Created as an offering to Hekate
Phosphoros November 2012
By Mme. Hummingbird
Hekate Phosphoros Incense Recipe.
I am giving approx measurements.
Begin on the new moon (around November 16th would
be good but work with what you have of course!)
Large handful of dark juniper berries (bruised and mashed)
½ a vanilla bean chopped into small pieces
2 tablespoons of frankincense (small tears and powder)
Tablspn of Myrrh (in small tears)
Teaspn cardamom powder
3 pods of star anise crushed
a sprig of juniper (cut in small bits)
3 drops of wormwood EO
6 drops of oakmoss EO
6 drops of Cypress EO
6 drops of Pine EO
a drizzle of Vetiver EO
1-3 chopped/sliced figs (dried unsweetened) and sweet wine
to cover in a bowl)
3 shade dried fig leaves (crumbled, stems removed)
a drizzle of honey
myrrh powder (about a tablespoon)
Mugwort dry herb(approx a tablespoon.)
Pinch of saffron -or suitable alternative (I’ve used
calendula, when saffron is not available)
Begin under the new moon.
Try your best to source ingredients locally and at specific
places; crossroads, seaside, in liminal places, for instance I gather my
mugwort at a crossroad, but many I order or get from work. Make sure you know what you are gathering.
I gather figs that have fallen and dried on the tree and it
may be best to cut them in small pieces while they are not covered in wine, or
you could mash them by hand when wet, which is what I do. Let the figs soak in
the wine for about 3 days. Let them sit on your altar to Hekate or give them
their own place to soak. Then mash them up to a paste.
Add all the dry ingredients first (saving the myrrh powder),
spread it out flat on a plate-then add the essential oils, mix well. Add the fig
mix and a drizzle of honey, mix well, then add the powdered myrrh. Let it set
till the full moon preferably in altar space.
To note: as you mix your ingredients and as you work, chant
to Hekate and putting in your prayers to the incense is part of the
work.
