Palo Santo comes from the mystical Palo Santo tree in South America. Its name means "Holy Wood." It was used by the Incas, indigenous people of the Andes. They believed that when the aromas of Palo Santo gave healing, cleansing, and protective energies. They used it as a natural medicine and remedy.
Physical Properties:
- offers pleasant uplifting aroma
- clears offensive and lingering odors
- repels unwanted insects and pests
Metaphysical Properties:
- clears bad energy
- facilitates meditation
- raises vibration and spiritual awareness
- protection
- select a piece of wood incense, lighting the widest end with a lighter or match
- maintain flame until sufficient red embers have accumulated
- gently blow out the flame to release the white smoke
- more red embers - more essence
- place on a heat-safe surface. Relight as desired
Sizes:
- 1 ounce, 4-6 sticks (each stick approximately 3"- 4" long and 1/2" wide)
- 4 ounces, 4-6 sticks ( each stick approximately 6" long and 1" wide)
- 8 ounces, about 15 sticks ( each stick approximately 5-6" long and 1" wide)
Note: The Palo Santo Wood comes in a resealable package. Keeping Palo in resealable package when not in use preserves its essence. This product is hand-tooled so variations in the size and shape of each stick is a natural result of the process.