#frankincense

@largess

FYI, there are natural alternatives.

I discovered #Frankincense a few years ago. Yes, *that* Frankincense ... Jesus' birthday present.

Among other things, it works like chewing gum, with assorted reputed health benefits.

I'm sure there must be other natural gums out there.

A substance treasured by humans for thousands of years, sadly now in decline due to human activity. How much do you know about #frankincense?

Find out exactly what it is, where it comes from and why it’s in danger in this #SurprisingScience

Natural History Museum @NHM_London #Christmas #incense

How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s #frankincense trees towards extinction - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/16/frankincense-trees-extinction-resin-trade-africa-arabia-western-wellness-industry-fragrance "As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it"

"...more than a year after doTERRA promised it would investigate, former Asli Maydi workers have not been paid their missing wages"
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/23/doterra-frankincense-abuse-investigation
#doTERRA #EssentialOil #Frankincense #Somaliland

Dear Friends of #Midnight Mess,

I have just been watching a morning mass at #Trinity Crutch ... eh sorry #Church, #Tooting. Sadly no sound. Probably because I am not on #Facebook (the well known datamining facilitation).

I will try and go to Church today. #St Nicks are offering #mulled #wine and no #collections. All #Saints which have the best #acoustics in #London are offering a #candle lit midnight #mass.

I may just go full #Pagan and renew my #Buddhist precepts for good measure or visit a #mosque or #Temple ...

We continue burning #frankincense.

Anyway below is a Buddhist point of order from the well know SGI Nichiren Sect

"Bridges towards an indestructible peace for humankind can only be built by fostering people and by forging strong ties between them, their hearts and minds. And that process is, by its very nature, a gradual, grassroots effort. We cannot expect quick results. We must be committed to it for the long term." Daisaku Ikeda:

Dear Friends of food frenzy,
Well #X-mass (formerly known as twitter-mas) ... wait start again ...

Been food #shopping 3 times in the last two days. Well one main #delivery and two #walk and fetch. As an #urbanite, I have a lot of #choices. So yesterday went to the local #supermarket at 6am. We still don't have 24 hour shopping except at gas/petrol station in the En gland ... Eng Land ... eh ... must learn to use backspace ...

Anyway the last shop at Lidl for #parsnips, #carrots and #potatoes came to exactly £2, sadly one of the £1 coins I put in the #robot cashier was old, not legal #tender and would have to be changed at a bank. Yeah right!

Anyway also bought in 'Little #India' area some #charcoal for burning #incenses and some #frankincense joss sticks. The #house# smells of #Christmas #Churchiness.

In other new I have been #chanting
OM HA HUM
and meditating on Nothing (or #Emptiness as it is also known)

Mysterious fruit found to be the oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-mysterious-fruit-oldest-fossils-frankincense.html

#Fossils
#Paleontology
#India
#Fruit
#Frankincense
#Myrrh
#Enigmocarpon
#CT
#Pyrenes
#Seeds
#Paleobotany
#Extinction
#Burseraceae
#Africa
#Madagascar
#Cretaceous

Got #Frankincense and #Myrrh incense on. Smells like church at Christmas. Let us pray Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

3 good things

#frankincense over a tealight
silver #tetras flashing around, bc daphnia
#deafmetal jewelry

I took this photo, somewhat grudgingly, much earlier in the day: yes, the hoarfrost, all over the garden, was pretty - but I'm so done with winter and its relentless white-washing of every bloody thing, that, even if he came bearing a gift of frankincense, I would tell Casper The Friendly Ghost to go boil his head.

#Hoarfrost
#Frankincense
#Caspar
#CasperTheFriendlyGhost
#SickOfSnow

@TarkabarkaHolgy

I recently learned that one of the uses of #Frankincense (the stuff the Magi gave to Jesus on his B-day), is chewing gum. It is another tree resin, with assorted (claimed) healthful and medicinal properties.

I bought a bag and, yep, decent chewing gum.

I have some pre-chewed bits, if you want...

#Frankincense: One of the most powerful #medicines from Mother #Nature

https://naturalnews.com/2022-02-01-frankincense-one-of-natures-most-powerful-medicines.html

For thousands of years, #Tree #Resins known as #Frankincense (white/milky) & #Myrrh (reddish) were used to make #Sweet #Perfume, Incense, & #Medicine.

The #Trees are #Native to #Arabia & NE #Africa.

To #Collect the resins, the #Bark is cut, which allows the #Essence to seep out & dry into a crystal. The #Prized #Crystals were transported w/ #Nomads & regarded as #Precious as #Gold, #Gems, or #Spices.

Frankincense is #French for #Pure #Incense. Myrrh is #Semetic for #Bitter.

#Botany #Magi

Having myself experienced dangerous situations for #Investigative stories, I commend #ViceNews reporter #HindHassan & her team. A must watch if you care about #humanrights, #fairtrade the #wellbeing of #trees and our #planet. “Inside the #wellness industry’s controversial supply chains.” https://youtu.be/5wEJvx_L0Ok #frankincense #Somaliland #UnitedStates #Doterra #essentialoils #exploitation

#UN #ClimateSummit Defers Key #Carbon-Credit Policy Decisions : WSJ

What are #Frankincense and #Myrrh, anyway? : Pop Sci

Massive #Eruption from icy #Volcanic comet detected in #SolarSystem : Live Sci

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@godpod Frankly, anything but #Myrrh. What a stupid gift for a baby as it was used to treat Leprosy and Syphilis?? What kind of message are they sending here?

Not that #Frankincense is much better. Why would a Baby need an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes?

Gold is always good though. A timeless gift and much needed by parents who are forced to give birth in a barn.

4 Reasons to use #frankincense, a beneficial essential oil

https://www.brighteon.com/6bd4dcf8-3b89-4274-8766-b6f791b52961

4 Reasons to use #frankincense, a beneficial #essentialoil

https://www.brighteon.com/6bd4dcf8-3b89-4274-8766-b6f791b52961

7 Reasons to start using #frankincense #essentialoil

https://www.brighteon.com/a97a47f9-4b2a-4953-b929-b3a876f6e227

7 Reasons to start using #frankincense essential oil

https://www.brighteon.com/a97a47f9-4b2a-4953-b929-b3a876f6e227