Incense-Making for the Thinning of the Veil

Incenses have long been used in natural magic for prosperity, divine communication, success and love. Burning loose incense can accompany a ritual, or become a sacred act in itself. This livestream workshop teaches you how to make your own unique blend for Samhain on 31 October, and how to use it for an intentional ritual.

The end of October heralds the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. On this night, the veils between the world of the living and the dead are said to be at their thinnest, and witches gather to call on their ancestors.

In this 2-part livestream workshop, you will learn how to blend your own loose incense, helping you tune into the energies of the season. We will design a bespoke ritual using your incense to help open up your psychic awareness and call upon your ancestors.

You learn how to work with the essential components of incense: the resins, oils and botanicals. Rebecca will guide each participant to blend a personal incense for a specific goal or spell to use at home. You will gain the knowledge to continue making your own magical incense blends independently.

Join witch and author Rebecca Beattie to discover how to create incense blends designed for your own intent and create blends to help you with your own psychic development and magical workings for Samhain.

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You will need:

If you wish to participate in this workshop live at the UK time, please source and bring the following materials to class (all participants will receive the recordings, so you can also catch up afterwards): 

• A heatproof censer/burner. This doesn't have to be an expensive one (although it can be!) - an old mug works very well.
• A roll of charcoal discs
• A small amount of Frankincense resin pearls (25 grams to start with should be fine)
• Some myrrh resin grains (25g)
• Jasmine essential oil (10ml)
• Sandalwood essential oil (10ml)
• Rose petals (25g)
• Mugwort herb (25g)
• Jasmine flowers (25g)
• A handful of soil from the garden or park

From your kitchen: 

• A pestle and mortar
• Some bay leaves
• Cinnamon powder
• Cloves
• Nutmeg
• Table salt (the budget variety is fine)
• Something to light the charcoal with - a candle or matches

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Here's what to expect:

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This workshop will be recorded. A link to the video recording will be available for replay to those who book. Please see our terms for more information.

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Previous participants say:

"Today's workshop was fantastic. I loved it. I have been a witch (imposter syndrome, imposter syndrome, what does that even mean blah blah) forever. I have always wanted to explore joining a coven but been afraid and not known where to start. Thanks again for a wonderful afternoon. Practicing and being around and close to magic feels like coming home."

"What an absolute delight to spend a couple of hours with Rebecca and the group! Thanks so much. All the classes I have attended with Rebecca have been so informative, interesting and inspiring, I am so grateful for how clear and generous she is. She presents such a great balance of historical fact and spiritual exploration, I am much better informed about the history and traditions of Wicca and more confident to try out the practice alone too. I'm going to come to as many of Rebecca's future classes as I can. I'm so excited, once again, thanks so much."

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