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Myrrh
Commophora
myrrha
Considering the plant's
shape and the fact that its gum resin has been
used as a drying stimulant, it is easy to place
this incense in
Mars. The thorns
of the tree represent the grief of loss as well
as the resin's ability to protect and heal. This is
an excellent incense to help with loss, whether it
be that of a loved one or a great injury (and
thus loss of safety) done to one's heart, spirit,
or body. It brings Martial protection to the
injured and is wonderful for all sorts of
purification. In the Kabbalah, it is associated
with Binah, and it connects with Crone energy and thus
the Underworld and the Abyss. Try treating myrrh with wine the way the ancient Egyptians
did: soak pieces overnight in red wine,
drain, grind with other ingredients of your incense,
and mix with a small amount of well boiled
honey for a smoky, sweet incense. This removes the rubbery
undertone that myrrh resin has and makes it very sweet and intensely
powerful--a few grams of myrrh treated this way can stand in for
an ounce or so in an incense mixture. I now have two types of myrrh,
Chinese and Kenyan.
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Kenyan Myrrh
Uses in
Witchcraft & Magic:
Purification
Kabbalah
Protection Spells
Emotional & Spiritual Healing
Connecting to the Underworld or the Abyss Mars Incense
Go to the essential oil
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Kenyan Myrrh This myrrh has been sorted to be much more
uniform in terms of the size of the pieces, which are about as big
as dried peas. Sorting means a higher quality resin as well. This
does have little bits of bark here and there, but it is very fragrant
with a scent more like opoponax, i.e., sweeter than the average
myrrh.
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Kenyan myrrh 1 oz. $3.00
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