Frankincense & Myrrh: Holy Resins, Witch’s Gold 🔥🌿🔮

When three mysterious travelers showed up with gifts for a baby in a manger, they didn’t bring diapers or blankets, they brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh. While the gold gets all the glam, the real magic was in the resins.

Frankincense and myrrh weren’t just symbols of wealth or spirituality, they were medicine, offerings, and ancient tools of enchantment. Used for thousands of years across Africa, Arabia, and beyond, these tree-born resins are still beloved in modern witchcraft and herbalism for their grounding, cleansing, and deeply mystical properties.

🌬️ Frankincense: The Breath of the Divine

Harvested from the Boswellia tree, frankincense is a milky sap that hardens into golden resin tears. It’s famous for its high-vibrational energy, often used to elevate consciousness, purify sacred spaces, and deepen meditation. When burned, it produces a thick, citrusy smoke that clears stagnant energy and invites clarity and calm.

Witchy Uses:

Burn during spellwork for protection, truth, and divine connection

Add to oils or salves to anoint your third eye or altar tools

Use in ritual to banish negative entities or enhance spiritual downloads

Bonus: It’s also antimicrobial and was used historically to treat wounds and ward off plagues; talk about sacred and practical.

🌑 Myrrh: The Resin of Shadow & Sacrifice

Darker and more bitter than frankincense, myrrh comes from the Commiphora tree. It has an earthy, slightly medicinal scent that speaks of underworld journeys and ancestor reverence. Associated with grief, healing, and rebirth, myrrh was used in embalming rituals, sacred rites, and even as incense for summoning spirits.

Witchy Uses:

Burn to honor ancestors, cleanse grief, or support shadow work

Mix with other herbs in spell jars for protection, binding, or banishment

Use in lunar or death work rituals to anchor the soul and support transition

In magical practices, myrrh is often the yin to frankincense’s yang—together, they balance the spiritual and physical, the light and the dark, the ascension and the descent.

🔥 Burn Them Together

Frankincense and myrrh are often burned together and for good reason. They amplify each other. Light them side by side during your rituals to:

Cleanse your space before casting

Call in protective ancestors or deities

Strengthen spell work tied to transformation, divination, or inner peace

Whether you’re crafting a ritual, making your own incense blend, or just need to clear the air after a long day, these ancient resins offer more than just a nostalgic scent. They’re vessels of power, sacred history, and witchy wisdom.

So yes, frankincense and myrrh were fit for a king. But they’re also fit for a witch.

🖤 Stay grounded, stay sacred.

— Nature’s Artery