plant, the aromatics really stick in your memory – it’s bold, refreshing, vibrant, and opening. After one inhale, you almost immediately feel that your breath is deeper and your spirits lighter. Historically, Eucalyptus has been used in a wide-range of medicinal ways to access its many different health benefits. It has high antioxidant content that is believed to help protect against serious health concerns like lymphoma, dementia, and heart issues.
The aromatics have also been shown to help boost the immune system. According to a study published in BMC Immunology, it can help increase the body’s white blood cell count, providing support for the immune system.
Eucalyptus aroma is known to be energising; it is traditionally used to promote mental clarity, help reduce mental fatigue while bringing stimulation and inspiration to the spirit. Studies suggest that the high amount of Eucalyptol in the aromatics can help reduce stress and anxiety
and help decrease pain and depression levels.
ELEMI RESIN – CANARIUM MADAGASCARIENSIS
The lesser known yet powerful Elemi has a fresh, zesty, potent lemon scent and is great for awakening the senses.
In Ayurveda, the smell of Citrus is said to be helpful in sharpening our ability to focus. It initially greets one’s nose with sweet Lime and Lemon, then gives way to rich honey notes, a hint of Amber and a muskiness reminiscent of animal fur. It makes a sweet and uplifting incense.The sour quality of citrus is considered warming and stimulating, which is counteractive to a depressive state. Though Elemi resin is not a Citrus, it shares similar chemical compounds, and when inhaled, has a similar effect on the mind.
Elemi is simply wonderful as an incense. As the resin melts it releases a beautiful lemony aroma into your space, sharpening your senses and uplifting energies.
Particularly with Elemi you must become an incense connoisseur to burn it properly using our 100% bamboo incense charcoal is to fully ignite your charcoal and allow it to burn down for between 5 to 15 minutes or until a ¼ – ⅓ inch layer of ash has formed on top of the surface. Then place your incense on top of the charcoal. This will give you just the right heat buffer between your incense and the red-hot ember to slow its burning and give you a much more enjoyable fragrant experience.
KYPHI NATURAL INCENSE RITUAL
Are you seeking a greater sense of tranquillity and wellbeing?
Are you wanting a deeper connection with your higher self?
Would you like to connect with the deities of the night?
KYPHI INCENSE RITUAL is an ancient Egyptian remedy, burned for ritual, to promote healing and for domestic purposes. It has long been used at temples across Egypt for purification, meditation and for its intoxicating scent, which is said to aid those seeking prophetic dreams. Celestial Thyme’s Kyphi Incense is handcrafted using an ancient recipe, its delicate ingredients macerated and activated through three complete cycles of the moon. The combination of lotus and Idaho fir work together to ground you with a sense of serenity. ♆
GRACE OF ABSOLUTION INCENSE RITUAL
The goal of any spiritual cleansing is the removal of any obstructions and unwanted energies that may be impeding success.
Cleansing is an act as old as time itself – a ritual of purification that has been practised by nearly every culture and society in the world.
GRACE OF ABSOLUTION is a blend of purifying herbs and resins that may be used for all spiritual cleansing with a goal of purifying your magic circle. The aroma of sacred resins combined with neroli, wood betony and black spruce can help to clear the air of negative vibrations and may be used for all forms of exorcism. It can be used to cleanse or “smudge” a magical space prior to ritual or to consecrate magical tools. Use for aura cleansing or to clear the heart and mind of negative thoughts and emotions. The ingredients of this incense ritual are traditionally used for purification and to dispel evil spirits. ☉♃
ELEMENTAL SPIRIT INCENSE RITUAL
ELEMENTAL SPIRIT NATURAL INCENSE RITUAL is a celebration of elementals, spiritual beings who live in the elements of nature. Every day they shape-shift from one form to another, miraculously transforming from solid rock to roaring water, from billowing steam to dancing wind. Elementals, who have long been worshipped for their innate wisdom, are known to also take human form and their presence can be detected in a variety of ancient texts on the essence of nature. In some cultures these elemental beings are known as nature-protecting spirits rewarded for their service with the gift of immortality.
This ritual is dedicated to the spiritual essence of a particular element, designed not just as a ritual tool but also to develop soul allegiance. The synthesis of lilac, lily of the valley and jasmine evokes a complete element with its individual characteristics and energetics, allowing you to tap into its unique vibration. Elemental Spirit Natural Incense features herbs with their own intuitive qualities, such as thyme, mace, camphor, orris root, mastic, myrrh, COPAL ORO, opoponax and benzoin resins blended into a magical elixir with compassionate and caring intentions. 🜔 🜁
NATIVE SPIRIT HEALING INCENSE RITUAL
This versatile blend of the Terra Australis is a beautiful ally for assisting and supporting you on your healing journey.
When NATIVE SPIRIT HEALING INCENSE RITUAL burns, the fragrant Australian sandalwood is anti-microbial, antiseptic and also relieves anxiety; the lemon-scented tea tree and lavender both have a calming yet uplifting effect, while the manuka with native fern purifies, protects and dispels negativity, promoting good health by creating a clear auric shield. This blend assists with promoting wellbeing movement by allowing you to let go of held pain on a deep cellular level. ☿♃
ISIS INCENSE RITUAL
Isis Natural Incense Ritual represents Isis is the goddess of fertility, healing and magic; mother of all, the primordial womb from where all life originates.
In the beginning there was Isis, oldest of the old, she from which all arose.
Like a hug from a mother, like the power of wildflowers in the field, ISIS – ASET is alive in our cells, alive in our myths. There, she has inspired and enlightened millions. Let her inspire and enlighten you once again with this incense blend that captures the essence of who you are and what you are seeking. Celestial Thyme’s ISIS NATURAL INCENSE RITUAL is a combination of rare and precious herbs and resins native to the Land of the Pharaohs which work in harmony to quieten your mind, allowing for clarity of thought and heart. This scent will carry you on a journey that is both familiar and new, guiding you to better understand yourself.
A powerful force for healing and transformation of both body and spirit, as well as transmuting negative energies. ☽♀︎
IN MEMOIR OF NATURAL INCENSE RITUALS
Our journey can be many things: beautiful, challenging, scary, fun. It can make us feel like there is a profound meaning to life, and we’ve found it. However, our life experiences can affect us on deep levels. Thus making it sometimes difficult to find, give, open up to, or receive our calling. Processing emotions and working through our past experiences can help pave the way for a more intimate relationship with ourselves. Aromatic plants can help support us on this sometimes rocky and strenuous journey; because we all deserve peace and love in our lives.
Aromatic incense rituals are a subtle, yet potent way to reawaken your inner fire and kindle your spirit. With the botanical kingdom by your side, you have the opportunity to flow seamlessly out from the confusing big world. Additionally with a wonderfully luminous heart!