Incense has long had associations with magick
and witchcraft, as indeed it is used commonly by many other religions. The
use of Incense in witchcraft is threefold :
(1) It conditions the mind by
stimulating our senses of smell.
(2) In connection with spells, it draws
down the spirits through it's magickal association with the elements of Air.
(3) According to ancient beliefs, when a
spell is done. It raises the spell up into the ether and sends it on it's
way.
In magick, the type of incense used needs to
correspond with the nature of the spell being worked. Most spells require
an incense associated with a particular planet or deity. Many are used for
their purification and cleansing properties during ritual.
Below is a list of commonly used incenses and
their corresponding associations. For other associations and correspondences see:
Traditions Part 1 - Alexandrian
Wicca / Aquarian Tabernacle Church (ATC)
/Ár Ndraíocht Féin (ADF) /Blue Star Wicca /British
Traditional (Druidic Witchcraft) / Celtic Wicca /Ceremonial Magic /Chaos
Magic / Church and School of Wicca /Circle Sanctuary /Covenant
of the Goddess (COG) /Covenant of
Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) /Cyber
Wicca /Dianic Wicca /Eclectic Wicca /Feri Wicca /
Traditions
Part 2 - Gardnerian Wicca /
Georgian Tradition /Henge of Keltria
/ Hereditary
Witchcraft /Hermetic Order of the
Golden Dawn (H.O.G.D.) /Kitchen
Witch (Hedge Witch) / Minoan Brotherhood and Minoan Sisterhood Tradition /Nordic Paganism /Pagan Federation /Pectic-Wita / Seax-Wica / Shamanism /
Solitary / Strega / Sylvan Tradition / Vodoun or Voodoo /Witches League of Public Awareness (WLPA) /
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