Making your own incense cones requires a little more time and effort than making loose incense but taking the extra time to do so is very rewarding. It’s a little more convenient than having to worry about loose incense when traveling or having a ritual outside away from your indoors altar.
Charcoal tends to be messy when one is grinding it up. A much neater way to break up the briquettes is to put them between several layers of old newspaper or cloth and giving it some really hefty bangs with …

Since April is the American Autism Awareness Month, I thought I would share my experiences about raising a child on the autism spectrum. This is our journey of ups and downs, failures and triumphs, laughter and tears… It has been a very long road so far and the journey isn’t over yet, we still have a long way to go. My son, Lil Cloaky, will be six years old on May 29, 2010 and he still needs a lot of help learning social skills and about the world around him. …

Herbs are not just for healing or poisoning purposes, they are also used to enhance and inject energy into a spell by sprinkling the loose herbs over fire or by using them in combination with other herbs, resins and oils in the form of incense. Or they can be used as magickal helpers in cooking

Making your own incense from resins, herbs and oils isn’t as complicated as you may think. All you need are the ingredients specific to your purpose, a mortar and pestle, measuring spoons, a bowl to mix it in and a few minutes of your time. Your pestle and mortar can be of any material, but make sure it is not one that absorbs the scents from the ingredients. If you don’t have a pestle and mortar, a