By David Crow, L.Ac.
Four hundred years ago in Japan, a Zen priest picked up his calligraphy pen and painted a scroll extolling the Ten Virtues of Incense. Although we do not know who this monk was, we know from his writing that he had a great appreciation for fragrance. As the popularity of aromatherapy, essential oils and incense increases, it is wise to consider his observations.
It brings communication with the transcendent.
Fragrant offerings to divinity have always been a major part of every devotional ceremony and ritual. A tear of frankincense melting in a censer; a stick of sandalwood on the altar; a sprinkling of white sage on rocks in a sweat lodge; a bowl of smoldering palo santo chips in an Andean curing ritual: these are the universal expressions of humanitys desire to communicate with spiritual realms.
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