Common juniper (juniperus communis) is one of the oldest incense in human history. It grows all over the world and is used in rituals, witchcraft and as a medicine.
Fairy tales and traditional (or ancient) costumes tell us about the magical power of the juniper: its smoke expels evil spirits, diseases, ailments and everything negative. Today we know that juniper smoke contains substances that kill microbes and strengthen the immune system - ancient people were awake without science!
Until recently, it was used to fumigate hospital wards in Switzerland and France for disinfection.
In ancient Greece, the smoke of the juniper gave a prophetic gift. We can still feel some of this power, which sharpens intuition and clear vision, if we use juniper as incense.
The smoke of a juniper expels evil spirits, cleanses of negative energies, makes a person strong and cleanses. The traditional British drink, gin, is made from juniper berries and protected the British in India from malaria. The Dutch also use juniper for their alcoholic drink Genever, which purifies and heals a person. Its berries and twigs contain weak psychoactive substances. A test was carried out on witches: witches had to sit on a bed of juniper branches, and it is said that witches could not sit on them.
Juniper opens up its own inner space and provides protection from external influences. After all, only inner experience gives a person knowledge about himself. Only with this knowledge is it possible to open up to other spheres and establish further connections.
Juniper relieves rush, extreme behavior and helps maintain balance. It also enhances the self-driving force of people who need a strong impetus to take action.
Juniper helps in situations when a person believes and feels that the transition is impossible: in life, to life and to death. In general, we need to always use juniper in difficult situations and during transitions.
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Juniper has concentrated energy with tremendous vitality and gives a powerful sense of stability in difficult situations.
The juniper centers and helps to abandon the hustle and bustle, because the tree grows slowly, and the fruits ripen only after two years.