Over the course of the last few weeks I have been gathering ingredients and materials for burning incense. First I bought Frankincense and Myrrh. Then I bought Aloe. I also bought sulfur and camphor. Those are the ingredients for the incense.
https://gnosticteachings.org/faqs/home-and-altar/828-incense.html
I decided to build a sand box to burn my incense in. I bought the wood and cut it down to size then assembled my wooden box.
When I was growing up we would all go to the beach. It's a nearby beach. I raided it for sand. I collected a good bag full of it and headed home.
Today I filled the box with the sand from my childhood beach. In the center I placed an abalone shell.
At work I raided the dumpster and got a metal mesh to hold the charcoal. I'm wondering if the metal mesh will withstand the hot coal which can reach temperatures over 1,100 degrees F.
This is the reason I have the abalone shell and the sand box. In case the screen cannot withstand the high temperature the coal will fall into the abalone shell and the abalone shell is in a bed of sand from the beach, both should withstand the high temperature and not catch on fire.
I'll watch it the first time I use it. After I'm satisfied, it will be left to burn incense when I'm not present.
Just now I finished using my sand box for the first time. I set a coal on and placed a piece of Frankincense resin on it.
ReplyDeleteWow! It fumigated my room. I think I used more than necessary. Next time I will use less.
The scent is awesome!