Tuesday 7 October 2014

What's the History of Incense?

Whats the History of Incense? 
Incense is deeply entwined with Tibetan culture, over 2500 years ago during the time of Buddha, medicinal and monastic formulas were developed combining five to thirty different ingredients. These masala mixtures contained herbs, plants, grass, wood bark, spices, flowers and minerals. Tibetan incense contains all nature ingredients and are prepared without glues, sticks, perfumes or dyes unlike commercial incense. The list of ingredients found in Tibetan incense is huge. Here are some of my favorites; lavender, cinnamon, rose, lemongrass, jasmine, frankincense, musk, myrhh and amber.

Tibetan incense is often used to purify and cleanse the atmosphere for mediation or prayer, the beautiful fragrances can provide a calm and soothing aroma that can help ones self keep calm and relaxed whilst practicing such spiritual exercises like meditation, yoga, astral projection and lucid dreaming. Each blend of incense can be used for different things, for example a blend called 'energy' made by Buddhist Incense Udhyog in Nepal is used to help promote clarity, concentration and energy renewal.

Frankincense, also known as Olibanum is one of my favorite things to burn as incense. It is obtained from the tress of Boswellia which is a genus of trees in the order Spaindales. (Members include maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans). The essential oil made from Frankincense has been considered by many cultures and the 'holy anointing oil' which was used for healing and was used to treat every
conceivable illness known to man.

In ancient times Frankincense was valued more than gold and only those with great wealth and abundance possessed it. It is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical records, the Ebers Papyrus (dating from sixteenth century BC) an ancient Egyptian list of 877 prescriptions and recipes. This wonderful essential oil made from this amazing resin is still used today to treat many things like; 

Concentration 
 Use 1-2 drops of Frankincense oil on temples and back of neck to improve concentration. 

Immune System 
Apply 1-3 drops of Frankincense oil on each foot to strengthen the immune system. 

Blisters 
 Dilute Frankincense oil 50/50 with V-6 (Vegetable) mixing oil and apply to a blistered area 3-5 times daily. 

Insect Bites
  Put a drop of Frankincense oil on an insect bite to help reduce swelling and speed healing. 

Depression
 Diffuse or inhale from the bottle to help with mood elevation. 

Brittle Nails
Apply 1-3 drops Frankincense on nails and at base of nails 3 times per week. 

Stretch Marks
 Rub a few drops on stretch marks 2 times a day. 

Cysts 
 Apply 1-2 drops on the cyst 2 times a day until it disappears. 

 Skin Health 
 Apply 1-2 drops of Frankincense oil on sun damaged skin spots 2 times a day until it disappears. 

Warts
 Put 2 drops on the wart 2 times a day until it disappears completely. 

Health Maintenance
 Dilute 1 drop  of Frankincense oil in 1tsp. honey or 4 oz. rice milk and ingest daily for health maintenance.




Trancendance presents 
10 years of Suntrip records
 After spreading London with psychedelic love with their Earthdance event, Trancendance returns to Nottingham for another wicked mind blowing journey through a spectrum of Psychedelic trance and Goa music! Expect amazing decor, lighting and visuals. A super comfy chill out area and an outdoor smoking area.

- Line up -
ॐShakta (Live)
ॐDimension 5
Anoebisॐ 
Nebula Meltdownॐ 
Shaktiॐ 
Jim Appletonॐ 

Event page and Tickets here! 
 
 Tribal Sphere 
Virtual Luminescence


Tribal Sphere have an awesome new venue that is going to blow your mind! 
This party will take you away to another dimention with their amazing visuals and 3D projection that will blow your mind. The most finest psychedelic beats provided by some real cool talent will be launched out of a Funktion One sound system creating the highest and best vibes you will ever experience. But thats not all.... Tribal Sphere have also arranged UV face painting, light refreshments a UV stall and for those who cannot attend this spectacular party it will be streamed live! 
This is not a party to miss!

- Line up
ॐEd Tangent
ॐHefty
Lunar Seedॐ
Dj Iahॐ
Sporophoreॐ
Double Visionॐ
          
Event page here!


Re-Matter Podcast - Dreadean Live!
A lovely live mix from our good friend!

Listen here!

Uneven Steven - Sewage - Fruit
This is a killer mix! Bouncy and bass heavy!

Listen here!

Psychosomasis & Mikava - The Nature of Mind
A nice fresh bubbly mix that's nice to listen to whilst driving! 

Listen here!

Psykout & OTG Presents 'Something Different' 
We would like to say thanks to OTG for having us down at their amazing event! 
The weekend was fun filled and every psytrance crew rocked the place with the most beautiful music in the world of psytrance! 
If any of our readers who attended this event would like to share some pictures e-mail us at rematter13@outlook.com


Thank you for reading, our views have shot up since the last few posts and we would like to thank all of our readers!


Peace, Love & Light 
~
ॐ  Dex  & Kez  ॐ
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