DescriptionThe forest can be a place of magical refuge and of danger. In Folklore its wherever the natural state of wild land appears and is a location beyond where people normally travel, where strange things might occur, and strange people might live, and the home of spirits, monsters, witches, and demons. There may be trees that talk or have branches that will push people off their horses, thorny bushes which will open to let people in but close and leave people stuck inside, and other plants that move or turn into animals at night…Peasants who seldom if ever traveled far from their villages could not conclusively say that it was impossible that an ogre could live an hour away. Hence, in fairy tales, Hansel and Gretel found a cannibalistic witch in the forest, Vasilissa the Beautiful encountered Baba Yaga herself, Molly Whuppie and her sisters ran into a giant. It was in a forest that the king of The Grateful Prince lost his way, and rashly promised his child for aid, where the heroines, and their wicked stepsisters, of The Three Little Men in the Wood and The Enchanted Wreath met magical tests, and where the cat spirit Bayun was thought to live.. Deep in the dark forest woods away from people as he did not like guests too much. Brother and Sister found the streams that their evil stepmother had enchanted In Beauty and the Beast, Belle’s father is lost in the forest when he finds the Beast’s castle. Burn incense as offerings, to carry your wishes, desires, and when casting your spellwork.To attract things to you and for positive work waft the smoke towards yourself upwards (bottom to top / toe to head). To expel or get rid of something in your life waft the smoke in a downwards motion (top to bottom / head to toe).House of Witchery 10 incense sticks handmade in Alberta Canada by with real essential oils.
