Recipes for Incenses
To make incenses, simply grind the ingredients and mix them together. As you mix, sense their energies. Burn on charcoal blocks in the censer during ritual.
Circle Incense
4 parts Frankincense
2 parts myrrh
2 parts benzoin
1 part sandalwood
½ part cinnamon
½ part rose petals
¼ part vervain
¼ part rosemary
¼ part bay
Burn in the circle for all types of rituals and spells. Frankincense, myrrh and benzoin should definitely constitute the bulk of the mixture.
Altar Incense
3 parts frankincense
2 parts myrrh
1 part cinnamon
Burn as a general incense on the altar to purify it and to promote ritual consciousness during rituals
Full Moon Ritual Incense
2 parts sandalwood
2 parts frankincense
½ part gardenia petals
¼ part rose petals
a few drops of ambergris oil
Burn during Esbats or simply at the time of the full moon to attune with the Goddess.
Spring Sabbat Incense
3 parts frankincense
2 parts sandalwood
1 part benzoin
1 part cinnamon
a few drops of patchouli oil
Burn during spring and summer Sabbats.
Fall Sabbat Incense
3 parts frankincense
2 parts myrrh
1 part rosemary
1 part cedar
1 part juniper
Burn during fall and winter Sabbat rituals.
As taken from the Standing Stones Book of Shadows