Azrael Incense

Fr.L.D.Funquiebutt

The most "powerful" recipe for Azrael Incense that I have found is the on that is in "The Witches Bible" by Janet and Stewart Farrar. (Its on page 260 of the second section.) For those who don't have that book, or access to it, I shall include their instructions in this post. (And I can also unreservedly recommend their book as a MUST-HAVE to any Mage's library, even if you don't like their brand of pseudoWicca. It's got a LOT of neat ritual, and a TON of cool Magickal artsy-craftsy projects...)

The one difference is that when I make this recipe, I usually make a quadruple or octuple batch, because it tends to get used up in large quantities, and I usually end up giving it away by the film canister full...

Fire of Azrael incense (ala Farrars)

Sandlewood chips 1/2oz
Juniper Berries, 1/2oz (dried)
Cedarwood oil, 1/2 oz

Chop and mash the juniper berries, add them to the sandlewood chips, and mix thoroughly. Ass the cedarwood oil to this mixture, and again mix throroughly. Keep in a small screw-top jar, firmly closed.

Also, you can extend this recipe by adding an equal amount (1/2 oz for this recipe) of dried chopped juniper leaves (needles?), and about a 1/2 amount (1/4 oz for this recipe) of finely crushed (but not powdered like dust!) dark frankincense. These will make it a little more smokey, and a wee bit more sweet-pungent.
If you like a smoke-the-joint-out incense, this is the one for you. It produces a LOT of thick billowy, white smoke, and it hangs in the air well. Some might even say this is an "outdoor only" incense. Personally, I like an incense that fills the room. It looks cool, gets me in a good headspace, and it keeps the bugs out of the books.... (my temple is usually in my library when I do indoor work).

It's name comes from the Death/Justification/Rebirth cycle over Which the angel Azrael presides, I would assume, but I can't recall if the name was explained in Fortune's book.
This combination under this name also appears in Janet and Stewart Farrar's "Witches Bible Complete", as an incense. I have made this using juniper leaves, bark and dried berries, cedar chips and powder, Sandlewood chips and powder,, and a dash of oil from all three. Shake it all up real good in a sealed jar, and let it sit somewhere warm and dark for a month. Throw it into a fire by the handful, or liberally tossed onto coals at twilight (morning or evening). It is said to produce visions in it's smoke that foretell the fate and future of the operant. It is most effective used on the beach at the ocean.
And I can DEFINITELY vouch for it, used in context. This stuff thrown onto a pot of coals at dusk will produce a LOT of sweet, tangy, funky smoke, and you'll see all sorts of stuff in the wavering clouds. The amazing thing is that it contains no psychoactive ingredients...
And it is DEFINITELY enhanced when used at oceanside. There's something particularly intoxicating and enchanting about the way the aroma of this incense mix and meld with ocean spray and beach air.

Good luck. This is an easy incense to make, and it's got a LOT of juju, because it's been used for years, and like any oft-repeated ritual, using this incense will tap into that current. Happy scrying!

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