
Shukpa Handcrafted Tibetan Juniper Incense
Exclusive to Glorian. A friend of ours was in India and met Tibetan refugees making fresh, all natural handcrafted batches of Tibetan incense. He picked their best one, and brought it for us to enjoy. Since it is very fresh, it has a very potent and heart-warming scent, and is easily among the best incense we have encountered. The primary ingredient is leaves and berries of Juniper, a fragrant tree with an ancient tradition in ritual, medicine, and cleansing. Junipers live for thousands of years, and are treated as very sacred by Tibetans. Junipers are often found close to Tibetan temples, and are known to be protectors of sacred places. Samael Aun Weor wrote about juniper in Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic and Igneous Rose, emphasizing its importance in the Gnostic tradition. Other ingredients include flowers, cardamon, cinnamon, camphor, sandalwood and other natural herbs and spices. All of this together creates an aroma that is hard to define but unmistakably natural, emotiona