Thank you.Tarvos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:24 pm
Props to you for making your own incense! Your friends will definitely like it since you make them with lots of love. I wish I could make my own, but they get used up so fast! Lol. I already used to use incense sticks before I started on this journey, and now I just need a lot more of them.
I actually find a little can go a long way, I have some blends that are close on ten years old, and the scent changes as they age.
That is a lot of incense sticks! don't even know where or how I would stash that many.Even though I only use ready-made sticks, and actually have a big stash of about 700, I still want more. But my friends tell me to slow down and use what I have first.
Oh I know, I am not po-pooing the sticks. I still use them in the summer months when I can get away with burning incense indoors. If you can get hold of them traditional chinese incense sticks burned in temples/at shrines have a nice slow burn with very little stick waste material left behind at the end. I was once gifted a bundle by two very dear friends and I wish I could get more.Ready-made ones aren't bad, it mostly depends on the fragrance/scent. Though, be careful with less expensive ones as they can have extra stuff mixed in, which can be less pleasant. It's not about their energy but the extra byproducts in there.
For the type of incense, it really doesn't matter. You can use sticks, cones, powder, whatever you prefer. Some scents might not be their favorite though. Since I don't know what spirits you have, I won't make any suggestions. It's best to involve them and ask about their preferences since it's for them.
That was the question I had posed. I was curious to see if other folks have spirit friends who, say for example, preferred cones to sticks or grain to Nepalese herbal dhoop ropes, etc or are just indifferent to the medium the scent is delivered in and say like wax melts or essential oils. I am actively working with my spirits to find out what they like best and what they actively dislike. For the most part they like anything I make with a dragons blood base. Fine tuning the individual blends (when I am in incredibly good at forgetting to write things down) takes time and raw materials.