Sabtu, 15 Juni 2013

Incense Powder And The Old Religions That Used It

By Margarita Joseph


People all over the world love to use incense powder and other types for a variety of reasons. Many people use it for healing or for religious purposes. Some use it to spiritually cleanse a room or larger area while still others will use it to do the same to a persons soul. There are a variety of reasons for its use and why it has been around for so long.

Many people have been using the sticks in America for a long time. Here in the United States people will sometimes steer away from a cultural tradition if only to appear more assimilated. Not that there is anything wrong with following tradition or doing things the way our ancestors did them. In many ways it can be more fulfilling.

While this might seem strange there are cultures from the other side of the world that thought the exact same things and used the incense for the exact same reasons. There must be something about the way we as humans perceive smoke and the scent it produces. Regardless of the reasons it has remained a belief that people still have today.

The other variations are used by people for different reasons. Some will use them to cleanse the spirit or to prepare and cleanse a room for prayer. Some believe the way the smoke permeates the air it also does so to the soul as well. The smells and the smokes can be tantalizing for people and this is probably why it has become part of religious ceremonies around the world.

The people who practice these various religious ceremonies like to use resins and powders instead of the more modernized sticks because they believe them to be more pure and have a stronger connection to the spirit world. The type of connection they need to produce the desired results of whatever it is they are doing at the time.

You get everything set on the table with your metal or ceramic bowl, the charcoal disks and your incense powder. Place the charcoal disk into the bowl. Some people prefer to place a small amount of sand or dirt at the bottom, under the charcoal to help keep as much of the heat from transferring into the bowl. Once at this point you can use tongs to pick up and light the disk.

Of course as time moved on and modern medicine took hold, many of the old world traditions were lost or forgotten. The only people who still remember or practice these are the nomads, gypsies, or old villagers in Europe and the Middle East. Modern Catholic churches also use the burning of incense to symbolize Jesus.

The incense powder can be placed in the bowl either on top of the charcoal disk of not depending on the type you have. Once prepared you can use your fingers to pres it together into a cone or mountain shape and then light with a match. Once it is lit it will burn for a few moments until it goes out all by itself. No need to blow out the flame. Once it goes out it will begin producing the wonderful scents that you are looking for.




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