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    I have small charcoal discs I use for rock incense, and burn it in a brass container. For burning herbs, what herbs and in what form are they burned, i.e. dried like a bottle of McCormick's sage or basil? Is it true oregano smells like weed? Are they burned the same way as the incense on a charcoal disc? A local New Age-type store has small bundles of sage that I think you light and waft around the house. You'll have to excuse me because I'm totally ignorant on practices like this.
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    #2
    Re: Burning herbs?

    I've actually been thinking about that too!
    I grow herbs in my kitchen, but I'm not sure how I would go about burning them.
    Sage I can answer, yep the bundles are for wafting around at least that's what the guy in my occult bookstore does.
    Mind if I add a question? Can you burn fresh herbs or is that just gonna turn into a stinky hot mess?
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      #3
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      I would use dried herbs on the charcoal disks - either the ones for burning incense, or for keeping your hookah going, or the charcoal grill real charcoal (not compressed lumps), which ever you get cheapest.

      Sage (and sage-ish plants, like wormwood) have a lot of oils in them that will keep them going at a smolder, if you wave them about. Be careful of resins, like pine gum and pine needles, or birch bark, "cause they'll cause a conflagration - although it will be a pleasant smelling disaster.

      Experiment with different herbs outside first. Some (mint) don't smell nearly as good as you'd imagine. If you try fresh herbs, most likely they'll stink - but run the experiment... outside.
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        #4
        Re: Burning herbs?

        I buy dried herbs and us them on charcoal discs. They make a good bit of smoke. I have put powdered resin on mine too.

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          #5
          Re: Burning herbs?

          I was also thinking of asking at the store about herbs other than the sage bundles they have.

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          Originally posted by Ula View Post
          I buy dried herbs and us them on charcoal discs. They make a good bit of smoke. I have put powdered resin on mine too.
          Any particular ones that are better than others? Do they all have a particular purpose, or its just preference for the aromas?
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            #6
            Re: Burning herbs?

            Originally posted by Thorbjorn View Post
            I was also thinking of asking at the store about herbs other than the sage bundles they have.

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            Any particular ones that are better than others? Do they all have a particular purpose, or its just preference for the aromas?
            I use Mugwort to remove negativity. I use Mugwort and Yarrow for dreaming. I have a money drawing one for my husbands shop that is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger and Brown Sugar. I have used Frankincense, Myrrh and Sandalwood for a total, no holds barred cleaning of everything. I have done White Sage, Freya incense I made and one to draw the dead. I don't usually burn for smell. It's almost always for a purpose.

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              #7
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              Originally posted by Ula View Post
              I use Mugwort to remove negativity. I use Mugwort and Yarrow for dreaming. I have a money drawing one for my husbands shop that is Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger and Brown Sugar. I have used Frankincense, Myrrh and Sandalwood for a total, no holds barred cleaning of everything. I have done White Sage, Freya incense I made and one to draw the dead. I don't usually burn for smell. It's almost always for a purpose.
              I was going to ask about spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, etc. So I guess the powder won't explode like flour will (don't throw flour on a fire... KABOOM!). The rock incense (that's what I call it) is frankincense and myrrh. One time I got carried away and put so much on the charcoal the house looked like an opium den with all the smoke. My step-daughter came in from work coughing and said "jeez! what the hell did you do!?" Uh, I got a little heavy-handed.

              Tbh, I have virtually no sense of smell (which is why I probably overdid the frankincense and myrrh :rofl. Doing this is mostly for cleansing the atmosphere and energies. I'm big on bells too. They're all over the house.
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                #8
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                Please be careful with the herbs you burn. Some of them are poisonous if you burn and inhale the fumes.
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                  #9
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                  Originally posted by habbalah View Post
                  Please be careful with the herbs you burn. Some of them are poisonous if you burn and inhale the fumes.
                  Good point!
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                    #10
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                    I did not know that,and a good thing to keep in mind...
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                      #11
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                      Originally posted by Thorbjorn View Post
                      Good point!
                      Some can also be hallucinogenic, so just be mindful of what you burn.
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                        #12
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                        Originally posted by habbalah View Post
                        Some can also be hallucinogenic, so just be mindful of what you burn.
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                        :rofl:

                        Thanks, will keep in mind also. :nod:
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                          #13
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                          I tend to burn with the windows open even in winter. It helps move the smoke around and air itself. That helps to keep it from getting too crazy.

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