What does incense do spiritually?

What does incense do spiritually?

The spiritual use of incense is often accompanied by prayers, invocations, and spells. As the smoke rises to the sky, it often represents that the requests have arrived at the destination and will get approval from the divine entities. Incense is also believed to have properties that can dissipate a negative energy.

How bad is incense for you?

According to the EPA, exposure to the particulate matter present in incense smoke has been linked to asthma, lung inflammation and even cancer. In fact, long-term exposure to incense smoke was found to be related to an increased risk for upper respiratory cancers as well as squamous cell lung cancer.

Is it good to burn incense?

A study published in Environmental Chemistry Letters found that hazardous particulate matter and VOCs produced from burning incense can be very dangerous. In fact, researchers found that the particulate matter produced from burning incense was the same as the particulate matter produced from smoking a cigarette.

What the Bible Says About Incense?

In the Hebrew Bible And as for the perfume which you shall make, you shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto you holy for the LORD. Every morning and evening the sacred incense was burned (Ex 30:7, 8; 2 Chronicles 13:11).