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The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) |  | Author: Scott Cunningham
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Category: Book
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Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 13555
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0875421288
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.44
EAN: 9780875421285
ASIN: 0875421288
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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Product Description
One of the secrets of real magic is that it is controlled by the mind. The more things in your ritual to help your mind associate with your goal, the more powerful your ritual may be. Colored candles, scented oils, natural incenses, and more all add to the impact of the magic you wish to do.
But how do you know which incense to burn? Is it possible to add scented oils together to get a more powerful oil? And how do you make your own, appropriately-scented tools?
The answers to questions like these and hundreds more can be found in The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews by world-famous author Scott Cunningham. This is a greatly expanded and rewritten version of The Magic of Incenses, Oils and Brews. It includes over 100 new formulas, proportions for each element of the recipes (the most requested feature from his previous book), how to substitute ingredients, and much more. Besides the formulas, it also includes the exact methods of making all of these scented tools, including how to extract the essences from the herbs.
Each one of the formulas is precise and easy to make. Do you need luck? Take 2 parts vetivert, 2 parts allspice, 1 part nutmeg, and 1 part calamus, grind them together as finely as possible, then sprinkle the powder in a circle around you, beginning and ending in the East and moving clockwise. Sit within this circle and absorb the powder's energies. Also included are other ways to use magical powders that will have you coming up with your own ideas for them, too.
There is a legion of recipes for incenses. There are three for the sun and two for consecrating talismans. There are incenses for each of the astrological signs and ones to help you study better and gain success. You'll also find incenses for each of the planetary influences. There are four for Saturn alone!
This compendium of magical lore is a vital tool for every magical person on any magical path, whether you are a beginner or an expert.
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 Another Good One by Cunningham... April 15, 2010
Brian C (Columbus, OH)
Just like is other "compendiums" Cunningham is very well-researched, informative, and isn't full o fthe crap and fluff of so many modern publications.
 all kinds of oils April 4, 2010
Z. Thomas
was hoping to see more of a beer recipe for healing brews, instead they are more like "potions" recipes. that's ok, there is a lot of cool information in there.
wonderful reference book March 18, 2010
Terry Venebles
This is a great reference book and will be helpful for anybody interested in making incense or oils. Even if you're not making them yourself, you'll gain a better understanding of how incense and oils can be used. Personally, I was just looking for more information out of curiosity, and this book is great for that. I feel it would be good for people who are interested in this subject on all levels. It is very through and, like most books from this publisher, very well laid out with things explained in a simple way.
A great book for new, and experiences incense makers January 19, 2010
Sean Paradis (New Hampshire, USA)
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham is a phenomenal book about the magical and physical properties of Incense, oils, and many other mixtures including tinctures and bath salts. The book is divided into three sections. The first on an introduction to the magical properties, proportions of ingredients, and creating your own recipes.
The first section is phenomenally put together. Cunningham discusses everything you will need to know about the ingredients used in the recipes, the basics of making incense, oils and other formulas, and the magical side of making your own incense to use in rituals, the home, and aromatherapy. One of the most beneficial sections of this part is the ingredients section. Cunningham talks about the types or plants, resins, and gums to use, the most common ingredients, and where to buy, grow, or find the ingredients. The second part contains the recipes.
The bulk of the recipes are of incense and oil concoctions. However, Cunningham also delves into the mixing of bath salts, brews and teas, herb baths, powders, tinctures, and a few other small items such as inks, and ritual soaps. The only thing I wish that Cunningham had written in more detail about, are the smaller recipes, such as the ritual soaps. However, the supplied recipes are richly developed, and have a broad array of products. With each section, a description of how to make the recipes is written, followed by the recipes.
The two most thorough and valuable sections are the incense and oil tutorials. Cunningham gives you all the information you will need, but not too much to where you feel overwhelmed, and don't know where to start. The most valuable part in my opinion is the third.
The third part makes this book not only valuable to those who are new to making incense, but also to experienced incense makers. Cunningham lists substitutions you can use in the case you don't having an ingredient, are allergic to an ingredient, or any other reason you can think of for needing to replace an item. This section also includes the scents to use in recipes for the four elements, planetary, magical, and astrological purposes.
Awesome November 12, 2009
Shattered Soul
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils, and Brews is one of the must-have books for someone starting out in Wicca. It provides detailed substitutions, not to mention easy to follow recipes.
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