Mostly Celtic, mainly solitary. Close family likes to join in, but I do best alone.

I can never remember the name of the tradition I was trained in. It's NOT Alexandrite--but I can never remember what it IS.

I've worked with Circles and solitary. I prefer solitary, but working with a Circle is nice as well.

Hey, I'm allergic to incense. Is there anything I can use in rituals instead?

You aren't alone with a sensitivity to incense. Some people burn it for a very short time, then put it out. Have you tried a diffuser? The odor helps to put you in the right mind set. With practice, almost any odor can stimulate a desired mood. Whiffing a kitchen spice does the same thing, meaning that incense isn't essential.

There are a multitude of magic-herb associations. Investigate the associations of different practitioners.

Some forms of incense don't have the dusty/allergens that the commercial kinds have.

You can get a smoke free "charcoal" (sorry, blanking on the brand name right now) and pay the extra expense for pieces of frankincense or copal to burn against the charcoal.

That's how one of the witches in a circle I spent a good deal of time with solved her incense allergy problem, anyway.

Just wanted to stop by and check out the thread. I have been practicing for some time now. Glad to see such positive people on the boards

Proud to be AmeriWiccan.

PATH