| The practice of burning incense and warming fragrant | | | | revitalize and renew one's energy and to help |
| oils started many centuries in our past. Almost all | | | | insomnia. |
| major religions used incense in their sacred | | | | There are those who believe there can even be a |
| ceremonies or rituals and many still do. When using it | | | | healing aspect by burning incense. |
| in rituals, the smoking incense is placed in an | | | | So what does a novice need to know what to look |
| "incenser" which is attached to a chain and then the | | | | for when buying an incense burner? |
| user swings it upwards and outwards to direct the | | | | First. an incense burner can be simple or ornate, but |
| perfumed smoke of the incense where intended. | | | | it's important to use the right burner for the type of |
| Pagans also used incense in their rituals previous to | | | | incense you will burn, especially for safety. Choosing a |
| the major religions. Still today, the Catholic, Greek | | | | good cone burner is very important since anything |
| Orthodox and Jewish religions use incense regularly in | | | | used to burn cones, cylinders or spaghetti sticks |
| some of their rituals. It was believed (and still is) that | | | | must be able to withstand the heat. A word of |
| prayer is made more effective when incense is | | | | caution, never burn cones on wood. |
| burned while conducting prayer. | | | | There is a plethora of information to be had on this |
| People today use incense in their homes to create a | | | | subject on the internet; just 'google' incense. |
| desired atmosphere. It is a popular contention that | | | | In fact, while researching for this article, I have |
| different fragrances set different moods and are | | | | become so intrigued by the whole idea of using |
| helpful in soothing various emotional problems. | | | | incense to aid in reducing stress and anxiety and the |
| They burn incense to cleanse the atmosphere, calm | | | | possible calming atmosphere it could create in my |
| and reduce tension and stress and even fear. | | | | home, that I'm seriously considering trying it out for |
| Some other reasons for burning incense are to | | | | myself! |