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RYDE NSW
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Australia
Email:
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Phone: (61-2) 9807-6376
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Incense
& Incense Products
Now available:
Awakening Lotus now stocks beautiful incense
and incense products
for purchase.
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Incense
Sticks -
$1.50 each
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Shrinivas
- $1.50
Sai Baba Nag Champa - Export Incense
10g, 15g, 40g & 100g
For stimulating spirituality and meditation.
It has a high concentration of sandalwood and
its name originates from the Champa flower which contains a natural
ingredient indigenous to India called "halmaddi", which is
a semi-liquid resin taken from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree.
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Shrinivas
- $1.50
Satya Superhit Incense
10g
"Helps reduce the negative and increase the
positive aspects of all zodiac signs."
It is a fragrant blend of rich Indian spices and exotic floral fragrances.
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Shrinivas
- $1.50
Fresh Rose Incense
10g
"The fragrance of the fresh rose has the
power to unite physical and spiritual love. It is the source
of beauty, joy and happiness."
This incense is Masala based (soft and moist).
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Shrinivas
- $1.50
Super Sandal Incense
10g
"Also known as Sanders or yellow sandalwood .
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fragrances are woody sweet, clean and transcends the magic of
divination, good luck and success."
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HEM
- $1.50
Attracts Money Incense
8gm
A lovely, lush scent with a sandalwood note.
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HEM
- $1.50
Precious Lavender Incense
8gm
'A delightfully gentle scent that soothes and
freshens. This lavender incense has a quintessential floral
fragrance."
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HEM
- $1.50
White Musk Incense
8gm
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HEM
- $1.50
Precious Chandan (Sandal) Incense
8g
"One of the finest Indian incenses."
Chandan is translated from Sanskrit as
Sandalwood. Sandalwood has been used throughout the ages for
purification, meditation and rituals.
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Sital
- $1.50
Amber Super Sandal Incense
8g
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Padmini
- $1.50
Spiritual Guide Incense
8g
"From the ages when art, sculpture and architecture
flourished. Complementing the beauty of these arts were
skillfully blended natural fragrances rolled on sticks.
Alight with the whiff of peace to transport your mind or to enhance
the mood of the moment."
It has a mild fragrance with a balsamic note.
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Kamini
- $1.50
White Sage Incense
8g, 20g, 40g
"A purifying scent said to absorb negativity
and misfortune."
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Kamini
- $1.50
Dragons Blood Incense
8g
"An ancient incense derived from tree resin
used for love, protection and exorcizing negative
energies.
This powerful cleansing fragrance brings balance and clarity
wherever used."
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Cones
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Kamini
- $2.50
Aphrodisia Cones
10 cones in a box
"An alluring sensual scent to awaken passion
and create a romantic atmosphere. Let this warm and seductive
scent inspire some love magic in your life."
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Kamini
- $2.50
Dragons Blood Cones
10 cones in a box
"An ancient incense derived from tree resin
used for love, protection and exorcizing negative
energies.
This powerful cleansing fragrance brings balance and clarity
wherever used."
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Kamini
- $2.50
Frangipani
Cones
10 cones in a box
"Enjoy this warm exotic and tropical
fragrance."
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Kamini
- $2.50
Night Queen Cones
10 cones in a box
"Used since ancient times, Night queen is a
passionate, sensual and bewitching scent."
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Kamini
- $2.50
Patchouli Cones
10 cones in a box
"A popular fragrance since ancient
times. Patchouli is an aphrodisiac."
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Kamini
- $2.50
Sandalwood Cones
10 cones in a box
"Aids in reduction of nervous tension and to
have an overall calming and mellowing effect, as well as aphrodisiac
qualities."
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Kamini
- $2.50
White Sage Cones
10 cones in a box
"A purifying sent said to absorb negativity
and misfortune."
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Sage
Smudge Sticks
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USA
White Sage Smudge Stick
Mini - 10gm+
- $10
Small - 16gm+
- $12
Medium - 30gm+
- $19
Large - 40g+
- $23
Jumbo - 60gm+
- $30
Sage is used in ceremony to cleanse
and in prayer.
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A smudge stick is a bundle of dried herbs, most commonly white sage. Often other herbs or plants are used or added and the leaves are usually bound with string in a small bundle and dried.
They have a strong pleasant aroma when burnt.
Smudge stick ceremonies are quite significant at Aphelion (when the earth is furthest from the sun),
Perihelion (when the earth is closest to the sun), Equinoxes and
Solstices. Sage is used in ceremony to cleanse and in
prayer.
Great to repel mosquitoes and other insects.
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Resin &
Wood Incense
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Frankincense
Resin
- $7
Granules or Powder
30g and 100g
The aroma of frankincense
is said to represent life. It has a warm, sweet, rich fragrance that has been associated with spirituality since earliest antiquity. It has the ability to slow and deepen the breath which produces a sense of calm.
