Imbolc-also known as Brigid's Day-is a time to start making plans for the future, sowing the fields of the land as well as the mind. This guide to the history and modern celebration of Imbolc shows you how to per-form rituals and magic to celebrate and work with the energy of the re-awakening earth. This well-rounded introduction to Imbolc comes complete with correspondences, rituals, recipes, and lore. Recipes include yogurt cheese, homemade butter, soda bread, and fortune cookies, while crafts include how to make a Brigid's Cross, a corn dolly, Imbolc incense, and hand-dipping your own can-dles.

Carl F. Neal's classic, bestselling book on making incense with natural ingredients has now been expanded and updated. This new edition includes twice as many ingredients, twice as many base materials, three times as many incense binders, twice as many recipes, expanded information about natural charcoal, a new section on making incense from ingredients from the local supermarket, an extensively expanded and updated chapter on making incense, and two new rituals.

Incense is your complete guide to making your own homemade blends. Whether you want to make loose, stick, coil, or cone incense, you'll find detailed instructions for everything from finding the right ingredients to proper drying methods. Explore your "scent-uality" and celebrate your connection to the spiritual side of life. "As an herbalist, craftsperson, and teacher myself, I find this book essential . . . I highly recommend it and will sell it at my own store."--New Age Retailer