This is my outlaw Winter holiday blend, for a Shamanic Yuletide....

I made a small but very choice batch of this traditional incense, which was burned for the Smudging nights of Yule and into the new year. This was a pre-Christian custom of burning incense to drive away the "wild Hunt." Sound intriguing?

Here is a great article from a highly recommended book on the incense of "Smudging Nights" - 

“Pagan Christmas “ by Christian Ratch and Claudia Muller - Ebeling

Baccy blend was created for our Winter Solstice celebration, so I was very generous with the festive ingredients.

 Don't miss it! The scent is Wonderful. You will enjoy it until 12th Night...

1 oz comes in a great  gift tin  topped with Fir and Amanita cap with Baccy Claus on the top

Contains:

 Fir Balsam Resin, Tobacco, Juniper ,  Mugwort, Spruce absolute, Thuja oil, Fresh Fir and Cedar greens, Ledum Labrador Tea, Veronica herb,  Benzoin, Frankincense, and Myrrh 

Plus...

Amanita mushrooms and a hand full of Sativa Green Goodness are in the mix:)

(please do not ingest)

 

"Rituals were in order to ward off the demonic influences and to conjure a rebirth of the sun after the dark days. At nightfall, “house and stable were smudged with healing herbs: mug-wort, juniper, milk thistle, Veronica herb, fir resin” (Storl 2000b, 150). Because of these smudging rituals (originally pagan and later performed by Catholic priests), these nights were known as “smudging nights.” People burned juniper and many other aromatic substances to drive out demons. The smoke transformed the aromatic woods and herbs into scent that was supposed to implore the gods to take mercy on human beings and to keep away all evil. They also placed various combinations of magical herbs (called “nine herbs”) in their beds for protection and mixed them into their animals’ food."

The smudging nights are still taken seriously in Scandinavia. 

“Pagan Christmas “ by Christian Ratch and Claudia Muller - Ebeling