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About
Frankincense - meaning "frank" or
"true", is an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the
genus Boswellia found in South Arabia and East Africa. These
trees are considered unusual for their ability to grow in
environments so unforgiving that the trees sometimes grow directly
out of solid stone. The deep roots prevent the trees from being torn
away during violent storms.
At its peak its value rivaled that of gold, the rarest silks and the most precious of gems.
Frankincense was lavishly used in religious rites eg in the Bible's
Old Testament, it was part of the temple rites; according to Matthew
2:11, gold, frankincense and myrrh were among the gifts to Jesus by
the Biblical Magi "from out of the east".
The Egyptians ground the charred resin into a powder called kohl
which was used to make the distinctive black eyeliner seen on so
many figures in Egyptian art.
Judaic, Christian and Islamic faiths have used frankincense
mixed with oils to anoint newborn infants and individuals considered
to be moving into a new phase in their spiritual lives.
More information: The
Catholic Guide
Scents
of Earth
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Myrrh
Resin
- $7
Granules or Powder
30g and 100g
The scent of myrrh is sharp, pleasant, somewhat bitter tinged with a slight vanillic
sweetness. Myrrh has been used since antiquity to inspire prayer and meditation, and to fortify and revitalize the
spirit.
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Myrrh is a red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of the tree Commiphora
myrrha. A small scrubby tree, native to Somalia and eastern parts of Ethiopia.
Myrrh was burned at ancient Roman funerals to mask the smell emanating from charring
corpses and as a penitential incense. It was also used as an embalming ointment. It is alluded to in the Christmas carol We Three
Kings (see link to Lyrics below). Myrrh was one of the gifts of the Magi to the infant Jesus according to Matthew 2:11.
Myrrh was also used to anoint Jesus' body after the crucifixion.
When burned, it produces a smoke that is heavy, bitter and somewhat phenolic in scent, which may be tinged with a slight vanillic sweetness. Unlike most other resins, myrrh expands and "blooms" when burned instead of melting or liquefying.
Myrrh is used to: improve circulation
("blood-moving"), heart rate/power, digestion, boost the immune
system, and for rheumatic and arthritic complaints. Various traditions have used it to treat coughs, gum disease, wounds,
bruises, aches, sprains, candida and skin disease. In Chinese medicine, myrrh is classified as bitter, spicy, neutral in temperature and affecting the heart, liver, and spleen meridians.
It is one of the most effective of all disinfectants and has been
used as an additive to wine and in various perfumes, toothpastes, lotions, and other modern toiletries.
More information: We
Three Kings Lyrics
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Frankincense
and Myrrh Resin
- $7
Granules - 25g and 100g
Myrrh was highly prized in ancient times and was worth more than its weight in gold.
In Ancient Rome myrrh was priced at five times as much as frankincense, though the latter was far more popular.
More information: Institute
for Traditional Medicine USA
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Dragon's
Blood Resin
- $7
Granules or Powder
10g and 100g
Dragon's Blood was used to cleanse a space of negative entities or
influences.
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Dragon's blood is a bright red resin that is obtained from
four distinct plant genera: Croton, Dracaena (Canary Islands,
Morocco), Daemonorops (Indonesian islands) and Pterocarpus.
A great degree of confusion existed for the ancient Romans as to the source/identity of dragon's blood.
Dracaena resin, "true" dragon's blood and a poisonous mineral cinnabar (mercury
sulphide) were often confused because anything that was bright red
was called "dragon's blood".
Dragon's blood was used by early Greeks, Romans and Arabs for medicinal
properties eg wash or cure-all for general wound healing, to stop
bleeding, diarrhea, fevers, dysentery, ulcers (mouth, throat, intestines,
stomach), also as an antiviral for respiratory and stomach viruses and for skin disorders as eczema.
It is used internally for chest pains, post-partum bleeding, internal traumas and menstrual irregularities.
Dragon's blood was used for ceremonies in India. It was used in China as red varnish for wooden
furniture and to colour writing paper for banners and posters, used for weddings and Chinese New Year.
In African-American folk magic or vodun. Used in mojo hands for money-drawing or
love-drawing, to cleanse a space of negative entities or influences. It
was added to red ink to make "Dragon's Blood Ink", used to inscribe magical seals and
talismans to increase the potency of spells for protection, love,
banishment and sexuality.
Dragon's blood was used as a source of varnish for 18th century
Italian violinmakers (and today) and as toothpaste.
It is also commonly distributed as "red rock opium" to unsuspecting would-be opium buyers, though it contains no opiates and has not been shown to have intoxicating effects.
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Sandalwood
Resin
- $7
Powder & Chips
25g, 100g
Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in
meditation and to bring one closer with the
Divine and has antiseptic
properties.
