Gnostic Mass Incense
This ritual is central in Thelemic magic. The incense symbolizes the sephira of Tiphareth on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. That sephirah is ruled by Venus. I thought how to combine this Mass incense with Tiphareth and concluded that a somewhat traditional churchy mass incense combined with rose, the flower of Venus and of wisdom, would serve well. But I was concerned, because in the past I have experimented with making a rose incense and have not had much success (the rose Mass incense generally met with in commerce is made with synthetics, which accounts for their intense rosiness). I knew I would not be using synthetics, but I think I did manage to come up with a good rose + resin scent that does honor to the ritual, bringing sensuality and the mystical to the traditional concept of a mass. It is a nice incense for any ritual that focuses on feminine wisdom or that works with deities of the Venus type.

Gnostic Mass Incense
1 oz. in screw-top, food-grade tin $10.00

Uses  in Witchcraft & Magic:

Celebrating the Gnostic Mass
Purification & Consecration
Honoring Feminine Wisdom

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