Does incense do anything besides smell nice?
>>37863454it can ward away some flying bugs
>>37863454Aroma therapy has positive psychological benefits like uplifting your mood. Also burning sage is an anti microbial. There's probably metaphysical properties to doing such things for a deity. But bare minimum it positively affects your mental wellbeing which alters your reality. You may make choices as a result.
>>37863574>it can ward away some flying bugsS A G E contains artemesin , and it wards off mosquitoes and flying insects. inhaling its smoke could potentially have combated parasites at some point giving a perception it "clears away bad spirits" . people may have been hallucinating or god only knows what, thought it was demons or bad spirits, inhaled the smoke from burning white S A G E , and decided it "scares the demons away"
>>37863454gets all over your shit
>>37863575>Also burning sage is an anti microbial.these kind of perceptions also come from:>>37863588
>>37863454eliminates unwanted aroma. my yoga master told me about incense and now i burn it to get rid of the smell of sweat from my hockey gear when i dry it.
>>37863454Didn’t know these things existedPretty cool
>>37863454Depends on what you're burning
It attracts and delights spirits.
>>37864359and the smoke can serve as a medium to make them visible (in a fair and human form, if you ask for it)
>>37864375That's definitely true.Be very careful with those manifestations. Some manifestations give off powerful ultraviolet radiation that can seriously hurt anyone unprepared/not wearing safety glasses.
>>37864359>>37864375>>37864397thanks for the hint! do you have any recommendations for good incense?
>>37864485Frankincense, Myrrh, Sage.
>>37864547sounds nice, i'm also assuming that there needs to be a lot of it and it should ideally happen in a totally private space with no other people in the vicinity for it to work as well. i'm looking to allow my spirit wife to manifest in the material.
>>37864589Manifestation requires correct timing, meaningful and precise ritual, and privacy. The amount of incense offered is not so important.