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Sandalwood is a fragrant wood from the genus Santalum
found in Nepal, Southern India, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, South Pacific islands and Australia.
Sandalwood perfumes have a striking wood base note. Sandalwood smells are not unlike other wood scents with the exception that it has a bright and fresh edge with few natural analogues.
Nepalese sandalwood is endangered and consequently very expensive. All sandalwood trees in Nepal are government-owned and harvesting is strictly
controlled but many trees are illegally cut down and smuggled out of the country.
Sandalwood essential oil prices have risen to $1000-1500/ kg in the last 5 years. Some countries regard the sandal oil trade as ecologically harmful because it encourages the
over harvesting of sandalwood trees.
Unlike most trees, sandalwood is harvested by toppling the entire santalum tree
so that the stump and root can also be used. To produce commercially valuable sandalwood with high levels of fragrance
the trees should be 40 years old (80 or above is preferred).
In Hinduism, Sandalwood is often used for rituals or ceremonies and
was used as a embalming paste in Lord Shiva's temples on Shivlings.
A vast majority of Hindus wear a small mark of this paste on their forehead right above the middle of the
eyes supposed to keep the 'third eye' (pituitary gland) cool.
In Buddhism, sandalwood is considered to be of the Padma (lotus) group and attributed to the Bodhisattva
Amitabha. Sandalwood scent is believed to transform one's desires and maintain a person's alertness while in meditation. Sandalwood is one of the more popular scents used when offering incense to Buddha.
In India some temples have been built with sandalwood and they retain their aroma for centuries. Jewelry boxes,
fans and ornate carvings continue to be made in many parts of Asia using sandalwood.
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Honey
Amber Resin
- $7
Pieces
5g or 100g
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Amber is the common name for fossil resin that is appreciated for its inherent and interesting mixture of colours and it is widely used for the manufacture of ornamental objects.
Although not mineralized, it is sometimes considered and used as a gemstone.
Ancient Greeks and Egyptians considered amber to
be an important healing remedy against mental illness, fever,
stomach problems, throat infections, rheumatism.
The Greeks called amber the "sun stone" and believed it
connected them to the sun god, creating an atmosphere of renewal and
alertness.
Neopagans often use the stone for healing. This stone was called
Freya's tears by the ancient Norse. Most of the world's amber is in
the range of 30–90 million years old. Semi-fossilized resin or
sub-fossil amber is called copal.
Amber was much valued as an ornamental material in very early times.
It has been found in Mycenaean tombs; it is known from
lake-dwellings in Switzerland, and it occurs with Neolithic remains
in Denmark, whilst in England it is found with interments of the
bronze age.
A remarkably fine cup turned in amber from a bronze-age barrow at
Hove is now in the Brighton Museum. Beads of amber occur with
Anglo-Saxon relics in the south of England; and up to a
comparatively recent period the material was valued as an amulet. It
is still believed to possess a certain medicinal virtue.
The Amber Room was a collection of wall panels commissioned in 1701
for the King of Prussia, then given to Tsar Peter the Great. The
room was hidden from invading Nazi forces in 1941, who upon finding
it in the Cathrine Palace, disassembled it and moved it to
Königsberg. What happened to the room beyond this point is
unclear, but it may have been destroyed when the Russians burned the
German fortification where it was stored. It is presumed lost.
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Australian
Pine
Resin
- $7
Resin
25g
Pine resin has a mild citrus-like, green, balsamic
fragrance. It is a symbol
of strength and used for cleansing.
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Pine resin has a mild citrus-like, green, balsamic fragrance.
It is native to Australia and islands of the Pacific.
The plants do especially well in wind-swept locations, and are widely planted as wind-breaks, although usually not in agricultural situations.
The tree's root nodules are known to fix nitrogen and is prized for its ability to increase the soil's fertility. Its abundant leaf-fall is high in nitrogen and
valued for mulch.
The gum exuded from some casuarinas is edible and was a food source for Aboriginal people.
Native Americans used pine in their incense mixtures and chewed it to treat throat infections. They also used the resin to heal wounds and bruises.
Pine is believed to be strengthening and cleansing and has long been held sacred in many cultures.
In the ancient book, Natural Science, Hildegard von Bingen wrote of pine: "The pine tree is more warm than cold and contains energies and powers. The tree is a symbol for strength."
The wood of this tree is used for shingles, fencing, and is said to make excellent, hot burning, firewood.
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Incense
Holders and Charcoal
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Terracotta Charcoal
& Incense Holder
- $12
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Brass Hanging
Charcoal and Incense Holder
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Swiftlite
Charcoal
- $4
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Information provided by a variety of
sources including Wikipedia
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Health and Love and Light Jo Thompson
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