What is the elemental of incense useful for?
Answer from the V.M. Samael Aun Weor.
116- If poured into water, it has the power to summon the elemental creatures of water to our call.
117- Applied to the forehead, it has the power to make headaches caused by intense mental worry disappear.
118- The smoke of incense has the power to summon the masters and angels of the invisible world.
119- Incense sets the mood for Gnostic rituals.
120- Incense is a great vehicle for the spiritual waves of pure devotion, and it aids mystical contemplation because it serves as a devotional instrument.
121- In ancient mystery temples, the sick were enveloped in incense smoke to medicate them.
122- The creatures of water joyfully gather when we pour a little incense into a vessel of water.
123- Incense should be used when signing a friendly pact. The Aztec magicians smoked tobacco when signing their pacts with the Spanish.
124- They did this to prepare the atmosphere for signing pacts and for friendly conversation.
125- However, we recommend incense for such purposes, because tobacco has the effect of turning into a foul and abhorrent vice.
126- Incense should be used by all devotees of the path.
127- Incense should be used in engagement meetings, etc.
128- Devotion and veneration open the door to the higher worlds for devotees of the path.
Samael Aun Weor. Excerpt from the book: Igneous Rose.
Answer from the magazine "The The wisdom of the Being.".
We can call the elemental creatures of water, the Undines and Nereids. If a little incense is placed in a vessel of water, the elementals will gladly respond to this call.
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Incense also has the power to make a headache disappear, as long as it is caused by strong mental worry.
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Incense smoke gives off a mystical fragrance and has the power to call upon the masters and angels of the invisible world.
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Incense helps us to be conscious and participate with great devotion and mystical contemplation in our practices.
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Incense was used in ancient mystery temples. To heal the sick, they were enveloped in incense smoke to medicate them.
The sick were first impregnated with the exquisite aroma emanating from the incense smoke, and then the medicine was given to them.
When we are engaged in friendly conversation and signing agreements or pacts, we can prepare the place by smudging it with incense, and everything will proceed harmoniously.
V.M. Samael advises all Gnostics to use incense, for the spiritual atmosphere it creates and which calls us to devotion.
To create favorable conditions for the meeting where the bride and groom will be engaged, it is important to use incense.
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Offering incense to the divinity is the best offering we can offer, whether to ask for its help or to give thanks for blessings, because it symbolizes that we are offering the work of dying the self and the work of transmuting our energy into creative energy.
The Magazine "The Wisdom of Being" 104: "The Incense."