The Complete Incense Book

by Susanne Fischer-Rizzi

Discover the healing properties of incense. Unlock the secrets of this ancient form of "aromatherapy" and experience its many benefits. Discover which is the right incense to achieve your goal, whether it's cleansing the atmosphere, fostering relaxation, energizing your system, relieving insomnia, or improving your sex life. Comes with specific herbal formulas, and instructions for preparing the incense-burning vessel, ceremonies, and games. 224 pages (all in color), 8 1/4 x 11.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unabashedly romantic and full of imagination, this book was a thrilling trip around the world to cultures that have enjoyed incense. With beautiful illustrations and inspiring recipes, this will be a map for my own personal incense exploration for years to come. I dock a half star if only because it plays a tad loosely with the truth (um, frankincense doesn't have THC in it) at times, but it's just so damned exciting and fun otherwise.

[Maximilian Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fischer Rizzi has written so many interesting books, this is one of them. She founded a famous and one of the first essential oil companies in Germany and left it when her sense of quyality no more was satisfied as the company grew larger and larger. The book takes you to a journey of wonderful scents through history and through the whole world.

[Inara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title in German:
Botschaft an den Himmel

With this book you can learn much about incenses. It describes their history from the Paleolithic age through ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, Greece, Arabia, Israel, America, India, Himalaya and Japan. It shows you how to burn the incenses also possible uses in meditation and ceremonies, suggests recipes for every opportunity. The pictures in this book are colored (!) and at the end of the book there is an extensive bibliography. My life would be less pleasant without all my incenses, joss sticks and essential oils. "A day without scents is a day lost" an aphorism of ancient Egypt says and I can only agree...
This review refers to the German edition of this book.
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Aus diesem Buch kann man viel über Räucherwerk lernen. Es beschreibt seine Geschichte von der Frühzeit über viele alte Kulturen, von Ägypten bis Japan. Es sind Rezepte für jede Gelegenheit vorhanden, für Meditationen und Rituale. Die Bilder sind farbig und am Ende des Buches ist eine ausführliche Bibliographie. Mein Leben würde weit weniger angenehm sein ohne mein Räucherwerk, Räucherstäbchen und ätherischen Ölen. "Ein Tag ohne Duft ist ein verlorener Tag" sagt ein altes ägyptisches Sprichwort und ich schließe mich dieser Meinung an...

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http://www.susanne-fischer-rizzi.de/