#storax

Create cleansing oil by blending frankincense, benzoin, sandalwood, myrrh, and/or liquidambar into jojoba oil. Use either essential oils or dried botanicals.

Anoint at least four white candles with this oil so that you may cast a circle with them wide enough so there’s no anxiety about sitting within the circle. (More candles may be used; if only using four, place one in each of the cardinal points.)

Light the candles and sit within the circle until you feel cleansed and purified.

Benzoin - Styrax benzoin

aka Snowbells, Storax, Gum Benzoin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Benzoin Gum, Ben, Benjamen 

Element: Air Planets: Sun, Mars Associations: purification, prosperity, soothing tension, dispelling anger, diminishing irritability, relieving stress & anxiety, overcoming depression

Uses:

Promotes generosity and concentration.

Good to burn while using the Tarot or for success in intellectual matters. 

Smoulder for purification.

An incense of benzoin, cinnamon and basil is said to attract customers to your place of business. 

Liquidambar (storax), like lavender, has the magical property of enhancing the power of other botanicals when it’s combined with them. Blend frankincense, liquidambar, mastic, and sandalwood. Burn and waft the smoke as desired.

[Although many enjoy the power of rare, exotic materials some of the most potent spiritual formulas use common household items, even things that might normally be considered garbage.This cleansing, for instance, utilizes garlic peel.

Although incensio technically refers to any incense, the word used in many Latin American spiritual traditions to denote special cleansing incense is sahumerio. This standard Santeria-derived formula is traditionally performed as regular magical, house maintenance, either weekly or monthly, depending upon how long it takes one to accumulate garlic peel. Without a sufficient quantity of the peel, only a minimal amount of cleansing smoke will be raised. The goal is to flush out and expel any lingering negative entities.

To prepare for the ritual, whenever garlic is used, whether for cooking or spell casting, don’t throw away the peel but retain it until enough has been accumulated.]

This sahumerio combines the simplicity of reserved garlic peel with rare exotic gum resins.

Place the reserved garlic peel in a mortar together with frankincense, mastic, and storax.

Pound and grind them together.

Sprinkle onto lit charcoal or burn in a cast-iron pan, wafting the smoke as needed.