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
Artemisia
t.ridentata
Art-v. = Beifuß
Astragallus. gummifer
Bals-t.= Bals-p-ähnlich
Boswellia serrata = Indischer Weihrauch Sapindales.
Bursera graveolens = Palo santo/= Saumerio/= schwarze copal Zygophyllaceae. Heilige.gruppe
Cael.
Callitis spp = Pinegum = Schmuckzypresse Gymnospermae.
Canarium luzoniocum = Elemi Sapindales. Farbstoffen. Todes.gruppe
Cedrus atlanta Gymnospermae.
Cinnm. = Zimtrinde
Commiphora
holtziana = Opoponax Sapindales.
Commiphora mukul
= gugul Sapindales.
Cop.aivabalsam
Croton.
spp = Drachenblut
Cymbopogon. spp = Lemongrass
Dict.
Diphteryx odorata = Tonkabohne/= Glück.sbohne/schmeckt wie Vanilla/gebraucht um Pfeifentabak zu aromatisieren Fabales.
Dracaena cinnabari/= Calamus draco = Drachen.-blut.baum wird gebraucht in Seiteninstrumentenbau Farbstoffen. Asparagales.
Drachenblut ist entstanden während
Kampf von Drachen mit Elefanten
Evernia prunastn = Eiche.nmoos
./= dammar Lichenes.Ferula erubescens
o. galbanum = Galbanum Apiales.
Fum. = Echter Erdrauch/= Fumeteria/=
Fumatory/= Duivenkervel Guajacum
Hedychum spicatum
= Ingwer.-lilie. Ursprung: Himalaya/= Kapur kachuli (I)/=
Nerven Commelinidae.
Icicia icicariba
= Copal oro./= “Hirn des Himmel.s”/Wie ägyptische Weihrauch.
gebraucht Sapindales.
Ipomea trianthina = Jalapin Solanales.
Juni-c. = Wacholder
Juniperus
macropoda = Himalaya Wacholder
Tracheobionta.
Juniperus
virginiana = eastern red cedar Tracheobionta.
Lab aus Cistusarten Labdanum Malvales.
Lav.
Led.
Lignum. aquilaria
agallocha resin of the wood develops in symbiosis
with fungi/= Räucherwerk.
Liquidambar
orientalis = Styrax.
Myroxylon
= Peru.balsam + Tolu.balsam
Peumus boldo. = Blätter
Picea abies = Burgunderharz Tracheobionta.
Pinus spp = Kolophonium Tracheobionta.
Pistacia chinensis = Chinesische Pistazie Bonsaigruppe. Sapindales.
Pistacia lenticus = Mastixstrauch/= Pistakistrauch Bonsaigruppe. Sapindales.
Pogostemon cablin o. patchouly Lamiales.
Protium copal = Copal blanco. Sapindales.
Pterocarpus santalinus = rot.es Sandelholz Fabales. Farbstoffen.
Salvia apiance = „white“sage Lamiales.
Salvia. divinorum
Santalum. album = weißes und gelbes Sandelholz
Saussurea lappa = Costuswurzel/Himalaya Asterales.
Tetradinis articulata = Sandarak/= „marokkanische Tränen“ Tracheobionta./= Thuj.-ähnlich
Vetiveria zizanoides o. Chrysopogon zizanoides o. Andropogon muricatus = Süßgras Commelinidae. Landgewinnung.
Visc.
Vergleich: Siehe: Feuer
Allerlei: Hirundo urbica = Rauchschwalbe. baut Nest. mit Speichel. + Lehm. + Pflanzenteilen
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum