Astral Health

The classic incense used for protection is a combination of Frankincense and Myrrh, which is said to please the angels and summon protective light. Genuine Frankincense and Myrrh can be bought in religious supply stores and burned over charcoal in and incense burner. The burner is swung through the house, cleansing every corner of thought forms, entities and bad energy. In Arabic homes today, on Thursdays, frankincense is burnt in a censer and carried through the living rooms and bed- rooms to expel evil spirits and invite the angels in. In Cairo, Egypt, and elsewhere, people make earn the livelihood by traveling from business to business, burning this combination of incense to dispel any negative energy left behind by the public. Sage can also be used to purify an environment.  It can be bought commercially as stick incense or as a sage bundle.  A bundle is usually just the dried herb wrapped with an elastic band or rope. The bundle is lit on fire and carried through the house to clear it of entities and bad spirits. In several Native American cultures, the aroma of burning sweet grass or sage purifies the energies and attracts the positive supernatural entities.  The burning of bay leaves is a tradition from ancient Greece, that was not only thought to bring prosperity but also keep inauspicious energies literally at bay.Burning rosemary incense is thought to keep witches away and invite the benevolent protective hand of the Virgin Mary into your environment.
 
In Wiccan traditions, Rue is often burned to protect against entities and negative thought forms and get energy flowing in a positive direction again.  To find out more about herbs for astral protection read my book Psychic Self Defence Sam.