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History of IncenseOur sincerest thanks to Christopher McMahon, of White Lotus Aromatics, for thisbeautiful and informative article.

When we speak of incense, especially within the context of India we are apt tothink of bamboo sticks upon which has been rolled some sort of paste which givesoff a pleasant odor. In fact, the story of this type of incense is less than one hundredand fifty years old. Prior to that time, incense was composed of a great variety ofnatural ingredients, which were obtained from precious woods, aromatic spices,balsamic resins, gums, pungent herbs, earthy roots, etc. In their simplest form theseingredients were powdered or coarsely ground and burned during specialceremonies called yagnas. It is said that in all parts of India great rishis and sageslived whose whole life was dedicated to serving the people of their region. Theyhad deep knowledge of the plant world and understood for which purpose each onewas created. In the realm of the aromatic plants they found combination of spices,woods, herbs, etc. that were very efficacious in purifying the atmosphere ofseasonal bacterial and viruses and that at the same time would stimulate the immunesystems of those inhaling the smoke.

India, several thousand years ago was a veritable natural paradise filled with awealth of botanical treasures, many possessing unique aromatic properties. Thepeople of that time, lived simple lives with senses fully awake to the environmentsin which they lived. Today we speak of ecology but in earlier times people had tolive in harmony with nature because their everyday life depended upon it. Theyneeded all of their senses to read the signals coming to them from the world inwhich they lived so they would be able to survive and lead a healthy, happy and

wholesome way.They did not think of themselves as being the only conscious entities, butunderstood that each and every living thing had their own language. They knew itwas there duty to have a humble, reverent heart so that they could "hear" what theother denizens of the creation had to say.

With their deep knowledge of the mysteries of nature, they realized that certaintypes of beneficial aromatic molecules could only be released into the atmospherevia pyrolisis or destructive distillation by fire. Through both inner experience andouter experimentation they developed a highly evolved system of social medicinethat served several purposes at one stroke. First of all they would call the people oftheir vicinity together to perform a yagna during seasonal transition times. Speciallydesigned "Agni kunds" (fire pits designed according to specific geometric formulas)would be constructed that would serve as giant censors for aromatic formulascompounded for that particular season. The sacred fire would be ignited in thevarious kunds and men and women would sit together chanting powerful mantrasthat helped attuned their body and mind to the healing power of the Spirit of Lifewhich although not visibly seen was alive and permeating the entire universe. At thesame time they would inhale the purifying smoke which would also help in thepurification process. The aromatic molecules contained in the smoke were alsoknown to gently stimulate the higher brain center through the olfactory nerveshelping the participants relax and experience a sense of reverence and receptivity tothe sublime unseen Power supporting their life. This should not be equated with theeffect obtained by strong hallucinogens but simply a natural means of awakeningthe finer sensibilities of the people at large.

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