Incense, Crafting & Use of Magical Scents
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With new recipes and information on dozens of new ingredients, this expanded and updated edition of Incense is an essential guide to making your own homemade blends with natural ingredients. Join author Carl F. Neal as he presents an extensive collection of incense knowledge, including 129 recipes and helpful descriptions of 125 ingredients, twenty-nine base materials, sixteen binders, and two new rituals. Whether you want to make loose, stick, coil, or cone incense, this comprehensive edition provides detailed instructions for everything from finding the right ingredients to proper drying methods. With expanded sections on basic techniques, natural charcoal, and shopping for ingredients at the local super-market, this is the perfect book to help you explore your "scentuality." Praise: "One of the most readable books on the subject of incense I have read in many years."―Mike Gleason, PaganNews.com "Incense: Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents is an impressive book on a subject that has not been done to death in other books...If you are interested in making your own incense, or just want to know more about incense and how it is made, you'll want a copy of this book."―eCauldron.net review "This is an excellent book for those with an interest in incense making or who are just starting out, and as Neal notes, even if you don’t end up making your own incense, you'll have a much better idea of what goes into the process and which things to consider when purchasing off the shelf at your local shop."―SpiralNature.com "As an herbalist, craftsperson, and teacher myself, I find this book essential...I highly recommend it and will sell it at my own store."―New Age Retailer Review "One of the most readable books on the subject of incense I have read in many years."―Mike Gleason, PaganNews.com "Incense: Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents is an impressive book on a subject that has not been done to death in other books...If you are interested in making your own incense, or just want to know more about incense and how it is made, you'll want a copy of this book."―eCauldron.net review "This is an excellent book for those with an interest in incense making or who are just starting out, and as Neal notes, even if you don’t end up making your own incense, you'll have a much better idea of what goes into the process and which things to consider when purchasing off the shelf at your local shop."―SpiralNature.com "As an herbalist, craftsperson, and teacher myself, I find this book essential...I highly recommend it and will sell it at my own store."―New Age Retailer From the Author I am very excited to see the release of this greatly revised and expanded 2nd Edition of Incense: Crafting & Use!! It has essentially doubled in size from the first edition. More recipes, more ingredients, more binders, and lots of other goodies are waiting for you! In the 11 years since the first edition was written I have learned so much that I was thrilled when Llewellyn agreed to publish the updated version. Working on the text again after a decade was a real treat. Terminology has been updated and new techniques added. The sections on wood binders and incense pellets have been significantly expanded to meet the growing desire of incense makers to use mako, dar, lama, and other wood binders. I've even included a couple of brand new ones! I hope you enjoy this expanded edition of Incense as much as I enjoyed updating it. Bright blessings, Carl Neal About the Author Carl Neal has been a student of incense since 1977. In 1995 he became a professional incense maker and has avidly researched incense ever since. He eventually set aside his retail incense business and focused on bringing an expanded awareness of incense to everyone who would read or listen. Networking with incense makers and users from around the world has given him a very different view of incense. He is a self-professed incense fanatic who has been lucky enough to learn from a variety of incense makers from North and South America, Asia, and Europe. He has traveled across America leading incense workshops and discussions. He has been a frequent guest at Pagan festivals and gatherings where he spreads his enthusiasm for incense with vigor. A strong supporter of community, Carl loves teaching about incense at all sorts of community events. Carl holds bachelor degrees in History and Sociology. He currently lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley in Western Oregon.
