I recently bought a new incense burner. The one I had was a super cheap, basic wood stick incense burner, but the hole for the stick was crooked, so the ash landed everywhere but where the burner would catch it. I got very tired of cleaning up ash, so I looked on Amazon to find a new burner.
To my delight, I found one for USD $7.99 in my favorite color. It burns sticks, cones, and coils, and is absolutely beautiful. You can find the details here.
This photo doesn't show the color of the bowl, but it's royal blue. Beside the burner is the holder for sticks and coils. For cones and coils, the lid can be closed, but for sticks, it has to remain off because the stick stands straight up.
The only thing I don't like about this burner is that the stand for stick incense requires the stick to have the bottom of the rolled incense part to be inserted and much of the plain stick to be broken off. The stand itself is too wide for the narrow portion usually inserted into the long wood holders, but the rolled incense portion is just right. Slightly disappointing, but not an inconvenience.
It came with a small bag of cone incense, but to me, they smelled awful. So I will stick with my own collection of stick incense.
I also bought a variety twelve-pack of stick incense from the company that makes one of my all-time favorite scents: Nag Champa. The company is called Satya Sai Baba and is located in India. The sticks are hand-rolled in the traditional manner.
I've burned seven of the twelve scents, and every single one has been beautiful. I've burned Patchouli Forest, Romance, Jasmine Blossom, Super Hit, Blessings, Sunrise, and Celestial. Unopened are Midnight, Rain Forest, Fortune, Sandalwood, and Nag Champa. Sandalwood is my second favorite scent, though I haven't tried this brand, and I know I love Nag Champa, so I've been saving those for last.
Most of the incense I've purchased recently has been by the company HEM, and they're hit and miss. Despite my devoted love for anything jasmine-scented, their jasmine incense smells awful, and the Dragon's Blood is also bad. Goddess is wonderful, and so is their Sandalwood. I've also tried and completely fallen in love with a scent from a Dutch candle company: Green Tree Candle Company's Mother Earth incense. It's absolutely gorgeous. It comes in sticks, cones, and fragrance oil. The sticks don't seem to be available on Amazon or incense in general on Green Tree Candle Company's website, but a search on Chrome yielded a ton of metaphysical shops that sell it online, likely the cones and oil as well. I lovingly promote supporting small businesses, so I recommend one of these shops or your local store over Amazon. Here's my search.
I'm delighted I thought to purchase incense from Satya Sai Baba and not HEM. I will from now on remain loyal to the former company, not the latter. Though I might try more of Green Tree's incense. I highly recommend these items—the incense and the burner.
Beautiful incense combined with soft music, often Nordic instrumentals but also frequently Celtic, boosts my meditation to new levels, allowing me to speak to my guide and the deities I work with.
I'd love to know anyone's recommendations for burners and incense, and what you do to create a spiritual environment for witchy activities. Comment below or on Facebook!
Blessed be.
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