Mercury Retrograde Self-Igniting Sigil Incense

DescriptionSelf igniting Orphic Incense is a special blend the intention to use as an offering to Mercury Chthonos during Mercury Retrograde. The aim is to propitiate the God Hermes during his dark journey. Black Storax was used traditionally in the Orphic Mysteries as a fumigation offering to Hermes Chthonos and many other gods.Formulated the particular purpose of creating the sigil of Mercury Retrograde using the incense powder and igniting it while reading the Orhpic Hymn to Hermes Chthonos. This operation may occur during Mercury’s shadow phase or any time during the retrograde.This alignment, called the inferior conjunction by astronomers, places the three bodies in a line, with Mercury in the center. In traditional astrology, it is referred to as a ‘Cazimi’. Cazimi, an Arabic term, translates roughly to “the heart of the Sun,” and it is said that when a planet is in the heart of the Sun, it’s power is increased dramatically. It is Hermes at the bottom of the underworld, the midpoint of the Cthonic journey which is symbollic or Hermes Chtonios epic journey through hades.Special care is put into the astrological time and days of production. Each incense, oil and perfume is seen as a talisman and is made with great care according to astrological correspondences.