Kyphi is an anicent incense mixture that was used in Egypt for religious rituals and medical purposes. The surviving historical references are from Greek sources. Plutarch mentioned that Egyptian priests burned kyphi at dusk and that kyphi had sixteen ingredients. Others claimed more. All early recipes for kyphi mentioned wine, honey, raisins, frankincense, myrrh, cedar, cinnamon, cassia, juniper berry, etc.
Below are two commonly known recipes for kyphi incense.
4 parts frankincense
2 part benzoin
2 part gum Mastic
2 part myrrh
1 part cedar
1 part galangal (or ginger)
1/2 part calamus (or vetivert)
1/2 part cardamom
1/2 part cinnamon
1/2 part cassia
1/2 part juniper berries
1/2 part orris
1/2 part cypress
Few drops lotus oil
Few drops wine
Few drops honey
7 raisins
Mix the ground dry ingredients thoroughly. Let sit in an airtight container two weeks. In a separate bowl, mix together with oil, wine, honey and raisins. Add to the dry ingredients and blend with hands. Let sit another two weeks. If desired, it can be ground to a fine powder by hand in mortar and pestel. Frequently, kyphi is used in evening rituals to invoke one or more Egyptian deities, in spells performed during/after sunset, or as a general magical incense.
3 parts frankincense
2 parts benzoin
2 parts myrrh
1 part juniper berries
1/2 part galangal (or ginger)
1/2 part cinnamon
1/2 part cedar
2 drops lotus oil
2 drops wine
2 drops honey
few raisins
Mix. Burn. Use as other kyphi reciepe.
4 parts frankincense
3 parts gum Arabic
2 parts myrrh
1 part cedar
1 part juniper berries
1 part calamus
1 part cinnamon
Burn during Egyptian rituals, or to honor most any ancient Egyptian deity such as Isis, Osiris, Thoth, Anubis, Bast, Nephthys, etc.
4 parts myrrh
3 parts sandalwood
2 part frankincense
1 part rose petals
Few drops lotus oil
Burn while reverencing Isis. It may also burned during any type of magical working, as Isis is the mistress of magic.
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