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This wood is devoted to both
Venus and
Jupiter
(although some will even designate it Mars
due to its red color even though it has no heat). This small tree, which can take nearly 80 years to reach its mature height of 45 feet, has been used for over four thousand years. Along with
benzoin and
rose, it
is the perfume associated with Netzach in the
Kabbalistic Tree of Life. Some like to use it as
an incense for trancework or meditation. You can mix it with
frankincense, dragonsblood,
cinammon, a little red wine,
and the dried flowers of the season to make an incense to honor
Imbolc. Red sandalwood has little scent of its own, which makes it nice for carrying very delicate scents or for
coloring incense. If you are looking for a more fragrant powder to make into incense, try
white
sandalwood. |
Red Sandalwood Chips
Red Sandalwood Powder 
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Red Sandalwood
This herb is still popular in
Ayurvedic medicine and has recently been shown
to have analgesic properties. In the past it
was used as a tonic and to color herbal
tinctures. Handspinners dye wool with
it, and it can color soap. One of the wood's
constituents has been shown to work against tumors. Alcohol extracts of
the heartwood of this tree have tranquilizing
effects. Other names for this herb are chandana, African coralwood, red saunders, or rubywood. Alchemy Works carries red sandalwood as a fine powder and in chip form—both work well for incense.