The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews by Scott Cunningham

For centuries the composition of incenses, the blending of oils, and the mixing of herbs have been used by people to create positive changes in their lives.

With this book, the curtains of secrecy have been drawn back, providing you with practical, easy-to-understand information that will allow you to practice these methods of magical cookery.

In depth description: The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews

For years, Scott Cunningham was known as one of the world's experts in the magical uses of herbs and their scents. Some people didn't realize the power of his words because they were always gentle, accepting, and easy to understand. That's why if you're interested in the magical powers of odors and herbs, you will choose The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews.

After Scott wrote the original version of this book (The Magic of Incenses, Oils and Brews) he continued with his own studies. As a result, he rewrote the entire book, adding over 100 new formulas, complete proportions for the recipes, how to substitute ingredients, how to easily capture plant fragrances with alcohol, and much more.

This book gives the formulas and techniques for incenses, oils, ointments, inks, tinctures, herbal baths, bath salts, brews, ritual soaps, sachets or herbal charms, powders, and more.
Would you like an incense to help break a curse? Burn two parts sandalwood and one part bay at night, near an open window. As it smolders, visualize it banishing all negativity. Repeat for seven nights during the waning moon.

There are recipes for two other curse breaking incenses, as well as others for divination, dreams, magical elements, exorcisms, and more. There is Egyptian incense, ceremonial magic incenses, circle incenses, Babylonian incenses, astral travel incense, and a special one for each of the astrological signs and all of the Wiccan holidays.

To list the names for all of the formulas for incenses would take pages. And that's only one part of this book! Scott shows you how to make a Fast Money Oil (7 drops patchouli, 5 drops cedarwood, 4 drops vetivert, and 2 drops ginger in neutral base oil). Just mix and smell each scent as it is added while visualizing cash flow. He then reveals how to use various oils for a wide variety of purposes including business success, energy, purification, initiation, love, and power. You'll also find recipes for oils for all of the astrological signs, for many of the gods and goddesses such as Demeter and Pan.

There are four different versions of the famous Witch's Flying Ointment. Which one will work for you? Learn the basics for making ointments as well as how to make specific ointments for healing, love, exorcism, lust, psychic powers, and more.

This book includes numerous correspondences and Scott gives the Latin names for hundreds of herbs with common names. Add to that a list of sources for the herbs and you really do have The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews.

The techniques and recipes in this book will show you how to use all of these wonderful tools. It's ideal if you're just getting started and a valuable resource if you want to discover ways to enhance your magic. This book should be in the collection of every magical person.

Publisher Review: The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews

I still often think of Scott Cunningham. His contributions to the occult make him one of the most important spiritual people of the last century. His books on Wicca have gently, lovingly, and thoroughly introduced more people to Witchcraft than just about anyone else.

But while Wicca was his spiritual path, it was natural magic that revealed his deep understanding and broad knowledge of herbs and their magical powers. His books on these subjects have become the de facto sources for all sorts of magical people. Already, The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews (an expanded and rewritten version of The Magic of Incenses, Oils and Brews) is owned by over 150,00 readers. You should own it, too.

Today, there are two major trends in magic: natural and ceremonial. They have different methodologies to get the same results. Neither is better, they are just different. The "best" one is whatever you can successfully use.

But there is an interesting thing about these two systems: They both use incenses; they both use scented oils; they both use scented baths and magical teas. That makes this book applicable to any system of magic you may follow!

Besides giving the formulas for hundreds of the scented magical tools, Scott also reveals how you can easily make substitutions in the formulas. In this way, even if you are out of a particular herb to use as you compound your own incenses, oils, powders, and so forth, you will still be able to make magic.

Yes, you will find recipes for scents to use when doing magic for initiations, love, exorcisms, money, health, talismans, elemental energies, astrological energies and for many of the goddesses and gods. But by studying this book you will be able to develop your own, unique recipes and formulas. You will understand how these herbs really work.
And that, my friends, is real magic!

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The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews is a great read and wonderful resource to learn from. the book would be a great gift for newcomers to the incense, candle and scent craft.

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