How to Select Scents for Joss and Incense

Joss sticks are a type of incense traditionally used by people in Asian countries for religious meditations or offerings to deities. In recent years, joss incense sticks have become more common in the rest of the world for their new age meditative properties and even their aromatherapy benefits.

Things You'll Need

• Joss incense sticks
• Incense holder
• Lighter or matches

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Instructions

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  Use scents like thyme, lavender, musk, sandalwood, lime, or anise to purify your space before you meditate. Burning these scents are said to purify the energy of your meditation area and help your concentration.

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  Increase psychic awareness and prophetic dreams with scents like frankincense, lemongrass, sage, nutmeg, rose, camphor, jasmine and marigold. Burning these scents during meditation is said to put you more in tune with the unseen.

• 3

  Open yourself up for love by choosing rose, cinnamon, musk, lavender, jasmine, or vanilla joss sticks. These scents are said to promote love and create an aphrodisiac effect during meditation.

• 4

  Meditate on financial concerns with cinnamon, ginger, basil, pine, sage, honeysuckle, or clove. These scents are said to stimulate solutions to financial problems and call prosperity to you.

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  Calm yourself and relieve stress with traditional Nag Champa joss incense. Nag Champa is one of the oldest meditative incense scents said to ensure calming meditation and create sacred spaces. Lavender, patchouli and sandalwood are also said to relieve stress and can be used to improve your sleep.