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Incense, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Human Mastery of Fire

The use of incense, the burning of specific biotic materials to produce pleasing and or masking fragrances as well as the visual splendor of smoke. This is an area I don't think we've really considered before. Various traditions will have different blends, different materials and sometimes you're talking about some sort of dried substances other times it's formed into incense stick. It's like any organic material or combination of organic materials that you burn in order to release a fragrant smoke.

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