Description

Benzoin Sumatra (Styrax Benzoin) Resin Incense – 1 Ounce

HERB COMMON NAME :  Benzoin Sumatra

HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Styrax Benzoin

OTHER NAMES :  Ben, Benjamen, Gum Benzoin, Gum Benjamin, Siam Benzoin, Siamese Benzoin, Styrax, Benzoin of Sumatra

FAMILY :  Styracaceae

ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES :

• Element: Air
• Planet: Sun
• Direction: East
• Zodiac Sign: Leo
• Chakra: 1st Root Chakra (Muladhara)
• Sefirot: 7^th Netzach
• Energy: Yang
• Gender: Masculine
• Sabbat or Holiday: Imbolc / Candlemas (Feb 1-2), Mabon (Autumn Equinox, btw. Sept 21-24) ; the Great Rite ; Lupercalia (February 15) ; Beltane / Walpurgis / May Day (April 30 – May 1) ; Pink Full Moon (April)
• Deity or God / Goddess Association (offering for): Venus, Aphrodite, Mut

Parts Used:  Resin pieces & powder

Description:  The resin of the Styrax Benzoin tree has been used for millennia as an incense in a number of cultures. Benzoin is calming, soothing, warm, and restoring. It is often used as a base for incenses, and can be used as a substitute for Storax.

On the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, benzoin is the perfume of Netzach.

Thai or Siam benzoin has a wonderful vanilla scent when raw and a very sweet, almost rose-like scent when burned.

Our Benzoin is a rich amber-colored translucent resin.

Gum benzoin is a major component of the type of church incense used in Catholic ceremonies and some other Orthodox Christian societies. It is burned to sanctify an area.

Contains pieces and powder.

Historical Uses:  aphrodisiac, antidepressant, church incense, ceremonial incense, altar incense

Mystical Attributes:  Benzoin resin is good for purification and “clearing”, and works well with other scents and influences, especially as a preservative.

Benzoin has also been known to encourage creativity.

Stimulating and aphrodisiac, benzoin is an excellent ingredient in incense for love magick or attraction in general, and was once a frequent ingredient in Eclectic medicine.

It is also excellent for healing and prosperity, as well as in regarding the natural cycles of change.

Benzoin promotes generosity and can open a closed spirit suffering from selfishness.

Benzoin can be used to provide focus and enhance concentration. It is helpful for those seeking to journey into the astral world.

Benzoin is also used to attract business when combined with basil, peony or cinnamon.

Benzoin Sumatra is better suited for cleansing, while Benzoin Siam is better suited for attraction.

Mystical Intentions:  confidence, creativity, love spells, love magic, attraction, purification, healing, prosperity, Kabbalah, new business, change, concentration, astral projection, astral travel, focus, generosity, selfishness, attracting new customers, meditation

Taste & Smell:  Sweet, warm, balsamic, vanilla-like aroma

**CONTAINS PIECES AND/OR POWDER.**

Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources

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