Raeucherwaren

Raeucherwaren

Rauch symbolisiert den Kontakt der Erde zum Himmel. In chinesischer und tibetischer Vorstellung bringt Rauch die Seele ins Jenseits.

Sanftere Methode um Räucherwaren zu verwenden: im warme Wasser einer Duftöl-Lampe

Joss sticks (agarbatti.) are used in nearly all traditions of the East. In mysticism, the scent served initiation and self-knowledge.

For Sufi meditations, all openings of the body are closed with rags soaked in oil of oud. According to the Islamic mysticism oud is used for advanced stages of spiritual growth.

In Japan eaglewood is used for the path of inner perfection by attentiveness. The ritual of the fumigation ceremony “to listen to the scent” called “Koh doh” describes the “path of the scent.” In this instance “to listen” means

not only to smell but also to awaken all of the senses and perceptions. The rituals serve the growth of

consciousness with simultaneous training of the sense of smell.

The scent of wood aloe is supposed to make the mind attentive and to lead us in the “pure hands of Buddha” and to draw the attention of the gods on us.

The scent helps to call the ancestors during magic rituals, to keep away demons from house and garden and to attract happiness and success. (Good spirits prefer wellscented surroundings!) Fragrant scents chase away impurities, ignorance and bad deeds.

In the Chinese sphere also sacrificial fumigations play an important role in the worship of immortals, ghosts and ancestors. The smoke could chase away the demons that are the cause of disease and misfortune. It can purify

clothes and houses and cause rain. Meditation, dietetics, respiration techniques, and sexual practices were recommended in order to reach the “path of eternal life”, the Tao. Joss sticks were used as “clock of smell,” the time

It has a sedative and cheering effect, creates a state of trance and meditation and enables the spirit to reach higher levels of perception. Thus, it facilitates the process of accessing higher degrees of meditation. It should not be

used when concentration and quick reactions are necessary.

The scent grounds and leads to the roots; it erotizises and stimulates imagination. It is important of the transitional phases of life, “the guardian of the threshold,” as shown on old frescos at the court of the dead in Egypt.

It touches the source of melancholy and cheers up by ameliorating the brain function, it balances body and soul, and strengthens the nervous system.

The Scent

Eaglewood smells balsamic, amber-like, woody and deep.

In Japan a differentiation is made between the different characters of scent of Jinkoh:

1. Sweet, like the scent of honey or of boiled down sugar.

2. Sourly, like plums or other sourly food.

3. Sharp and hot, like red pepper thrown into the fire.

4. Salty, like seaweed dried above the fire.

5. Bitter, like bitter medicinal herbs, that are scalded.

Until today the scent could not be imitated artificially.

The Sense of Smell

“Scents that can’t be perceived by the nose have a mysterious power over men”.

It refers to the organ of Jacobson, which has been called the sixth sense by some scientists. The vertebrates perceive the pheromones by it. Since the organ of Jacobson degenerated in men in the course of the evolution

other scientists did not attach any importance to it. Now it seems clear that this insignificant organ in the nasal cavity still has a bigger influence than believed. Future psychological

and chemical research will show how strongly men really are unconsciously influenced by scents.”

Abalone als Räucherschale verwendet

Abel.

Abies balsamaea = Balsamtannenadeln Tracheobionta.

Adlu. = Erdrauch

Agathis dammara = dammargum/= Copal Tracheobionta.

Alpinia oficinarum. = Galanga = Galgant

Ange-a.

Artemisia t.ridentata

Art-v. = Beifuß

Astragallus. gummifer

Bals-p.