Oppoponax resin

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Opoponax Frankincense Resin

Opoponax frankincense resin is a precious substance, prized for its soothing, protective, and spiritual properties. Its warm, balsamic, and slightly spicy scent evokes the sweetness of resinous resin, bringing calm, harmony, and protection. Burned on charcoal, it diffuses an enveloping smoke, ideal for meditation, purification, and creating a sacred space.

1. Identity and symbolism

• Origin : Resin extracted from Olibanum or Commiphora erythraea , native to the Middle East and Africa.
• Popular names : Opoponax resin, Opoponax frankincense, balsamic resin
• Element : Fire (heat, purification, protection) and Water (relaxation, gentleness)
• Planet : Saturn (wisdom, protection) and Venus (harmony, gentleness)
• Polarity : Feminine
• Symbolism : Opoponax resin symbolizes protection, inner peace, purification, and balsamic sweetness. It is often associated with stability, spirituality, and the purification of energies.

2. Energy signature

Opoponax diffuses a gentle, warm, and enveloping energy. Its balsamic smoke promotes deep relaxation, protection, and purification. It stimulates the heart chakra (Anahata) and the root chakra (Muladhara), bringing stability, peace, and harmony.

3. Magical virtues and rituals

• A) Protection and stabilization
  Opoponax smoke protects spaces, soothes tensions and promotes emotional stability.

• B) Purification and inner peace
  It purifies the atmosphere, eliminates stagnant energies and promotes a climate of serenity.

• C) Meditation and spiritual connection
  Helps to calm the mind, enter into deep meditation and strengthen the connection with the divine

• D) Harmony and softness
  Brings softness, calm and balance, promoting inner peace.

4. Some ideas for use

• Burn on charcoal : Place small pieces or grains of Opoponax on a hot coal in a censer to diffuse a warm, enveloping balsamic smoke.
• Purification : Using smoke to purify a space, altar, or object.
• Protection : Use during protection rituals or to strengthen energetic stability.
• Relaxation and meditation : Burn during meditation or prayer to calm the mind and promote serenity.
• Ambiance Creation : Diffuse in a sacred or relaxing space to create a warm and protective atmosphere

5. Recipe ideas

Here are four themed recipe ideas, combining plants, woods, and resins to enhance protection, peace, or spirituality. These recipes can be adapted to suit your intentions.

Recipe 1: Protection and stability
Theme: Inner strength, stability

• Opoponax resin
• Benzoin resin
• Sandalwood
• Herbs: Cinnamon or lavender

Recipe 2: Peace and gentleness
Theme: serenity, harmony

• Opoponax resin
• Frankincense resin
• Cedar wood
• Herbs: Heather or rose

Recipe 3: Deep Meditation
Theme: Spiritual connection, inner calm

• Opoponax resin
• Damar resin
• Storax resin
• Herbs: mugwort or wormwood

Recipe 4: Strength and Protection
Theme: courage, protection against negative influences

• Opoponax resin
• Myrrh resin
• Juniper berries
• Herbs: Motherwort or rosemary

Each bag is carefully made one by one in our workshop. (30g format)

We also produce ready-to-use ritual incense and we can also create personalized blends (contact us by private message to define your issues or objectives)

You can use them on a burning coal or on an incense burner for more simplicity, you can also use them to make your esoteric mixtures, shower salts, amulets and other talismans...!