Incense Recipes

[Rik Wallin]

Herbal Incense Recipes

Sabbat Incense

Samhain 1 ounce Vervain
1 ounce Pine Needles
1 ounce White Oak Bark
1 ounce Corn Flowers
1 ounce Frankincense
1 ounce Patchouli
2 ounce Charcoal
2 tsps Table Salt
1 tsp Saltpeter

Yule
2 parts Frankincense
2 parts Pine Needles
1 part Cedar
1 part Juniper Berries

Candlemas
3 ounce Pine Needles
1 ounce Lavender Flowers
1 ounce Cinnamon Powder
1 ounce Ivy Leaves
1 ounce Sandalwood Powder
2 ounce Charcoal
2 tsps Table Salt
1 tsp Saltpeter

Ostara
2 parts Frankincense
1 part Benzoin
1 part Dragon's Blood
1/2 part Nutmeg
1/2 part Violet Flowers (or few drops violet oil)
1/2 part Orange Peel
1/2 part Rose Petals

Beltane
1 ounce Fennel Seeds
1 ounce Chamomile Flowers
2 ounce Sage
2 ounce Pennyroyal
2 ounce Charcoal
2 tsps Table Salt
1 tsp Saltpeter

Midsummer
2 parts Sandalwood
1 part Mugwort
1 part Camomile
1 part Gardenia Petals
few drops Lavender Oil
few drops Rose Oil
few drops Yarrow Oil

Lughnasadh
1 ounce Bay Leaves
1 ounce Thyme
1 ounce Cinnamon Powder
1 ounce Allspice Powder
1 ounce Gardenia Flowers
1 ounce Rose Petals
2 ounce Charcoal
2 tsps Table Salt
1 tsp Saltpeter

Mabon
2 parts Frankincense
1 part Sandalwood
1 part Cypress
1 part Juniper Berries
1 part Pine
1/2 part Oakmoss (or a few drops Oakmoss oil)
1 pinch Oak Leaf, pulverized


Esbat Incense
4 parts Frankincense
3 parts Myrhh
2 parts Benzoin
1 part Sandalwood
1 part Gardenia Petals
1/2 part Orris
1/2 part Thyme
1/2 part Poppy Seed
1/2 part Rose Petals

Full Moon Incense
4 parts Frankincense
1 part Sandalwood

Full Moon Incense 2
2 parts Frankincense
2 parts Sandalwood
1/2 part Gardenia Petals
1/4 part Rose Petals
few drops Ambergris oil

Full Moon Incense 3
2 parts Frankincense
3 parts Gardenia Petals
1 part Rose Petals
1/2 part Orris
few drops Sandalwood oil

Hecate Incense
3 parts Sandalwood
2 parts Cypress
1 part Spearmint or Peppermint

Burn to honor Hecate at Dark Moon Ceremonies

Elemental Incense

Air Incense
4 parts Benzoin
2 parts Gum Mastic
1 part Lavender
1 pinch Wormwood
1 pinch Star Anise

Earth Incense
1 part Pine Needles
1 part Thyme
few drops Patchouli Oil

Fire Incense
3 parts Frankincense
2 parts Dragon's Blood
1 part Red Sandalwood
1 pinch Saffron
few drops Musk Oil

Water Incense
2 parts Benzoin
1 part Myrhh
1 part Sandalwood
few drops Lotus Oil
few drops Ambergris Oil