Incense
for The
Fates
The
Three Fates were honored in ancient Greece and Rome as the Moirae and Parcae, respectively. These
beings portioned out the life of each human (and some say
of the gods themselves). The first, Klotho, spun the thread of life, Lacheisis the second measured
its length, and the third, Atropos, severed it. In honor of her name, we included
a very small amount of belladonna in this mix, which gets its Latin name,
Atropa, from her, in accordance with its ability to cut off life. Offerings
to the Fates were usually made upon the birth of a child and typically
included honey and wine, so we have incorporated both into this incense,
as well as funereal cypress, blackthorn, juniper, and more,
all on a base of sacred myrrh. In birth offerings to the Parcae it was traditional to include a bit
of wool for a girl child and some bread for a boy, so these elements could be included in one's rituals. Because the Fates were commonly pictured by the ancients
as older women (possibly because they represented an older force
than the Olympian gods), we consider that this incense is also appropriate
for Crone workings and other magical rituals and processes involving time and maturation.
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The
Fates Incense
1 oz. in tin $16.50
Uses in Witchcraft
& Magic:
Honoring the Fates
Destiny Magic
Chrone Work
Time Magic