I want to get more involved in blending and making incenses. I have bought some ingredients to make some blends and I bought Makko Powder to make pellets or cones. I'll share some of my recipes as I make them. I'd like to hear some of yours.
The incense I burn the most is whole mace blades. I buy them by the bag. Sometimes I'll scoop up a whole tablespoon of them, and light them around the edge of the spoon. When they're lit I'll lay them in a canopic shaped vase while I recite invocations. When I'm on the move out in the wild I have some mace blades in a cigarette case. I'll pull one out and put it in a split stick I carry for the purpose. Mace blades are full of oil and the fire covers the whole thing quickly so I really can't hold them with my fingers while they burn.
I also burn a good bit of Frankincense and Aloeswood sticks. I have been enjoying Morningstar Japanese incense sticks because they have no wood sticks in them.
Anybody have a good recommendation about charcoal?
Let's talk about incense. Making it, blending it, using it, buying it.