Frankincense (Boswellia Carterii)
More affordable than sacra but still potent. Use for meditation, study, mental clarity work. Excellent for daily purification.
Correspondences
- Element
- Fire
Sacred timing
- Sabbats
- Litha
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- African FrankincenseSomali Frankincense
- Form
- TearsChunksPowder
Practice
- Properties
- PurificationProtectionMeditationClarityMental focus
- Magical Uses
- MeditationPurificationStudyMental clarityProtection
- Traditional Uses
Ancient African temple incense, trade route resin, used in Egyptian and Ethiopian Christian traditions.
- Modern Practice
More affordable than sacra but still potent. Use for meditation, study, mental clarity work. Excellent for daily purification.
Nature and meaning
- Origin Regions
- SomaliaEthiopiaKenya
- Scent Profile
- Warm, balsamic, slightly lemony, less sweet than sacra
- Pairs with
- MyrrhSandalwood (White)Bay Leaf
Details
- Tier
- 2
- Burn Method
- Charcoal
- Smoke Color
- White
- Moon Phases
- Waxing GibbousFull Moon
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- Myrrh Pairs with
- Sandalwood (White) Pairs with
- Bay Leaf Pairs with
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