Gaia Hand Blended Incense is part of Star Child's range of Spiritual incense, evoking the Gods' delight in beautiful scents, incense being their sacred ambrosia. The ancient practice of burning incense as an offering to the Gods has been practiced by cultures all around the world since time immemorial. The fragrant smoke carries our prayers to the heavens. It is a pathway of communication with the Gods. Not to burn incense is like starving the Gods of their favourite food and amounts to cutting ourselves off from our spiritual source. The Gods depend on our offerings as we depend on their divine graces.
Gaia the great Mother Earth - is the source of all life and provider of all our needs. This incense can be used to celebrate the beauty of our Mother-planet. Her health and wellbeing is paramount to peace and happiness on earth. Give thanks to her gifts and make a pledge to take care of her as she takes care of us. This blend contains sacred herbs from four continents and a special ingredient from the Holy Isle of Avalon.
How to use Gaia Hand Blended Incense:
Place a charcoal disc on a fireproof surface away from anything flammable. A ceramic or metal dish containing some sand is ideal.
Hold a match or a lighter to the rim of the disc, taken care as the disc may spit and spark on ignition. Also allow a good air flow around the disc so that it can burn evenly, and be aware that it may give off quite a lot of smoke.
Once the disc is red hot and glowing, drop a pinch of the incense on the top.
Scrape off the ashes from time to time to expose the glowing centre of the charcoal disc and add more incense as required.
NEVER hold a lit disc in your hand, and dispose of spent discs carefully.
Looking after your incense:
This type of incense keeps well, and as long as it is kept in a cool dark place it should actually improve with age.
