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galbanum
Perfume or incense

Galbanum

Perfume or incenseIn 2 Signatures1 tradition
overview

Galbanum is a green, bitter resin from Persian fennel plants. It is one of the four ingredients of the holy incense in Exodus, where its harsh note balances the sweet ones.

Uses

  • Protection
  • Banishing
  • Balancing sweet blends
ritual

Working with it

Add a small amount of galbanum to sweet incense blends for depth, as in the temple recipe of Exodus 30.

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Botanical name
Ferula gummosa
Kind
Resin
Element
Earth
Works for
ProtectionBanishing
Forms
resin
How to use
Burn as incense or loose herbAltar or offering
Receptive
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★ Part of the Signature of

♎︎ Libra· Perfume♒︎ Aquarius· Perfume

Where the traditions place it